Championship Sunday started early in Wichita as 9am start times saw Semi- final action in all three divisions. Four days of hard fought competitive basketball came to a close crowning three champions.

NBA 17u division had a great semi- final set of matches.

NLHA Perez vs Texas Elite –Witmer, and SSA Elite vs Dallas USA. The talented Alex Vilarino single handily took NLHA apart in transition, off the pick n roll and from deep in both corners to propel TexasElite to a 58-43 victory. Then SSA Elite and Dallas USA battled ,went back and forth with nice runs in the 2nd half but eventually it was SSA Elite’s passing game and rebounding edge making the difference in a 54-51 win.

In the NBA final, the talented Texas Elite guard duo of Alex Vilarino and Shannon Watkins were lightning fast on the break, while active defensively to get deflects and steals to win going away,76-62.

In the NCAA division, it was a semi- finals dream match up with a quick NLHA bunch narrowly getting by a smart Wichita Padres squad 64-63 while Nebraska earned top spot in the finals by drubbing Oklahoma Respect 69-60. But in this finals, D1 Nebraska proved too tough a match up, being led by a terrific future star in Garrett Snodgrass who blazed the nets to 29 points defeating the host NLHA, 64-56.

Oz Elite 15u Davis of Wichita Ks really has the best talent in the NIT division .They just literally ran through all comers to take the championship, 76-65 over KC keys 2019. Oz also won the NIT 15u trophy in April here at GASO so a big well done to them.

GASO Midwest TOP PERFORMERS July 7-10 2016

These were the top Performers I observed on display at Next Level Hoops Academy and Wichita Hoops for the Gaso Midwest NCAA Live tournament on July 7-10, 2016.

The NBA 17u division:

MVP

Alex Vilarino 6-foot-2 Texas Elite-Witmer.

Do it all guard attacking relentlessly. Good eyes to find his teammates. Nice high 3 arch too. Great finisher

Curtis Heyward 6-foot-5 OKC Storm.

The most explosive 1 on 1 player here with fast hands and motor to blaze. Spin move was his go to. Big ups. Looking at prep.

Timothy Holland 6-foot-7 THP .

The one all the top D1 schools came to see. Physically, too much for most opponents here. Big Bounce. Quick to Shot block. Can hit the open perimeter shot

Dan Venzant 5-foot-10 TX D1 Ambassadors West Texas .

Short in stature but gets in the lane at will, and flat out scores. Never stops running. Venzant went for 40 in a win Friday night.

Mikey Wykoff 6-foot-4 SSA Elite Wht.

The leader for SSA . No one played on both ends better. Good use of fakes, strong in congested traffic. Made quite an impression. Good future.

Colt Savage 6-foot-4 Oklahoma RUN PWP.

Fundamentally sound. Finishes with both hands with strong frame. Solid on short corner and wing area. Good academic kid.

Justin Engresser 6-foot-5 Colorado Lions

Scored 32 points on opening day with jump shots, pull ups, baseline work. Money at the line. No one scored in more ways. Has Western Carolina following strong. Colorado Mines. Open to move away if fits are better.

Cameron Clark 6-foot-6 SSA Elite WHT

Goggles remind me of a young Horace Grant with his smooth jumpers. Has nice passing skills on outlet and touch on hi-low action. Nice shot blocker. Was terrific in SSA getting to Sunday final.

Jaxon Simons 6-foot-2 Nebraska Select

Impossible to keep him out of the lane. Was a nice scorer with arch and rotation from 3-range too. Like his teammates all are fundamentally effective in defense and ball handling decisions.

Jeff Oxford 6-foot-1 Oklahoma Showtime

Bigtime mid-range jumper from elbow and short corners. Loves to defend with good footwork. Good student.

The NCAA 16u Division

These 10 were consistent shining with potential to be really good next high school season, and excel on main stage next spring and summer.

MVP

Garrett Snodgrass 6-foot-4 D1 Nebraska 15u

Frederico Hayden 6-foot-4 SSA Elite 16

Tyler White 6-foot-4 SSA Elite 16

Derrick Diggins 6-foot-2 Team Iowa Blue

Joquaylan James 5 -foot-11 365 Ignite

BJ Wilson 5-foot-11 THP 16

Mitchell Woodward 6 -foot-4 Wichita Padres

Stephen Hall 5 -foot-9 Oklahoma Power 16

Kobe Dickson 6 -foot-8 HBWT 16

Devin Davis 6-foot-2 NLHA 16

Jaeden Bradley 6-foot-5 303 Elite 2019

Nebraska Select gets by 65-47 over Oklahoma Showtime.

Oklahoma Power PWP 73-47 over OnPoint.

OKC Wolfpack 75-43 over Converse Elite.

THP battled but SSA Elite won with a close 56-50 count.

NLHA Perez went to 2 Overtimes but won on a 3 from Chase Oberg 72-69.

HBWT 17 beat a tough OKLA Hustlers 69-61.

BTR 17 has been impressive and beat Houston Lynx 61-52.

In afternoon action Texas Elite defeated Oklahoma Run PWP 74-69.

SSA Elite White advances with a sound 77-66 win over Texas Champions.Too much Mikey Wykoff w 28.

And with “11” 3’s NLHA Perez 17 beat OKC Wolfpack 64-34 with coach Marshall in attendance.

Oklahoma Run TWP 79 Nebraska Select 63. Cole Savage led the way with 22 points.

NLHA (KS)and 6-foot-8 2016 Troy Baker and teams sensational 3-point barrage beat the Oklahoma Wolfpack 72-49.

Converse Elite couldn’t stop tough OnPoint Hoops with a relentless transition in second half in a 54-44 victory.

THP (TX) PG 6-foot-0 Mark Wilson dropped in a teardrop at .01 for the big win 52-50.

BTR 17 71 over Game Changers 64. Key 2nd half free throws clinched the win.

Texas Tigers BlacK 46 over a quick Tulsa Hawks 43.

Upward Stars (OK) and speedy 6 ft 0 16’ Micah Speight in a narrow nail biter 57-56 over the OKC Wolfpack.

Lockdown BB Tx is a sure team to compete for a weekend bracket with a 71-42 runaway win over 303 Colorado.

Texas Elite Witmer 48, KC 28 led by Alex Vilarino and Shannon Watkins.

Houston Lynx and a platoon system show depth in 47-26 win over Colorado Springs Lions.

Oklahoma Hustlers over Game Changers 71-64.Balanced inside-outside game.

Lockdown took care of SSA Elite in afternoon action, 66-44.Lockdown Pride in that defense.

The OKC Storm won again 87-72 over the KC Pacers. Runouts and fast break dunks headline this victory.

Dallas USA wins big with 6 ft 3 17’ Kedrian Johnson and a strong inside strength 61-52 over Texas Tigers BLK.

SSA Elite in evening game took apart Elevate DFW 78-39.Perry Whitaker and Mikey Wycoff lead the way.

Texas D1 Ambassadors W 63-50 over Team Oklahoma. Solid performances from Speedy Daniel Venzant with 40 points! No one quicker on a release.

Arkansas Hoyas 79-70 over the Tulsa Hawks with 6 ft 1 16’ Nathan Corder leading the attack.

BTR OK 64-45 over Oklahoma Hustlers led by 6 ft 0 G George Price.

Nebraska Select 64-54 over Houston Lynx led by 6 ft 2 17’ Jaxon Simons and big long 6 ft 9 Nosawema Iyabaye .

Texas Champions 64-60 defeat Oklahoma Premier but lose to OKC Wolfpack in final Friday action 50-47.

Game Changers OK 78-70 over OKLA PWR Blk. 23 pts for MJ Smith and 17 for Read Streller in the win