SATURDAY-SUNDAY OCTOBER 20TH & 21ST, 2018
LAGRANGE (IL) PARK-DISTRICT
Dinos Trigonis came in town saddled-up for few days armed with my favorite contingent of national scouts including Van Coleman, Clark Francis, Frank Burlinson, and Nike’s top observer John Stovall. Scouting observers caught a birds-eye view of some of the top up-coming talent in the Mid-West. For us locals it was a golden opportunity to size up some of our areas’ highly touted 2021 & 22 prospects. The only sobering aspect for us local viewers was watching the nation’s No. 1 player – Pat Baldwin Jr. strut his game; the young fella grew up in the Chicago area and was often recognized as our up-coming phenom, now resides in Sussex, Wis. where he has reaffirmed his status as a prized recruit. We can’t help but create thoughts of what packed gymnasiums would look like when he suited up to perform nightly. Baldwin is a re-birth of former NBA star and University Tennessee stand-out Alan Houston. Now Chicagoans starting to feel really good about the development of Simeon’s six-foot one high scoring guard Ahamed “Black Cat” Bynum, who claimed camp MVP after recording a thirty-point performance on 6 of 8 shooting during the All-Star Game finale. Bynum is a terrific talent, he was draining jumpers from thirty, arguably the best player in our state’s 2021 Class. He has the perfect demeanor for stardom. Springfield-Missouri native Anton Brookshire was impressive, demonstrated excellent poise & court savvy while brandishing skills of a polished ball-handler/shooter & decision maker. He drew some MVP considerations. Good lookin’ prospect.
TOP 15 PLAYERS WE SAW DURING THE PANGOS CAMP
NAME HT POS YR CITY/H.S.
A.J. Casey 6-8 F 2022 Chicago Simeon
“Waiting on him to take next step in growth/game.”
Kimahri Wilson 6-0 PG 2021 Carmel
“Terrific young talent. Fun to watch, top 10 in our Class.”
Cameron Cleveland 5-9 PG 2022 Chicago Leo
“Promising prospect, a player we’re going to see express himself soon.”
Reggie Ward 6-4 WF 2021 St. Rita
“Has a scorer’s mentality, gave us a glimpse of what his future could look like.”
Jaylin Gibson 6-3 PG 2021 Evanston
“Now has to separate himself from the pack.”
Kanye Smith 6-4 WG 2022 Chicago Whitney Young
“Smooth player showed ability to knock down shots on the perimeter.”
Kai Evans 6-2 G 2021 Montini
“Athletic & aggressive attacking the rim.”
Byron Hobbs Jr. 6-3 WG 2022 Chicago Hyde Park Academy
“A sleeper clone, a player we will follow closely.”
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