The George Lynch Invitational brought some incredible talent to the court, and one of the biggest storylines that we took away are the players that simply reminded everyone that they should be overlooked and that college programs should be recruiting hard.
One player that is at the top of the list is 2024 Maurio Hanson from Chambers, as he went up against one of the top bigs in 2025 Zymicah Wilkins and Christ School, and more than proved that he belongs. Hanson was incredible and did everything he could do to help his team compete in a tight game. Hanson showed the full arsenal in his game; showing a terrific feel and ability to operate down in the post, his quickness at his size and fluid positional feel, his physicality to attack, finish, and compete offensively and on the boards, his ability to step out and knock down shots, and to be an impact to be a versatile defender at his size/position.
We wrote about Hanson not long ago here: https://phenomhoopreport.com/2024-mauio-hanson-needs-to-be-on-several-coaches-radars/
And it stands true to today after his showing at the event. You can just look at the film and it is easy to say; so college coaches need to be all over Hanson and they should let him get out of this region. He more than proved he can help a program.
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