The final day of action at the Pangos All-American Camp in Long Beach, Calif., brought plenty of excitement as the event was capped by the Cream of the Crop Top 30 game, which featured plenty of Arizona targets. Here's a quick look at some of the Arizona recruits we watched in that game and how they performed on the final day of action.
Ray Smith: The Las Vegas, Nev., prospect was far and away the best performer in the final game of the event as he scored in a variety of ways and really looked to be on a different level than almost everybody else in the contest. Smith caught plenty of lob dunks throughout the game on his way to 30 points, but he also created a little bit for his teammates and was really just active all around the floor. Smith's size and game are suited for the NBA, and it's clear after his performance this weekend that that's where things are headed down the line for the 6-foot-8 wing.
Arizona is still doing well with him, but other schools are pushing hard as well.
Tyler Dorsey: The Arizona commit took home one of the camp's overall MVP awards after a solid showing over the course of the weekend. The five-star guard didn't have a dominant performance when we watched him, but he was solid and consistent in what he was able to show. It was much of the same on the final day of action as he continued to try and get his teammates involved while still getting his own points.
For Dorsey a lot of the work that he does when he has things going is when he gets to the free-throw line. When has that aggressive edge to him he can do damage at the line, and during Sunday's game he was certainly in that attack mode. There's still work to be done for the five-star recruit as another five-star guard got the better of him Friday night, but he remains one of the elite combo guards in the class.
Isaiah Briscoe: Just as Smith was on another level on the final day of action the five-star guard from New Jersey was on a different level as well - and for Briscoe it was the entire weekend. The big guard really gave Dorsey fits on the first night of action with his aggressiveness and strength. It's that strength that makes Briscoe such a tough prospect to guard because he can really get to the basket whenever he chooses.
Sunday's final game was a mixed bag of tricks for Briscoe as he did a little scoring, but it was his ability to create that really made him special. He was on the other end of a lot of the lobs to Smith, and the duo worked really well together for the White squad in the top 30 game. Along with being able to play the point, Briscoe showed that he can play off the ball as well with that scoring ability he possesses.
Stephen Zimmerman: At this point you know what you're going to get from the five-star big man from Las Vegas. Sunday was no different with Zimmerman doing his usual thing down low for his team. A camp setting is not necessarily the greatest for a big man to shine, but the 7-footer has such a unique skill set that he can thrive in that type of setting as well. His ability to run the floor was on full display during the final game as he had plenty of transition baskets and dunks. However, the big man sometimes pulls that shooting ability out when he can play a little more freely and that was one thing he did Sunday.
Zimmerman hit some shots from deep, and showed off the range that he has when it comes to his skill set. Overall it was a good weekend for the big man, and he continues to show why all the top programs in the country want him.
Vance Jackson: There are times when the four-star wing from Bellflower (Calif.) St. John Bosco gets lost in the shuffle among 2016 recruits, but he showed plenty of promise once again on Sunday. He didn't get as many minutes as some other prospects in the final game, but he made the most of his time. Jackson showed off his improving skill set with his usual deep jump shots, but he was also aggressive at the rim with some nice dunks.
Derryck Thornton: The four-star point guard from Henderson (Nev.) Findlay Prep didn't have his best weekend, but he certainly still belongs in the discussion for the best prospects at his position out West in the 2016 class. Thornton is a prospect who is still figuring things out when it comes to balancing when to score and when to be more of a distributor - both things he can do well. As he continues to mature as a player those things will get figured out, and he will be just fine. Moving forward, however, the 6-foot-2 prospect needs to add some bulk to make getting to the basket aggressively even easier.
Cody Riley: By now the word is out on the 2017 recruit from Chatsworth (Calif.) Sierra Canyon. Riley doesn't look like a freshman going into his sophomore year, and he doesn't play like one either. The 6-foot-7 recruit unleashed some big dunks during the final game when he was able to get in on the action and he's really just something else to watch. There are times when he probably hangs around the perimeter too much when he could do a lot more damage down low, but he still has plenty of time to work on all the aspects of his skill set.
We'll have more from the Pangos All-American Camp including more on the prospects we watched at the event throughout the week. So continue to check back for updates.
This post was edited on 6/2 12:08 PM by Matt Moreno
Ray Smith: The Las Vegas, Nev., prospect was far and away the best performer in the final game of the event as he scored in a variety of ways and really looked to be on a different level than almost everybody else in the contest. Smith caught plenty of lob dunks throughout the game on his way to 30 points, but he also created a little bit for his teammates and was really just active all around the floor. Smith's size and game are suited for the NBA, and it's clear after his performance this weekend that that's where things are headed down the line for the 6-foot-8 wing.
Arizona is still doing well with him, but other schools are pushing hard as well.
Tyler Dorsey: The Arizona commit took home one of the camp's overall MVP awards after a solid showing over the course of the weekend. The five-star guard didn't have a dominant performance when we watched him, but he was solid and consistent in what he was able to show. It was much of the same on the final day of action as he continued to try and get his teammates involved while still getting his own points.
For Dorsey a lot of the work that he does when he has things going is when he gets to the free-throw line. When has that aggressive edge to him he can do damage at the line, and during Sunday's game he was certainly in that attack mode. There's still work to be done for the five-star recruit as another five-star guard got the better of him Friday night, but he remains one of the elite combo guards in the class.
Isaiah Briscoe: Just as Smith was on another level on the final day of action the five-star guard from New Jersey was on a different level as well - and for Briscoe it was the entire weekend. The big guard really gave Dorsey fits on the first night of action with his aggressiveness and strength. It's that strength that makes Briscoe such a tough prospect to guard because he can really get to the basket whenever he chooses.
Sunday's final game was a mixed bag of tricks for Briscoe as he did a little scoring, but it was his ability to create that really made him special. He was on the other end of a lot of the lobs to Smith, and the duo worked really well together for the White squad in the top 30 game. Along with being able to play the point, Briscoe showed that he can play off the ball as well with that scoring ability he possesses.
Stephen Zimmerman: At this point you know what you're going to get from the five-star big man from Las Vegas. Sunday was no different with Zimmerman doing his usual thing down low for his team. A camp setting is not necessarily the greatest for a big man to shine, but the 7-footer has such a unique skill set that he can thrive in that type of setting as well. His ability to run the floor was on full display during the final game as he had plenty of transition baskets and dunks. However, the big man sometimes pulls that shooting ability out when he can play a little more freely and that was one thing he did Sunday.
Zimmerman hit some shots from deep, and showed off the range that he has when it comes to his skill set. Overall it was a good weekend for the big man, and he continues to show why all the top programs in the country want him.
Vance Jackson: There are times when the four-star wing from Bellflower (Calif.) St. John Bosco gets lost in the shuffle among 2016 recruits, but he showed plenty of promise once again on Sunday. He didn't get as many minutes as some other prospects in the final game, but he made the most of his time. Jackson showed off his improving skill set with his usual deep jump shots, but he was also aggressive at the rim with some nice dunks.
Derryck Thornton: The four-star point guard from Henderson (Nev.) Findlay Prep didn't have his best weekend, but he certainly still belongs in the discussion for the best prospects at his position out West in the 2016 class. Thornton is a prospect who is still figuring things out when it comes to balancing when to score and when to be more of a distributor - both things he can do well. As he continues to mature as a player those things will get figured out, and he will be just fine. Moving forward, however, the 6-foot-2 prospect needs to add some bulk to make getting to the basket aggressively even easier.
Cody Riley: By now the word is out on the 2017 recruit from Chatsworth (Calif.) Sierra Canyon. Riley doesn't look like a freshman going into his sophomore year, and he doesn't play like one either. The 6-foot-7 recruit unleashed some big dunks during the final game when he was able to get in on the action and he's really just something else to watch. There are times when he probably hangs around the perimeter too much when he could do a lot more damage down low, but he still has plenty of time to work on all the aspects of his skill set.
We'll have more from the Pangos All-American Camp including more on the prospects we watched at the event throughout the week. So continue to check back for updates.
This post was edited on 6/2 12:08 PM by Matt Moreno
