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Philly Pride Media Day Standouts (April 1, 2023)

04/01/2023, 9:15pm EDT

By CoBL Staff

CoBL Staff (@hooplove215)
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Philly Pride held its annual spring showcase on Saturday, the Under Armour-backed organization’s various teams — National/UAA, Select, Bucks, Aces and 302 — at the 15U, 16U and 17U levels going head-to-head for a day at Abington Friends.

The CoBL staff spent the day watching both courts, catching most of the event’s 16 contests. Here’s who stood out:

Emmanuel 'Manny' Butts showed off his improving face-up range on Saturday. (Photo: Josh Verlin/CoBL)

Emmanuel ‘Manny’ Butts (2026 | Haverford School)
Butts continues to take big strides in his development, especially comparing the 6-foot-7 forward to where he was 10 months ago, when he was just starting to get his first offseason varsity minutes with the Fords. He’s now developing a solid face-up game, knocking down a corner 3-pointer as part of a nine-point outing for the 15U national squad in a big win, and he’s really becoming a versatile defender who gets down in his stance against guards and wings but can also defend the post and block shots.

Jaden Banner (2025 | West Catholic)
Banner and the 16U Select team rolled to a pair of victories on Saturday. Banner had a pretty special performance in the second as he poured in 20 points. The 6-6 wing has length and smoothness to his game. He buried a pair of threes, scored on the offensive glass and drove to the hoop to showcase his offensive arsenal, adding four rebounds and a steal to complement the big scoring total.

Donovan Fromhartz (2025 | Downingtown West)
Fromhartz has a good number of tools in his bag, as he’s a solid rebounder and passer who’ll block a few shots if he can off the weak side, but he’s really making his mark as an efficient scorer and shooter. The 6-5 wing had 14 points on seven shots in a win for the 16U National squad over the 16U 302s, hitting a 3-pointer on his first shot and then doing the rest in the mid-range and closer, coming up with a couple put-back buckets and an and-one as well.

Silas Graham (2027 | Haverford School)
Graham is quickly establishing himself as a real name to watch, the 6-4 wing guard already with a year of varsity hoops under his belt at the Haverford School, earning a starting role with the Fords. It’s clear why: Graham plays beyond his years, a wing guard with a point guard’s vision and passing, plus strong on-court poise and demeanor. His only buckets in the 15U National’s big win over the Aces were two layups where he was assisted for wide-open buckets and a kick-out 3-pointer, his only attempt from deep, which he buried; otherwise, he was making dish after dish, grabbing rebounds and steals, and even a block or two.

Jack Greaves (2025 | Boyertown)
He’s still growing into his body, however, Greaves displayed some intriguing abilities with Pride Aces 16U. Every bit of 6’7, the young post player used solid footwork to operate around the basket. There, he showed touch when finishing and on putbacks. Greaves’s mobility was also evident when he ran the floor and when he rotated on defense. He didn’t jump out the gym, but he did time up some contest pretty well.

Asim Hardy (above) was a standout point guard for the 16U Select squad. (Photo: Josh Verlin/CoBL)

Asim Hardy (2025 | Sankofa)
Hardy’s size didn’t prevent him from accessing every inch of the floor while setting the table for 16U Select. He used his vision to hit one-hand skip passes and find cutters in their two victories on the day. In addition to all the assists that Hardy racked up, he finished with touch inside the paint. The stout guard was a terror at the point-of-attack on defense. He sat in his man’s hip pocket and pressured the ball, not allowing the offense to get in rhythm.

Antonio Morris (2024 | Bensalem)
Morris was the lone Bucks player who could get anything going against the national squad, scoring 15 points. He drilled four threes and added three more points the traditional way on a take to the hoop. The coach’s son is a quick 5-10 guard who can maneuver his way through the defense and handles pressure well. Should have a healthy group of small-college programs on his recruitment before long, once that group turns its attention to the 2024 class.

Isaiah Muhammad (2025 | West Catholic)
Muhammad made it rain from behind the arc for the 16U Select squad. The 6’4 forward hit three triples in one contest and four in another, including a long middy with his toe on the line. His ability to quickly catch-and-fire at a high volume brought vertical spacing and opened up driving & cutting lanes in their halfcourt sets, where he also showcased his connective passing.

Amir Nelson (2025 | Cristo Rey)
Nelson played a big role on the most successful Cristo Rey team in program history, which won the Penn-Jersey league, led by the program’s first-ever Division I recruit (Josh Wyche). The 5-10 guard has a nice jumper, hitting multiple 3-pointers, while also handling the ball well, getting into the lane and dishing off to teammates like a point guard should. A good on-ball defender, Nelson has a solid frame and quick hands.

Marquis Newsome (2027 | Sanford, Del.)
Other than his wiry build, Newsome didn’t look out of place while running with Pride 302’s 15U and 17U teams. In fact, he was one of the best players on the floor in his lower-level games. The 6-4 wing was all over the place defensively, getting steals, blocks, and deflections. And, whether it was off of a turnover he created or a rebound, Newsome was always willing to grab-and-go. He got to the rim in transition and while slashing in the halfcourt, opting to dish to a teammate just as often as he got a bucket for himself.

Izaiah Pasha (above) is into the 2024 class after a coaching change at Iona. (Photo: Josh Verlin/CoBL)

Izaiah Pasha (2024 | TBD)
Pasha’s no doubt going to be one of the leaders on the 17U national squad, the Cardinal O’Hara senior recently announcing he’s doing a prep year after a coaching change at Iona. A 6-5 guard, Pasha’s become an excellent attacker of the rim off the bounce, the 17U 302 squad not able to do much to keep him in front of them; Pasha takes advantage of ball screens or a defender being a step slow and can go either right or left, and he’s got excellent body control around the rim; he had 12 points and three rebounds in the game, including a three-point play.

Bryce Rollerson (2025 | Germantown Academy)
Rollerson showed his scoring touch for the 16U National squad, hitting all six of his shots and finishing with 14 points in the win over the Pride 302s. A 6-0 lead guard, Rollerson has a smooth pull-up jumper from 3-point range and the mid-range and has a reliable floater he can go to, and also rebounds well for his position. A solid ball-handler, Rollerson mostly played off the ball in a talented backcourt, and when he got the ball in his hands he was in scoring mode.

Jermai Stewart-Herring (2023 | Roman Catholic)
One of the area’s top unsigned seniors is hoping to take advantage of the April live periods, and it looks like he’s ready to do so. After a big outing at the Donofrio Classic earlier this week, Stewart-Herring scored 16 points, highlighted by a two-handed slam. The 6-5 wing is bouncy and plays hard on both ends, adding a pair of steals as well. Stewart-Herring isn’t an offensive initiator but his motor and athleticism typically put him in position to produce at a high level.

Deywilk Tavarez (above) is playing this April on the Pride's 17U Select squad. (Photo: Josh Verlin/CoBL)

Deywilk Tavarez (2023 | Academy New Church)
Another high school senior still looking for his future home, Tavarez impressed in both games, scoring 14 points to start his day and following with 17 in the second, when he made his first six shots from the floor. The 6-2 guard always looks in complete control on the court and has a pretty jumper as well that was on display Saturday both from beyond the arc (three 3s) and in the midrange.

Cam Wallace (2025 | Westtown)
Wallace flashed some intriguing movement skills. A 6-5 wing, he showed fluidity and flexibility when driving to the cup and the bounce to finish strong above it. His engagement when he didn’t have the ball was noteworthy as well. Wallace was active as a rebounder and a team defender - helping on drives and deflecting passes. He added a three of his own versus Pride 302, but he complimented 16U National’s strengths very well, blending their 3-point shooting and advantage creation.

Jeremiah White (2024 | Imhotep)

Fresh off a PIAA triple crown, White captained Pride’s 17U Select roster. The high energy brought as a communicator on defense was a reflection of his activity around the cup on both ends. White walled up at the rim, contested shots away from the basket, and attacked the glass. His teammates rewarded him with hit aheads on the break and dump-offs, which he added to the putbacks inside. The winning plays he consistently makes raise the floor and ceiling of what this team can be.

Ryan Williams (2024 | Malvern Prep)
Williams poured in 18 in a win over Bucks, getting hot from deep with four triples. The 6-4 guard was extremely efficient, converting the majority of his shot attempts. Williams can certainly shoot it, but he got to the hoop as well, finishing multiple times through contact. He didn’t rack up the assist totals, but he made a handful of nice finds as well for the 17U national squad.