The 2026 and 2027 highschool courses represented the Underclassman All-American Sport with loads of shooters, scorers, and shot blockers. The sport by no means fails to deliver high-level underclass expertise. The White Staff beat the Crimson 110-93.
White Staff
Maximo Adams 6’6 180 SF – 2026
Adams earned Co-MVP and led the profitable White Staff with 18 factors. He blended it up together with his scoring; dunking within the open ground, hitting contested photographs on the rim, and displaying a fringe shot as nicely. He additionally scored a number of after crashing the offensive glass. The wired-to-score wing has a formidable mixture of ability and athleticism. Adams can be a reputation we hear far more of over the subsequent few years.
Jayden Wilkins 6’1 160 PG – 2027
Wilkins scored all of his 15 factors from the perimeter. He shot nicely as I don’t bear in mind him lacking too many. He hit from totally different spots in addition to displaying deep vary and with a hand in his face. At 6’1, he didn’t provoke a lot offense and appeared extra comfy taking part in off the ball. The son of Damien Wilkins and some family members that performed within the league, he offers optimistic genetics and an already sound bounce shot.
Chris Washington 6’7 175 SF – 2026
Washington (pictured) has high-level size and athleticism. He covers floor nicely on each ends, demonstrating when taking it to the rim in addition to on chase down blocks. He will get to the basket and performs nicely off the dribble. Though he might use a wider base on his bounce shot, he scored 6 of his 12 factors from the perimeter. Washington confirmed intrigue as a long-term prospect on this recreation.
Donovan Williams 6’3 180 PG/SG – 2026
Williams has some aptitude to his recreation. He scored nicely from midrange with bounce photographs in addition to a floater and confirmed a lot consolation hitting step-back/contested 3s on events. Williams additionally confirmed the power to guide and see the ground together with his passing, together with a steal then behind the again move to Maximo Adams for the bucket. Williams completed with 12 factors.
Moustapha Diop 6’10 215 PF – 2026
Diop contributed with 11 factors. Whereas he intrigues on each ends long-term, he at present has extra worth defensively, coming away with a number of blocks. The inspiration is current offensively, displaying taking pictures capability to the 3PT line however he can work on dealing with double-teams higher and transferring the ball faster usually, in addition to being a bit too iso heavy. With that stated, Diop had loads of optimistic moments within the recreation, displaying good athleticism on a number of performs, together with a dunk on big-time shot blocker Keiner Asprilla for an and-one.
Manny Inexperienced 6’6 185 SF – 2026
Inexperienced was strong with 10 factors. He had some good takes to the rim and confirmed consolation scoring from 3PT vary, even with a defender in his face. He’s a very good athlete and appears to create nicely for himself, scoring from a number of totally different spots on the ground.
Josiah Nance 6’4 175 SG – 2027
Nance gave good effort and impressed in quite a lot of methods. He began the sport with a powerful and-one take after absorbing contact to complete. Whereas he wouldn’t rating any extra on the rim, he confirmed energy utilizing ball screens to step into his shot, from each midrange and 3PT. Nance scored 10 factors, however it didn’t finish together with his scoring, he had nice effort defensively with two performs coming to thoughts. The primary he blocked a dunk try and take the ball to the opposite finish to step right into a 3, the opposite he confirmed good get better to combat over the display screen to dam a shot from midrange.
Crimson Staff
Scottie Adkinson 6’2 170 PG – 2027
Adkinson is a shifty lefty who can hit photographs off powerful angles whereas contested on the rim or mild it up from 3PT. He’s fast and might create nicely off the dribble, whereas realizing the place his teammates are to drop a dime. He didn’t look to be actual explosive however able to ending above the rim when given the chance. Adkinson led the sport with 21 factors.
Babatunde Oladotun 6’8 160 SF – 2027
Oladotun impressed together with his displaying to attain 13 factors. He has room to wash up as a finisher and tighten up as a ball-handler, however he confirmed some good scoring capability in addition to creating in isolation. With good instincts, he’s adept at hitting contested photographs off step-backs and fadeaways in addition to spectacular photographs on the rim. As anticipated, there’s loads of room to fill out his physique body together with time to develop.
TreVaun Clark 6’7 180 PF – 2026
Clark has a very good physique for a younger wing. He didn’t make any 3PTers, however he confirmed a strong center recreation with pull-ups and a floater. He was superb scoring across the rim, hitting a contested reverse layup on one play and promoting a inventive euro-step on one other. He’s a very good athlete and I like his potential defensively, displaying fast elevation and instincts as a shot blocker.
Josh Leonard 6’5 195 SG – 2027
Leonard is a pleasant athlete and sees the ground nicely. He scored 8 factors, all on the rim, displaying athleticism on two dunks and hitting some powerful layups utilizing both hand for one more 4 factors. He strikes the ball nicely, realizing the place he’s passing earlier than he receives the ball and might lead in transition in addition to facilitate within the half-court. He defended a number of totally different positions as nicely, typically sticking to guards or defending the publish, even blocking one in all Moustapha Diop’s fadeaways on one play.
Keiner Asprilla 7-1 235 PF – 2026
Asprilla solely scored 4 factors within the recreation, 2 from the free throw line and one other 2 on a dunk. He has a strategy to go, struggling to catch the ball at occasions and lacks approach general. Nonetheless, he’s a huge effect defensively. His rim safety was high-level, I counted 7 blocks with 3 being dunk makes an attempt. His mobility and energy had been very optimistic, and his improvement can be attention-grabbing to trace.…
