{"id":112328,"date":"2015-09-27T02:03:50","date_gmt":"2015-09-27T09:03:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bilcomprd.wpengine.com\/?p=112328"},"modified":"2023-03-21T14:06:46","modified_gmt":"2023-03-21T21:06:46","slug":"pangos-all-west-froshsoph-introducing-ben-baker-and-kamaka-hepa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ballislife.com\/pangos-all-west-froshsoph-introducing-ben-baker-and-kamaka-hepa\/","title":{"rendered":"Pangos All-West Frosh\/Soph: Introducing Ben Baker and Kamaka Hepa"},"content":{"rendered":"

The four Pangos All-Frosh\/Soph Camps serve as a national coming out party for many elite tenth and ninth graders across the country. For some, however, it's the experience of competing against high level talent in a camp setting that is invaluable. At the first Pangos All-Frosh\/Soph Camp of 2015 held in Southern California, a select number of players such as Ben Baker and Kamaka Hepa thrived despite being in the setting for the first time.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Norwalk, Calif. --<\/em> One of the most refreshing aspects of the fall grassroots event period is to evaluate young players that may not have played in the big-time July viewing period events or\/and those participating in a camp setting with other elite talent for the first time.<\/p>\n

The Pangos All-Frosh\/Soph Camps serve many purposes -- to evaluate some of the nation's best young talent on the same floor, to give talented young players a platform to gain experience playing against elites in their class and to evaluate young players who may help some of the nation's elite programs during the winter.<\/p>\n

The Pangos All-West Frosh\/Soph Camp<\/strong> at Cerritos College was the first experience in an elite camp setting for many in attendance and in the first set of games it showed. In those games, there were all-arm shots that didn't come close to the rim, panicked over dribbling and some awkward movements. That is to be expected, but a selected few overcame the early jitters a lot quicker than others and settled into their game.<\/p>\n

A couple of newcomers to the camp scene looked stood out and looked like cagy veterans on the first day of the two-day event. For 6-foot-2 sophomore shooting guard Ben Baker<\/strong> of Berkeley (Calif.), he came in with a chip on his shoulder and used that motivation plus his skill to impress the national contingent of scouts in attendance.<\/p>\n

Baker is an aggressive offensive player who can finish around the rim with high efficiency and from both sides of the paint. Baker also makes the correct decision the majority of the time in the open court and excels at passing from various angles. Where he really makes his mark is on defense. Baker has great instincts in the backcourt and harassed many offensive players into turnovers before they even got the ball past the half court line. He also picked the pocket of highly-regarded 6-foot-4 freshman Elijah Scranton<\/strong> (Village Christian\/Sun Valley, Calif.) in the open court.
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