Several players from the Beehive state, many of them uncommitted, showed their skills in the two-day 5 For The Fight Hoopfest Utah County event. “I believe I have [Division] I talent,” Corner Canyon guard Max Toombs said. “I just need to show it.'
Several players from the Beehive state, many of them uncommitted, showed their skills in the two-day event.
Toombs embodies what the Hoopfest event provides: a setting where local talent can watch and compete against high-level and nationally ranked teams, with games broadcast on ESPN networks. This week was the first time the event was held in Utah. The event also featured national powers Bishop Walsh School , AZ Compass Prep, Montverde Academy and Sunrise Christian Academy .It’s not every day that schools in Utah get the chance to watch and compete against some of the country’s best high school basketball players.
Diallo, a junior, said BYU is among the schools that have offered him. That list also includes UCLA, Virginia, Arizona and LSU. He added that he has taken an unofficial visit to BYU. He wants a school where he’d get minutes as a freshman and “lets the big guy play,” he said.
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