THE RIVALS150: 2015 | 2016

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Friday kicked off the second live period of

April and the top Under Armour travel teams rolled into Louisville for the Under

Armour Association II event and began the process of solidifying their chances

of being one of 16 teams to advance to the finals in July.

In a game that had a ragged opening 10 minutes, five-star Josh Jackson

was a bright spot. Although the nation's No. 1 ranked player had four first half

turnovers, he also had ten of 1 Nation's 22 first half points. Jackson finished

with a double-double of 16 points and 10 rebounds while adding two steals, one

block and one assist. The zone defense employed by Baltimore's Finest kept 1

Nation off balance but Jackson was still able to do damage in the paint where he

made all but one of his field goals. Jackson shot 60 percent for the game.

With what could be be described as a throng of coaches looking on, Houston

Defenders three-star swing man Kameron McGusty put on a show while

leading his team to a come from behind win over the Indy Hoosiers. McGusty is a

thin 170 pounds but has a good first step, handles the basketball well, passes

adroitly on the move.

On several occasions McGusty looked for open teammates when he come off ball

screens before looking for his own shot. He went on streaks of three or four

makes in a row scoring on all three levels. He can defend multiple positions and

help on the boards if necessary. McGusty finished with 32 points (on 57 percent

shooting), scored half of his points either in the lane or at the rim, only

missed one free throw and added five rebounds, two assists and zero turnovers.

McGusty said he's hearing the most from Texas, Oklahoma,

Auburn, USC, Kansas State, Creighton,

Texas A&M, Illinois, Wake Forest and Purdue.

Playing both guard spots for the NY Jayhawks, Jair Bolden scored 16 of his 21

points in the second half to go along with nine rebounds, four assists, two

steals and just one turnover against the Carolina Wolves. He was effective

scoring and getting his teammates the ball for easy buckets. Bolden, who only

attempted 12 field goals, plays under control and quite efficiently. His ability

to drive and kick or get into the lane and score in traffic put tremendous

pressure on the defense. His teammates also did a good job of finding him for

open shots when he moved to shooting guard.

Bolden listed Penn State, Boston University, LaSalle and Rice as the

schools at the forefront of his recruitment but the 6-foot-3, 195-pounder should

expect more high major offers if he continues to play like he did on this night.

Skilled big men are a precious commodity, so quite a few head coaches and

assistants were in the bleachers and lining the baseline to evaluate Indy

Hoosiers three-star center Joey Brunk. Primarily a back to the basket

low post player, Brunk did show that he was comfortable stepping out to shoot a

three-pointer. Though the shot bounced off the rim and backboard, his mechanics

looked good.

Brunk, ranked No. 138 in the 2016 Rivals150, knows how to seal off his defender

on the blocks. He's good at catching the ball, surveying the defense quickly and

making the right play. Brunk is a good passer out of the post and showed a

variety of post moves, but on this night he struggled to score around the rim at

times. Listed as 7-foot, 245 pounds, Brunk gets up and down the floor well but

is not very fast. Becoming more mobile and making his offensive moves should be

priorities. Brunk's stat line was a healthy 11 points, seven rebounds, three

assists one block and zero personal fouls.

In a game where his team seemed to lack energy, four-star Dewan Huell

almost willed Team Breakdown to a win over Net Gain Sports. With the absence of

Juwan Durham (injury) and Dontay Bassett (no longer with the

team), Huell found the going difficult around the basket and his 10-12 foot jump

shot failed him Friday night resulting in 12 points on less than 40 percent

shooting.

A very good athlete, at times Huell was starting fast breaks after grabbing

defensive rebounds. Defensively, Huell guarded well inside and out, he had three

steals and one block. The No. 21 ranked player in the 2016 class was also

effective on the defensive glass where he collected seven of his eight rebounds.

Earlier this week, Huell trimmed his list to Florida, Florida State, Kansas, Louisville, LSU,

Maryland, Miami, North Carolina, Notre Dame,

South Carolina and USF.

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