Honoring a local legend in Southern California, Pangos founder Dinos Trigonis got many of Southern California’s best all under one roof for the Ron Massey Memorial Fall Classic. Massey, a longtime coach at Long Beach Jordan, compiled 503 wins over 28 seasons and coached McDonald’s All-American Travon Bryant. One also can’t forget about the three CIF Southern Section titles and seven Moore League championships that he had under his belt.
Certified for Division I college coaches to attend, the Ron Massey Memorial had coaches and scouts alike lining the baselines to evaluate talent from over 50 teams gathered at McBride High School. All games were livestreamed on BallerTV, GameBook Stats had all of the statistical reports ready immediately after the game, and Spalding provided special game balls for the event.
All in all, it was an outstanding celebration of hoops in Coach Massey’s honor.
“Ron Massey was an educator first and a basketball coach second. In fact, he worked the Nike All-American Camp, but it was on the academic side,” Trigonis said of Massey. “He always loved basketball. Learning and education was a constant endeavor for him.”
We already took a look at the best seniors that the event had to offer as well as the top 2028 prospects in depth. Here are the best underclassmen that we saw from the 2026 Pangos Ron Massey Memorial:
Cameron Crenshaw, 6’9, PF/C, SoCal Academy, 2029
As far as long term potential is concerned, there wasn’t a big with a higher ceiling than Crenshaw. The lanky sophomore played with a motor on both ends, was a constant presence on the glass, and put his athleticism to work every second that he was on the court. Originally from San Antonio, Cameron’s upside and raw talent should see himself skyrocket up the 2029 rankings nationally.
2026 Ron Massey Memorial Fall Hoops Classic Notes: I liked what I saw out of San Antonio TX native 6-9+ 2029 Cameron Crenshaw (SoCal Academy/CA). Long & agile rim-runner is a force on the glass & is brimming with HM upside. UNLV & Grand Canyon are among his early offers. @NBNMagazine @FCPPangos
— Dinos Trigonis (@trigonis30) September 20, 2026
Zachary Arnold, 6’1, PG, San Gabriel (CA) Academy, 2029
A pure floor general, Arnold was the perfect lead guard to get the rock to athletic big men Oumar Dabo and Mahamadou Diop in the right scoring situations. The catalyst was outstanding keeping his dribble alive in tight situations, showed off super quick hands on the defensive end, and made a number of tough pull-up jumpers. Coming off of an outstanding AAU season with Team Why Not, Arnold has collected a handful of mid-major offers and doesn’t appear to be stopping any time soon.
Jacob Majok, 6’11, C, Vistamar (CA), 2030
Despite being a freshman, Majok was one of the tallest players at the event and really made an impact on the game in the second half for Vistamar. The incredibly long big man put forth a ton of effort running the floor, was a rim protector, and showed his offensive upside during a five minute stretch in which he had six points in a hurry. New to the country, Majok definitely has all of the tools to be one that college coaches are going to want to see sooner rather than later.
Micah Clark, 6’6, SF, Mater Dei (CA) HS, 2030
A player I hadn’t seen before, I immediately loved Clerk’s game, before realizing he was just a freshman. The athletic forward showed a smooth lefty stroke from the perimeter, is already well put together for a first-year, and really competed on both ends of the court. Clark is definitely a player who we will be tracking throughout his career at Mater Dei.
Freddie Forbes, 6’5, SG/SF, Mater Dei (CA) HS, 2030
Coming into high school with considerable buzz, Forbes validated such hype with his play at the Ron Massey. Already owning great size for a shooting guard, Forbes showed off effortless release to NBA range, can pull up from mid range with a few dribbles, and used his size to create deflections on the defensive end. Owning D1 offers, Forbes and Clark provide an incredibly bright future for Mater Dei in the 2030 class.
DJ Meekins, 6’3, SG, Mayfair (CA) HS, 2029
The epitome of a power guard, Meekins just kept getting it done at a high level at the Ron Massey. The was near unstoppable driving with his left hand, embraced contact in the paint, and showed off a nice stroke to the three point line. Coming off of a big Adidas 3SSB season with Open Gym Premier, Meekins should have one of the better sophomore campaigns statistically in SoCal.
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