TAMPA, Fla. - If you love high school basketball and live in the Tampa Bay area, a good tournament is in store for your post-holiday activities. The fifth Annual Sun Bash Tournament is coming to Northside Christian School from December 28-30, hosted by Jake Perper of Prep Hoops Florida.
Perper has been a scout for Prep Hoops Florida since 2016 and has covered hundreds of prospects from the state in that time frame. Below you can find a list of players to watch in the 2021 event:
Alonso
6’4 Senior guard Trent Scott (Committed to Morehead State)
6’10 Junior center Cole Gingeleski
5’11 Senior guard James Blocker
Alonso Sun Bash Tournament Schedule: vs St. Petersburg (12/28- 2:30), vs East Lake (12/29- 4:00), vs Southwest Florida Christian (12/30- 11:30AM)
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Auburndale
6’1 Junior guard Kervin Knaggs- Averaging 16.0 points per game this season
6’3 Senior forward Jaylen Scarbrough- Averaging 13.5 points and 5.5 rebounds per game
5’8 Junior guard Malcolm Britt
6’1 Sophom*ore guard Kareem Bryant
Auburndale Sun Bash Tournament Schedule: vs Calvary Christian (Clearwater) (12/28- 11:30AM), vs Northside Christian (12/29- 5:30), vs Lake Highland Prep (12/30- 1:00)
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Berkeley Prep
6’6 Senior forward CJ Hawkins (Signed with Florida for football)
6’7 Senior forward Greg Willis
6’6 Senior forward Beau Brooks
Berkeley Prep Sun Bash Tournament Schedule: vs East Lake (12/28- 10AM), vs Southwest Florida Christian (12/29- 11:30AM), vs Northside Christian (12/30- 7:00)
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Bishop Snyder
6’3 Senior guard Jalen Gilmore- Averaging 15.9 points per game (Leads team)
6’4 Senior guard Moise Balungu- Averaging 12.8 points per game
6’9 Senior forward Manok Lual
Bishop Snyder Sun Bash Tournament Schedule: vs North Broward Prep (12/28- 5:30), vs Choctawhatchee (12/29- 2:30), vs Olympia (12/30- 2:30)
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Calvary Christian (Clearwater)
6’0 Sophom*ore guard Daniel MacGregor- Averaging 20.6 points per game (Leads team)
6’3 Senior guard Trevor Parks- Shooting 39% from 3-point range (Best on team) (Min. 50 attempts)
6’5 Sophom*ore forward Ace Taylor
6’0 Junior guard Dom Sarigumba
Calvary Christian (Clearwater) Sun Bash Tournament Schedule: vs Auburndale (12/28- 11:30AM), vs Clearwater (12/29- 7:00), vs East Lake (12/30- 8:30)
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Choctawhatchee
6’8 Sophom*ore forward Asa Newell (Holds offers from Georgia Tech, Illinois and Oklahoma State)
6’8 Senior forward Jaden Newell
6’0 Junior guard Ki-El Webb
6’3 Senior guard Kion Hayes
Choctawhatchee Sun Bash Tournament Schedule: vs Olympia (12/28- 8:30), vs Bishop Snyder (12/29- 2:30), vs Suncoast (12/30- 10AM)
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Clearwater
6’3 Senior guard CJ Lee (Signed with Western Carolina for football)- Averaging 17.7 points and 3.3 rebounds per game
6’4 Senior guard Michael McLaughlin- Averaging 13.5 points per game
6’5 Senior guard/forward Arquis Reynolds
5’11 Senior guard Sheldon Sutherland
Clearwater Sun Bash Tournament Schedule: vs Suncoast (12/28- 4:00), vs Calvary Christian (Clearwater) (12/29- 7:00), vs North Broward Prep (12/30- 4:00)
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East Lake
6’4 Senior guard Noah Chatman- Averaging 15.6 points and 3.6 rebounds per game
6’4 Junior guard Henry Hurst- Averaging 7.1 rebounds per game (Leads team)
6’2 Junior guard Justin Kruszewski- Shooting 49% from 3-point range (Best on team) (Min. 50 attempts)
East Lake Sun Bash Tournament Schedule: vs Berkeley Prep (12/28- 10AM), vs Alonso (12/29- 4:00), vs Northside Christian (12/30- 7:00)
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Lake Highland Prep
6’3 Senior guard Jah Quinones
6’6 Senior forward Brice Sensabaugh (Signed with Ohio State)
5’10 Senior guard Jared Berry
Lake Highland Prep Sun Bash Tournament Schedule: vs Winter Haven (12/28- 1:00), vs St. Petersburg (12/29- 8:30), vs Auburndale (12/30- 1:00)
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North Broward Prep
6’8 Junior forward Guilherme Tesch- Averaging 17.3 points and 5.9 rebounds per game
6’9 Senior forward Justin Abson (Appalachian State commit)- Averaging 14.6 points and 8.4 rebounds per game
6’1 Senior guard Michael Kalina- Leads team averaging 4.5 assists per game
North Broward Prep Sun Bash Tournament Schedule: vs Bishop Snyder (12/28- 5:30), vs Winter Haven (12/29- 10AM), vs Clearwater (12/30- 4:00)
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Northside Christian
6’1 Junior guard Hayden McClain
6’2 Junior guard Tobias Gunter
5’9 Junior guard Carmello Hinton
Northside Christian Sun Bash Tournament Schedule: vs Southwest Florida Christian (12/28- 7:00), vs Auburndale (12/29- 5:30), vs Berkeley Prep (12/30- 7:00)
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Olympia
6’6 Junior forward Kamran James
6’2 Junior guard Joey Evans
6’4 Sophom*ore guard Jordan Lewis
Olympia Sun Bash Tournament Schedule: vs Choctawhatchee (12/28- 8:30), vs Suncoast (12/29- 1:00), vs Bishop Snyder (12/30- 2:30)
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St. Petersburg
6’5 Junior guard Triston Gross- Holds offers from SMU and Wake Forest
6’6 Senior forward Nick Armstrong
6’5 Senior guard Derrick Mitchell
6’4 Senior guard/forward Jayden Hosein
St. Petersburg Sun Bash Tournament Schedule: vs Alonso (12/28- 2:30), vs Lake Highland Prep (12/29- 8:30), vs Winter Haven (12/30- 5:30)
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Southwest Florida Christian
6’1 Senior guard Jay White
6’0 Senior guard Josh Rogosich- Averaging 13.4 points per game (Leads team)
6’8 Junior forward Eiram Cuevas- Averaging 12.4 points and 8.5 rebounds per game (Leads team)
Southwest Florida Christian Sun Bash Tournament Schedule: vs Northside Christian (12/28- 7:00), vs Berkeley Prep (12/29- 11:30AM), vs Alonso (12/30- 11:30AM)
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Suncoast
6’0 Sophom*ore guard Stone Bureau- Averaging 13.7 points, 7 rebounds and 6.2 assists per game (Leads team)
5’10 Junior guard Isaiah Horton
6’5 Junior forward Eli Farrell
6’6 Senior forward Henry Patterson
6’8 Sophom*ore forward Ian Smikle- Averaging 13.5 points and 13.3 rebounds per game
Suncoast Sun Bash Tournament Schedule: vs Clearwater (12/28- 4:00), vs Olympia (12/29- 1:00), vs Choctawhatchee (12/30- 10AM)
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Winter Haven
6’6 Sophom*ore guard/forward Isaac Celiscar- Averaging 21.7 points and 16 rebounds per game (Leads team)
6’8 Junior forward Dylan James- Holds offers from Alabama, Appalachian State, Creighton, Georgetown, Florida Atlantic and several others
6’5 Sophom*ore guard Jamie Phillips- Averaging 16 points and 6 rebounds per game
Winter Haven Sun Bash Tournament Schedule: vs Lake Highland Prep (12/28- 1:00), vs North Broward Prep (12/29- 10AM), vs St. Petersburg (12/30- 5:30)
