IU commit CJ Gunn Helps Team Indiana Win 2022 Prep Ball Stars Midwest Challenge

Pike Excessive College in Indianapolis, Ind. hosted the 2022 Prep Ball Stars Midwest Problem on Saturday. This one-day event featured groups comprised of excessive schoolers from Indiana, Michigan, Illinois and Wisconsin.

Group Indiana featured 2022 IU commit C.J. Gunn, Ryan Conwell, Peter Suder, Tayshawn Comer, Charlie Williams, Ahmad Jarrard, Leland Walker, Travis Grayson, Shon Tupuola and Sean Paige. 

The primary sport of the day noticed Group Michigan defeat Group Wisconsin 119-116 in additional time. Trey Lewis, a 5-foot-9 level guard from Johnston, Iowa, led Group Michigan with 27 factors. Lewis is drawing curiosity from Baylor, Belmont, Iowa and Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

Group Indiana confronted off with Group Illinois within the day’s second sport, which was headlined by a 33-point effort from Indiana commit C.J. Gunn. The 6-foot-5 guard from Lawrence North Excessive College shot 13-for-23 from the sphere, together with a 5-for-12 clip from 3. Gunn, a three-star recruit, linked on each free throw makes an attempt, grabbed six rebounds and completed with two steals, one block and two turnovers. 

Gunn was given the inexperienced gentle all afternoon, making an attempt 11 extra photographs than every other participant on Group Indiana in its first sport. Group Indiana confronted an early nine-point deficit halfway by means of the primary half, however led by as a lot as 17 within the second half. Gunn led all scorers and was named MVP in Group Indiana’s to 115-104 win over Group Illinois. 

Six gamers from Group Indiana completed in double figures in sport one on Saturday, together with 18 factors from Ryan Conwell. Conwell is a 6-foot-3 guard from Pike Excessive College, who’s dedicated to play at South Florida. Japanese Kentucky commits Leland Walker and Tayshawn Comer additionally scored 14 and 13 factors on this sport, respectively. 

And whereas Gunn’s greatest affect for Indiana subsequent yr is likely to be his 3-point capturing, he threw down a number of spectacular dunks on Saturday, too. 

With this win, Group Indiana superior to the championship sport towards Group Michigan. The star of this sport was Comer, a 5-foot-11 guard from Cathedral Excessive College. 

Comer took house the MVP trophy after main Group Indiana with 33 factors in its 122-112 championship victory over Group Michigan. Conwell additionally contributed 28 factors within the win.