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Pictured: Jack McCune Jack McCune 6'5" | SG McCracken County | 2023 State KY , McCracken County
Most of Kentucky’s top programs were in action at KBC’s The Journey this weekend but some other programs were spread out across the country. Here are some results and top performers for the weekend. If results weren’t sent in, we can’t report them.
17u:
Louisville Storm was well represented at The Journey. Louisville Storm Ellis went 2-1 on the weekend. Kam Jones Kam Jones 6'1" | CG Central | 2022 State KY and Justice Cummins Justice Cummins 6'0" | PG Holy Cross (Louisville) | 2022 State KY shined for the Storm. Louisville Storm Mucker went 3-1 for the weekend and made the Championship semifinals. Sam Powell Sam Powell 6'7" | PF Oldham County | 2022 State KY and Lavonte Harris Lavonte Harris 6'6" | PF Pleasure Ridge Park | 2022 State KY were the stars of the weekend for Storm Mucker.
Vision Elite went 2-2 at The Journey and were led by Amari Wales and Loon Gaye who both averaged double figures on the weekend.
Manimal Elite Gold were Runners-Up at The Journey. The team was led in scoring by a different player each game. A very balanced team. Turner Buttry Turner Buttry 5'11" | PG Bowling Green | 2022 State KY put on a shooting exhibition all weekend.
Kentucky Select Blue went 2-1 at The Journey and lost in the Championship bracket. Brant Smithers Brant Smithers 6'1" | CG Walton-Verona | 2022 State KY and Mekhi Wilson were really good all weekend. Brant averaged 20 points per game for the weekend while Mekhi averaged 12 points and 4 rebounds for the weekend.
Kentucky Select White went 1-3 at The Journey. Liam Singer led the team in scoring and rebounding, averaging 13 points and 7 rebounds per game. David Ray Commodore played well at the point guard spot all weekend.
Tyson Barrett Tyson Barrett 6'8" | PF Frederick Douglass | 2023 FL averaged 20 points, 11 rebounds and 3 blocks for Cave Gym at the Queen City Under Armour Classic.
Griffin Elite went 5-1 on the weekend and won The Journey. Justin Becker Justin Becker 6'6" | SF Robertson County | 2022 State KY , Darien Lewis Darien Lewis 6'1" | PG Fern Creek | 2022 State KY and Bryce Riley Bryce Riley 6'5" | SF Bardstown | 2022 State KY all had big games while Jevonte Turner Jevonte Turner 6'2" | CG Knox Central | 2022 State KY was good all weekend.
16u:
Griffin Elite Bordas went 1-2 at the Journey with a close loss before losing in Championship Bracket play. Jaden Biggers Jaden Biggers 6'6" | PF Bryan Station | 2023 State KY led the team in points, rebounds and blocks while playing well all weekend.
Cave Gym Elite went 3-1 and lost in the Gold Championship game at the Queen City Under Armour Classic. DeJohn Blunt DeJohn Blunt 6'4" | CG Great Crossing | 2023 MD averaged 20 points per game for the weekend.
Manimal Elite 16u Gold won the Silver Bracket at the Journey. Grant Bowling and Kenyon Goodin Kenyon Goodin 6'3" | CG Collins | 2023 State KY were standouts for Manimal.
Kentucky Select Blue went 1-3 for the weekend. Philip Bierley averaged 8.5 points and 8.5 rebounds for the weekend.
Kentucky Select White went 1-2 at the Journey. Dalton Kramer was tough all weekend as he averaged 14 points per game over the course of the three games.
Midwest Basketball Club (Ohio) won the 16u Championship at The Journey with Jacob Meyer Jacob Meyer 6'2" | PG Holy Cross Covington | 2023 #170 Nation GA running the show all weekend.
Hoop Dreams played at the Adidas Challenge in Indy and went 3-2. Jack McCune Jack McCune 6'5" | SG McCracken County | 2023 State KY led the way for HD 16u.
Quinn Anvils went 5-1 and lost the Gold Championship at The Journey. Greg Cole, Zamarion McCown and Keith Robinson Keith Robinson 6'5" | PF Pleasure Ridge Park | 2023 State KY all had strong weekends.
Dawson Black of Evangel Christian averaged over 20 points per game on Sunday to lead the Louisville Defenders to the Gold Championship.
Griffin Elite Rogers went 3-1 on the weekend at The Journey. Dallas Roberts Dallas Roberts 6'1" | PG North Oldham | 2023 State KY and Hudson Sparks Hudson Sparks 6'5" | SF Lexington Catholic | 2023 State KY played well for the group while Bradin Nelson Bradin Nelson 6'3" | PG Webster County | 2023 State KY was solid all weekend.
15u:
Cincinnati Royals 2024 Havens has Northern Kentucky freshmen Noah Johnson, Mattox Kelly and Travis Krohman on the roster and they went 5-0 this weekend and won the 9th Annual Under Armour Queen City Cup.
Manimal Elite 15u Gold won the Championship at The Journey. They were led by 2025 Jordan Mabe and 2024s Shaun Boykins Shaun Boykins 6'1" | PG North Hardin | 2024 State KY , Jaylan Rigson and Max Green.
Kentucky Basketball Club went 3-1 at The Journey. Logan Verax of Ryle had 61 points over the 4 games and Maddox Jones led the way.
Indiana Elite 15u 3SSB has 2 Kentucky kids on the roster. Lyon County’s Travis Perry Travis Perry 6'2" | PG Lyon County | 2024 State #115 Nation KY and Brady Shoulders Brady Shoulders 6'6" | PF Lyon County | 2024 State KY led the team to a 5-0 record and won the Adidas May Classic. Perry averaged 24 PPG for the weekend.
Kentucky Select Blue went 5-1 and won the Silver Bracket at The Journey. Evan Blackburn ran the team all weekend while Seth Hickerson shot the ball well from deep.
Kentucky Select White went 0-3 for the weekend at the Journey. Jayden Erna of Cooper ran the point guard spot and played well.
Manimal Elite Black went 2-1 at the Journey. The were led by Riley Brown Riley Brown 6'3" | CG Washington County | 2024 State KY and Jackson Wise. Wise averaged 13 points and 9 assists per game while Brown averaged 14 and 6 rebounds per game.
Griffin Elite Hatton went 4-1 at the Journey, losing the Championship game by 2. Hudson Blank Hudson Blank 6'2" | SF Dixie Heights | 2024 State KY had a big weekend while Kaydon Custard Kaydon Custard 6'2" | PG Harrison County | 2024 State KY had a solid weekend and filled the stat sheet every game.
EAB out of Tennessee went 2-1 at the RYZE Hoops Event. Ty Price and Lawson Rice of Butler County both played well.
14u
Team Breakdown Kentucky won the 14u division at The Journey. They were led by Saxton Howard, Alonzo Wade, Logan Busson and Hagan Preston.
Drew Noble of Kentucky Vision had 26 points and 30 rebounds in a game this weekend at The Journey.