HoopSource President’s Day Showcase Preview
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With tournaments in Oregon currently at a standstill, HoopSource has made the move to hold their events in other states and this weekend their President’s Day Showcase will take place in Phoenix. A number of teams will make the trek…
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Continue ReadingWith tournaments in Oregon currently at a standstill, HoopSource has made the move to hold their events in other states and this weekend their President’s Day Showcase will take place in Phoenix. A number of teams will make the trek to the Grand Canyon State including quite a few club squads from up and down the I-5 corridor in Oregon. Here’s a quick look at who will heading down for the action.
It’s been a little while since they last suited up, but Elite 24 will be taking three teams to compete at the 18U/17U level. The Volt team is the squad consisting of several top players from the Class of 2022, including star point guard Samaje Morgan Samaje Morgan 5'9" | PG Churchill | 2022 State OR (2022 Churchill), smooth wing/forward Christian Rowell Christian Rowell 6'7" | SF Lake Oswego | 2022 State OR (2022 Lake Oswego), and emerging forward Mack Wall Mack Wall 6'7" | PF Jesuit | 2022 State OR (2022 Jesuit). The Black and Grey squads have featured standouts such as Trent Templeton Trent Templeton 5'11" | CG David Douglas | 2021 State OR (2021 David Douglas), Justin Hamilton Justin Hamilton 6'6" | PF Crescent Valley | 2021 State OR (2021 Crescent Valley), Brett Moss Brett Moss 6'4" | SG Tigard | 2021 State OR (2021 Tigard), and Peter Burke Peter Burke 6'4" | SF Tualatin | 2022 State OR (2022 Tualatin).
A-Train Oregon Magic has been hard at work and will bring their top squad. High-flying and powerful swingman Devon Malcolm Devon Malcolm 6'4" | SF South Medford | 2022 State OR (2022 Butte Falls) leads the way with juniors Dezman Baker Dezman Baker 6'3" | SF Mountainside | 2022 State OR (2022 Mountainside) and Bryce Dyer Bryce Dyer 6'5" | PF North Medford | 2022 State OR (2022 North Medford) helping out up front. Twins Malik Brown Malik Brown 6'0" | PG Tigard | 2023 State OR (2023 Tigard) and Kalim Brown Kalim Brown 6'0" | CG Tigard | 2023 State OR (2023 Tigard) should bring plenty of energy and playmaking in the backcourt while Hunter Chubb Hunter Chubb 6'2" | CG Crater | 2021 State OR (2021 Crater) will launch daggers from deep for program director Devin Price.
Deep III recently got started with their team and head coach P.J. Gilbert is excited about what’s ahead. Isaiah Gilliam Isaiah Gilliam 6'2" | CG South Albany | 2021 State OR (2021 South Albany) recently returned home after a stint at prep school and he and under-the-radar senior Jude Ashpole Jude Ashpole 6'4" | SF Gladstone | 2021 State OR (2021 Gladstone) are hoping to turn some heads. As usual the team is strong in the backcourt as Landon Thom Landon Thom 6'2" | CG Westside Christian | 2022 State OR (2022 Westside Christian), JahAllah Van (2023 De La Salle North), Tommy Tacha (2021 Gladstone), and Brandon Wanlass (2021 Gladstone) should all make major contributions.
Active PCH is another program that has been getting their feet wet in recent weeks and they will be bringing two teams to the event. Their top team will feature some familiar names with PIL fans with Donatello Tupper Donatello Tupper 6'4" | SF Roosevelt | 2022 State OR (2022 Roosevelt), Brandon Hopson Brandon Hopson 6'0" | PG Jefferson | 2021 State OR (2021 Jefferson), and Henri Perrin Henri Perrin 6'3" | SG Wells | 2022 State OR (2022 Lincoln) on the roster. All-Around Players will also be in the field, led by Jacob Axmaker Jacob Axmaker 6'0" | CG Stayton | 2022 State OR (2022 Stayton) and Chaz Storm Chaz Storm 6'6" | PF Santiam | 2022 State OR (2022 Santiam).
In the 16U open division, Dynasty (Red-2023) will look to make noise led by top-five ranked sophomores Kavon Bradford Kavon Bradford 6'2" | CG Benson | 2023 State OR (2023 Benson) and Adrian Mosley Adrian Mosley 6'2" | SF West Linn | 2023 State #269 Nation OR (2023 Grant). Elite 24 will have their younger squad there and the two other Oregon-based squads are the Bruins and Northwest Athletics.
In 15U, Oregon Prospects, Northwest Lightning, and Southern Oregon Rogues are the three in-state teams participating.
Games start on Saturday, February at several locations in the Phoenix metropolitan area with bracket championships held on Monday, President’s Day. Games will be streamed on BallerTV and you can find the full schedule here.