On Dawkins, Pitts and Allen at Pangos

Here's Brandon Tatera at the California Preps site (a Rivals sub is required) on some of the NorCal participants in last weekend's Pangos event:  

Aubrey Dawkins, the son of Stanford head basketball coach Johnny Dawkins, had an impressive Pangos weekend. Dawkins who attends Palo Alto High School, which is across the street from Stanford, is as you can expect a fundamentally sound shooting guard. He can pass well and excels shooting from the mid range.

Just as it was with Perrantes, it was refreshing to see Elliott Pitts play his game. Pitts, who plays under a very strict and structured system at De La Salle, maintained some of that mindset as he played defense well and also showed a nice three-point jump shot.

Dakarai Allen also had a nice weekend at Pangos. The Sheldon standout made a name for himself last summer at this event and carried that momentum by leading Sheldon to the state championship. Allen has always been able to defend; however he is now showcasing his ability to drive to the rim and an improving outside jump shot.

Pitts will trip to the Grand Canyon State

Jason Scheer tweets: "2013 guard Elliott Pitts will visit Arizona in August"

Alex Kline on the destination of three NorCal talents

Alex Kline/The Recruit Scoop, when asked about the chances of Jabari Bird, Marcus Lee and Elliot Pitts heading to Cal, wrote: "I'd be shocked. Don't see Lee or Bird ending up at Cal. They have a shot with Pitts."

The offers for Elliot Pitts keep rolling in

From Philippe Doherty: "Colorado offered 2013 6'5 Combo Guard Elliott Pitts of De la Salle HS in CA. Coach Tad Boyle called Elliott Pitts last night to extend offer"

Everyone in the Pac-12 will be in on Pitts before all is said and done, plus some various hoops powers throughout the country. Can Mike Montgomery corral him? Or Johnny Dawkins?

More national pub for Elliot Pitts

Dave Telep in his listing of breakout performers from the two weekend tourneys in Vegas:

Elliott Pitts
2013, SF, 6-5, 190 pounds

The cerebral, skilled forwards always carry a premium tag. Pitts isn’t a one-trick pony with a single shot. He’s a handler, passer and shooter. The great shooters aren’t married to a single spot on the floor and Pitts can make shots from midrange and deep. His overall feel for the game is easy to spot and has to be valued. He needs strength to handle versus pressure and play through contact. It’s a credit to his game that Pitts is tough to pin down position-wise. He said Arizona State and California were on him the hardest. UC-Davis, Santa Barbara, Portland and Santa Clara will face stiff competition with Boston College in the mix. Lookout for Georgetown, UCLA, Oregon and Colorado; they would be players if they elected to enter the mix.

This is from Joel Francisco, attending the same tournaments:

Elliott Pitts
2013, WF, 6-5, 190 pounds

Cal, Arizona State, Boston College, Santa Clara, Portland and UC Davis are his current offers and there will be more to come -- especially if he continues to play at the level he exhibited at the Pangos Spring Spectacular. Pitts plays with great pace and he is always on balance (utilizes the jump stop) when converting play after play. He can knock down jump shots from all over the court and he’s an excellent driver (solid first step) as well. He is one of the few players who have a solid midrange game to boot and he appears to be getting more confident with each event.

Elliot Pitts impressing

Bay Area Hoosier backcourter/wing Elliot Pitts is impressing the evaluators.

Joel Francisco: "Concord De La Salle 2013 wing Elliot Pitts is lighting it up. Multi-skilled wing has his whole offensive arsenal working in this one"

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Josh Gershon (with multiple tweets)

Some Elliot Pitts love from the Southland

Here's a recent Joel Francisco/ESPN tweet:

"Liking 2013 wing Elliot Pitts (Concord De La Salle)...the more I see him. Good ball skills and knows how to play...jump shot on the come"