Frank Burlison

LAGRANGE, IL – Day I of the Pangos All-Midwest Frosh/Soph Camp is a wrap.

And consider this:

If freshman Brian Bowen (Saginaw, MI, Hill) has an encore on tap that is anything approaching his opening act on Saturday, there are going to be a whole lot of bedazzled onlookers Sunday at the Park District Recreation Center in this Chicago suburb.

Saturday the slender 6-foot-6 Bowen – who turned down the opportunity to visit Lexington Friday night for Kentucky’s Midnight Madness in order to play at this camp – put on a compelling on-court demonstration as to why his name belongs prominently in any discussion about the best of the best in the Class of 2017 when it comes to high school hoops.

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LEWISVILLE, TX – The second annual Pangos All-South Frosh/Soph Camp, held at the Metropolitan Athletic Center (MAC) in this suburban-Dallas town, wrapped up late Sunday afternoon the way it began early Saturday afternoon:

Some tall 10^th and ninth-graders showed off the kind of skills that should eventually make them among the most heavily recruited prospects in the country.

But there were plenty of “small” (relatively speaking, of course) to “mid-sized” players who demonstrated why there will be plenty of elite-level college programs in pursuit of them over the next few years, as well.

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LEWISVILLE, TX – One thing that was almost immediately quite obvious about the second annual Pangos All-South Frosh/Soph Camp Saturday at the Metro Athletic Center (MAC):

There was no shortage of very tall young men on hand and all of them appeared quite anxious to show how much skill and effort came along with that impressive size.

Among the best of the big fellows were a couple of non-U.S. citizens who are sure to have a lot of U.S. institutions of higher learning – academic and the kind acquired in arenas and gymnasiums – in pursuit of them before too long.

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BELLFLOWER, Ca. – The Buzz Elite Fall Varsity Showcased, hosted by St. John Bosco High, is on tap for Saturday with the first of nine games set to tip off at 9 a.m.

Many of Southern California’s best teams and players will be on display, including Daniel Hamilton and Tyler Dorsey (SJB); Joe Furstinger (Rancho Santa Margarita/Santa Margarita); Leland Green and Ian Fox (Redondo Beach Redondo); Chimezie Metu (Lawndale); Chris Sullivan (Long Beach Poly); as well as Isaiah Bailey and Kyron Cartwright (Compton).

Getting things underway is a contest between players from Long Beach Jordan and Anaheim Servite.

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OCEANSIDE, Ca. – An extraordinary sophomore class demonstrated why it is all of that – and maybe more – Saturday at Mira Costa Community College during the San Diego Super 80 Showcase.

About 70 players got in two games apiece, with seven games played during the event that was put on so ably by Charlie Mercado of San Diego’s Gamepoint Basketball and Chad Groth of  Arizona-based Area Codes Basketball.

Six-foot-three wing Brandon Cyrus (Torrey Pines), 6-7 post Tim Harrison (Parker) and 6-0 point guard Eric Monroe (St.

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