Here are my picks for All-Stars and the Most Outstanding Player from the Fullcourt Press All West JUCO Camp.
These are based on my observations, primarily the stats I kept (though other, more subjective criteria also played a role).
In particular, a player's performance in the Top 20 All-Star game (and, of course, having been selected to the Top 20 game) had a major impact on these awards.
In any case, I chose three teams of All-Stars, an Honorable Mention list and a Most Outstanding Player. So without further delay...the best and the brightest from the camp:
Most Outstanding Player: Donte Smith, PG, Pasadena
Donte was outstanding throughout the camp, and he played a huge role in leading his team to the win in the Top 20 All-Star game. He finished that game with 15 pts, 8 rebs and 8 asts. Also, in one of the camp games, he put together a half that can only be described as "Donte's Inferno": 6 threes and 22 points in the first half of a game his team led at halftime, 59-22. There were players with higher ratings in the camp games, but playing on a loaded Compton Magic team kept the ratings down for all of their players (just so many shots to go around, eh?). And his role in seizing control of the All-Star game after the score was tied in the last two minutes clinched the deal.
First Team All-Stars:
PG - Donte Smith, Pasadena
SG - Chris Smith, LA Southwest
SF - Jonathan Malloy, Montana State (transfer)
PF - Cornel Williams, SD City
Ctr - Zach Atkinson, Feather River
Second Team All-Stars:
PG - Jamel McGuire, SD City
SG - Tyre Thompson, Santa Ana
SF - Jerard Moret, West LA
PF - Ervin Dunson, SD City
Ctr - Charles Garcia, Riverside
Third Team All-Stars:
PG - Maurice Clady, Grossmont
SG - Aaron Thompson, Cerritos
SF - Arnie Hollis, West LA
PF - Dean Hadley, Holmes MS
Ctr - Johnny Barnes, San Bernardino Valley
Honorable Mention:
Buchi Awaji, SG, Citrus
Marvin Bettis, PF, Southwestern
Chris Brown, PF, Long Beach
Jamal Brown, SF, Warren HS
Josh Crawford, Ctr, Iowa (transfer)
Brandon Davis, PF, Chaffey
Spencer Davis, SF, Oxnard
Edwin Edukere, SF, Citrus
Trevon Harmon, SG, Pasadena
Andrew Jenkins, PF, Riverside
Genesis Maciel, Ctr, Centennial-Compton HS
Darian McKinstry, PG, Fullerton
Dion Overstreet, PG, Venice HS
Anthony Palmer, SG, SD City
Kelvin Potts, SG, undecided
J.R. Reese, SF, Riverside
Eules Thompson, PG, LA Southwest
Kenneth Woods, PF, Cabrillo-Long Beach HS
