D1 Low Major
BRANCH WEST
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Outstanding Guard

Ryan is a big strong highly physical point guard/combo guard who lead Horizon H. S. to back to back California State championships. He is a superb defender at the point and a 1st rate shooter with excellent range and a solid ball handler who consistently plays mistake free basketball. His best asset however may be his physical and mental toughness. He has a 3.4 GPA and a 1090 SAT score and averaged 17ppg and 7apg in the recent state tournament.

Ryan Read
6'3" Horizon H.S.
Sand Diego, CA
 


Outstanding Combo Forward

Brett is a scorer both inside and out. He is a superb 3 point shooter who in 1 summer AAU game last July at the adidas big time tournament in Las Vegas had 7 three pointers in the 4th quarter. He also is an excellent scorer in the low post with his back to the basket. He has a 3.8 gpa, and a 22 ACT score. He will have an official visit at Colgate the weekend of April 12th. He is a superb low major combo forward.

Brett McGee
6'6" Putnam City N. H.S.
Oklahoma City, OK
 


Outstanding student with a 3.86 gpa

Alex is an extremely athletic and long youngster with an excellent upside. He has excellent shot blocking and rebounding instincts. He runs and jumps exceptionally well. He most likely is not ready to start as a Freshman, but a year or 2 down the road he is without question a starting caliber center at the low major D1 college level. He is a 3.86 GPA student with an ACT 26 score. He averaged 12 ppg, 10 rebounds and 4 blocks per game.

Alex Mansour
6'9" Putnam City N. H.S.
Oklahoma City, OK
 


Excellent Center and Baseball Pitcher

Kinzey is a big strong physical center who averaged 15 points and 10 rebounds per game on a well balanced Lathrop H.S. team. He has above average offensive skills and has an excellent upside. He will be playing in both Las Vegas Easter tournaments, for BWBA Orange Seniors April 17-20th and Bartlett H.S. of Anchorage, AK in the Pump Tournament April 25-27. He is also an outstanding baseball pitcher and ideally would like to play both in college. He has a 3.0 GPA and SAT 1010.

Kinzey Reeves
6'10" Lathrop H.S.
Fairbanks , AK
 
Great Wing 6'4" 190lbs

Ryan is an extremely strong, tough, hard nosed wing who is considered an outstanding shooter and an excellent ball handler as well. In the preseason publication of the top players in Memphis by the Memphis Commercial Appeal he was chosen the 7th best Senior in the city. He has a 3.0 gpa and an ACT of 24.

Both Princeton an Cornell are highly interested, as is American University in Washington DC.

Ryan Baum
6'4" Memphis, TN
Memphis University H.S.
 
First class defensive rebounder

Todd is a first class defensive rebounder with very good hands, timing, and toughness. He also is an extremely fine perimeter shooter with excellent range. Todd has been working very diligently with Marv Marinovich and has become a very athletic  combo forward who can play both inside and out. He is a first rate perimeter shooter with excellent range and a very good ball handler in transition.  Todd has a 3.58 gpa with a 1000 SAT score.  He was chosen top 20 at the first West Coast All Star Camp run by the Pump brothers.  Todd is an excellent low major D1 prospect.

Todd Martin
6'7 Upland H.S.
Upland, CA
 
   
Great Shooter

Coming off a spectacular Senior season at Luguna Beach H.S. Kyle averaged 25ppg including a season high of 38. Kyle is an outstanding shooter with quality range also rebounds and handles the ball well and has made great strides in improving his overall strength and athleticism with concentrated work with Marv Marinovich, the outstanding personal trainer.
Being Heavily pursued by Colgate.

Kyle has a 3.7 gpa and SAT 1120 and is an outstanding prospect for the ivy league, Patriot League, Big Sky conference, as well as selected mid majors that need an outstanding big wing that need a shooter, like a William and Mary. shooter.

Kyle is also considered a tough hard nosed defender and rebounder as well as a very good all around player.
Had tremendous games as a Jr. against perennial national and inner city Los Angeles powers  Crenshaw High school and Inglewood H.S. .  Kyle lit each up with 21 points most all from 3 point range.

Parents moved to Laguna Beach necessitating transfer of schools for his Senior year. Should be one of the top 5 players in Orange County (3 man) as a senior.

Kyle Hogan
6'6 Laguna Beach H.S.
Laguna Beach, CA
 
   

Combo Guard

Shawn is a tremendous shooter with excellent range. He had a terrific year for a very fine Peninsula H.S. team where he was used mostly as a major perimeter scorer, and sometimes ran the point. He is a talented, totally committed young man, who has a scorers mentality. He can slash and take it to the basket, effectively, although primarily he is a perimeter shooter. Great kid.

Shawn Weinstein
6'1 Peninsula H.S.
Rolling Hills, CA
 
   

D1 Prospect

Plays for his dad, the well respected A.D. Burtschi, who has been the Head Coach at Putnam City for the last 20 years. Putnam City has won the Oklahoma large schools state championship three of the last 4 years and they are ranked #1 this year as well. Jacob plays like a coaches son. he is not only talented, but is an extremely smart, sound complete and well rounded perimeter wing who averages 18 ppg shooting 68% FG, 45% 3pt fg, with 9rebs and 5 assists/game as well. Not only that, but he carries a 4.0 gpa. Colgate, Boston University and Montana State Billings have shown the most interest so far.

Jacob Burtchi
6'6" Putnam City H.S.
Oklahoma City, OK
 

Power forward

Whitey is a talented low post scorer who is a very fine step out 3 point shooter with very good range. He has excellent hands, rebounds well and runs the floor with good speed. He definitely will be well recruited at the NCAA D2 level and has a gpa 3.0/SAT 880.

Signed at Air Force.

Whitey Smith
6'8" Brea H.S.
Brea, CA
   

Great Scoring Wing

Drew is a major shooter/scorer. He is the son of Chuck Terry, the former L.B. State stand out who had an excellent career in the NBA. Drew is a young senior, with a terrific up side. He is a very fine perimeter shooter with excellent range. He also will slash to the basket and knows how to finish and knows how to draw fouls. He is an excellent student and should be looked at by all low to mid-major programs.

 
Drew Terry
6'5 Northwood H.S.
Irvine, CA
   

Combo Guard

Shawn is a tremendous shooter with excellent range. He had a terrific year for a very fine Peninsula H.S. team where he was used mostly as a major perimeter scorer, and sometimes ran the point. He is a talented, totally committed young man, who has a scorers mentality. He can slash and take it to the basket, effectively, although primarily he is a perimeter shooter. Great kid.

Shawn Weinstein
6'1 Peninsula H.S.
Rolling Hills, CA
   
   

Highly athletic scoring big wing

Jonathan is a very athletic wing with a great deal of natural talent.  This past year at Westlake H.S., Jonathan was chosen MVP of his league. Jonathan has become an excellent perimeter shooter. He has the ability to put it on the floor and get his own shot.  He has an exceptional pair of legs and will drive and flush it with authority. In time, he will be a go to scorer.He is a very young senior with a tremendous upside. His dad played football at San Diego State. Jonathan has improved greatly since joining the BWBA development program in March and has become an NCAA D1 small forward. Air Force has already offered Jonathan a full scholarship.

Jonathan Wiley
6'5 Westlake H.S.
Westlake, CA
 
Josh Kramer
6'8" Torrey Pines H.S.
Encinatas, CA

Combo forward

Josh is a coach’s dream as both a player and a person. He is one of the soundest, smartest athletes I have ever coached. He lets the game come to him. Has good all around ability and skills, but plays within himself. He is a first class perimeter shooter. He can drive and post up and is an effective finisher going to the basket. He is a mature defender both inside and out and a very good defensive rebounder. He is a first class mid major D1 prospect, who is ready to step in and play as a freshman and will not hold a team back from getting to the NCAA Tournament if you are good enough at the other positions. He is a major league complimentary or blend forward.

Josh Kramer on the other hand is a solid mid major 3 man who unfortunately has played mostly a #4 man who can step out and hit threes both for Torrey Pines H.S. and BWBA Orange. Josh needs be recruited as true 3, as a face in the basket big wing. He has all the tools, experience and excellent perimeter decision making already, and needs nothing to be able step in and be a 4 year starter in college. John Olive, his high school coach at Torrey Pines, and the former coach at Loyola Marymount, is one of the best high school coaches in the country,. Between playing for John Olive and Bob Gottlieb, a former head coach at the NCAA D1 level with over 100 wins, at that level, and Josh Kramer's basic superb basketball instincts and decision making, Josh is as ready to play as any youngster I've ever coached.

Coaches have questioned whether or not he could guard a 3. My opinion is that is garbage. In the 1st place he has superb footwork and is extremely smart and sound defensively, and with good team defense he should not have defensive problems. Nobody guards his man on the perimeter "on an island", so to speak. Secondly, Josh was a very tired athlete throughout most of the tournaments. He played approximately 40 games with his high school team and then went to the West Coast All Star Camp and the very next day began playing in the Full Court Press Tournament. In between the Full Court Press Tournament and the adidas Big Time Tournament in Vegas, his high school team played in the UCSD team camp, so he really never had a chance to rest or get his legs back, until he had 2 days off after the end of the adidas Big Time Tournament.

Averaged 19 ppg, shooting 48% from 3 point range

Ryan is leading the state of Colorado in 3 point shooting and is a tough hard nosed scorer, who can shoot with great range, but who also can put it on the floor and get his own jumper or take it to the basket with authority.

Ryan McCloy
6'4" Green Mountain H.S.
Denver, CO
 

Outstanding Sophomore

#Two brother in this outstanding Schafer family of 4 boys. Sammy is going into 7th grade and Jimmy, 5th. Luke is a rugged, physical rebounder, and first rate defensive post player, who is as good as there is at taking charges.  He played exceedingly well for BWBA Team Alaska this past summer and needs to really improve his all around offensive skills to reach his true potential.  However, he is just going into 10th grade.  A lot depends on just how much taller he will grow.  His dad is 6'10" and was on basketball scholarship at Arizona State.  He is also a straight “A” student and a very special kind of kid.

 

Luke Schafer
6'7" Wasilla H.S.
Wasilla, AK
 
   
Small Forward

Chris had an excellent summer with BWBA Team Alaska and was liked by most every one who saw him play.  Chris is being heavily recruited by most Big West, WCC and Big Sky schools, especially Montana State, where his older brother will walk on from junior college.  Oklahoma State, Arizona State, San Diego State, Utah and Stanford have also shown major interest, but it will be interesting to see which of those mid and hi majors actually offer.    Samford, Boise State will also offer.  Chris has excellent basketball instincts and knows how to play.  He is not a go to scorer but is an outstanding athlete, an exceptional offensive rebounder,  very good open court player, a pretty good shooter and a stopper defensively.  He also has a 3.6 gpa and is a terrific young man.  He is the kind of player who may score 12-15 pts. in a game, but be the MVP of the game.

Committed to UC Santa Barbara

Chris Devine
6'8 Chugiak H.S.
Eagle River, AK
 
   

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Ryan Schwartz
6'7"
Naval Academy Prep