HS BOYS HOOPS SUMMER LEAGUE + TEAM CAMP DISCUSSION

Preston Pirates had a Boys Team Camp along with some summer league games, I have watched several teams play this summer, I spoke to some of the coaches and referees on who they felt were the teams that caught their eye as the high performing teams. REMEMBER: IT IS SUMMER...Some players are not even on HS teams, so take this with a grain of salt. 

Here is some brief feedback on some of the teams.

Preston (2A): lost one Senior from last years team. They have size, very athletic, and a jr. guard that seemed to be the best scorer at the Preston team camp (last name Gory (Sp?)? Preston will be playing OK Union & Dale this upcoming season, so they will find out fairly quickly what they will need to do. I kept hearing they will be a top 6-8 team in Class 2A to begin the year. I think that is probably a fair place to put them. 

Kellyville (3A): Lost their 6'7" center to graduation, they play hard, their best player seems to be a Sr.-to-be guard. He is athletic, quick, and can play defense. They will struggle with big centers and their depth seems to be limited. I watched them play (Midway/Riverfield/Perry). If I had to guess and this will be their team (no missing starters). They will probably be a .500 team? Just depends on their schedule, their conference will be tough.

Vian (2A): Vian has size and athleticism, they can score inside and out ok. They seemed to handle situations with good guards for the most part, (They did a nice job vs Riverfield guards, but struggled with the Preston team). They seem to be a team that will have a winning record this upcoming season. 

Perry (3A): Perry looks like they probably lost some Seniors from last years team. They are well-coached and disciplined kids, but seemed to be a bit less refined vs some of the competition (Preston, Riverfield). They played Pawnee close and it seemed like much of the game, they shouldn't have been in a close game, yet they were in the games. I think they could be a .500 team? I think they will drop off a bit from last years talented team? 

Pawnee (2A): Pawnee looks like they will be improved a bit from last year. Looks like they have quite a few back from watching them play last year. I think they will have a winning season

Riverfield (A): They have most everyone back, seemed to be playing halfcourt matchups in the team camp. They played Preston very hard in a one possession game. Their center 6'5"ish is good enough to defend other bigs, Their guards are athletic (probably have the best 3 guards in class A?: (Rattan?) They along with Preston were probably the 2 standout teams of the camp.  I would guess they will be a top 5 in Class A to start the year. 

Wilson (A): They seem to be a young team that wasn't able to win games vs Perry/Kellyville/Riverfield, but they did show some competitve spirit. I think they will definitely be an improved team from last year? I am not sure if they are a .500 team? tough to tell vs the 2A/3A teams they were losing to. I would guess a .500ish team? in class A.

Liberty (2A): They have a lot back from a 13-13 team last year? they do not have size, but they do transition well and they have forwards that can post up or shoot from the perimeter. They will be a top 25-30 type team in 2A? fringy area team (if everything works out?) most likely a regional 1 maybe 2 wins in regional type team.

Okay (A): Okay has everyone back and they will be a dangerous team vs anyone from 3A down. They size will always be a bit of a problem when they are playing a team with talented guards and big physical Centers. With that being said, Okay is very well coached, they are constantly looking for mismatches and will exploit teams who are slow to adjust. They will lose to team that will make you scratch your head? They will beat teams that will make you scratch your head. I saw them beat Liberty/Summit Christian and play a gritty tough summer game vs riverfield and lost in a one possession game. NE OK could have two top 10 teams in class A for the first time in a while. I think Okay is a top 10 team in class A all day long. I think next year (2024-25) will be their year to compete for gold.

I attended a couple days of the ORU basketball camp. I witnessed a ton of hoops my friends. I saw several good teams.

I watched the following teams play, in no particular order:

Bartlesville HS (w/o TEAM USA U17 Star David Castillo)
Westmoore HS
Union HS
Broken Arrow HS
Booker T Washington HS
Central HS
Edison HS

All team have some size, athleticism, and scorers at this level. depth & team concept usually separates the contenders from the pretenders.

Broken Arrow definitely looks to be very talented and probably the big school team (from Oklahoma) that stood out to me the most at this team camp.



Holland Hall HS: Solid, great all-around skills. Several kids who can do it all. They look like a State Tournament team in class 4A next year (MY OPINION)
Victory Christian HS: Look to be down from last year? I saw them play Destiny Christian (Del City Private). Destiny Christian mopped the floor with VC. (only saving grace would be it was VC's JV?: a parent said it was the Varsity but missing a kid).
Wilberton HS: They have a nice Center, they will struggle to be .500 is my opinion.
Idabel HS (look to have good team mentality: (I had heard this was the problem last year? or the year before?) They will win more than last year. Not promising anything else.
Cascia Hall HS (Most everyone back from a bad season, good 10th grade class: will be improved from last season: tough conference: New Coach NBA Star Lee Mayberry: They will win more than last year)
Pocola HS (Lost several Srs. still look pretty good: I would guess a top 20 team even losing 4+ seniors)
Roland HS (Lost some talent, they look like they will be down from last year: still a good team, not a top 8 team)
Kellyville HS (Definitely not a bad team, they will win some games. Down from last year (lost their big center). .500 season or slightly better depending on scheduling.


Holland Hall HS stood out to me the most of the 3A-4A school I saw play. The Destiny Christian team was solid as well.


2A-A-B Schools
Boswell HS: Athletic 2 guards that are their best players. will struggle vs teams with scoring center or shutdown guards. Definitely a top 15-20 borderline Regional/Area type team in Class B
Wright City HS: play 8-9 kids. they have most everyone that played minutes last year back, they will two incoming 9th graders that look very impressive. SE OK is tough. borderline Regional/Area type team in Class A
Preston HS: Mentioned above in previous comments: They have a 2A team that can make a run this upcoming year. I think they are a State Tournament team from NE OK. Dale is still the team to beat in 2A for the next few years.

I do agree Broken Arrow will make some noise but Edmond North will still be dominant with their core returning

Westmoore will make a run. Southmoore is a team on the rise

I get that but I'm saying if we was doing a full top ten for 6A boys then you would have to put Edmond North at #1 since their core was all sophomores. Not being a homer either just throwing that there for reference, Should be a great season coming up

Westmoore was young last year but should be a top ten maybe a top five this year, Same with Union and Broken Arrow