The Pangos All-South Frosh/Soph Camp was a competitive affair with a balanced level of talent. When the dust settled, sophomore forward Felix Okam made the key plays to propel the winning team in the Cream of the Crop Top 30 Game. He was named the camp’s Most Outstanding Player among participants from 12 different states.
As the Cream of the Crop Top 30 All-Star Game at the Pangos All-South Frosh/Soph Camp played out, it was evident the players chosen for that game (which is reserved for the top participants) were clearly the best players at the annual camp that took place at the Duncanville Fieldhouse. What the game didn’t do, however, was act as a separator among the event’s elite talent.
Until the very end of it, that is.
That’s when 6-foot-9 sophomore (2029) forward Felix Okham of Grand Prairie (Texas) took over a close and competitive game. His Black-jersey wearing club led 35-32 at halftime and the game was basically a one possession game as the second half wore on. With 1:25 remaining in the game and his team clinging to a one-point (64-63) lead, Okam nailed a clutch wing 3-pointer (his second of the game) to give his team some cushion. He then came up with a crucial block on the next possession and a loose ball in the closing seconds of the Black team’s 73-66 victory over the White jersey-wearing club.
Okham was the Black team’s only double-digit scorer with 15 points on 5-of-6 shooting and also led the team with five rebounds. With his length and activity level, deliberate style, unorthodox but effective jump shot and ability as a defender, veteran scouts likened his game to former NBA All-Star Jack Sikma.
The game MVP for the winning Black club was 6-foot-4 2029 wing guard Justin Reed Jr. of Plano West (Texas), who gave a terrific all-around effort on both ends of the floor and finished with eight points, three rebounds and two steals. The game MVP for the White club was 6-foot-6 2029 forward Joseph Creal III of Mansfield Summit (Arlington, Texas). He nailed five timely 3-pointers and finished with 15 points.
In actuality, the reason Okam wasn’t named game MVP was because he averaged 20.7 ppg in three camp games and was named 2026 Pangos All-South Frosh/Soph Most Outstanding Player. Throw in his 4.3 GPA in the classroom and coachable demeanor, and it’s easy to see why Okam is such a tantalizing long-term prospect.
Pangos Camp Experience Pays Off
Okam definitely used his previous Pangos experience to propel him to top honors at this year’s camp after earning a Cream of the Crop Top 30 Selection as a rising freshman in 2025. The Houston Hoops product was able to impress camp director Dinos Trigonis enough to earn an invite to the Pangos All-American Camp last June in Las Vegas. The Pangos Frosh/Soph camp series is designed as a pathway to the NBA-certified summer camp that includes many of the nation’s best rising seniors and juniors and to say Okam got good mileage out of the event would be an understatement. He was one of the youngest players in attendance, and even though he was humbled at times by older and stronger players, the experience opened his eyes to the level he strives to play at and gave him an extreme amount of confidence going up against his peers over the weekend.
“I’m not going to lie, Lewis Ovwo (the 2026 Pangos Camp MOP) threw my shots all over the place,” Okam said. “I learned how to score on bigs and get my shot up faster. The Pangos Camp helped me alot.
“I was definitely feeling myself; I came here to dominate. I wasn’t worried about getting dunked on. I focused on getting my get back and helping my team win.”
The player who caught Okam at the rim was 6-foot-4 2029 wing Brooks Richmond of Waxahachie (Texas), who dribbled through the lane from the left side of the key going right and went over the top one-handed with authority to finish a flush that woke the crowed and assorted scouts on media nearby on press row.
One of Okam’s teammates also had monster dunks on back-to-back plays, as 6-foot-5 2029 forward Jonathan Anderson of Plano West (Texas) threw down two vicious southpaw flushes that got folks’ attention. Others on the winning Black club that stood out during the Cream of the Crop Top 30 Game were 6-foot-5 2023 Pierce Paul of Austin Prep Academy (Texas) and 6-foot-4 2029 R.J. Hall of Catoosa (Okla.). On the White club, 6-foot-3 2029 Ayden McClinton of Allen (Texas) and 6-foot-6 2029 Jaden Slater of Southeastern Prep Academy (Orlando, Fla.) were among the standouts.
2026 @FCPPangos All-South Frosh/Soph Camp Notes: liked what I saw out of 6-6 2029 Jaden Slater Southeastern Prep Academy (Orlando FL), Strong & super bouncy forward attacks the basket with authority and finishes with force at the rim. Rugged rebounder too.@BallerTV @NBNMagazine pic.twitter.com/EWienOtndS
— Dinos Trigonis (@trigonis30) September 27, 2026
Cerebral Guard With Bright Future
While the talent level of the Cream of the Crop Top 60 game was clearly a notch below the Top 30 game (which is not a clear case each year), this year there were three talents who clearly would have held their own in the top all-star game. The trio was 6-foot-7 2029 power forward Rayden Hendrix of McKinney Christian Academy (McKinney, Texas), 6-foot-3 2030 guard Langsten Blocker of Little Rock Central (Ark.), and 6-foot-6 2029 forward Toby Ramarontsoa of New Wave Academy (Houston).
They all played for the winning Black jersey-wearing club and led it to a 71-45 victory over their White jersey-wearing counterparts. Hendrix dominated the interior with his rebounding and rim protection, while Blocker was terrific defensively on the perimeter. Ramarontsoa impressed scouts with his baseline shot-making and triple threat game.
The Top 60 game featured 18 players listed as 2030 or 2031 prospects and the player who impressed the assorted scouts in attendance the most in terms of his feel, I.Q. and court generalship among all players (including the Top 30 selections) was a mere eighth-grader. That was 5-foot-8 2031 point guard Robert “Trey” Hunt of Celina (Texas). Hunt’s ability to see the game one or two plays ahead of the defense was the best among all players in attendance and he threw a couple of passes in the Top 60 game no other player would have been able to. Naturally, Hunt does need to get stronger in order to handle the rigors of high major high school basketball, but to say his future is bright is an understatement.
The same could be said for many others in attendance.
Ronnie Flores is the national Grassroots editor of Ballislife.com. He can be reached at [email protected]. Don’t forget to follow him on Twitter: @RonMFlores
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