ArizonaVarsity looks at the 2019 class after the summer live periods and before the showcase/camp season and Fall ball starts. This is more of a fun article breaking down some of the rising seniors best skills from the AIA/CAA.
Now let’s look at the top-5’s for some individual attributes:
Best Shooters:
6-4 SG Carter Murphy (Arcadia)
6-2 PG Trent Brown (Pinnacle)
6-4 CG Jalen Williams (Perry)
6-2 CG Josh Baker (McClintock)
6-4 SG Zach Hobbs (Mesa)
Next 5:
6-5 SF Sam Goulet (Cactus Shadows)
6-2 SG Jackson Lee (Seton Catholic)
6-0 CG CJ Nnorom (Cactus Shadows)
6-4 SG Skylar Certo (Notre Dame Prep)
6-6 SF Jordan Mains (Pinnacle)
Another 5:
6-2 CG Carson James (Catalina Foothills)
6-5 SF Alec Bryan (Chaparral)
6-7 PF Ethan Spry (SCA)
6-2 CG Aidyn Albright (Horizon)
6-5 SF Majok Deng (Salpointe Catholic)
Best Scorers:
6-1 CG Jaelen House (Shadow Mountain)
6-2 PG Nico Mannion (Pinnacle)
6-7 SF Emmanuel Taban (Apollo)
6-1 SG Josh Ursery (Liberty)
6-3 SF J'Saan Strover (Desert Vista)
Best Athletes:
6-4 SG Jackson Ruai (Amphi)
6-1 SG Josh Ursery (Liberty)
6-9 PF Jalen Graham (Mountain Pointe)
6-2 PG Nico Mannion (Pinnacle)
6-4 SF Josh Hawkins (Paradise Honors)
Best Motor:
6-1 CG Jaelen House (Shadow Mountain)
6-5 SF Majok Deng (Salpointe Catholic)
5-11 PG Zach Paloma (Sunnyslope)
6-5 SF Kyle Patterson (Perry)
5-11 PG Jason Perrine (Perry)
Most Versatile:
6-5 SF Otis Frazier III (Buckeye)
6-5 CG Kingdom Artis (Mesquite)
6-7 SF Emmanuel Taban (Apollo)
6-5 SF Kyle Patterson (Perry)
6-4 SF Grant Ward (Buena)
Top-5 Toughest:
6-5 SF Kyle Patterson (Perry)
6-5 SF Zach Lyons (MTV)
6-6 SF Carson Towt (Gilbert)
6-4 PF Brandon Kron (Desert Mountain)
5-11 PG Zach Paloma (Sunnyslope)
Top-5 "Give the ball to and go to work"
6-1 CG Jaelen House (Shadow Mountain)
6-4 PG D'Maurian Williams (Westivew)
6-3 SF J'Saan Strover (Desert Vista)
6-9 PF Jalen Graham (Mountain Pointe)
5-10 PG Kaleb Brown (Peoria)
Top-5 Sub 6-foot:
5-10 PG Jovan Blacksher (Shadow Mountain)
5-11 PG Zach Paloma (Sunnyslope)
5-11 CG Julian Molina (Marana Mountain View)
5-9 PG Khalid Price (Mountain Pointe)
5-11 PG Kelvin "KJ" Patrick (Willow Canyon)
Best on-ball defenders:
5-10 PG Jovan Blacksher (Shadow Mountain)
6-4 SG Jackson Ruai (Amphi)
6-1 CG Jaelen House (Shadow Mountain)
6-2 PG Nico Mannion (Pinnacle)
5-7 PG Alfred Jordan (La Joya)
Best shot blockers:
6-9 PF Jalen Graham (Mountain Pointe)
6-3 PF Jalen Calvert (McClintock)
6-10 C Lucas Elliott (Pusch Ridge)
6-7 C Brandon Savage (Deer Valley)
6-7 C Shemar Wilson (Tolleson)
Best Passers:
6-4 PG D'Maurian Williams (Westview)
5-10 PG Jovan Blacksher (Shadow Mountain)
6-0 PG Reed Myers (SCA)
6-6 SF Jordan Mains (Pinnacle)
6-2 PG Nico Mannion (Pinnacle)
Top-5 with no D1 offers:
6-2 CG Josh Baker (McClintock)
6-8 PF/C Shaun Wahlstrom (Estrella Foothills)
6-7 PF Mamane Yaou (Tri-City Chrisitan)
6-10 C Cameron Katal (Millennium)
6-5 SF Emad Elniel (Independence)
Top-5 way under the radar:
5-10 PG Cinsere West (Central)
6-4 SF Jonathan Jackson (Paradise Honors)
6-4 SF Ramsey Penza (Shadow Mountain)
5-11 CG Lewis Hughes (Tolleson)
6-1 CG Aidyn Parrish (North Canyon)
Top-5:
6-2 PG Nico Mannion (Pinnacle)
6-9 PF Jalen Graham (Mountain Pointe)
6-1 CG Jaelen House (Shadow Mountain)
6-7 SF Emmanuel Taban (Apollo)
5-10 PG Jovan Blacksher (Shadow Mountain)
Top-5 Upside:
6-4 SG Jackson Ruai (Amphi)
6-10 C John Olmsted (Morenci)
6-5 SF Otis Frazier III (Buckeye)
6-4 SG Carter Murphy (Arcadia)
6-6 SF Jaret and Jalen Allen (Deer Valley)
