Bossi's Best: Five-star Bol headlines April eval period awards

The "off" season of high school basketball is dominated by the grassroots basketball circuits. With the passing of the April evaluation period, the first of three legs of the grassroots season has been completed. Here are the best of the best in several categories from various events.

How he stood out: The seven-footer was simply ridiculous on both ends of the floor. He averaged over 25 points a game while grabbing nine rebounds and blocking three shots per contest. He is shooting well over 50 percent from three, playing with a motor and for my money he has emerged as perhaps one of the top two prospects in 2018.

Recruitment: Offers from Arizona, Kansas, Kentucky, St. John's, UCLA and USC.

How he stood out: Playing in the Under Armour Association with Sports U, Quinerly is fourth in scoring (19 PPG) and first in assists (6.0 APG) on his circuit. He has shown toughness, he has made others better and most importantly his team only lost one game during the April evaluation periods.

Recruitment: Offers from Villanova, Virginia, Kansas, Syracuse, Stanford, Arizona, Rutgers, Seton Hall, St. John's and many others.

How he stood out: Because he makes things look so easy, Langford can sometimes leave you wanting more and he's not shot the ball well from beyond the three-point line this spring. However, he has size, he has athleticism and he has a pretty well balanced all around game. Even playing just "so-so" by his standards, I didn't see a better shooting guard in April.

Recruitment: Duke, Indiana, Louisville, Kansas, Kentucky, Vanderbilt and others have offered.

How he stood out: Reddish had a terrific junior season, but he has taken things to another level and emerged as the best wing prospect in the country during April. He's pushing 6-foot-8 now, is a money jump shooter and can create for others. Whenever I watch, I think Jimmy Butler in training.

Recruitment: Arizona, Connecticut, Duke, Kentucky and Villanova are among those in the running.

How he stood out: Of the best players in the country, Bagley III has the least help around him. I would have gone with him as the best player I saw in April, but the fact that his team is winless in EYBL play does have to be taken into consideration. Otherwise, Bagley is awesome and still the best prospect in the class of 2018 because of his athleticism, aggressive play and expanding game. He averaged just short of 27 points and 15 rebounds per contest.

Recruitment: Arizona, Duke, Kentucky, Kansas, UCLA and USC make up his top six.

How he stood out: Among those in the conversation for best point guard in the country, I was most impressed by what Quickley did defensively in the first Adidas Gauntlet session in Ft. Worth. Quickley made life miserable for anybody he guarded on the perimeter because of his quickness, length and Baltimore toughness.

Recruitment: Duke, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Miami, Providence and Virginia make up his top seven.

How he stood out: If you are looking for an Alpha type personality who makes every game a test of his opponents manhood, then Williams is your guy. Slightly undersized as a power forward, Williams is a world class athlete and big-time tail-kicker. Going back almost 20 years, he reminds me of a guy who played one year at Florida before being drafted by the NBA, Donnell Harvey.

Recruitment: Williams won't discuss his recruitment, but Kansas, Florida, Florida State and N.C. State are among those who have offered.

How he stood out: One of the premier shooters in the country, Swider was fantastic playing for BABC in the EYBL. He scored nearly 21 points per game while hauling in six rebounds a contest. He's got size, is a good athlete and can really fire it up from deep. Assuming he continues to play like he did in April, Swider will be one of the biggest movers in the next rankings update.

Recruitment: Purdue, Texas, Indiana, Syracuse, Villanova, Wake Forest, Providence, Boston College, Rhode Island and several others have offered.

How they stood out: First of all, boo on us for dropping the super skilled and tough Cunningham out of the 2018 Rivals150 in the last update. All he's done is lead the Adidas Uprising circuit in scoring (23.5) while coming in third for rebounding (10.8). Strong and athletic, Steere at times looked like a shorter version of Blake Griffin when it comes to playing style. He's very bouncy around the rim and has been a huge stock booster.

Recruitment: Cunningham has been a priority for Oklahoma for some time now and just added an offer from hometown Texas. Steere has recently added offers from Kansas, Miami, Arkansas, Georgia, Clemson, Tennessee and Florida State among others.

How he stood out: Class of 2019's No. 1 ranked player R.J. Barrett put up big numbers in the EYBL, but he only played one session in April due to injury. Because he played both evaluation sessions, the No. 2 player Bassey gets the nod. There were times that he looked like a young

Recruitment: Offers from Baylor, Kansas, Western Kentucky, Memphis, TCU, Tennessee, Texas A&M and others.

How he stood out: Playing in the 16U division of the Adidas Gauntlet, Hampton was an effortless scoring machine. He creates off the dribble, scores from deep and puts up huge numbers without being a ball hog or forcing things. I recommended him to a few high level coaches and he went for 49.

Recruitment: Baylor, Texas Tech, SMU (where his father played), Kansas, Texas, Oklahoma State and Texas A&M have offered.