My Top 35, and more, Pangos Frosh/Soph wrap-up

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LAGUNA NIGUEL, Ca. – The latest fall round of national Pangos All-Frosh/Soph Camps once again did what its predecessors accomplished so succinctly:

A hefty portion of the nation’s top first- and second-year high school players were able to show off their considerable skill and “upside” during stops in Norwalk, CA (West), Lewisville, TX (South), LaGrange, IL (Midwest) and Thorofare, NJ (East) that were run by the founder of the Pangos Camp (including the Pangos All-American Camp held in late spring in Southern California annually), Dinos Trigonis.

A collective 750 or so players from the Classes of 2018 and ’19 (with a handful of quality eighth-graders from ’20) showed up at the respective stops over a five-week stretch of September and October.

What follows are my choices as the 35 most impressive prospects I watched during the fourth camps, with selections (again, from my perspective) for “best” and “runner-up” in eight individual categories.

Also included are “first team” All-Sophomore and All-Freshmen selections.

If you followed my coverage of each of the events, the “winner” of most of the accolades that follow shouldn’t surprise you.

Six-foot-10 Charles Bassey (San Antonio, TX, St. Anthony) overwhelmed some strong competition during the Oct. 10&11 “South” stop in Lewisville (near Dallas) and was clearly the No. 1 player – and prospect – not only there but over the entirety of the four camps.

These camps, of course, didn’t showcase a whole lot of players that no doubt will prove to be among the best in the respective freshmen and sophomore classes.

But it’s difficult imagining that there is anyone, right now, better than Bassey in the Class of 2019.

The Top 35 players (20 sophomores/15 freshmen)

Sophomores (2018)

Franklin Aguananne 6-9 Post/Denton (TX) Denton SOUTH

De’Sean Allen-Eikens 6-6 SF/Williston (ND) Williston MIDWEST

Jules Bernard 6-5 SG/Los Angeles Windward WEST

Taeshon Cherry 6-8 Post/San Diego St. Augustine WEST

Jalen Crutchfield 6-3 SG/Norman (OK) North SOUTH

Boubacar Diakite 6-7 Post/Centerreach (NY) Our Savior New American EAST

Spencer Freedman 6-0 PG/Santa Ana (CA) Mater Dei WEST

Tony Goodwin 6-6 SF/Bethesda (MD) Walter Johnson EAST

Kamaka Hepa 6-8 Post/Barrow (AK) Barrow WEST

Ajiri Johnson 6-8 Post/Drexel Hill (PA) Bonner EAST

Marcus Littles 6-9 Post/Bryn Athyn (PA) Academy of New Church EAST

LeDarius Marshall 6-7 Post/Jackson (MS) Forest Hill SOUTH

Chris Mullins 6-4 SG/Mansfield (TX) Timberview SOUTH

Chandler Owensby 6-7 Post/Covington (LA) St. Paul’s SOUTH

David Singleton 6-4 SG/Torrance (CA) Bishop Montgomery WEST

Chris Smith 6-8 Post/Fort Worth (TX) SOUTH

Chauncey Sterling 6-1 SG/Jersey City (NJ) St. Anthony EAST

Zack Thomas 6-0 PG/Cedar Hill (TX) Cedar Hill SOUTH

Ethan Wright 6-2 SG/Newton (MA) Newton EAST

Zion Young 6-3 SG/Merrillville (IN) Andrean MIDWEST

 

Freshmen (2019)

Cole Anthony 6-2 PG/Queens (NY) Archbishop Molloy EAST

Bryan Antoine 6-5 SF/Tinton Falls (NJ) Ranney EAST

Precious Achiuwa 6-7 Post/Bronx (NY) Our Savior of Lutheran EAST

Charles Bassey 6-10 Post/San Antonio St. Anthony SOUTH

Eric Dixon 6-6 Post/Abington (PA) Abington EAST

Jaret Griffith 6-3 SG/Collins (OH) Western Reserve MIDWEST

Scotty Lewis 6-4 SG/Tinton Falls (NJ) Ranney EAST

Deontae Long 6-5 SF/Milwaukee Washington MIDWEST

Patrick McCaffery 6-7 Post&SF/Iowa City (IA) West MIDWEST

Isaiah Mobley 6-8 Post/Temecula (CA) Rancho Christian WEST

Marvin Price 6-4 Post/Hyattsville (MD) DeMatha EAST

Charles Smith IV 6-4 SF/Houston Westbury Christian SOUTH

Cassius Stanley 6-4 SG/Studio City (CA) Harvard-Westlake WEST

Zarek Thomas 6-2 PG/Cedar Hill (TX) Cedar Hill SOUTH

Jalen Williams 6-0 PG/Summerville (SC) Pinewood Prep EAST

 

Honors

Most Outstanding Prospect: Charles Bassey

Runner-up: Scotty Lewis

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Most Outstanding Sophomore: LaDarius Marshall

Runner-up: Zion Young

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Most Outstanding Freshman: Charles Bassey

Runner-up: Scotty Lewis

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Best Post Defender/Shot Blocker: Charles Bassey

Runner-up: Ajiri Johnson

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Best Perimeter Defender: Tony Goodwin

Runner-up: Zack Thomas

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Best Rebounder: Charles Bassey

Runner-up: LaDarius Marshall

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Best Passer: Zarek Thomas

Runner-up: Spencer Freedman

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Best Jump Shooter: Zion Young

Runner-up: Jalen Crutchfield

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Sophomore Top Five (by position)

Post: Marcus Little

Post: LaDarius Marshall

SF: De’Sean Allen-Eikens

SG: Zion Young

PG: Spencer Freedman

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Freshmen Top Five (by position)

Post: Charles Bassey

Post: Eric Dixon

SF: Patrick McCaffery

SG: Scotty Lewis

PG: Zarek Thomas