2006 Fullcourt Press 805 Spring Showcase Report

By Dinos Trigonis

(April 27, 2006)

 

The Fullcourt Press traveled into the 805 area code recently - looking for finest ballers in the region.  The FCP 805 Spring Showcase gave us a taste of what the area had to offer.   Following are the standouts from the event.

 

Juniors (Class of 2007)

 

6’5”     Julyan (Ju Ju) Stone         Dos Pueblos (Santa Barbara CA)

Julyan is one of the most intriguing prospects not just in the 805 but in all of California as well.  Very versatile, “Ju Ju” can play all three perimeter spots and has a body reminiscent of Jamal Crawford along with a size 17 foot which should result in Stone adding at least another 1-2 inches to his long frame.  Julyan is a dependable ballhandler with size, deceptively athletic and is an underrated perimeter shooter.  Good student (3.0 GPA) is attracting interest from Utah, San Diego State, UC-Santa Barbara, San Diego, San Jose State, Santa Clara, Long Beach State, Pacific, Pepperdine and Cal State Fullerton.

 

6’5”     Jeff Menzel                           San Marcos (Santa Barbara CA)

Menzel has an excellent wing body as well as a text book jump shot.

 

6’2”     Matt Wallace                        City Honors (Inglewood CA)

Very quick lead guard can really score.   Excellent ballhandler is a gym rat as his 2 hour trip up the coast to play here demonstrated.

 

6’4”     Stephon Addison               Santa Maria (Santa Maria CA)

Strong and athletic wing has nice ability to get to the basket and finish.

 

6’4”     Anthony Burtley                 Lompoc (Lompoc CA)

Long and athletic wing runs floor well and is a pesky defender.

 

6’4”     Jeremiah Slowik                 Oxnard (Oxnard CA)

Scrappy swingman makes things happen and showed a nice dribble pull-up jump shot here.  Very good student.

 

6’2”     Spencer Schulte                 Dos Pueblos (Santa Barbara CA)

Outstanding shooter has nice basketball instincts.   Good student.

 

6’1”     David Newberry                  Moorpark (Moorpark CA)

Strong combo-guard has range on jump shot and is a solid defender.  Good student.

 

6’2”     Pepe Araujo                         Buena (Ventura CA)

Underrated perimeter scorer showed he could knock down jump shots here.

 

6’0”     Brandon Thompson          Oxnard (Oxnard CA)

Athletic combo-guard is an aggressive defender and streaky shooter.

 

5’10”  Marshall Thompson          Carpinteria (Carpinteria CA)

 

Solid point has a respectable handle and plays hard.

 

Sophomores (Class of 2008)

 

6’4”     Jacob Ranger                     Carpinteria (Carpinteria CA)

Strong and bouncy wing forward can knock down shots and is active on both ends.  Excellent rebounder and physical defender has nice ability to take defenders off the dribble.  Very good student (3.5 GPA).

 

6’6”     James Staniland                 Ventura (Ventura CA)

Exceptional spot-up shooter has great range.  Good student.

 

6’9”     David Cone                          Paso Robles (Paso Robles CA)

Very improved big man has nice upside and demonstrated several good offensive moves here including a very effective jump hook.  Soft touch and ability to finish with regularity make him one to watch in this class.  Excellent student (3.5 GPA).

 

6’3”     Sean Park                             Dos Pueblos (Goleta CA)

Lefty is a crafty wing and has an accurate touch on jump shot. 

 

5’10”  Trevor Hopkins                   San Marcos (Santa Barbara CA)

Smooth point has a very nice handle and ability to find open teammates.

 

6’7”     Ryan Gossellin                   Carpinteria (Carpinteria CA)

Rapidly improving post forward runs floor well and can finish in traffic.  Improved shotblocker.

 

6’2”     Austin Davis                        Newbury Park (Newbury Park CA)

Hardworking wing is a lefty with a nice mid-range game.


5’9”     Aaron Dixon                                    Buena (Ventura CA)

Strong and burly point has a nice perimeter stroke.

 

6’3”     Ryan Beall                            Dos Pueblos (Goleta CA)
Very good shooter and able defender.

 

5’10”  Justin Ross                         Newbury Park (Newbury Park CA)

Point has solid handle and is a nice passer.

 

Freshmen (Class of 2009)

 

5’10”  Spencer Thomas                Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara CA)

Thomas is a young but skilled point that has nice 3-point range on his jump shot as well as the creativity off the dribble to create his own shot.  Excellent passer has nice court savvy

 

6’1”     Bryson Lloyd                      Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara CA)

Strong and physical lead guard can score.

 

5’10”  John Uribe                           Bishop Diego (Santa Barbara CA)

Solid ballhandler and defender has ability to take opponents off the dribble.

 

6’3”     Corey Keiser                       Carpinteria (Carpinteria CA)

Physical forward is a nice passer.

 

5’7”     Justin Alverado                  Carpinteria (Carpinteria CA)

Good defender has sound handle.

 

Middle-Schoolers

 

6’4”     Kevin Mulloy                        Oxnard CA (8th grade)

Promising forward is long and has a nice perimeter stroke.

 

5’9”     Pablo Miranda                     Santa Barbara CA (7th grade)

Quick PG has great handle for age and is an exceptional passer.

 

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