Summer Jam: O'Bannon lights it up

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Mequon, Wisc. – The playoffs tipped off on Day 3 of the NY2LA Summer Jam. And although several first- and second-round games were rather one-sided affairs it still provided an opportunity to see which prospects played like they "want it" in front college coaches of all levels.

Four-star shooting guard Charles O'Bannon, Jr. can really shoot it. There, I said it. But if defenders underestimate his athleticism because of his textbook shooting stroke, O'Bannon can make them pay for it as he drives past them to the cup. At the other end of the floor, the No. 30-ranked prospect in the 2017 Rivals150 can defend multiple positions.

At the end of May, O'Bannon cut his list to Arizona, Kansas, UCLA, UNLV, North Carolina State, Texas, Oregon and Washington.

Since Summer Jam jumped off on Wednesday there has been lots of talk, deservedly so, about 2017 Australian big man Jacob Epperson. While college coaches watched Epperson, they also got a good look at one of his teammates: 2017 shooting guard Cameron Healy.

The 6-foot-2 combo guard, who attends Florida's Montverde Academy, scored 16 points in a Friday morning win while playing poised and under control. Healy knocked down a pair of three-pointers, scored at the rim and displayed a nice in-between game. When AUSA Hoops used him at point guard, Healy demonstrated that he was a capable facilitator and good decision maker.

Healy, whose brother Kai plays at Santa Clara, holds an offer from Cal Poly.

We spent some time watching an impressive 16U MBA Hoops team that featured a front court of 2018 small forward Deonte Spencer (6-foot-7, 190 pounds), 2018 power forward Michael Barber (6-foot-8, 220 pounds) and 2018 center Jude Akabueze (6-foot-8, 240 pounds). Akabueze, a barrel chested big man, led the charge with 21 points, 11 rebounds and two blocks. He just goes and gets the ball when shots come off the rim. Akabueze keeps the ball high, which lead to easy putbacks on offense and allowed him to make quick and long outlet passes on the defensive glass. He also ran the floor very well and even started a fast break for five dribbles before handing the ball off to a guard. Spencer added 18 points, many coming on pull up jumpers inside the arc. Barber did most of his damage in the first half when he scored all seven of his points and grabbed five of his six rebounds. MBA Hoops only had seven players dressed and the pace of play seemed to get to Barber.

According to MBA Hoops coach Omhar Carter, Akabueze holds offers from West Virginia, North Carolina State, Wake Forest, Georgia Tech and Mississippi State. Barber has offers from Ole Miss, Penn State, Mississippi State, Memphis and interest from California.

Four-star shooting guard Tyler Herro wasn't very efficient Wednesday night but he more than made up for that on Saturday. Herro had 20 points, 18 in the first half, in a Playground Warriors win in front of coaches from Florida, Ohio State, Arizona, Marquette, Iowa, California, Michigan and others. The No. 80-ranked player in the 2018 Rivals150, Herro can make the game look easy at times, almost too easy.

Stackhouse Elite North 2018 combo guard Stefan Smith is an emerging scoring point guard from Canada who is beginning to get high-major attention. Quick off the dribble, Smith creates for himself and his teammates. Stackhouse Elite North 16U relies on Smith's scoring -- he finished with 14 points -- but his shot was off-and-on so he did other things to help his team. A scrappy defender, Smith is not afraid of contact and will get in your chest. As a member of the U17 Canadian Team at the 2016 FIBA World Championships, Smith averaged 5.3 points and 3.3 rebounds in 15.1 minutes of playing time per game.

Four-star shooting guard Jordan Poole, who committed to Michigan in October told us that he's been tuning up his game and the results are starting to show. Poole penetrated the lane at will and dished to teammates, he used pick and rolls effectively and he made shots. In fact, he is getting his shot off faster. The No. 102-ranked prospect in the 2017 Rivals150 scored 11 points but only played about half of the game in a lopsided Playground Elite win.