Southwest Basketball Camp 2021 Superlatives
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August 30th-31st Justin Vargas and I put on the 5th annual Southwest Basketball Camp at the Phhacility in Phx, AZ. 66 players from Arizona and Texas battled it out. 8 teams with 8-9 players each. Each team played 5 games…
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Continue ReadingAugust 30th-31st Justin Vargas and I put on the 5th annual Southwest Basketball Camp at the Phhacility in Phx, AZ.
66 players from Arizona and Texas battled it out. 8 teams with 8-9 players each.
Each team played 5 games with a possible All-Star game. The All-Star games lived up to the hype with many coaches walking away impressed with what they saw. The younger talent was pretty obvious.
Let’s take a deeper look at who stood out at 30 different categories:
Co-MVP’s:
Styles Phipps Styles Phipps 6'1" | PG St Mary's | 2024 State #182 Nation AZ St. Mary’s
Adam Njie Jr Adam Njie Jr 6'3" | PG Cardinal Hayes | 2024 State #197 Nation NY Eduprize
Top-40 MVP:
Cohen Ferguson Cohen Ferguson 6'1" | SG Campo Verde | 2024 State AZ Campo Verde
Best passer:
Kota Benson Kota Benson 6'0" | PG Mesa | 2023 State AZ Mesa
Fastest end to end:
Yarell Greer Yarell Greer 5'10" | PG Higley | 2023 State AZ Higley
Top on-ball senior defender:
Jamison Crispin Jamison Crispin 6'0" | PG LFPA Gilbert | 2022 State AZ LFPA
Top on-ball junior defender:
Yarell Greer Yarell Greer 5'10" | PG Higley | 2023 State AZ Higley
Most versatile seniors:
Cade Holzman Cade Holzman 6'7" | PF Bella Vista Prep | 2022 State AZ Bella Vista Prep
Dwayne Porter Dwayne Porter 6'3" | SF Valley Vista | 2022 State AZ Valley Vista
Anderson Wilson Anderson Wilson 6'4" | SF Phh Prep | 2022 State AZ Mountain Pointe
Most versatile junior:
Corey Wood Corey Wood 6'7" | SF ALA-Ironwood | 2023 State AZ ALA-Ironwood
Best upperclassman athletes:
Dwayne Porter Dwayne Porter 6'3" | SF Valley Vista | 2022 State AZ Valley Vista
Charles Temple Charles Temple 6'1" | SG Bella Vista Prep | 2022 AZ Bella Vista Prep
Best underclassman athletes:
Noah Sowunmi Noah Sowunmi 6'4" | SF North Canyon | 2024 State AZ Paradise Valley
Aeramiah Binford Aeramiah Binford 6'4" | SF Ascending Life | 2024 State AZ South Mountain
Ranked too low:
Charles Temple Charles Temple 6'1" | SG Bella Vista Prep | 2022 AZ Bella Vista Prep
Anthony Parise Anthony Parise 6'0" | PG Desert Mountain | 2023 State AZ Desert Mountain
Paul Oscislawski Paul Oscislawski 6'4" | SG Chaparral | 2023 State AZ Chaparral
Dwayne Porter Dwayne Porter 6'3" | SF Valley Vista | 2022 State AZ Valley Vista
Pleasant surprises:
Zander Kamai Zander Kamai 6'3" | CG Phhoenix Prep Post Grad | 2024 State AZ Paradise Honors
Yarell Greer Yarell Greer 5'10" | PG Higley | 2023 State AZ Higley
Memphis James Memphis James 6'2" | SG Coconino | 2023 State AZ Coconino
Best shooters for forwards:
Julian Roberts Julian Roberts 6'9" | C Bella Vista Prep | 2022 State AZ Bella Vista Prep
Corey Wood Corey Wood 6'7" | SF ALA-Ironwood | 2023 State AZ ALA-Ironwood
Best shooters for guards:
Anthony Parise Anthony Parise 6'0" | PG Desert Mountain | 2023 State AZ Desert Mountain
Zander Kamai Zander Kamai 6'3" | CG Phhoenix Prep Post Grad | 2024 State AZ Paradise Honors
Paul Oscislawski Paul Oscislawski 6'4" | SG Chaparral | 2023 State AZ Chaparral
Quickest shooting release:
McCoy Kelly McCoy Kelly 5'11" | CG American Leadership Academy-Queen Creek | 2022 State AZ ALA-QC
Top “dogs” of the camp:
Charles Temple Charles Temple 6'1" | SG Bella Vista Prep | 2022 AZ Bella Vista Prep
Nate Brown Nate Brown 6'2" | CG Phhoenix Prep post grad | 2022 State AZ Phhoenix Prep
Best pull-up:
Styles Phipps Styles Phipps 6'1" | PG St Mary's | 2024 State #182 Nation AZ St. Mary’s
Creates the biggest separation from defender:
Adam Njie Jr Adam Njie Jr 6'3" | PG Cardinal Hayes | 2024 State #197 Nation NY Edupirze
Top newcomers to the state:
Cade Holzman Cade Holzman 6'7" | PF Bella Vista Prep | 2022 State AZ Bella Vista Prep
Keyon Menifield Keyon Menifield 6'1" | PG Phhoenix Prep | 2022 State AZ Phhoenix Prep
Top rebounder:
KaShar Benton KaShar Benton 6'9" | C Skyline Prep | 2024 State AZ AZ Compass Prep
Best motors:
Adrien Armstrong Adrien Armstrong 6'5" | SF Carl Hayden | 2023 State AZ Carl Hayden
Dwayne Jones Dwayne Jones 6'4" | SF Valley Vista | 2023 State AZ Valley Vista
Jordan Voorhees Jordan Voorhees 6'0" | PG SoAZ Volz | 2023 State AZ Pusch Ridge
Best feel for the game:
Styles Phipps Styles Phipps 6'1" | PG St Mary's | 2024 State #182 Nation AZ St Mary’s
Best fundamentals for a big:
Michael Saba Michael Saba 6'8" | PF Chaparral | 2022 State AZ Chaparral
Corner 3 specialist:
Eli Fleming Eli Fleming 6'0" | SG Dysart | 2022 State AZ Dysart
Lone freshman in the Top-20 game:
Lex Clontz Lex Clontz 6'3" | CG Cesar Chavez | 2025 State AZ Cesar Chavez
Best one game viewed for a senior:
Cade Holzman Cade Holzman 6'7" | PF Bella Vista Prep | 2022 State AZ Bella Vista Prep (Did it all from playing D to hitting shots from inside/out)
Best one game viewed for a junior:
Anthony Parise Anthony Parise 6'0" | PG Desert Mountain | 2023 State AZ Desert Mountain (Hit close to 10 3’s)
Best one game viewed for a soph:
Bradey Henige Bradey Henige 7'0" | C Cactus | 2024 State #192 Nation AZ Cactus (Did it all from playing D to hitting shots from inside/out)
Best teammate:
Clayton Werner Clayton Werner 6'0" | CG Valley Vista | 2023 State AZ Valley Vista
Effortless scorer:
Keyon Menifield Keyon Menifield 6'1" | PG Phhoenix Prep | 2022 State AZ Phhoenix Prep