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
