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2006 Fullcourt Press Spring Showcase Report III: Juniors*
(June 12, 2006)
The 2006 Fullcourt Press Spring Showcase was held last month at Long Beach Jordan HS and as is usually the case there was plenty of SoCal talent on hand.
Besides the Fullcourt Press’ own Dinos Trigonis and Etop Udo-Ema, other media/scouts in attendance included Frank Burlison (Long Beach Press-Telegram/Scouthoops.com), Dave Keefer and Dave Rogahn (CaliforniaPreps.com), Greg Hicks (Scouthoops.com), Joel Francisco (SoCal’s Finest Scouting Service) and Peter Schroeder (VisionShots.com).
The report below is the 3rd (and last) of a three part series highlighting this event which featured over 130 of SoCal’s top underclassmen.
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Juniors (Class of 2007)
Harden Shows Why He Is Top Dog in Top 20 Junior Game
The top prospects in attendance in this game included 6’5” James Harden (Artesia/Lakewood CA), 6’10” Clint Amberry (Los Alamitos/Los Alamitos CA), 6’6” Tyrone Shelly (Crawford/San Diego CA), 6’8” Malcolm Thomas (Crawford/San Diego CA), 6’2” Jordan Block (Claremont/Claremont CA), 6’4” Quentin Watkins (Dominguez/Compton CA), 6’2” Jesse Woodard Centennial/Compton CA), 6’2” Cheyne Martin (Laguna Beach/Laguna Beach CA), 6’4” Donnell Beverly (Leuzinger/Lawndale CA), 6’5” Gabe Adler (Poway/Poway CA), 6’5” Larry Anderson (Jordan/Long Beach CA), 6’6” Jonathan Wills (Mayfair/Lakewood CA), 6’5” Derrick January (Dominguez/Compton CA) and 5’10” Kirdy Elisadez (Villa Park/Villa Park CA)
Harden (18 points here) has proved this spring he is arguably the top wing in SoCal and that he belongs with the elite players in his class nationally. James is a long lefty with a dangerous outside jump shot who also has terrific ability to take defenders off the dribble. Amberry (15 points/11 boards) is California’s top skilled big man who has excellent ability to step out to the 3-point line to pop the perimeter jump shot as well as make the high-low entry pass from the top of the key. Shelly (18 points/6 boards) is among the West’s best wing athletes as well as top scoring threats. Thomas (who has just committed to Pepperdine) is among the most intriguing prospects in the West with a great upside, Block can really shoot the rock (21 points here), Watkins had a big game here (game-high 22 points) as he showed improved consistency in his perimeter game, Woodard has slowly embraced the concept of becoming a more stabilizing point guard influence as he ran the show here with efficiency (11 points/9 assists), Martin could be among the top West Coast sleepers this summer – a lefty combo-guard with deep scoring range (9 points here), Beverly is another player not to sleep on this summer as has value as a big lead guard that can play both perimeter spots, Adler (a terrific student) is a tough wing armed with an accurate outside shot (12 points/8 boards/5 assists), Anderson is an athletic slashing scorer (12 points/7 boards), Willis is a skilled wing with size, January is an athletic swingman that has an improved outside shot and Elisadez is a solid point that knows how to run a team as well as make big shots when the game is on the line (7 assists here).
Other juniors in this game that have nice college potential include 5’8” Terrel Jones (Verbum Dei/Los Angeles CA), 6’1” La’von Myers (Jordan/Los Angeles CA), 6’2” Bryan Horton (Canyon/Anaheim CA), 6’2” Robert Ford (Campbell Hall (North Hollywood CA), 6’8” Genesis Maciel (Centennial/Compton CA), 5’9” Tyler Tucker (Crawford/San Diego CA) and 5’9” Jonathan Garcia (Fremont/Los Angeles CA).
Jones (10 points) is a small but quick point that handles defensive pressure well, Myers is a very underrated combo-guard that can score, Horton is a very good athlete and defender as well as an underrated scorer, Ford (the younger brother of Pacific guard Joe Ford) has legitimate three-point range, Maciel has nice size and a soft touch around the basket, Tucker is an underrated floorleader and a solid defender and Garcia is a quick PG that passes well.
** Injured and unable to play in this game: 6’4” Carlon Brown (King/Riverside CA), 6’5” Julyan Stone (Dos Pueblos/Goleta CA) and 6’3” Avner Alkhas (Northwood/Irvine CA)
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“Top 40 Junior Game”
There were several SoCal sleepers in this game which included several impressive performances from guys like 6’0” Hamid Ford (Animo/Inglewood CA), 6’7” George Barbour (Torrance/Torrance CA), 6’8” Flynn Clayman (New Roads/Santa Monica CA), 5’9” John Johnson (Centennial/Compton CA), 6’4” Anthony Burtley (Lompoc/ Lompoc CA), 6’4” Wayne Robinson (Village Christian/Sun Valley CA), 6’1” Matt Wallace (Venice/Los Angeles CA), 6’1” Dijon Horne (Ocean View/Huntington Beach CA), 6’2” Frank Session (Jordan/Los Angeles CA), 6’6” Brannon Bradley (Leuzinger/Lawndale CA), 6’5” Adam Atkins (Centennial/Bakersfield CA) and 6’1” Jacques Streeter (Fremont /Los Angeles CA).
Ford is an aggressive and physical combo-guard that makes plays on both ends of the floor and has an underrated perimeter shot (14 points), Barbour is a springy
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forward that is an active rebounder, Clayman has nice length and is a versatile and multi-skilled forward with nice range on his jump shot, Johnson is a very good defender and underrated ballhandler who had a game-high 20 points here, Burtley is an athletic wing that can score (15 points/7 boards), Robinson is a top sleeper and very good athlete that runs the floor well and can finish (14 points/9 rebounds), Wallace is a gym rat who can really score (12 points in this game), Horne is an active defender and improved perimeter shooter, Session is a very good slashing scorer (12 points/5 boards), Bradley is another Leuzinger sleeper with a nice upside (8 rebounds), Atkins is physical rebounder (8 points/13 boards) and Streeter defends well and is good off the dribble (12 points/4 assists).
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Other juniors that participated here include 6’2” Victor Lee (Diamond Bar/Diamond Bar CA), 5’11” Tony Sandoval (Paramount/Paramount CA), 6’2 “ Percy Evans (Animo/Inglewood CA), 6’2” Greg Grimm (Rancho Buena Vista/Vista CA), 6’3” Jeremiah Hazel (Price/Los Angeles CA), 6’4” Aaron Fisher (Notre Dame/Sherman Oaks CA), 5’8” Jose Garcia (Notre Dame/Sherman Oaks CA), 6’0” Michael Lyles (Animo/Inglewood CA) 6’0” Steven Jones (Wilson/Long Beach CA), 6’1” Loren Heard (Jordan/ Long Beach CA), 6’2” Jonathan Black (Diamond Bar/Diamond Bar CA), 6’3” Diarmen Underwood (San Marcos/San Diego CA), 6’3” Jordan Payton (Eastlake/Chula Vista CA), 6’0” Justin Padilla (La Costa Canyon/Carlsbad CA), 6’4” Kenneth Woods (Venice/Los Angeles CA), 5’11” Patrick Rembert (Lakewood/Lakewood CA) and 6’10” Jarrod Lofy (Wilson/Long Beach CA). Lee has a nice all-around game (8 points/4 boards), Sandoval is a solid ballhandler, Evans is a pesky defender, Grimm is good shooter who rebounds well for his size, Hazel is a
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slashing scorer that defends well, Fisher has nice perimeter skills, Garcia has solid passing ability, Lyles is an athletic combo-guard, Jones is combo-guard that has range on his jump shot, Heard is an active lead guard that can rebound, Black is a wing that runs the floor well and can beat his man off the dribble, Underwood is hard-working off-guard that can knock down shots, Payton is crafty floor-general that can make things happen, Padilla is a PG with a good basketball IQ, Woods is an athletic swingman (scored 8 points), Rembert is a point that can score (9 points) and Lofy needs work but he is 6’10” and has nice potential.
Detailed stats of each game and player in this event is available online at: www.CaliforniaPreps.com
Special thanks to Coach Ron Massey and the Long Beach Jordan staff for all their help and efforts related to this event.
Photos in this article are courtesy of www.visionshots.com
* Third of a three part series covering the 2006 Fullcourt Press Spring Showcase.
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