Simply Basketball Showcase: Guard Play

Britt Wright June 27, 2021 @ 12:25 PM

On Wednesday June 23rd, Prep Hoops was in the gym to take in a showcase event hosted by Simply Basketball. Our focus was on the class of 2022 prospects who competed at this event. In this write up these guards have been playing good basketball throughout the brief high school season. It gave us an opportunity to get our first look at these quality prospects in this class. Omari Nesbit 6’2 PG of Burbank HS 2022 Nesbit has a polished game, and looks confident going about his business on the court. He’s capable of producing at either guard spot when called upon. He took good shots, he showed a nice mid-range jumper with good lift that he can knock down with some consistency. He worked the pick and roll pretty well, and used is slick handles to get himself into the paint for floaters, and other finishes. He has quick hands, and feet. Isaiah Griffin 6’2 CG of Burbank HS 2022 Griffin is as skilled as Nesbit. They could possibly form one of the most exciting backcourt duos in NorCal. He’s fast in the open court, looking for the big finish. He has a nice one bounce pull-up jumper, and he’s capable of knocking down deep 3’s. He’s kind of pesky out front on a trapping defense. Good foot speed. Noah Thomas 6’2 Guard of Pleasant Valley HS 2022 We’ve seen Thomas once before. He’s a hard charging scoring guards who’s aggressive when he has the ball. He’s really tough to deal with when he gets it going in transition. He has good strength and is fearless. He’ll attack from different angles including the baseline. He brings good energy to the court. We’ll see more of him. Ned Joyce 6’2 Guard of Pleasant Valley HS 2022 Joyce is a runner, he’s in constant motion, whether it’s in half court moving from side to side or filling lanes in transition. He has good foot speed with the ball, and looks to push or pass in transition. The lefty has a good shot from 3, as he roams the perimeter looking for the right time to catch and shoot, or put it on the floor for a nice strong drive. [player_tooltip player_id="1116781" first="Jaden" last="Tengan"] 5’11 PG of Santa Clarita HS 2022 Tengan a fast moving guard who moves quickly but under control. He has good shifty handles, and is hard to keep up with because of his quickness. He uses his speed to get things going in open court, and in half court sets. He has good vision and passing, rarely turns the ball over. He has a nice shot from mid-range out to the 3pt line. He has the patience to run an offense.