2024 Big Time Hoops Showcase: Top Shooters

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>LAS CRUCES, N.M. -- The 2024 Big Time Hoops showcase was a two day event allowing high school prospects to display their respective skills while being seen by college coaches.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">3-Point Contest</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The 3-point contest took place on day one and featured over half of all camp attendees. The rules were simple: Each participant had one-minute to make as many 3s as possible while shooting from any of the seven designated spots. After a great display of shooting, there were two participants -- [player_tooltip player_id='467055' first='Nakia' last='Mojica'], a 5'6" junior from Hobbs, N.M. and Victoria Duran, a 5'6" sophomore from El Paso, Texas -- tied with 11 3PM. To settle the score, a tie-breaker round was implemented with each player once again getting one-minute to make as many as possible. Up first was Duran, who made eight giving her a total of 19 3PM. Mojica followed and knew she needed nine to win. Nakia went on to hit that exact number, ultimately giving her the win. Nakia finished with 20 total 3PM.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":4} --> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Winner: [player_tooltip player_id='467055' first='Nakia' last='Mojica'] </h4> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Mojica is a phenomenal three-point shooter with excellent mechanics. Nakia does a great job of keeping her hands ready in the shooting pocket, has a solid base and a quick release. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":4} --> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Runner Up: Victoria Duran</h4> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>It was evident that Duran was in rhythm behind the arc. Victoria stays balanced, has good lift on her shot and holds her follow-thru. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://x.com/bigtimehoops/status/1774118915658125680","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"twitter","responsive":true,"align":"center"} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://x.com/bigtimehoops/status/1774118915658125680 </div><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">[player_tooltip player_id='467055' first='Nakia' last='Mojica'] from Hobbs, N.M. at the Big Time Hoops Showcase</figcaption></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":5} --> <h5 class="wp-block-heading">Notable 3-point contest performances</h5> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:table {"hasFixedLayout":true,"className":"is-style-stripes"} --> <figure class="wp-block-table is-style-stripes"><table class="has-fixed-layout"><tbody><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Player</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">3PM</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Sofia Martinez-Christancho</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">10</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">[player_tooltip player_id='560955' first='Charli' last='Boatman']</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">10</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Jaedyn Herrera</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">10</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">[player_tooltip player_id='814472' first='GG' last='Romero']</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">10</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Marina Ruiz</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">9</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">[player_tooltip player_id='357658' first='Adrianna' last='Audi Torrez']</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">9</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">[player_tooltip player_id='467051' first='Rylie' last='Whitehair']</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">9</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">[player_tooltip player_id='486438' first='Jaslene' last='Big Crow']</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">8</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Nadia Randle</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">8</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Jocelyn Castro</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">8</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">[player_tooltip player_id='642713' first='Natalia' last='Stout']</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">8</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">[player_tooltip player_id='888493' first='Jacqueline' last='Aguayo']</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">8</td></tr></tbody></table></figure> <!-- /wp:table --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Martinez-Christancho, a 5'5" junior from Animas high school, has a quick release and a smooth looking jumper. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Boatman is a 5'5" senior from Menaul high school, who does not let her guide hand alter her release, letting the ball roll off her fingers. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Herrera, a 5'3" sophomore from Americas high school, gets good elevation and has a high arching shot.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Romero, from Los Alamos high school, was lighting it up from the top of the key. The 5'8" junior was focused and determined to have a strong outing. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Ruiz is a 5'2" sophomore from Hanks high school, who was consistent with her outside shot in terms of staying balanced and maintaining her form. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Torrez, a 6'0" senior from Centennial high school, was calm and collected during the contest. Adrianna did a good job of holding her follow-thru and getting her feet set. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Whitehair is known for her ability to wreck havoc in the paint area but the 6'2" junior from Gallup high school shot the ball at a high level behind the arc. Rylie was consistent in her shooting motion and moved relatively well around the 3-point line. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Big Crow is a budding sophomore from Cleveland high school, listed at 6'0". Jaslene gets exceptional rotation on her shot and has fluid release. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Randle, a 5'9" junior from Sandia high school, impressed with her outside shot. Nadia displayed a solid form and had a sense of urgency, competing with noteworthy intent. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Castro is a lanky junior from Riverside high school. At 5'10" Jocelyn has a high release point and stays focused on her target. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Stout, a 5'7" junior from Pecos high school, was another participant who did a great job of holding her follow-thru, not rushing her shot and staying balanced. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Aguayo is a 5'9" sharpshooter from Deming high school. The junior has a quick release and can hit from a variety of spots. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:separator --> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity" /> <!-- /wp:separator --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Top Shooters from 5x5s</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>On day two, all 88 camp participants partook in four-games apiece. There were four players to make 10 or more three-pointers at the BTH Showcase and two other players with at least nine.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:table {"hasFixedLayout":true,"align":"center","className":"is-style-stripes"} --> <figure class="wp-block-table aligncenter is-style-stripes"><table class="has-fixed-layout"><tbody><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Player</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">3PM</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">[player_tooltip player_id='814472' first='GG' last='Romero']</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">13</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">[player_tooltip player_id='1056592' first='Alexis' last='Reyes']</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">13</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Abby Vasquez</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">10</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Kaylan Medrano</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">10</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">[player_tooltip player_id='458556' first='Brynn' last='Hargrove']</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">9</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Daisy Fernandez</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">9</td></tr></tbody></table></figure> <!-- /wp:table --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>On Saturday, Romero was definitely not afraid to 'let it fly' especially from deep. GG was fantastic in transition when in the trail position and did a great job of not being stagnant in the halfcourt. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Reyes, from DaVinci high school, was on fire from three-point range getting shots to drop with ease. The 5'8" senior was great in DHO -- dribble handoff -- situations. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Medrano is deadly spot up shooter who is also capable of hitting 3s off the dribble. Kaylan, a 5'2" sophomore, is from El Paso and attends Americas high school.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Vasquez is a 5'6" senior from Alamogordo, that moves well without the ball and has little to no hesitation out on the perimeter.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Hargrove is a 5'6" junior from Hobbs, that was tremendous in catch &amp; shoot situations, especially from the corner and wing areas.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Fernandez, a 5'10" junior from Hanks high school in El Paso, is a versatile player that is comfortable taking and making three-pointers off the bounce.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->