Ohio State Tournament: Saturday AM Westland Top Performers - Prep Hoops (2024)

NW Ohio played a game with very few turnovers and mistakes. Their point guard, Sensabaugh, sets the tone as a strong decision-maker leading the offense. He can really shoot it. Confident ball-handler. He showed the ability to get around defenders off the drive but was mostly content facilitating the offensive sets.

Brady Michaels

Brady Michaels

At about 6’2”, Michaels showed shades of a stretch-forward game. He operated a lot at the top of the key, surveying the floor and attempting several three-pointers. Michaels also scored downhill off a hand-off. Defensively, he contested shots without fouling and competed for rebounds in traffic.

Drew Hughes

Drew Hughes

The most intriguing prospect on the floor from a physical traits standpoint, Hughes had several impressive finishes at the rim. Back-cutting and getting out in transition, his combination of length and athleticism was too much to handle around the rim. He will be fun to follow as he continues to round out his game.

Basinger is a big combo forward with a lot of strength at the 15U level. He used his size to charge the basket off the dribble and finish physically. Doesn’t lack mobility in any sense, even though he played around the rim mostly.

Scorer. Welch adds a true scoring element to this NW Ohio squad, which puts pressure on the defense whenever he has the rock. Shoots the ball extremely well and is very comfortable in the mid-range. The defense had absolutely no answers for him.

G Mode forced a fast pace all game and Kimble was the catalyst of that as their 5-man near the rim. His length and activity were disruptive defensively. Once he collected the ball, he pushed in transition, sometimes off the catch, but mostly with quick outlets passes. Offensively, Kimble is always in attack mode. He liked every match he saw facing the rim, never letting the defense off the hook.

A lengthy guard with very impressive size at the 15U level, McGuinea was simply on another level athletically. The lefty uses long strides when attacking the rim, converting on several euro steps. McGuinea also broke a few double teams handling the basketball, which speaks to his skill-set as a 6’3″ guard. Displayed some quick twitch as a help-side defender. Again, he was on another level.

Brantley brings a change of pace to an otherwise full-speed attack for G Mode. He’s more deliberate with the basketball than his teammates, thriving when they get into the half court, where he can capitalize on his blend of size and skill. Yet another big wing for this team, he put his spin move to use when attacking the basket.

Slavens is a jittery point guard. Everything he did was aggressive. Hunts shots and can knock it down from outside. He played well in an up-and-down tempo, adding some throw-ahead assists for easy buckets. Quick. Confident.