All rankings are based on the players and teams I saw play at the 2007 3 Stripes JC Shootout. There were 30 teams involved. I managed to see 24 of them in a total of 15 games (there were usually 3 games going on at a time, and obviously I could only watch one of them), including several teams twice.
Since there were usually 3 games going on at the same time, I had to make some tough choices and I hope you'll understand if I didn't get to see your team.
And of course, all these opinions are my own and have some degree of subjectivity. I've roughly followed the stats and results, including the results of games I didn't cover but did get the final scores for, but there is some subjective judgment involved as well. I recognize there's plenty of room for disagreement, but this is what I think...
Most Outstanding Player:
Nelson Ekeh, PF, American River He went a perfect 6-for-6 from the floor for 14 pts, grabbed 11 rebs, and led his team to a 64-58 win over a very good Santa Ana team when I saw him. And his team had a perfect 4-0 record on the weekend with wins over Santa Ana, Long Beach, Moorpark and Bakersfield. It's hard to ask for much more than that!
Most Outstanding Teams:
Two teams finished with perfect 4-0 records: American River and LA Trade Tech. ARC faced the tougher competition, while Trade Tech won by more impressive margins. Since they didn't play each other, there's no clear way to decide which was better...so I won't!
JCHoops.com All-Showcase Team:
First Team:
G - Tyre Thompson, Santa Ana
G - Kyle Watkins, Bakersfield
F - Yuniss Akinocho, Sequoias
F - Nelson Ekeh, American River
C - Charles Garcia, Riverside
Second Team:
G - Anthony Dandy, Riverside
G - Robert (Reggie) Arnold, Antelope Valley
F - Chris Brown, Long Beach
F - Sean Harris, Yuba
C - Zack Garcia, LA Pierce
Third Team:
G - Brandon Bean, Orange Coast
G - Showron Glover, Sequoias
F - Royal Edwards, Yuba
F - James Sandoval, Monterey Peninsula
C - Mahamoud Diakite, Antelope Valley
Honorable Mention:
PG - Mykale Hall, Orange Coast
PG - Chris Jackson, Foothill
PG - Reginald Lassiter, Bakersfield
PG - Darren Lew, East LA
PG - Ever Lopez, LA Pierce
PG - Anthony Vasquez, Moorpark
SG - Buchi Awaji, Citrus
SG - Rocky DiAntonio, Sequoias
SG - James Lewis, LA Trade Tech
SG - Daniel St. Hubert, LA Pierce
SG - Dominic Stewart, West Valley
SG - Perry Webster, Irvine Valley
SF - James Casey, Orange Coast
SF - Benjamin Clyde, East LA
SF - Arnette Hollis, West LA
SF - Chris Holloway, Palomar
SF - Darren Moore, Citrus
SF - Nick Pacitti, LA Trade Tech
SF - Franklin Sessions, Irvine Valley
SF - Lee Stephens, Mt. San Jacinto
SF - Nick Struthers, Monterey Peninsula
SF - Bradford Thompson-Young, Palomar
PF - Nick Alexander, West Valley
PF - Caise Burris, Moorpark
PF - Eric Hamerton, American River
PF - Ike Muoneke, Mt. San Jacinto
PF - Troy Payne, Citrus
PF - Kevin Pusiteri, Foothill
PF - Adrian Sessions, Irvine Valley
PF - Justin Smith, Canyons
PF - Robert Summers, LA Trade Tech
PF - Justin Wallace, East LA
Ctr - Dave Barker, Santa Barbara
Ctr - Richard Frohlich, Citrus
Ctr - Cameron Herbert, Long Beach
Ctr - Shakir Johnson, West LA
Ctr - Xavielle Maye, American River
Ctr - Ashleigh Walker, West Valley
Ctr - Jimez Williams, Santa Ana
