17U HoopSeen West Tip-Off Top Performers, Part II
Let’s run through the top overall performers from the HoopSeen West Tip-Off at the amazing Bell Bank Park. Today we run out our Part II from the 17 and under division.
RELATED: Part I 17U Top Performers
Keep an eye on the spring and summer as Gittens gets out there and plays in front of the college coaches. With good size (6-foot-5), a versatile game that can go inside and out, and a nose for the right time and right play, he has a lot of traits that should translate well to the college game. We’ve seen him stretch out a defense with his ability to shoot and score from three. He can guard athletic wings that like to drive. When you go through the list of things, he’s got a lot of checkmarks. - Justin Young
Shooters with size seem to always finds a home in college. Hunter checks both of those boxes. He’s good off the curl as a catch, shoot and score kind of option. From start to finish, Hunter was one of the best scorers at the event. If he had the ball on the perimeter, you thought he was going to score it. The 6-foot-5 guard also has a frame that allowed him to challenge en route to the rim as a driver and rim-attacker. There is a value with him from a consistent point of view. Hunter made a strong impression at the Tip-Off. Put him on your sleeper watch list for the spring, colleg coaches. - Justin Young
The Northern Nazarene commit might have been the best shooter I saw all weekend, which is saying a lot but would not surprise you if you watch him play. He had one game where he hit four 3-pointers on four straight possessions. He gets his shot off so fast and it is the same motion all the time. He is going to be a very good scorer at the next level, I am sure of. The fact that while the 3-pointer is where he is most dangerous, he is a good enough basketball player where he will make over-pursuing defenders pay by putting the ball on the deck and getting to the rim or swinging it to an open shooter. He also has a beautiful mid-range game. -Justin Vargas
How can you not love a guy like Peterson? In arguably the best game of the day, the built-like-a-linebacker guard played like a man ready to challenge all comers. He was the beneficiary of playing with a pair of guards like Isaiah Kai and Cohenj Gonzales. Peterson thrived in the up-tempo pace of the Team Arizona Black break. He is a competitor and challenges the other team's best player with his aggressiveness. He is tough as nails and you can’t have enough of that if you are going to be a successful squad. - Justin Young
Every time I’ve seen Baker play, he’s been impressive. A big guard with a big offensive attack, Baker can spray it from all spots on the floor. He was always in motion as a scorer and a shooter ready to fire. The 6-foot-5 senior is headed to Pima Community College and should fine a nice role there as a scorer. PCC is getting a competitive, battle-tested and fundamentally-grounded hooper in Baker. - Justin Young
