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LAS VEGAS – Day II of the NCAA’s final evaluation period took me across the gamut:

There were Thursday stops at Rancho (morning), Durango (mid-afternoon) and Bishop Gorman (early evening) high schools – with a pit stop tossed at a Chili’s for re-fueling.

The lowdown, starting with the Rancho stop for the adidas Super 64 . . .

*The Garner Elite (North Carolina) vs. Dream Vision (California) showdown was a dandy, with the Isaac Hamilton-led Cali lads finally prevailing in OT (79-73) after trailing through most of the first half.

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LAS VEGAS – Wednesday, Day 1 of the final NCAA evaluation period in July, is a wrap!

Bishop Gorman High, home to the Fab 48, was the first stop on five-day stretch of hoops watching.

And here we go . . .

There were three sets of two exhibition games, played side-by-side, on Gorman’s court’s 1 and 2 (there is even a court 3 on the other of the building, where games will also be played when pool-play action gets under way Thursday morning at 8 o’clock).

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LAGUNA NIGUEL, CA – And the NCAA’s first evaluation “week” (ok, four-day period of 5 p.m. Wednesday to ditto on Sunday) for July is a wrap.

And we get to repeat the process this Wednesday (July 18)!

But, before we get too far ahead of ourselves, here’s a quickie recap on what happened on the final day of the first period in Southern California, beginning with  . . .

*The Double Pump Tournament (the American Sports Center/Anaheim): In an inter-program confrontation for the 17-under finale, Double Pump Elite (2013) knocked off Pump ‘n Run Elite.

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LONG BEACH, CA – The brief (two-day) Fullcourt Press All-West Camp (presented by Pangos) was capped by three all-star games Thursday night at Cabrillo High – shockingly, even as rain fell in Sunny Southern California!

Nothing quite as startlingly as July rain took place on the floor but the 30-plus college coaches and various recruiting analysts –including yours truly, Joel Francisco (ESPN.com), Josh Gershon and Greg Hicks (Scout.com) and Chad Groth (Area Codes Basketball)  – in attendance got a look at some solid prospects, both well-known and others getting their first large-scale exposure.

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NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. – Led by Nigel Williams-Goss, the Georgetown team rallied from 17 points downs in the first half to knock off Michigan State, 80-77, in the championship game of the LeBron James Skills Academy Monday night.

The comeback – with James and Anthony Davis, who led Kentucky to a national title last spring before being the first pick in the NBA Draft last month, looking on – continued an impressive summer for Williams-Goss, who plays for Henderson-based Findlay Prep about 20 minutes southwest of the Rancho High campus on which the event was held.

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