Las Vegas Summer Championships: Thursday Top Performers
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The Las Vegas Summer Championships kicked off on Thursday and we had the opportunity to fly down to take in the action the entire weekend. The first day of games we mainly focused on the many teams from the Oregon…
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Continue ReadingThe Las Vegas Summer Championships kicked off on Thursday and we had the opportunity to fly down to take in the action the entire weekend. The first day of games we mainly focused on the many teams from the Oregon Prospects in each of the 17U, 16U, and 15U divisions. Here are some of the top performers that we saw.
Kahlil Singleton, Oregon Prospects 2022 (2023 Loomis Chaffee)
Singleton actually played high school basketball at Fort Vancouver before making the decision to reclass to 2023 and head east to Loomis Chaffee, but he’s a Portland kid for all intents and purposes. He started off the tournament with a bang, scoring 30 points by getting hot from three-point range but also scoring on hard drives in the lane. A number of Division I schools will be tracking Singleton during the tournament.
Kavon Bradford Kavon Bradford 6'2" | CG Benson | 2023 State OR , Oregon Prospects 16U White (2023 Benson)
We missed 16U White’s first game which we unfortunately heard wasn’t the greatest performance. So watching Bradford slice and dice through defenses in a win was definitely a treat. The 6-foot-2 combo guard is a tremendous leaper, but uses the hang time to finish creatively around the hoop. The lefty also knocked down a handful of step-back mid-to-long range jumpers.
Gray Thompson Gray Thompson 6'6" | SF Central Catholic | 2023 State OR , Oregon Prospects 16U White (2023 Central Catholic)
Thompson flew in on Thursday morning and due to a number of innocent mishaps, didn’t show up to the event until the very start of the first game. By the team’s second game though, any kind of stress was gone as the 6-foot-4 wing was absolutely on fire from the perimeter. He knocked down five threes in five straight possessions in the first half and also did damage with a couple of impressive tip-in putbacks from crashing the offensive glass.
Zeke Viuhkola Zeke Viuhkola 6'1" | CG West Linn | 2022 State OR , Oregon Prospects 17U Select (2022 West Linn)
Viuhkola got the tournament off to a nice start with a solid performance in the team’s opening game win. The rising 6-foot-2 senior used his strength to power his way to some buckets and finish through contact, but also knocked down some open threes. Defensively he was active in sticking with his man and helping out when needed. Some D-II schools have been watching Viuhkola in action.
Quincy Townsend Quincy Townsend 6'2" | CG Mountain View | 2024 State OR , Oregon Prospects 2024 (2024 Mountain View)
We watched Townsend in two separate games and in each, he gave us a different view of his diverse game. The 6-foot-1 guard found himself open from the outside a lot in the squad’s first game and that led to him sinking five threes. In their second contest, we saw Townsend do a lot more creating off the dribble and effectively driving into the lane and finishing.