Words. Jason Jordan

Findlay Prep (Henderson, NV) coach Mike Peck is anything but impractical. So when asked who he would pick if he could spend a few hours with anyone on Earth, it’s no wonder that Peck answered matter-of-factly, “Phil Jackson.”

Like Jackson’s L.A. Lakers, Peck’s Pilots are vying for a three-peat — a third straight ESPN Rise National High School Invitational title (widely considered the national championship of high school basketball). Peck knows the feat will be anything but easy. MORE >

Words. Jason Jordan

Unprompted, we’ve randomly asked a handful of players who their toughest defensive assignment has been all summer, and the name that consistently pops up is Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nev.) point guard Myck Kabongo, a rising senior who is committed to Texas. The reasoning?

He’s fast and quick and smart, and the consensus is that he blends all of those elements better than any other guard in the country.

“There’s no other player like him out there,” Word of God Academy (Raleigh, N.C.) combo guard Bishop Daniels said of Kabongo. “It’s hard to explain, but that guy is just really hard to defend.” MORE >