Players from the San Gabriel Valley and Suburban leagues are continuing to help their college recruiting stock with their play in the three national travel team boys basketball tournaments being played in and around Las Vegas.
*La Mirada forward Derrick Williams (6-foot-7) was outstanding for Team Odom during action in the Main Event at Spring Valley High in the western part of the city Wednesday.
Among the programs whose coaches are believed considering offering Williams a scholarship are USC.
Also members of that club, which edged a team from Chicago Wednesday, are Jordan Hamilton, Kalea King, Marquis Moody, Myron Green and Kurt Davis from Dominguez.
*Devonte Elliott (6-8) of Paramount is a standout for another Los Angeles-based team, the I-CAN All-stars, as is another SGVL standout, 6-7 D'Angelo Scott of Lynwood.
His I-CAN teammates include point guards Michael Mayes (Poly) and Sam Ferguson (Mayfair).
*Thurman Woods (6-5), another Dominguez standout, scored 32 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to help the Belmont Shore team edge the World Wide Renegades of Atlanta, 83-79, Wednesday evening in a Reebok Summer Championships game at Foothill High in Henderson.
*Kyle Richardson (6-7) of Mayfair has continued his standout play in the low post as a member of the Bellflower-based BCA team during the adidas Super 64.
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