We take a look at five players who helped themselves with college recruiters at last weekend's Section 7 Team Camp. We also list 55 more players whose play improved since our last eval of them.<\/p>\n
RELATED:<\/strong> A Columbus Coronation At Section 7<\/a><\/p>\n Jase Butler, Branson (Ross, Calif.) CG 6-4 2024<\/strong> Jalin Holland, Los Lunas (N.M.) SG 6-4 2025<\/strong> Jasir Rencher, Riordan (San Francisco, Calif.) SF 6-5 2025<\/strong> Gavin Ripp, Archbishop Mitty (San Jose, Calif.) PF 6-7 2024<\/strong> Jaden Steppe, Tualatin (Ore.) PF 6-7 2024<\/strong> More Stock-Risers<\/strong> 2024s<\/strong> 2025s<\/strong> 2026s<\/strong> Ronnie Flores is the national Grassroots editor of Ballislife.com. He can be reached at\u00a0<\/em>ronlocc1977@gmail.com<\/em><\/a>. Don't forget to follow him on Twitter:\u00a0<\/em>@RonMFlores<\/a><\/em><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Plus 55 More Who Stood Out! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":269211,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8316,1444,6886,8320,38,46250,23192],"tags":[46461,46462,46459,46458,46460,17490,17469],"featured":[],"class_list":["post-269210","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-articles","category-all-blogs","category-exclusive-videos","category-grassroots-coverage","category-high-school","category-news","category-profiles","tag-gavin-ripp","tag-jaden-steppe","tag-jalin-holland","tag-jase-butler","tag-jasir-rencher","tag-section-7","tag-section-7-team-camp"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
\nAs one college coach said, Butler has \"changed his life\" in the past week and the offers are starting to roll in since the conclusion of the Section 7 Team Camp at State Farm Arena in Arizona. Butler's offensive approach makes college coaches sleep a bit better at night because he doesn't do anything out of his element, takes what is there and does the little things that affect winning. Butler has broad shoulders and knows how to use contact with defenders to gain an advantage, is also unselfish and a quality passer. We've known about Butler's exploits for some time, but also wanted to shout out his teammate, Semetri Carr, a 2025 point guard. Our evaluations of Carr put him much too low in the Cal-Hi Sports Hot 100<\/em> rankings for the Class of 2025 prospects in California, but he'll be ranked accordingly in the next shuffle. He was terrific as well over the June Scholastic events of the past two weekends.<\/p>\n
\nSection 7 is a perfect environment for a team like Los Lunas and a player like Holland who is not near a populated city or in a region known as a hoops hot bed. In a pretty equal playing field as the one Section 7 offers, it doesn't matter, as the creme rises to the top and Holland definitely is a talent. He ended Section 7 with a reported 32.5 ppg average and now has offers from seven schools, including Missouri, Washington St., and TCU. Holland (whose father is a NCAA ref) has a terrific frame to absorb contact and sees the court a step ahead of most of his defenders. He is good in ball screen situations, can change direction well (which is a very underrated skill), and shoots it well on the move. He'll be a hot commodity during the July evaluation period.<\/p>\n
\nThe Crusaders have an abundance of talented prospects and were a team college coaches were eager to see after the team did not participate in California Live '23. Rencher was one whom did not disappoint, as he was scoring and rebounding at a high clip and playing well both off and on the ball as he improves his ball-handling. Rencher has high-major shot making ability and a nice pull-up jumper that he utilized well over the weekend. Rencher has a background as a multi-sport athlete and has a frame that stands out, especially since he can square up so well on his jumper. Some high majors are showing interest and he reports an offer from Minnesota.<\/p>\n
\nWinning certainly puts the spotlight on players and few took advantage as much at Section 7 as this do-it-all forward was able to. Ripp does a little bit of everything, and no particular facet of his game is a glaring weakness. He can handle it enough to use in a point forward situation and does a good job of converting around the basket while making plays for others. Ripp also had good touch on a variety of shots and is critical to the success of his Mitty team. He not only led Mitty to the NFHS Arizona Sports Commission division title, he also led his Monarchs team to a title in the Chevy Silverado Division at Cali Live in Southern California the weekend prior. His parents were terrific volleyball athletes and with his excellent 4.5 GPA, he'll be a perfect addition to a school with a high academic profile.<\/p>\n
\nThis powerfully built front court player is listed as a power forward, but his game is so much more than what a traditional player at that position does. He's a mismatch problem as a face-up four man who can step away from the basket and keep defenses honest with his perimeter shooting. Steppe can also push it off the glass and make good decisions, as well as score it in a variety of ways. In addition to his skill level, Steppe has good feel and hands and was credited with a monster performance against Campbell Hall (North Hollywood, Calif.), finishing with a reported 40 points, 10 rebounds and six assists. No wonder schools such as Montana State, UC Santa Barbara and Weber State have now offered.<\/p>\n
\nAside from players already committed who played well at the event, the five previously mentioned above or in our event recap article,<\/a> below is a list of players we evaluated at State Farm Arena who played better since our last eval and\/or improved their recruiting stock with colleges of various levels (listed alphabetically by class).<\/p>\n
\nAnthony Batson, Notre Dame Prep (Scottsdale, Ariz.) 6-3 SG
\nDonovan Beard, Dobson (Mesa, Ariz.) 6-0 PG
\nJai Anthony Bearden, Sunnyslope (Phoenix, Ariz.) 6-6 PF
\nKaia Berridge, Riordan (San Francisco, Calif.) 6-3 PG
\nSamuel Chaverin, Bishop O'Dowd (Oakland, Calif.) 6-3 SG
\nTiger Cuff, American Fork (Utah), 6-4 PG
\nMakhan Diouf, Bella Vista Prep (Scottsdale, Ariz.) 6-11 2024
\nDutch Dowdell, Olympus (Holladay, Utah) 6-4 CG
\nTony Duckett, Carlsbad (Calif.) 6-3 SG
\nCole Epperson, Jesuit (Carmichael, Calif.) 6-7 PF
\nWinters Grady, Tualatin (Ore.) PF 6-7
\nTrevor Henning, Mount Si (Snoqualmie, Wash.) 6-3 CG
\nJaxon Johnson, Alta (Sandy, Utah) 6-7 SF
\nBrody Kozlowski, Corner Canyon (Draper, Utah) 6-7 SF
\nKyle Lemke, Dixie (St. George, Utah) 6-8 PF
\nAustin Maurer<\/a>, Cascade Christian (Medford, Ore.) 6-10 PF
\nBrycen Mackenzie, Santa Fe Christian (Solana Beach, Calif.) 6-2 PG
\nDarrell Morris<\/a>, West Ranch (Valencia, Calif.) 5-10 PG
\nR.J. Nance, Centennial (Las Vegas, Nev.) 6-2 PG
\nRing Nyeri, Liberty (Peoria, Ariz.) 6-8 PF
\nDevin Ringer, Redondo Union (Redondo Beach, Calif.) 6-4 SG
\nLuke Shaw, Valley Christian (Chandler, Ariz.) 6-2 CG
\nBraeden Speed, Brophy Prep (Phoenix, Ariz.) 6-3 CG
\nGavin Sykes, Capital Christian (Sacramento, Calif.) 6-4 SG
\nJordan Tillery, Oak Ridge (Orlando, Fla.) 6-6 SF
\nTyler Thompson, Vanden (Travis AFB, Calif.) 6-4 WF
\nSammie Yeanay, AZ Compass Prep (Chandler, Ariz.) 6-8 PF<\/p>\n
\nBrandon Benjamin, Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.) 6-5 SF
\nSemetri Carr, Branson (Ross, Calif.) 6-0 PG
\nBenny Fragela, Columbus (Miami, Fla.) 6-3 SG
\nJake Hall, Carlsbad (Calif.) 6-3 SG
\nNick Jefferson<\/a>, Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas, Nev.) 6-1 CG
\nDoug Langford, St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy (Downey, Calif.) 6-8 PF
\nAnthony Moore III, Lincoln (Stockton, Calif.) 6-5 SF
\nMazi Mosley, Heritage Christian (Northridge, Calif.) 6-4 PG
\nBryce Quinet, Notre Dame Prep (Scottsdale, Ariz.) 6-2 PG
\nC.J. Shaw, Mojave (Las Vegas, Nev.) 6-3 SG
\nDillan Shaw, Heritage Christian (Northridge, Calif.) 6-5 SF
\nMichael Simcoe, Sandra Day O'Connor (Phoenix, Ariz.) 6-8 SF
\nJalen Stokes, Dublin (Calif.) 6-4 SF
\nKingston Tosi, Millennium (Phoenix, Ariz.) 6-6 PF
\nJaylen Valdez, Capital Christian (Sacramento, Calif.) 6-0 PG
\nOwen Verna, Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.) 6-3 SG<\/p>\n
\nChristian Collins, St. Bernard (Playa del Rey, Calif.) 6-7 PF
\nAndrew Hillman, Riordan (San Francisco, Calif.) 6-3 SG
\nChris Holland, Poly (Riverside, Calif.) 6-3 SG
\nKaden House, Desert Mountain (Phoenix, Ariz.) 6-3 CG
\nTy Ingram, San Ysidro (Calif.) 6-3 SG
\nMyles Jones, Modesto Christian (Calif.) 6-2 CG
\nBrayden Kyman<\/a>, Santa Margarita (Rancho SM, Calif.) 6-5 SF
\nMason Magee, Basha (Chandler, Ariz.) 6-0 PG
\nJulius Price, St. Joseph (Santa Maria, Calif.) 6-2 PG
\nDaylen Sharper, Brophy Prep (Phoenix, Ariz.) 6-4 PG
\nCristian Simmons, Sunnyslope (Phoenix, Ariz.) 6-7 PF
\nJoe Sterling, Crespi (Encino, Calif.) 6-4 SG<\/p>\n