Re: '10 MT SF/PF Josh Huestis
Reports on Huestis' AAU league performances this summer with Belmont Shores in California suggest that he's no longer an under-the-radar prospect. USC was his top school, but they've already gotten 5 commits.
Mslacat's Blog
osh Huestis participated in the 2009 Pangos Sweet Sixteen tournament this week-end for the Belmont Shore AAU club out of California. The tournament took place California and did feature some of the top AAU teams in California, Arizona and Nevada. It sounds like Josh had quite the coming out party, as Belmont Shore went 4-1 in the tournament. Derrick Fazendin GOAZCATS.com had the following evaluation of Huestis’s play.
"Josh Huestis: The 6-foot-6, power forward wasn’t the biggest name on Arizona’s list coming into the tournament, but he served up one of the bigger performances of the night.
Huestis finished with 13 points, including a clutch three pointer to bring his team within a single point with 30 seconds left to play in the game.
Not only does he have a flair for the dramatics, but he also gets down and scraps for the ball, as it seemed as if Huestis was on top of every loose ball and rebound.
He made his living in the paint, powering through contact and finishing at the rim. He did not show much of a jump shot or post game, but he still likely saw his overall stock go up Friday night."
Rivals Article
"Although many basketball fans disagree with or would like to see changes with the AAU system and how it is setup, there is no denying the opportunity that it gives to under-the-radar prospects every year. Many prospects from states that don't receive much recruiting attention can turn a great summer into scholarship offers from some of the elite schools in the country. This summer, Josh Huestis of C.M Russell high school in Montana burst onto the scene with a great performance with the Belmont Shore AAU club, which is based on California."