2007 Pangos All-American Camp: Report II by Dinos Trigonis (June 10, 2007)   The 5th annual Pangos All-American Camp was held June 1-3 @ USC's brand new three-court Galen Center Pavilion (Los Angeles CA).  The amazing Dave Miller (New Orleans Hornets Assistant Coach for Player Development) was again on hand as the "Lead Camp Instructor" with additional skill development instruction/physical training coming from Dan Barto (Impact Basketball) and the Athletes Performance staff.   As has been the case in past years, a large contingent of national/regional media and scouts attended including Brick Oettinger (Prep Stars), Clark Francis (Hoop Scoop), Frank Burlison (Long Beach Press Telegram and Scouthoops.com), Van Coleman (Hoopmasters.com) and CS-TV), Rob Harrington (Prep Stars & USA Today), Evan Daniels (Scouthoops.com), Joel Francisco (ESPN), Greg Hicks (Scouthoops.com), Josh Gershon (GOAZCats.com/Rivals), Dinos Trigonis (Fullcourt Press), Patrick Stanwood (Hoop Scoop), Ronnie Flores (Student Sports),  Lee Hubbard (NorCal Preps/Rivals), Dave Keefer and Dave Rogahn (California Preps/Rivals), Etop Udo-Ema (Fullcourt Press & Hoopmasters), Fred Smith (HoopTV.net), Marc Maggard (Roundball Recruiting), Alan Utter & Bob Jacoby (Hoop Scoop),  Brian Rothmuller (USCHoops.com), Dave Nahabedian (Networx), Antonio Curro (NY2LASports.com), Nick Koza (SportsAmp.com), Chris Sikorowski (Vootage.com) and Jamie Calsyn (ICON Sports Media).  This year's "cream of the crop" games were filmed and are currently available online at HoopTV.net     “Cream of the Crop” Player/Game stats are available online at CaliforniaPreps.com   In the last report (Part I) we featured players that were chosen to the Top 20 “Cream of the Crop” Game.  In this

report (Part II) we will highlight the players that were chosen to the Top 40 “Cream of the Crop” Game as well as several other standouts. Top 40 “Cream of the Crop” Game Selections Phillip McDonald                  6’4”     2008     Cypress Community (Houston TX) Smooth and savvy combo-guard has both a nice handle as well as an accurate mid-range jump shot.  McDonald just missed making the Top 20 Game here and is a legitimate Top 100 prospect who is being recruited at the high-major level, including several Big 12 schools. Terrence Shannon                6’6”     2009     Mary Persons (Forsyth GA) Craig Smith-type undersized power forward is both strong and athletic and has a game that should translate very well at the high-major college level.  Shannon was co-MVP of the Top 40 Game (10 points/7 boards) and was a beast in the paint all camp long.   Manny Atkins                                    6’6”     2009     Tucker (Tucker GA) Athletic slashing scorer with much upside was co-MVP of Top 40 Game (13 points/9 boards).  Quick in transition, Atkins has good hands and impressive perimeter skills.

Darius Morris                                    6’2”     2009     Windward (Los Angeles CA) Clever point guard is a star of the future.  Darius has good length for a playmaker as well as the basketball IQ of a veteran floorleader.  Currently possessing Rivals 4 star status, Morris is a recent invitee to the Nike Hoop Jamboree (St. Louis MO).   Brother DeWayne (6’3) plays professionally in Germany. Terrence Joyner                   6’1”     2008     Genesis One (Mendenhall MS) Quick and jerky PG is a Southern California native that is attracting high-major interest from schools such as Arkansas.  Joyner averaged 10.0 ppg here. Gary Franklin                                    6’1”     2010     Mater Dei (Santa Ana CA) Franklin is poised to be the next great Southern California lead guard.  Quick as a cat on the defensive end with a lethal perimeter stroke, Franklin is presently the #12 ranked 2010 player by Hoop Scoop. Trae Golden                          6’2”     2010     MacEachern (Powder Springs GA) One of the top playmakers in the national 2010 class, Golden appears to have the complete package that you expect of an elite floor-leader.  Jarret Jack-type PG has a great body that allows him to ward off defenders and a strong handle permits him to dictate tempo.  Golden scored well here – averaging double figures (11.0 ppg). Jason Pruitt                           6’2”     2008     View Park (Los Angeles CA) Quick lead guard is lethal off the dribble with ability to post big numbers (had a camp game high of 26 points).

Younger brother of projected 2007 NBA 1st round draft pick Gabriel Pruitt (USC) is an underrated athlete with the tools to be a pesky defender. Dallas Rutherford                 6’2”     2008     Campbell Hall (North Hollywood CA) Hurt most of last season and overshadowed by his talented HS teammates Justin and Jrue Holiday, Rutherford has now started to emerge as a sleeper West Coast combo-guard capable of knocking down jump shots as well as having the tenacity to compete with the best guards in the region.   Roger Franklin                      6’5”     2009     Duncanville (Duncanville TX) Franklin is quicky shedding his “tweener” tag and is rapidly becoming perceived more and more as a strong and physical wing that can score (had 15 point games twice here).   Great kid has high intangibles and is one to track.

Jerry Brown                          6’5”     2009     Sacred Heart (San Francisco CA) Skilled wing with size has great potential to be an elite wing forward in his 2009 class.   Tyler Lamb                            6’5”     2010     Colony (Ontario CA) Sharp-shooting off-guard is also developing other skills (ballhandling and passing) that will continue to make him an attractive rising sophomore prospect. Justin Hawkins                     6’3”     2009     Taft (Woodland Hills CA) Cerebral and crafty lead guard is not flashy but just gets the job done.  Hawkins’ 21 point performance in camp game play showed that he could score on this level and his potential has been noticed by many mid-high major programs.   Richard Howell                     6’7”     2009     Central Gwinnett (Lawrenceville GA) Another young skilled big wing present at this camp is a very intriguing long-term prospect.   Gideon Gamble                     6’7”     2008     Westlake (Atlanta GA) Active rebounder and defender has a nose for the ball.   Tyree McCrary                      6’8”     2008     Oak Grove (San Jose CA) Quick and slithering forward is athletic on the break and a real West Coast sleeper who should generate more interest after his impressive camp performance here (averaged 10.2 ppg with a game high 21 points).

Enoch Andoh                                    6’8”     2008     Mitty (San Jose CA) Solid post-forward is rugged on the block and can score in traffic.  New Mexico, Oral Roberts and Santa Clara among the schools showing strong interest.   Shawn Kemp Jr.                   6’9”     2009     Cherokee (Canton GA) Son of former NBA star of same name, Kemp is young and has great potential to be a heralded player in his own rite.  Will fully grow into his size 19 sneakers in due time.   Taylor Rohde                                    6’8”     2008     Pinnacle (Phoenix AZ) Arizona State-bound forward is not flashy, but is a very productive, blue-collar player that averaged 11.8 ppg here.   Colin Borchert                      6’8”     2009     Mountain Ridge (Glendale AZ) Very impressive rising junior is athletic and active around the cup.   Borchert has good energy and bounce and does a good job feeding off teammates.   Will Brown                             6’9”     2008     Duncanville (Duncanville TX) Springy and athletic post-forward is surprisingly inexperienced but is a high-major talent.  Very good rebounder and shotblocker.   Genesis Maciel                      6’9”     2007     Centennial (Compton CA) Maciel is a 2007 grad who is close to qualifying and is attracting late interest from schools like LSU.

Anthony Hill                          5’11”   2008     Plano (Plano TX) Smooth point had an impressive camp, including a 21 point camp game performance which helped earn him a spot in the Top 40 Game.   Father is former Dallas Cowboy great Tony Hill.   Chase Adams                        6’3”     2008     Salpointe (Tucson AZ) Chris Herron-type combo guard is very athletic and is an underrated scorer.   Other Camp Players of Note   Darrius Garrett                      6’8”     2008     MacEachern (Powder Springs GA) Sleek post-forward has quick feet and is very mobile in transition.  Very underrated scorer (11.8 ppg here.)   Chris Jones                           6’3”     2008     Newark Memorial (Newark CA) Dependable combo-guard is an excellent defender as well as a capable point producer (11.0 ppg here).  One of the West Coast’s most underrated rising seniors.   Ebuka Anayora                     6’4”     2008     North Gwinnett (Lawrenceville GA) Quick wing is hard to guard in the open floor (scored at a 11.7 ppg clip here) and is an underrated defender.   Kelly Kaigler                          6’3”     2008     Oak Grove (San Jose CA) Strong combo-guard tag teams with Tyree McCrary (see above) to form a potent 1-2 punch for Oak Grove.   Among the most underrated rising senior prospects in the West.   Jordan Cyphers                    6’4”     2009     Southeast (Wichita KS) Athletic wing put up impressive offensive numbers here (15.0 ppg).   Stephan Heard                      6’6”     2009     Jordan (Long Beach CA) One of SoCal’s top 2009 sleepers, Heard has a nice “pop” in his step and a very underrated jump shot as well.   James Dean                           6’3”     2008     Hargrave Military Academy (Chatham VA) Hard-working wing has nice offensive moves and is an incredible student (4.75 GPA).  Las Vegas NV native is headed to Hargrave for senior season.   Eric Heslin                             6’6”     2008     Stoneridge School (Simi Valley CA) Lean combo-forward needs to add strength but this Bay Area native is skilled (12.5 ppg here) with nice upside.   Devonte Elliott                      6’7”     2009     Paramount (Paramount CA) Long and athletic forward runs floor well and is oozing with potential.  Possible national sleeper.   Craig Payne                           6’5”     2009     Etiwanda (Etiwanda CA) Strong and burly combo-forward finds ways to score (10.3 ppg here).   Xavier Thames                      6’3”     2009     Pleasant Grove (Sacramento CA) Athletic wing attacks the basket with confidence.  Although Thames did not play as well here as he has in other venues, don’t sleep on this high-major rising junior.   Deonta Burton                      6’0”     2010     Cabrillo (Long Beach CA) Strong and physical PG has potential to be a household name in the national 2010 class.   Cameron Bell                                    6’3”      2009    Narbonne (Harbor City CA) A late camp addition made the most of his opportunity and was one of the event’s top surprises as he averaged 13.0 ppg here.   Michael Elliott                       6’0”     2008     El Dorado (Las Vegas NV) Excellent defender averaged 9.5 ppg and 5.8 apg here.  Las Vegas has been a recent source of of quality underrated guards - most notably Hank Thorns (Virginia Tech signee), Heiden Ratner (James Madison signee), Donte Pool (Colorado State signee) and Michael Loyd (BYU signee).  Look for Elliott to follow in their path.   Justin Cobbs                         6’1”     2009     Bishop Montgomery (Torrance CA) Strong and athletic point is also a fine football prospect.   Father (Greg) is the women’s coach at Los Angeles Southwest College.   Anthony Marshall                 6’2”     2009     Mojave (Las Vegas NV) Talented Sin City combo-guard has impressive athleticism and the potential to be a national recruit.   Jason Conrad                        6’11”   2008     Gilroy (Gilroy CA) Big center is still rather raw, but showed enough flashes of developing into a legitimate D-I post prospect here.   Rome Draper                         6’5”     2009     Etiwanda (Etiwanda CA) Talented wing made a rare appearance (sidelined most of this HS season and spring due to academics) and although rusty, showed evidence of why he is regarded as a potential high-major 2009 recruit.   Austin Smith                         6’8”     2008     Ironwood Ridge (Tucson AZ) Skilled AZ big man has evolved nicely as a player over the past year and is drawing legitimate mid-high major interest.  Has transferred recently from Mountain View to Ironwood Ridge.   Terrell Chandler                    6’8”     2008     Pacific Hills (Los Angeles CA) Athletic power-forward has a nice physique and runs floor well.   Teandre Hubbard                 6’1”     2009     Sacred Heart (San Francisco CA) Savvy combo-guard with a very nice basketball IQ is also a very solid defender.   Kylel Coleman                       6’0”     2009     Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas NV) Very athletic combo-guard is an excellent defender.   Kevin Loyd                            5’10”   2009     Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas NV) Quick point can knock down perimeter shots.

Tyler Sugiyama                     5’8”     2009     New Trier (Winnetka IL) Young and cerebral point has a nice handle and competed well against several of the top PGs in attendance here.  Good student attends one of the nation’s top public high schools.   Trevor Hopkins                     5’11”   2008     San Marcos (Santa Barbara CA) Smart and savvy lead guard is a tough competitor and a very good student (3.8 GPA).   Robert Smith                         6’0”     2009     Perris (Perris CA) One of the surprises of the camp, Smith played very well on Friday (impressing several of the scouts here) before being hit with food poisoning which sidelined him the rest of the camp.   Tyler Gage                             6’3”     2008     Salpointe Catholic (Tucson AZ) Outstanding student (4.0 GPA) has a dangerous 3-point stroke and an improving all-around game.   AJ Hawkins                           6’7”      2008    Norcross (Norcross GA) Blue-collar post-forward doesn’t mind banging down low and can score on the block (13.0 ppg here).   Lorenzo Dobson                   6’8”      2008    Gilroy (Gilroy CA) Strong and physical post is a West Coast sleeper who had a noticeable 20 point performance here.

Flynn Clayman                      6’9”     2008     Maine Central Institute (Pittsfield ME) Skilled forward has nice face-up perimeter skills.   Jordan Brickman                  5’11”   2009     Cornerstone Christian (San Antonio TX) Very solid PG is better suited to a more structured setting, but there is no doubt that he has real ability to run a team.   Dylan DeFeo                          6’2”     2008     Lely (Naples FL) Southern California native has an excellent perimeter shot and is an underrated ballhandler.   Dillon Ratleff                         6’2”     2008     Los Alamitos (Los Alamitos CA) Son of former Long Beach State great and NBA player Ed Ratleff is a very improved lefty combo-guard who should be tracked by low-mid majors.   Derek Jensen                                    6’2”     2008     Gilroy (Gilroy CA) Solid floorleader handles defensive pressure well.   Michael Topercer                  6’3”     2008     New Hampton (New Hampton NH) Smart lead guard is strong with the ball and has the ability to find open teammates.   Terran Carter                                    6’4”     2009     Taft (Woodland Hills CA) Physical and active forward is undersized, but gets a lot done on both ends.   Darnell McCargo                   6’4”     2008     Collinswood (Collinswood NJ) Slashing scorer is athletic and an underrated defender.   Quamaine Crymes                6’4”     2008     Joel John (Los Angeles CA) Strong and athletic wing averaged 11.0 ppg here.   Julius Von Hanzlik                6’4”     2008     Beverly Hills (Beverly Hills CA) Wing with size has nice range on jump shot.   Jordan Mackie                       6’4”     2009     Dorsey (Los Angeles CA) Very underrated wing in SoCal’s loaded Class of 2009.   Aaron Gilstrap                      6’5”     2008     Covenant Christian (Marietta GA) Active combo-forward gets after it on both ends.   David Laury                           6’7”     2008     Riverside (Riverside NJ) Physical banger rebounds well.   DeShaun Freeman                6’7”     2008     Leuzinger (Lawndale CA) Another Leuzinger sleeper is a late-bloomer who fared well here before an injury ended his camp participation.   Ryan Fleming                        5’11”   2009     Cherokee (Canton GA) Quick PG has an air-tight handle.   Marcus Johnson                   5’11”   2008     Joel John (Los Angeles CA) Fast point takes cares of the rock well and has ability to avert defensive pressure.   Julian Benarouche               6’0”     2010     New Roads (Santa Monica CA) Young lead guard had his moments, but has plenty of time to develop into a solid player.   Lance Bailey                          6’3”     2009     Fairfax (Los Angeles CA) Athletic wing is an impressive slashing scorer.   Brian Coles                            6’9”      2009    Dacula (Dacula GA) Big post is still unrefined but has nice long-term potential.

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