2002 Cage Scope/High Potential "Blue-Chip" Basketball Camp

Session Three

July 21-25, 2002
Georgetown, KY

©2002 by Ron Harrison

Introduction

The 23rd Annual Cage Scope/High Potential "Blue-Chip" Basketball Camp was held in Georgetown, Kentucky at Georgetown College.

The camp directors for this camp are Dave Bones (Cage Scope) and Rick Bolus (High Potential).  These two gentlemen have a total of 74 years experience in the business between them.  Dave Bones introduced Cage Scope to the world in 1957.  Mr. Bones has been a contributor to many periodicals as well as being featured in innumerable newspapers and magazines.  Rick Bolus started the Rick Bolus High Potential Basketball Recruiting Service in 1973.  Mr. Bolus is a consultant for several national basketball tournaments and shootouts and several of the top college programs in the country are among his subscribers.  Many scouting/recruiting services have entered and left the business over the past few years.  These gentlemen have withstood the test of time.

There are three sessions this year:  June 23-27, July 7-11, and July 21-25.  The first session includes a Junior division.  This report will cover the final session held July 21-25.  Each session also features speakers on recruiting, academics, and basketball.  Some of the outstanding players who have attended this camp are Jimmy Jackson, Allen Houston, Rex Chapman, Felton Spencer, Dan Langhi, Darren Hancock, Scott Padgett, Brad Miller, Tim Couch, Dejuan Wheat, etc.  All players attending camp also receive mini-clinics.  There are mini-clinics for guards, big men, and 3-point shooters.  There are also optional competition contests as well as a written evaluation from the camper's league coach.

Each Senior division player also plays a minimum of ten league games (not counting playoff games and All-Star contest) and all games are played full-court.  All players receive equal playing time as substitutions are done by the clock.  Certified trainers are on duty at all times.

I briefly scanned the roster for this camp session and noted that players from twenty nine states were scheduled to attend.  There were also players present from Canada, Germany, and the Caribbean Island of St. Martin. 

"Blue Chip" Camp Team Rosters - Session 3

CAGE SCOPE DIVISION (Teams 1-12)

 

Team 1 (Navy)

 

 

Team 2 (Navy)

 

 

Alabama-Mark Hester

 

Arizona-Mark Hester

18

Josh Beeke

5-8

5

Brooks Allen

6-2

24

Travis Bolin

5-11

27

Alex Bowers

6-0

25

Andy Bonczyk

6-3

28

Jonathan Breshears

6-7

104

Wade Hasenour

6-3

76

William Feldman

5-10

134

Max Kern

5-10

95

Adam Grubius

6-0

142

Mike Kreuser

6-6

112

Aaron Hill

5-11

164

Stephen McDowell

5-11

122

Christopher Huening

6-4

195

Roman Ritchey

6-4

155

Ryan Marable

6-0

221

Mike Slone

6-3

185

Chris Pereira

6-0

258

Brandon White

5-10

192

Dean Raven

6-3

262

Keith Williamson

6-2

121

Adam Howard

5-11

 

 

 

328

Kenny Van Hienegen

6-5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Team 3 (Navy)

 

 

Team 4 (Navy)

 

 

Arkansas-Craig Anderson

 

California-Craig Anderson

8

J.C.Amos

5-7

6

Michael Allen

6-5

23

Adam Bolender

6-1

327

Brandon Cummings

6-1

38

Josh Carlisle

6-3

29

Cameron Brewer

6-2

70

Bowdy Ehler

5-9

71

Preston Eliiott-Moore

6-2

126

Nathan Jaggers

6-0

77

Cody Flower

6-0

138

Matt Klinger

6-1

297

Matt Maresca

6-8

169

Brett Meredith

5-10

139

Jacob Knighton

6-0

173

Brent Morgheim

6-0

177

Joey Muscio

6-2

176

Durand Murray

6-6

268

Jeremy Anderson

6-0

187

Roderick Porter

6-0

250

Brennan Votel

6-4

261

Marc Williams

6-0

269

Ryan Anderson

6-0

285

Chuck Grigsby

5-10

316

Nick Anderson

5-10 1/2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Team 5 (Navy)

 

 

Team 6 (Navy)

 

 

Connecticut-Roger Trennepohl

 

Florida-Roger Trennepohl

20

Matt Biltz

5-9

7

Luke Almendinger

5-9

86

Logan Gindele

6-0

300

Kris Mills

5-8

273

Lamar Cannon

6-3

40

Walter Cash

6-0

279

Kinny Fain

5-11

101

Enver Harbans

5-11

137

Josh Klinger

5-11

114

Trey Hines

6-4

298

Sharaun Mathews

5-10

119

Edward Horton

6-1

223

A.J. Smith

5-7

178

Jonathan Myers

5-11

231

Brandon Stone

6-0

180

Kyle Nelson

6-3

241

Trey Tindell

6-4

303

Berneil Parker

6-2

242

Chance Trafton

6-3

243

A.J. Trennepohl

5-8

244

Jason Trotter

6-6

253

William Walker

6-0

310

Jeffrey Willis

6-8

260

Brady Wildenradt

5-11

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Team 7 (Black)

 

 

Team 8 (Black)

 

 

Georgia-Jeff Kline

 

Illinois-Jeff Kline

30

Cole Brink

5-10

11

Jerry Appleman

6-1

72

Nathan Embree

5-9

26

Jason Boudreaux

6-7

79

Will Floyd

6-3

31

Adam Brown

6-3

110

Barry Hicks

6-2

42

Kris Caufield

5-10

130

Terrence Jones

6-3

73

Jim Evans

6-2

150

Luke Lyle

6-1

80

Roberto Fortes

6-3

214

Chase Shamlin

6-1

81

David Fox

6-10

222

Cory Smailes

5-6

143

Steve Kriczky

6-2

226

Noel Smith

5-5

182

Nick Oliveira

6-2

240

Dan Thompson

6-5

202

Zach Rutledge

6-1

265

Tommy Wood

5-8

289

Brandon Jefferson

5-9

330

Robert White

5-7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Team 9 (Black)

 

 

Team 10 (Black)

 

 

Indiana-Jim Morgan

 

Iowa-Jim Morgan

32

Benjamin Brown

6-0

13

Rob Atherton

5-9

57

Kevin Craigo

5-10

34

Ryan Brown

6-1

65

Bryan Deno

6-2

61

Shawn Daugherty

6-4

84

Bobby Frazier

5-11

74

Kurt Faulkner

6-0

91

Campbell Grant

6-0

75

Andrew Feichter

5-11

282

Jeremy Givens

6-4

89

Aaron Gossett

6-4

153

Adam Manning

5-8

132

Nick Karle

6-1

163

Charles McDonough

6-7

144

John Lane

6-5

172

Justin Morgan

6-1

196

J.K. Roberts

6-4

211

Kevin Seabolt

6-0

270

Christopher Barlow

6-2

254

Terrell Warren

6-1

224

Brandon Smith

6-2

264

Matthew Witwer

6-5

263

Jeffrey Winkler

5-9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Team 11 (Black)

 

 

Team 12 (Black)

 

 

Kansas-Grant Brannen

 

Kentucky-Grant Brannen

4

Parker Alexander

5-10

295

Ravone Littlejohn

6-4

35

Justyn Burgess

6-4

36

Chandler Calfee

5-11

43

Joseph Chilton

6-5

37

Emmanuel Caraballo

6-1

44

Brandon Christy

6-1

41

JeRouy Casselberry

5-11

82

Tony Fox

5-8

120

Richard Houser

5-8

116

Vincent Holman

5-5

123

George Hukill

6-1

141

Justin Kowrach

6-1

219

Brent Shy

6-3

148

Matt Liguzinski

6-1

227

Tyler Smith

5-11

149

Troy Livingston

6-1

306

Arthur Rhodes

6-0

154

Nate Mapp

5-11

286

John Hays

6-5

239

Alex Thompson

6-2

311

Dustin Zaleski

6-0

296

Dominic Lopez

5-10

317

Jacob Burtschi

6-6

 

 

HIGH POTENTIAL DIVISION (Teams 13-24)

 

Team 13 (Red)

 

 

Team 14 (Red)

 

 

Louisiana-Juan Byars

 

Maryland-Juan Byars

21 

Rory Birmingham

6-0

15 

Lewis Ball

6-4

45 

Tim Clark

5-10

46 

Matt Clarkson

5-10

48 

Ty Cochran

5-9

47 

Milt Clemmons

6-1

108

Ryan Herndon

6-5

111

Dillon Higdon

6-4

124

Brandon Huntley

6-2

115

Darrin Holliman

5-10

156

Sean Maroldo

6-3

158

Drew Martin

6-6

171

Cory Molchan

6-0

165

Matt McKiernan

6-1

189

Zack Pressnell

5-10

168

Jordan Mendelson

6-2

257

Jason Werner

6-4

183

Ari Paschal

6-2

323

Donte Sweatt

6-5

206

Kirk Sandstrom

6-1

325

Carlos Williams

5-11

237

Ronaldo Tankard

6-0

 

 

 

252

Kaleb Walker

6-1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Team 15 (Red)

 

 

Team 16 (Red)

 

 

Massachusetts-Omar Vazquez 

 

Michigan-Omar Vazquez

267

Ryan Aiken

5-4

55 

Tony Cotton

5-11

291

Chris Jeter

6-0

56 

Brandon Covington

6-2

90 

Clint Graham

6-9

64 

Philip Deaton

6-5

96 

Jeffrey Gumm

6-1

127

Blake Jones

5-9

99 

Chad Hammonds

5-11

129

Bobby Jones

5-9

326

Danny Norman

6-2

135

Josh King

6-7

181

Will Norskog

6-5

186

Travis Pickering

5-10

188

Daniel Potts

5-8

208

Christopher Schmidt

6-4

220

Scott Singleton

5-6

235

Torrion Sykes

5-10

249

Derek Vonckx

6-0

238

Chad Terrell

5-11

259

David White

5-7

292

Jarrell Jordan

6-1 

293

Nathaniel Keith

5-10

318

James Cogdill

6-1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Team 17 (Red)

 

 

Team 18 (Red)

 

 

Minnesota-Anthony Perry

 

Missouri-Anthony Perry

93 

Tyrone Hurt

5-9

22 

Brett Bisbee

6-5

102

Chase Hardin

5-11

50 

Duke Cole

6-1

103

Derek Harmon

6-3

60 

Jason Darland

6-1

109

Jaycen Herring

6-3

106

Thomas Heil

6-1

117

Kyle Holmes

6-3

133

Mark Kent

6-5

125

Shane Ingolia

6-1

145

Patrick Lewis

6-1

161

Josh McDaniel

6-2

179

Rana Nandi

5-8

162

Samuel McDaniel

6-6

230

Anthony Stein

6-0

175

Joe Mott

6-1

280

David Platt

6-0

193

Matthew Reynolds

6-4

248

Brett Versen

6-5

266

Kevin Wriht

6-2

256

Sean Walsh

5-9

236

Matthew Tack

6-2

287

Ben Holbrook

6-1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Team 19 (White)

 

 

Team 20 (White)

 

 

North Carolina-Lee Tynes

 

Oklahoma-Lee Tynes

12 

Emerson Ates

5-9

62 

Dave Davies

6-1

66 

Daniel Drwencke

6-4

68 

Adam Ebling

6-2

67 

David Drwencke

6-9

92 

Justin Graves

5-2

152

Jeff Manley

6-2

146

Evan Liggett

5-10

85 

Chase Fulbright

6-1

204

Eric Sanchez

5-11

140

Reginald Koggu

5-11

184

Femi Pedro

5-11

203

Anthony Sadler

6-0

194

Caleb Rice

5-10

283

Ryan Gold

5-9

201

Matthew Rucker

6-7

308

Justin Sok

6-5

201

Matthew Schima

6-1

233

Chris Suel

5-8

229

Matt Sowers

6-3

234

Donald Suel

6-2

245

Carter Tynes

6-4

321

David Stickler

5-9

225

Bryan Smith

6-4

 

 

 

276

Tucker Edwards

6-0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Team 21 (White)

 

 

Team 22 (White)

 

 

Tennessee-Larry Berkman

 

Texas-Larry Berkman

1

Osama Abulhassan

6-0

51 

Jamel Coleman

5-10

3

Hassan Ahmad

6-3

54 

Joseph Cooper

6-3

9

Ali Aoun

6-0

83 

Mike Fratangelo

6-1

10 

Nader Aoun

5-7

87 

Charlie Goetz

6-2

53 

Eric Conley

5-11

98 

Scott Hammons

5-7

58 

Kyle Daneff

6-3

16 

Steven Banks

6-0

105

Jason Haskin

6-1

136

Sean Kriby-Peloquin

6-4

151

Rhett Malpass

6-4

301

Ryan Moore

6-0 

170

Samad Mohammad

6-11

199

Travis Ross

6-7 

274

Jonathan Collins

6-2

246

Stephen Underwood

6-2 

198

Michael Roselli

5-10

309

Reonal Upchurch

5-11

247

O.J. Valdez

6-0

319

Willie Jackson

6-2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Team 23 (White)

 

 

Team 24 (White)

 

 

Utah-Mark Wayne

 

Wisconsin-Mark Wayne

329

Josh Bell

6-2

271

Chris Bentley

6-3

307

Garron Shoulders

6-0

272

Christopher Burton

5-9

313

Robert Sarver

6-3

275

Zach Drummond

6-4

107

Ted Heintschel

5-11

277

Jon Elrod

5-5

113

Zach Hillesland

6-6

278

Stephen Elrod

6-0

314

Jason Foutz

6-0

284

A.J. Gooden

6-3

157

Norman Mars

6-5

2

Jimmy Adams

5-11

320

William O'Dell

6-7

294

D.J. Kelso

5-7

174

Stephen Morris

5-11

299

David McFarland

6-1

322

Maurice Blakey

6-2

302

Derek Morris

6-1

 

 

 

304

Jason Pogue

6-6

 

 

 

305

Travis Rasso

6-7

 

"Blue Chip" Camp Divisions

There were twelve teams entered in the Cage Scope Division.  They were designated Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, and Kentucky.  The standings for the week were as follows:  Arizona (8-2), Iowa (8-2), Alabama (7-3), Connecticut (6-4), Kentucky (5-5), Indiana (5-5), Arkansas (4-6), Florida (4-6), Illinois (4-6), Kansas (4-6), Georgia (3-7), and California (2-8).

There were twelve teams entered in the High Potential Division.  They were designated Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, and Wisconsin.  The standings for the week were as follows: Maryland (10-0), Minnesota (9-1), Utah (7-3), Louisiana (7-3), Michigan (5-5), Tennessee (4-6), Missouri (4-6), North Carolina (3-7), Oklahoma (3-7), Wisconsin (3-7), Texas (3-7), and Massachusetts (2-8).

The four teams that advanced to the final four tournament were Arizona, Iowa, Maryland, and Minnesota. Arizona defeated Iowa 56-27 in one semifinal, and Minnesota handed Maryland their first loss of the week 50-44 in the second semifinal game.  Minnesota defeated Arizona 47-35 to claim the tourney championship. The Final Four MVP (Minnesota) was 5-11 Sr. Chase Hardin from Bartlett Tennessee. The Runner-Up MVP from the Arizona squad was 6-4 Sr. Christopher Huening from Wyoming, Ohio. Please note that the low scores of the playoff games are the result of the games being shortened after a strenuous week and to allow the players to compete in the All-Star Game.

The "Blue-Chip" All-Star rosters are as follows:

Cage Scope All-Stars  Melvin Walker (Riverside Park Hill South, MO)

Jacob Burtschi

6-6

Sr. 

Oklahoma City Putnam City

OK

Robert White

5-7

Jr.

Louisville Central

KY

Brett Meredith

5-10

Sr.

Brownsville Edmonson Co.

KY

Stephen McDowell

5-11

Sr.

Indianapolis Lawrence North

IN

Jonathon Breshears

6-7

Sr.

Fulton

MO

Durand Murray

6-6

Jr.

Stone Mountain Redan

GA

Ryan Anderson

6-0

Jr.

Bowling Green Warren Central 

KY

Jeffrey Willis

6-8 

Sr.

Chattanooga Baylor

TN

Edward Horton

6-1

Sr.

Shreveport Southwood

LA

Terrence Jones

6-3  

Sr.

Fremont Ross

OH

Justyn Burgess

6-4

Sr.

Minneapolis North

MN

John Lane

6-5

Sr.

Flora Carroll

IN

Luke Lyle

6-1

Sr.

Fremont Ross

OH

Matthew Witwer

6-5

Sr.

Minot

ND

Ravone Littlejohn

6-4

Sr.

Fairfield Cincinnati Christian

OH

Jeffrey Gumm

6-1

Jr.

Campbellsville Taylor Co.

KY

James Cogdill

6-1

Sr. 

Cleveland

TN

High Potential All-Stars  Brandon Combs (Bowling Green Warren Central, KY)

Donte Sweatt

6-5 

 Sr. 

Louisville Pleasure Ridge Park

KY

Dillon Higdon

6-4

 Sr. 

Riverside Park Hill South

MO

Ari Paschal

6-2

 Sr. 

Virginia Beach Princess Anne

VA

Carlos Williams

5-11

 Sr. 

Louisville Pleasure Ridge Park

KY

Clint Graham

6-9

 Jr. 

Campbellsville Taylor Co.

KY

Ryan Gold

5-9

 Sr.

Indianapolis Northwest

IN

David Drwencke

6-9

 Sr. 

Harper Woods Notre Dame

OH

Norman Mars

6-5

 Sr. 

Toledo Central Catholic

OH

Maurice Blakey

6-2

 Sr. 

Louisville Pleasure Ridge Park

KY

A.J. Goodin

6-3

 Sr. 

Ft. Wayne Harding

IN

Jason Pogue

6-6

 Sr.

Dayton Colonel White

OH

Brett Versen

6-5

 Sr. 

Centerville

OH

Brandon Covington

6-2

 Sr. 

Vevay Switzerland Co.

IN

Garron Shoulders

6-10

 Sr. 

Louisville Central

KY

Josh King

6-7

 Sr. 

Janesville Craig

WI

Tyrone Hurt

5-9

 Sr. 

Louisville Western

KY

 

Alternates for either team:

Jeffrey Gumm

6-1

 Jr. 

Campbellsville Taylor Co.

KY

Tyrone Hurt

5-9

 Sr. 

Louisville Western

KY

Matthew Tack

6-2

 Jr. 

Sterling Heights Stevenson

MI

James Cogdill

6-1

 Sr. 

Cleveland

TN

 

The High Potential All-Stars overcame a large deficit to nip the Cage Scope All-Stars 140-138.  5-9 Sr. Tyrone Hurt hit a late basket with five seconds left in the game to settle the issue. The victors were led by All-Star Game MVP 6-2 Sr. Maurice Blakey with 24 points.  6-5 Sr. Brett Versen, 6-5 Sr. Donte Sweatt, and 6-9 Jr. Clint Graham added 14, 10, and 10 points respectively. The Cage Scope All-Stars were led in scoring by 6-5 Sr.John Lane, 6-5 Sr. Matthew Witwer, 6-6 Sr. Jacob Burtschi,and 6-4 Sr. Justyn Burgess with 15 points each. All-Star Game Runner-Up MVP 6-3 Sr. Terrence Jones added eight points and had an excellent floor game.

6-1 Sr. Edward Horton and 6-2 Jr. Matthew Tack did not participate due to injuries or prior travel arrangements.

This camp gives out several awards over the week session. The awards for this session are: 

Free Throw Champ - Under 6-0

Aaron Hill

Canton R-V

MO

Free Throw Champ - 6-0 to 6-3

Jonathan Collins

Lilbum Parkview

GA

Free Throw Champ - 6-0 to 6-3

Brandon Cristy

Bridgeport Red Hill

IL

Free Throw Champ - 6-0 to 6-3

Justin Morgan

Columbus Tree of Life Christian

OH

Free Throw Champ - 6-4 and Up

Brett Versen

Centerville

OH

Hot Shot Champ - Under 6-0

Dominic Lopez

Quincy

MI

Hot Shot Champ - 6-0 to 6-3

Brooks Allen

Pittsfield

IL

Hot Shot Champ - 6-4 and Up

Joseph Chilton

Hayesville

NC

3-Pt. Shooting Champ - Under 6-0

Bowdy Ehler

Gering

NE

3-Pt. Shooting Champ - Under 6-0

Aaron Hill

Canton R-V

MO

3-Pt. Shooting Champ - 6-0 to 6-3

Josh Bell

Lexington Tates Creek

KY

3-Pt. Shooting Champ - 6-4 and Up

Matt Maresca

Bowling Green Warren Central

KY

3-Pt. Shooting Champ - 6-4 and Up

Brett Versen

Centerville

OH

3-Pt. Shooting Champ - 6-4 and Up

Mark Kent

Painesville Riverside

OH

Slam Dunk Champ

Dillon Higdon

Riverside Park Hill South

MO

Most Improved

David Fox

Lakewood

OH

Best Ballhandler

Femi Pedro

Chicago Archbishop Quigley

IL

Best Underclassman

Durand Murray

Stone Mountain Redan

GA

Best Passer

Mike Fratangelo

Pittsburgh Wilkinsburg

PA

Best Defender

William Walker

Cincinnati Northwest

OH

Best Rebounder

Aaron Gossett

Chesapeake

OH

Best Hustler

James Cogdill

Cleveland

TN

Best Station Worker

O.J. Valdez

Cedar Park

TX

Final Four MVP 

Chase Hardin

Bartlett

TN

Final Four Runner Up MVP

Christopher Huening

Wyoming

OH

League MVP

Jacob Burtschi

Oklahoma City Putnam City

OK

League Runner Up MVP

Jason Pogue

Dayton Colonel White

OH

All-Star Game MVP

Maurice Blakey

Louisville Pleasure Ridge Park

KY

All-Star Game Runner Up MVP 

Terrence Jones

Freemont Ross

OH

Division Summary

Jacob Burtschi, a 6-6 Sr. from Oklahoma City Putnam City, Oklahoma, was a late addition who captured the League MVP as well as being named to the All-Star team. Burtschi is a fundamentally sound player who can score both inside and out.  6-6 Sr. Jason Pogue (Dayton Colonel White, Ohio) was named League Runner Up MVP as well as being selected for the All-Star team.  Pleasure Ridge Park (Louisville, KY) should be one of the top contenders for the 2003 Kentucky high school championship and were well represented by 6-2 Sr. Maurice Blakey, 6-5 Sr. Donte Sweatt, and 5-11 Sr. Carlos Williams.  All these players were named to the All-Star team with Maurice Blakey capturing the All-Star Game MVP.  Sweatt is a slender 6-5 wing player who can maneuver inside the paint for a basket as well as pull up for the outside jump shot.  Carlos Williams, a solidly built 5-11 guard, is deceptively quick and strong enough to take the ball inside against the tall timber. Blakey is strong enough to take the ball to the basket and can hit the outside shot. 

6-5 Sr. Brett Versen (Centerville, Ohio) played well in the All-Star game and also captured the free throw title in his division as well as tying for the 3-point shooting championship in his division.  6-5 Sr. Matthew Witwer (Minot, North Dakota) had an excellent camp and played well in the All-Star game.  6-5 Sr. John Lane (Flora Carroll, Indiana) and 6-4 Sr. Justyn Burgess (Minneapolis North, Minnesota) also turned in sterling All-Star game performances.  6-3 Sr. Terrence Jones (Freemont Ross, Ohio) showed excellent range on his jump shot. 

This was an excellent summer for the Cage Scope/High Potential "Blue-Chip" Basketball Camp.  Most rankings are subjective, but I felt like 6-4 Sr. Stephen Floyd (Houston Fort Bend Elkins, Texas) who played in Session Two was probably the top player in camp this summer.  Floyd is a very athletic player with good "hops" and should star at the next level.  There were many good players spread over the three sessions that should dot college rosters over the next few seasons.  Several teams that should be highly ranked in Kentucky high school basketball next season (North Hardin, Warren Central, West Jessamine, Pleasure Ridge Park, etc.) were well represented in summer camp.  There were several schools well represented from outside Kentucky, including Hinesville Bradwell Institute (Georgia) who brought their team to Session Two with several players turning in excellent performances.  One of the top individual shooting performances was turned in by Zac Madren (Anchorage Christian, Alaska), who set a camp record by hitting 191 consecutive free throws.

There were too many good players in camp to mention them all here and the selections for All-Star slots and camp awards were sometimes difficult, but that is a nice problem to have.

Conclusion

This was my fourth year attending this camp and while I am a veteran observer I manage to learn something new at each session. Talent levels may vary slightly from camp to camp, but the campers have ample opportunity to display their abilities and there are always some previously undiscovered gems. The camp directors have a very "hands-on" approach and observe each player's performance at least once daily. I firmly believe that players will only get better as a result of this concentrated period of competition.

 

The strengths of any camp should start with the involvement and work ethics of the camp directors. Because of the aforementioned "hands-on" approach, I feel the strengths of this camp are the organization and the opportunity afforded each player. The camp directors make everyone welcome and provide the official camp programs, all-star game rosters, and the list of award winners. The All-Star games are always entertaining due to the work of the camp directors who usually have to juggle the lineups to accommodate early player departures due to travel arrangements. Another, and I believe, very important, strength of this camp is the presence of certified trainers. Injures are evaluated and treated immediately with doctors being on call at all times.

This camp also has a tremendous up-side for players who have either not had the exposure or are late bloomers. While there are many summer camps and leagues, I feel very comfortable with the value each camper receives at this camp and will continue to make the Cage Scope/High Potential "Blue-Chip" Basketball Camp an annual "must visit" for myself.