RecruitLook Iowa Showcase August 7-9 Ratings

 I am backlogged on tournament ratings with a busy weekend.  My focus was the RecruitLook Iowa Showcase where I was gathering game stats and video highlights for Larry Hughes 17U elite team.  That means I have a heavy week of tournaments to pour over to come up with the next 17U rankings but be patient and give me a little breathing space and I will post something by the end of the week.  

There were some big tournaments including Prep Hoops and Ny2LA events but I will report only on RL Iowa Showcase today.  The LHBA 17U group, coached by Eric Bain, went into the weekend as slight favorites but injuries to new members David Trupiano (Francis Howell) and Brendan Harter (Marquette) and dominant center, Sam Thompson (FH), left the team with six players for four games over about 18 hours.  On top of that, their toughest game was the fourth game against a fresh-legged Grassroots Sizzle Suggs from Minnesota.  Eric's guys gutted out a 65-64 win over Suggs on a last second steal by Preston Fortner (FH) and basket by Nate Parker (Eureka), the team's leading tournament scorer with 62 points in four games.  Shooting guard, Myles Estrada (Francis Howell Central), dropped 60, power forward Logan Wich (Parkway West) pounded inside for 50 and the three point guards, Fortner, Ethan Lattimore (Vianney) and Anthony Pfiffer (Webster Grove) drove opponents wild with steals and great passing.  Trupiano, gathered some key boards and putback baskets  before going down with an ankle sprain. The team will add Thomas Redmond (DeSmet) for the next Recruit Look tourney in Omaha and hope they don't have further injuries.  With a stifling defense and team oriented offense, Bain has these guys outperforming teams with more talent and size.  These guys are all high-octane team oriented players that make the entire team better.  That made for a 4-0 record at the Iowa Showcase.

They competition will be even stiffer in Omaha.

Here's the ratings for the Iowa Showcase....  more later:


2020 RecruitLook Iowa Showcase Ames IA Aug 7-9
https://basketball.exposureevents.com/150989/2020-iowa-showcase/divisions/schedulestandingsbrackets/446783
Larry Hughes Basketball Academy MO 124
Iowa Barnstormers Gold IA 119
Grassroots Sizzle - Suggs MN 118
Team RWA IL 115
Beyond Ball IA 114
KIPP (MN) MN 114
Illini Magic IL 113
Pure Prep 17U IA 113
Powerhouse Hoops NE LaNoue NE 110
Iowa Dynasty IA 103
Iowa Chill Athletics 17U IA 103
Thunder Elite G TX 103
Minnesota Bulldogs Blue MN 102
WIS- Elite- Thompson 17u WI 100
Showtime Hoopers IA 100
Iowa Intensity IA 99
Iowa Barnstormers Black IA 98
Waterloo Salvation 17u IA 97
Missouri Elite MO 95
Iowa Ambush IA 94
Colorado United CO 92


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