2024 Ron Massey Memorial Fall Hoops Classic Preview
The 2024 Ron Massey Memorial Fall Hoops Classic is set for Saturday-Sunday September 7-8 at McBride HS (Long Beach CA). 44 HS teams are playing showcase games while 8 high school, prep schools and club teams are participating in the Pangos Elite 8 bracket. NBA players that have starred here include Lonzo Ball, Evan Mobley, Melo Ball and Jared McCain.
All games are being live-streamed by BallerTV.com
Full game schedule and Pangos Elite 8 bracket online: https://www.fullctpress.net/2024-ron-massey.html This event is officially on the game schedules for the 5 prep schools that are here and NCAA D-I coaches are permitted to watch the games these teams play at this event.
Pangos Elite 8 Teams/Players Watch List
CIA-Bella Vista Nike EYBL Scholastic (AZ)
6-10 2025 Mohammed Sylla (Senegal native and NBA Academy/Africa product) is a high quality Big with tons of HM attention. 2024 Pangos All-American Camp Top 30 Game pick 5-10 2026 Miles Sadler is a quick and crafty point guard that was recently offered by Iowa. 6-7 2025 Jaion Pitt is an athletic, blue-collar PF that gets things done on both ends. 6-10 2026 Aliou Dioum is a promising young underclass PF that is making rapid progress in his development with offers already from Arizona State, Georgia, Georgia Tech and Missouri. 6-8 2026 Lucas Toukam and 6-5 2026 Noah George provide quality deph.
CIA-Bella Vista Grind Session (AZ)
6-10 2027 Paul Osayuri is one of the elite young interior players in the nation. 6-7 2027 Mayom Mayom is a versatile and rangy young forward. 6-8 2025 Spencer Ahrens is a skilled forward with offers from Illinois, Boise State and Georgetown. 6-5 2027 Amari Upshaw is a young Canadian with plenty of potential and 5-11 2026 Jordan Charles is a quality PG with a recent offer from UC-Santa Barbara.
Mater Dei (Santa Ana CA)
Long-time Mater Dei coach Gary McKnight has a veteran squad filled with skilled players and sharp-shooters that is a legitimate CIF-SS Open Division candidate and state title contender. 6-8 2026 Brannon Martinsen is a versatile and savvy multi-positional player with multiple Big 10 and ACC offers. 6-3 2026 Luke Barnett is of the most confident long-range shooters in the West. 6-9 2025 Blake Davidson is an improving post-forward with a recent Nevada offer (his brother Nick currently plays for the Wolf Pack). 6-3 2025 Owen Verna is a St. Joseph’s/PA commit with plenty of downtown range of his own. 6-6 2027 DeMarcus Henry is an athletic swingman with tons of upside. Very improved lead guard 6-5 2025 Malloy Smith is the son of TNT NBA analyst and former NBA World Champion Kenny Smith.
Roosevelt (Eastvale CA)
Like Mater Dei, Roosevelt is a real CIF-SS Open Division candidate with state title aspirations. Led by 6-4+ 2025 Brayden Burries (a smooth guard ranked #11 nationally by 247Sports.com and ESPN with blue blood offers from the likes of Duke, Kentucky, Kansas, UCLA and Arizona. 6-1 2025 Isaac Williamson is one of the most underrated DI guards on the West Coast. 5-10 2025 Myles Walker completes arguably the top HS backcourt trio in California. 6-4 Andre Ray and 6-3 Jackson Duffy are talented 2027 prospects with upside worth taking notice of.
St. Joseph’s (Santa Maria CA)
Coach Tom Mott has an experienced and talented team that is a serious 2025 California State title contender. 6-5 2025 Tounde Yessoufou has been sensational at this event the past two years and is NBN Magazine’s #1 California player in 2025 but he is banged up right now and will take a visit to Arizona State this weekend. Sweden native 6-3 2026 Julius Price is a talented scoring guard with deep NBA range on his jump shot that will pick up the slack in Tounde’s absence. Young big men 6-9 2026 Abdoul Bare and 6-9 2027 Godson Eyita have plenty of HM promise. Sharpshooting 6-0 2027 Malcolm Price is the younger brother of Julius.
Veritas Prep (Santa Fe Springs CA)
Beginning their 2nd year in the Nike Scholastic EYBL League, coach George Zedan has plenty of international talent available. Zedan is high on his perimeter core of 6-5 2025 Juan Guerrero-Hernandez, 6-4 2025 Aram Soqui Urbano and 6-4 2026 Sergi Olawale Kemu Monzo.
Belmont Shore (Long Beach CA)
Long time West Coast club power is fielding a team in this event and will feature a trio of top 2026 prospects: 6-8 Christian Collins (St. John Bosco/Bellflower CA/playing on Sunday only), 6-3 Kaiden Bailey (Santa Margarita/CA) and 6-5 Elias Obenyah (Salesian/Richmond CA). St. Bernard/Playa del Rey CA grad 6-7 2025 Kendyl Sanders is spending a post-grad year at IMG/Bradenton FL. Other notable players for Belmont Shore at this event include 6-7 2025 Jayden Harris (Windward/Los Angeles CA), 6-3 2025 Chris Holland (Poly/Riverside CA), 6-8 2025 Jaison Joyce (Gahr/Cerritos CA), 6-2 2025 Denis Woods (Bishop Montgomery/Torrance), 6-5 2025 Austin Unegbu (Poly/Long Beach CA) and 6-9+ 2026 Jonas Oware (Poly/Long Beach CA)
SFBA/Trinity (Las Vegas NV)
Greg Lockridge is a veteran and hardnosed coach that gets the most of his teams. Lockridge has another solid team at his disposal and he feels that 6-8 2025 Lucious Fox, 6-7 2025 Lansana Krubally and 6-0 2026 Santonio Waide are worthy of being monitored.
Top Showcase Division Teams To Watch
Santa Margarita (CA) with 6-10 2025 Dallas Washington & 6-8 2028 Brayden Kyman
Campbell Hall (Studio City CA) with Colorado commit 2025 PG Isaiah Johnson
Bishop Montgomery (Torrance CA) with 2025 guard Denis Woods
Rancho Cucamonga (CA) with 6-3 2025 guard Aaron Glass
Inglewood (CA) with Top 10 2026 Jason Crowe Jr.
Pasadena (CA) with 6-10 2026 Josh Irving
St. Paul (Santa Fe Springs CA)
San Gabriel Academy (CA) with 6-10 2027 Mahamadou Diop
Fairfax (Los Angeles CA)
Poly (Riverside CA) with 6-3 2025 Chris Holland and 6-4 2026 Jrob Croy
Oak Hills (CA) with 6-4 2026 Jeremiah Lark
Redondo Union (Redondo Beach CA) with 6-5 2025 Hudson Mayes & 6-5 2026 SJ Madison
Westchester (Los Angeles CA) with Top 10 2026 Tajh Ariza
St. Pius/St. Mathias (Downey CA)
Poly (Long Beach CA) with 6-5 2025 Jovani Ruff (Cal commit) and 6-5 2025 Austin Unegbu
St. Bernard (Playa del Rey CA)
Crean Lutheran (Irvine CA)
Alemany (Mission Hills CA) with 6-9 2026 Samuel Mbingazo
San Juan Hills (CA) with 6-8 2025 Mason Hodges
Foothill (Santa Ana CA) with 6-11 2025 Danny Kennard
Pacifica Christian (Newport Beach CA)
Cooper Academy (Chino CA)
Mayfair (Lakewood CA)
Lakewood (CA)
Rancho Christian (Temecula CA)
St. Monica (Santa Monica CA)
Gahr (Cerritos CA) with 6-8 2025 Jaison Joyce
Washington (Los Angeles CA) with 6-8 2025 Gabree Scott
Brentwood (Los Angeles CA)
Knight (Palmdale CA) with 6-3 2025 Brooks
Leuzinger (Lawndale CA) with 6-4 2025 Malachi Knight
St. Bonaventure (CA)
