HS Fall Invite: Prime 2027 Prospects

Fall league basketball has taken itself to new heights, particularly on the West Coast. For the reason that COVID pandemic, many gamers all through the nation had been left with out anyplace to play throughout the fall and winter of 2020.  Whereas many states had been shut down beneath state and county mandated precautions at the moment, states corresponding to Arizona had been nonetheless huge open, enabling a floodgate of hoops to happen.  Quick ahead 5 years and fall basketball has grow to be a fixture on the west coast and LA’s most interesting occasion happened this week: The HS Fall Invite.

Held at gyms all through the Metropolis of Angels, the HS Fall Invite blended a lot of SoCal’s most interesting in opposition to among the greatest prep colleges on the west coast. Elite Hoops Affiliation founder Julius Von Hanzlik, occasion operator Gabe Hekmatniaz and NXT Up Hoops did an incredible job of getting individuals within the constructing, too. With over 100 D-1 coaches and  numerous media lining the baselines, the HS Fall invite not solely supplied a platform for gamers to obtain media publicity, but additionally to acquire D-1 Scholarships.

With the occasion operating Tuesday by means of Sunday, we had been solely in a position to catch the primary 4 days, however that was greater than sufficient to see the abundance of expertise that the HS Fall Invite needed to supply. 

Having already profiled the highest performers within the 2026 class, we now break down the highest 2027 gamers we noticed in Los Angeles: 

DeMarcus Henry, 6’8, SF, AZ Compass Prep (Ariz.)

AZ Compass Prep’s newest switch from SoCal confirmed everybody on the HS Fall Invite why he’s shortly trending in the direction of 5 star standing. An electrical lefty wing, Henry has a silky easy jumper, can rating with restricted dribbles from the perimeter, and has the athleticism to complete excessive of you. The son of former Cincinnati Bengals huge receiver Chris Henry has a fantastic bloodline to match the perfect offensive arsenal of a jumbo swingman.

Paul Osaruyi, 6’10, PF/C, CIA Bella Vista (Ariz.)

The best ranked junior that the Fall HS Invite needed to supply definitely confirmed the immense expertise that has made him a consensus top-3 participant within the class of 2027 nationally. The Canadian huge man is a freak athlete who modifications the sport on each ends, has shocking vary out to the 3-point line, and is simply starting to faucet in to the immense potential he has. Having already performed up with the Canadian Nationwide Workforce a few years, Osaruyi is on observe to be Canada’s subsequent main NBA prospect. 

Gene Roebuck, 6’5, SG, La Mirada HS (Calif.)

Maybe probably the most dependable scoring guard within the class of 2027, Roebuck lived as much as his popularity by dropping 40 factors in his opening sport on the HS Fall Invite. The tremendous bodily guard regarded to provoke contact at any out there alternative, posted smaller guards, and shot the lights out from 3-point vary. Gene’s mixture of fixed productiveness and taking pictures contact have made him a consensus top-25 participant within the class of 2027.

Cherif Millogo, 7’4, C, St. Francis HS (Calif.)

The tallest participant that the occasion needed to supply confirmed why there’s a lot buzz surrounding him, even in an age when there are cameras at nearly each sport. Having missed his total sophomore season with a knee damage, Millogo was a little bit of a thriller man main as much as the HS Fall Invite. The enormous huge man confirmed off completely outstanding agility for a participant of his stature, utilized his size to alter the sport defensively, and confirmed shocking contact going through the basket.  Georgia, Syracuse, and Alabama had been the primary three applications to place affords on the desk for the Burkina Faso product, however definitely gained’t be the final as he takes of Mission League completion in 2025-26 (Sierra Canyon, Harvard-Westlake, Notre Dame, and so on.).  

O.J. Popoola, 6’5, SF, Palisades Constitution HS (Calif.)

Among the finest two method wings with measurement was Popoola, a junior switch from Voaygeur Faculty Prep in Detroit. The athletic lefty exhibited a dependable 3-point shot along with his toes set, was a monster finisher in transition, and had no drawback taking part in above the rim on each ends of the ground. The son of former UNLV guard Christian Popoola holds affords from UNLV, Cal, Oregon State, and Arizona State and has a gifted twin brother, E.J., who’s roughly the however is a right-handed wing.  

Christian Rogers, 5’9, PG, Campbell Corridor HS (Calif.)

Whereas there have been many gamers who had larger names, Christian Rogers confirmed that he may maintain his personal versus the plethora of expertise that Bella Vista Prep had on the HS Fall Invite. A frontrunner on each ends of the ground, Rogers confirmed off extremely fast fingers defensively, exhibited no scarcity of confidence as a shot maker, and introduced infectious power on each ends of the hardwood.  Whereas he might not be the largest man, Rogers is the kind of participant who will give opposing lead guards suits in Southern California.