Wisconsin well-repped at Pangos Frosh/Soph Camp

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LA GRANGE, IL – It’s billed as the Pangos All-Midwest Frosh/Soph Camp.

And this version of the event, which wrapped up Sunday afternoon in the Park District Athletic Facility the Chicago suburb of La Grange, delivered the goods for the high school classes of 2025 and ’26.

And Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin more than held up its end of the “Midwest” part of the equation.

Those teams combined to land 14 spots on the 30-player Crème of the Crop All-Star Game.

The Badger State’s five reps included the athlete who bagged the camp’s overall “Most Outstanding Player” tag, 6-foot-6 sophomore Xzavion Mitchell (North High in Oshkosh).

Mitchell (pictured) got the nod – by the five people who participated in the selection process, myself included – in an extremely tight process over the likes of fellow 2025 members Jayden Savoury, Devin Brown, Juan Guerrero-Hernandez and Damon Friery, and freshman E.J. Hazelett – the latter being, perhaps, the top “prospect” in the camp.

Mitchell’s non-stop energy, focus and impact – at both ends of the floor – finally pushed the discussion in his favor.

Brown did pick up Most Outstanding Player (with 20 points and 10 rebounds) for the dark jerseys in their 81-72 loss to the team wearing white jerseys, 81-72.

Freshman point guard Rykan Woo (Chicago Whitney Young), who had 14 points, was the MOP for the white jerseys.

My choices for the Top 15 “performers” in the camp follow.

My selections for the list are based upon how on the athletes played when I watched them, and not strictly on “next-level potential”.

 

Top 15

(alpha listing)

Class of 2025

Aleks Alston                                      6-9                        Chicago Kenwood Academy

Devin Brown                                    6-7                        Milwaukee Academy of Science

Juan Guerrero Hernandez             6-4                        Grafton (WI) Grafton

Damon Friery                                   6-9                        Cleveland St. Ignatius

Davion Hannah                                6-5                        Glendale (WI) Nicolet

Ian Miletic                                         6-6                        Rolling Meadows (IL) Rolling Meadows

Xzavion Mitchell                              6-6                        Oshkosh (WI) North

Marcari Moore                                6-3                        Ann Arbor (MI) Huron

Tylan Lewis                                       6-1                        Spring Hill (TN) Independence

Payson Nietert                                 6-6                        Marion (IA) Linn-Mar

Jayden Savoury                                6-6                        Orchard Lake (MI) Saint Mary’s

 

Class of 2026

Jamson Coulter Jr.                          6-2                        Olympia Fields (IL) Rich Township

E.J. Hazelett                                      6-7                        Indianapolis Franklin Central

Braden James                                  6-7                        Grand Ledge (M) Grand Ledge

Gabe Weiss                                       6-6                        Springfield (KY) Washington County