{"id":274064,"date":"2023-12-21T13:30:36","date_gmt":"2023-12-21T21:30:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ballislife.com\/?p=274064"},"modified":"2023-12-23T11:48:03","modified_gmt":"2023-12-23T19:48:03","slug":"city-of-palms-star-stock-risers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ballislife.com\/city-of-palms-star-stock-risers\/","title":{"rendered":"City of Palms: Star Stock-Risers!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 50th annual<em> City of Palms Classic<\/em> jumped off Monday in Ft. Myers, Fla., bringing together the nation\u2019s biggest collection of five-star talent all together under one roof. For this piece, many of these players have the talent to eventually become five-star recruits, but they aren\u2019t sitting at that level in the rankings now and are still a bit under-rated nationally.<\/p>\n<p><em>While there was more of a focus on local teams on day three, a number of players certainly saw their stock rise at the City of Palms Tourney:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Darius Acuff Jr., 6\u20192, PG, IMG Academy (FL), 2025<\/strong><br \/>\nWhile Acuff Jr. is already a very highly touted player, performances like the one he had against back to back defending state champion Richmond Heights are what will lock him up as a McDonald\u2019s All American and put him right there as the top point guard in class of 2025. Always known for his scoring prowess, Acuff Jr. was a one-man press break, killed defenders with his change of speed, and was a more than willing facilitator. His 19 points, 10 rebounds, and 6 assists (I think that number was a tad low) in a mere 21 minutes don\u2019t even begin to tell the story of the impact that he had on the game. The son of former Eastern Kentucky guard Darius Acuff already has had a storied career, leading Detroit Cass Tech to their first ever state title as a sophomore last season.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Caleb Holt, 6\u20196, SG\/SF, Buckhorn HS (AL), 2026<\/strong><br \/>\nIt\u2019s hard to say that a player ranked in the top-5 by everyone nationally raised his stock, but given the fact that many haven\u2019t seen Holt at the national level, he certainly did. Holt\u2019s family has been very adamant about slowing down the process and focused on development rather than exposure early in his career since I first saw him at the varsity level as an eighth grader. The explosive athlete was a catalyst for Buckhorn, finished above the rim in transition, and defended virtually every position to tune of 21 points and eight rebounds in limited minutes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kayden Mingo, 6\u20191, PG, Long Island Lutheran (NY), 2025<\/strong><br \/>\nWhile scoring machine VJ Edgecombe certainly paced the way, Mingo was the catalyst for Long Island Lutheran\u2019s two quality wins thus far at City of Palms. The heady lead guard is leading EYBL Scholastic League in scoring, is an absolute blur in transition, and picked up a Wake Forest offer today with his play. Posting averages of 17 points and five steals per game, Mingo certainly solidified himself as a high major point guard this week.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Travis Perry, 6\u20192, PG, Lyon County High School (KY), 2024<\/strong><br \/>\nKentucky\u2019s all-time leading scorer certainly showed that he could hold his own against elite competition, dropping 30 points against future McDonald\u2019s All American Cam Scott at City of Palms. The volume shooter is an extremely confident 3-point shooter (especially in transition), is a nice rebounder from the backcourt, and has super quick hands as an on ball defender. Perry surprised many with his commitment to Kentucky as they jumped in his recruitment relatively late, but the Big Blue Nation has certainly welcomed him with open arms.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jeremy Wilson, 6\u20195, PF, Richmond Heights HS (OH), 2024<\/strong><br \/>\nThere are some dudes who have no fear no matter who they play, and Wilson was that guy against national power IMG Academy at City of Palms. Wilson had no problem mixing it up in the paint, was Richmond Heights\u2019 best interior defender, and showed some versatility on the offensive end. While not a name nationally, Wilson is certainly an impact player for Ohio\u2019s back-to-back defending state champions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Big Names, Rising Stock! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":79,"featured_media":274065,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8316,1444,3176,6886,46250],"tags":[46834,9302,46381,4964,46837,46835,46836],"featured":[],"class_list":["post-274064","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-articles","category-all-blogs","category-events","category-exclusive-videos","category-news","tag-caleb-holt","tag-city-of-palms-tournament","tag-darius-acuff","tag-high-school-basketball","tag-jeremy-wilson","tag-kayden-mingo","tag-travis-perry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>City of Palms: Star Stock-Risers! 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