GASO Notables Part 2

Duncanville - The Great American Shoot-Out and the cities of Duncanville, DeSoto, Cedar Hill and Arlington played host to over 360 teams that participated in the three-day event. Teams from 10 different states made up this year's crop, and many left with hardware to prove that they can compete at a high level at the GASO.

The Great American Shoot-Out, a NCAA OPEN PERIOD EVENT, showcased some of the state's top players and allowed for them to have the stage in front of college programs from across the country.

Fabian White started off slow for the Houston Hoopstars, but once the Atascocita High School prospect put it all together he was hard to stop inside the paint. White was creating room on the block and positioning himself for easy buckets. When watching White, he uses his length and body to get looks.

When it comes to recruiting, White has handfuls of offers, and many high-major programs interested. Offers have come from Boise State, UTSA, Florida Gulf Coast, Creighton, Houston, Florida International, and UT-Arlington.

White says that he has improved in many areas of his game, and with that development, more offers will roll in.

Lockdown Showcase has gotten a reputation of garnering some of the best talent in the Austin-area, and this year, the 17s group has a sophomore combo of Davion Buster and Shasirae Harvey. The 5-foot-11 Buster from Austin Lanier has a nice stroke from behind the arc and will split defenders on his way to the paint. Harvey is a point guard that handles pressure and uses his strong body to play physical. Out of Austin LBJ, Harvey does look to score, but still will get his teammates involved.

Noah Davis and Tim Samuel are a nice duo for Brazoria Ballers, and they both are members of the same high school team at Brazoswood. Both players can score, but they do it in a different style of each other. Davis is a guard that has a good stroke from behind the arc and will hurt his opponent when they sit back in a zone defense. He handles the ball well and doesn't mind being a distributor. Samuel is a slashing athlete that gets ahead of the pack and will finish. Samuel moves past the defense as he gets inside the paint to score. He is also a nice rebounder, and has size.

· JaRian Spells suited up for All 4 Sports Dream Team and he was impressive. Once ranked as a TexasHoops.com Top 100 player, Spells proved the staff wrong for dropping him to No.102. Spells athleticism for a point guard and his active 6-foot-1 basketball body earned him an offer from Fresno State. He was tough to guard and Spells made buckets when he saw the opportunities to make high percentage shots.

· A sleeper with Houston Topgun White is 6-foot-3 Reece Spencer. There have been plenty of whispers about Spencers ability to score and he showed some of that ability at the Great American Shoot-Out. Spencer, who attends Porter High School has a nice jumper and will hit the three-pointer. Spencer is good from 15-feet and making shots in open space.

· While many programs will be lining up to take a hard look at Tim Holland on the THP 17s, but you might not want to overlook teammate, DeAndre Johnson of Austin LBJ High School. The power forward has shown versatility inside and out of the paint area, as a rebounder and defender, and on the offensive side of the ball, Johnson will make good moves in the paint. He will also find himself with open looks on the perimeter and will knock those down.

Tray Buchanan out of the state of Iowa attended the Great American Shoot-Out with Kingdom Hoops Elite. Buchanan was fast in the open court and showed his versatility as a ball handler as he set his teammates up for scores. At 5-foot-10, Buchanan ran the team, and was able to hit the perimeter open look and several three-pointers.

Brantly Thompson is a shooter, and will get hot and drop multiple threes in a game, and he did it consistently throughout the tourney for OK Wizards.

NLHA's (KS) Baryden Neuschafer was another scorer with range. Neuschafer did a nice job of moving around the perimeter hitting open looks.

Tyler Watkins (Dallas USA) is a slasher that can put up points in a hurry. Watkins will hit the hole and draw fouls by creating contact. The class of 2017 combo guard is from Duncanville High School.

Zantorious Bickcom (Dallas Mustngs-Theo) - is a lanky wing that can get through the defense from the wing and will finish in the lane. Bickcom, a Richardson Berkner product hits the hole hard and uses his reach to score around defenders.

Derrick Guinn (Texas Select Slam) - showed his versatility by pulling up for jumpers and playing through contact. Guinn isn't shy about sticking his nose in the paint and grabbing rebounds. He runs the break in will push the ball. Guinn attends Trinity High School.

Malik Murad (Arlington Rise Surperior) - From Mansfield Legacy, Murad flys up the court and looks to hits the mid-range jumper and floaters. He is fast and moves quickly with the ball in his hands.

Kedrian Johnson (Dallas USA) - Johnson uses speed and quickness up the court to create space between him and his opponent. He has a nice jump shot and hits the three-pointer in bunches.