BU Commit- 2019- Stephan Gabriel

[Da Coach]

I noticed this..
that when in high school Stephan Gabriel was an honor roll student!
https://villagegreennj.com/schools-k...r-roll-201516/

He was also a pretty good football player at Columbia HS in Maplewood, NJ. Check out this article from 2017 that reports he was being recruited as a tight end by Rutgers -

https://www.nj.com/rutgersfootball/index.ssf/2017/04/rutgers_football_hosted_a_couple_intriguing_under.html

In addition to playing tight end, he also played wide receiver, outside linebacker, and defensive end. It looks like he gave up football to concentrate on basketball when he left Columbia HA and transferred to Hillcrest Prep--

http://www.hudl.com/profile/5377855/Stephan-Gabriel

[tornado]

Here's a video of Hillcrest Prep- https://sportstop100.com/first-look-...g-szn-mixtape/

#31 is Dimitrios Stragalinos
#5 I believe is Gabriel
#24 is Dischon Thomas
others- https://www.prepcircuit.com/roster/s...bseason=412391

[Da Coach]

Here's a video of Hillcrest Prep- https://sportstop100.com/first-look-...g-szn-mixtape/

#31 is Dimitrios Stragalinos
#5 I believe is Gabriel
#24 is Dischon Thomas
others- https://www.prepcircuit.com/roster/s...bseason=412391

You should have included a warning to turn off the volume on that video.


BTW, Gabriel wore #1 last season at Hillcrest. I can't tell which one he is in that video, but #5 doesn't look like him to me.
I think #5 is Kyree Walker, the 5-star 2020 kid who just recently committed to Arizona State.-

[WSpringsBird]

You should have included a warning to turn off the volume on that video.


BTW, Gabriel wore #1 last season at Hillcrest. I can't tell which one he is in that video, but #5 doesn't look like him to me.
I think #5 is Kyree Walker, the 5-star 2020 kid who just recently committed to Arizona State.-

Baller. I watched some of the other videos, too. Love to see this kind of talent coming to the MVC.

[Da Coach]

Bradley fans are excited about his potential. So are the coaches, and they love his ball handling and passing skills! He only joined the Hillcrest Prep program at the end of last season, and did not play significantly until the spring AAU events.
He will be playing on a Hillcrest Prep team this season that has a bunch of other highly rated recruits, but I still expect him to put up some nice numbers.

As noted above, Gabriel's Hillcrest Prep team has at least 6 other high-major Division I caliber kids on the team, including Jeron Artest (son of Ron Artest), 4-star shooting guard Dalen Terry, 6'9" power forward Dischon Thomas, who until recently was committed to Nevada, 6'11" 2020 forward Davion Bradford who already has several high major offers including Illinois, 2021 SG prospect Dimitrios Stragalinos, who Bradley just offered, and 5-star guard Kyree Walker, who just committed to Arizona State.

[tornado]

hate to be the first to bring this up but....
Gabriel's team, Hillcrest Prep, has already been playing several games and Gabriel is not mentioned in any of the reports....
and due to the high profiles & rankings of all their players, they are getting good coverage...
...Injured, transferred, or out for some other reason?

[mexicobufan]

There is a Hillcrest North and a Hillcrest South. One is the Prep team and the other is the High School team. I believe the guys you mentioned are not on the same team as Stephan. He is playing.

[Da Coach]

He was just named to an All Tournament team-

https://twitter.com/sportstop100/status/1051937418096467968

[tornado]

he was not named to an all tournament team
he was named to a couple preseason teams in AZ by PrepHoopsAz

https://www.prephoops.com/arizona-player/stephan-gabriel/

https://twitter.com/PrepHoopsAZ/status/1052337302427455489

mexico- do you have any game reports or any mentions that he is playing?

[Da Coach]

he was not named to an all tournament team
he was named to a couple preseason teams in AZ by PrepHoopsAz

https://www.prephoops.com/arizona-player/stephan-gabriel/

https://twitter.com/PrepHoopsAZ/status/1052337302427455489

2019 6??™8 (F) Stephan Gabriel (@67moneyteam67) makes 1st Team All-Tournament Sweet 16

https://twitter.com/sportstop100/status/1051937418096467968

And from the links that you posted-

The Prep Hoops Arizona Sweet 16 had a number of high level prospects in attendance. Below are the prospects who made our first team all-tournament as they led their team to the Semifinals of the Sweet 16.

https://www.prephoops.com/2018/10/prep-hoops-arizona-sweet-16-1st-team/

[Da Coach]

2019 6’8 (F) Stephan Gabriel (@67moneyteam67) makes 1st Team All-Tournament Sweet 16

https://twitter.com/sportstop100/status/1051937418096467968

And from the links that you posted-

The Prep Hoops Arizona Sweet 16 had a number of high level prospects in attendance. Below are the prospects who made our first team all-tournament as they led their team to the Semifinals of the Sweet 16.
https://www.prephoops.com/2018/10/pr...t-16-1st-team/

That article requires a subscription, but I can post this brief part of what was said about Stephan Gabriel in the Arizona Sweet 16 tournament they participated in this past weekend. Sounds pretty good!-

Stephan Gabriel 6’7 SG 2019 Hillcrest North
Gabriel did it all for Hillcrest North as the clear feature player for the group. He was able to score the basketball well at the rim as well as in mid-range situations. Further, his stroke from deep looked improved but will need to keep improving in order for him to make the leap to the next level successfully.
As far as physical attributes are concerned, Gabriel has everything needed to be a high level recruit. He has good size and strength. He is able to seamlessly get to wherever he wants to get to on the court.

Apparently, the writer did not know Gabriel was already committed to Bradley. But it sounds like he played very well and was impressive.


In a separate subscription-only article on Arizona PrepHoops.com, he is listed as one of the top 5 wings at this past weekend's event that included 16 teams-
Prep Hoops Sweet 16: Top Wings

https://www.prephoops.com/2018/10/prep-hoops-sweet-16-top-wings/

Stephen Gabriel (Hillcrest Prep 2019):
Gabriel is a ridiculously athletic wing. He stands at 6’7 and has the ball handling ability to be thought of as a guard. He was very impressive this weekend demonstrating all of those skills. He led Hillcrest to the championship game against Apollo.


And a third article (also subscription) from Arizona PrepHoops.com features a photo of Stephan gabriel and lists him as one of the top playmakers at this past weekend's Arizona Sweet 16 tournament.-
Prep Hoops Arizona Sweet 16: Top Playmakers

https://www.prephoops.com/2018/10/prep-hoops-arizona-sweet-16-top-playmakers/

Stephan Gabriel 6’7 SG 2019 Hillcrest North
Gabriel can score the basketball inside the three as well as any prospect at the event. He has an array of skills that aid him in being versatile. His versatility enables him to score the basketball from many spots and positions on the floor.
Further, his physical traits make him extremely tough to keep in front. Even opposing guards who dared him to shoot from deep struggled to guard him as he was able to physically overpower them to get to his spots on the floor. Gabriel has a lot of upside and will make plenty of noise after leaving Hillcrest.




Also, Stephan Gabriel is currently ranked #6 in the high school/prep rankings in the state of Arizona for the class of 2019, but that could change based on his recent performances.
https://www.prephoops.com/arizona/ra...2019-rankings/ (this article also requires a subscription, but Gabriel is #6 on the list behind some pretty highly recruited kids)

[Da Coach]

Stephan Gabriel has had a couple outstanding games today draining threes and playing great defense for Hillcrest Prep in a tournament in Arizona, leading his team to two wins.

[Da Coach]

hate to be the first to bring this up but....
Gabriel's team, Hillcrest Prep, has already been playing several games and Gabriel is not mentioned in any of the reports....
and due to the high profiles & rankings of all their players, they are getting good coverage...
...Injured, transferred, or out for some other reason?

There is a Hillcrest North and a Hillcrest South. One is the Prep team and the other is the High School team. I believe the guys you mentioned are not on the same team as Stephan. He is playing.

As we suspected, Stephan Gabriel has left Hillcrest Prep and transferred to a new prep school Veritas Basketball Academy located in Santa Fe Springs, California, a suburb of Los Angeles-

https://teamvbasketball.com/team-veritas/

There were a couple reasons for transfer, but they were personal issues Stephan had with Hillcrest, so I won't mention them here, though they do not have anything to do with him wavering on his commitment.
His new team, Veritas, is one of the highest ranked prep schools in the country. This prep school service ranks them #9 in the country-

https://twitter.com/thegrindsession/status/1061115133538287616

Stephan Gabriel played last night for the first time with his new team, and tied for the lead in scoring with 21 points-

https://twitter.com/Veritashoops/status/1062520673866702848

They play again today at 4 PM PST (6 PM CST)-

https://twitter.com/Veritashoops/status/1062119250691710977

And note that Santa Fe Springs, California is a suburb of Los Angeles, though they travel all over the country to compete against the best prep schools-

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Santa+Fe+Springs,+CA/@33.9289152,-118.1337212,10z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x80c2d30293756c87:0x35af89f8199735e3!8m2!3d33.9472359!4d-118.0853451?hl=en

Veritas actually beat Hillcrest North (the team Stephan Gabriel previously played for) in a game that was played October 28.
Ironically, that happened to be the day after Stephan Gabriel left the Hillcrest program.

https://twitter.com/PrepCircuit/status/1056619237899452417

Veritas also has several highly rated D1 recruits in their program, so it is nice to see Stephan excelling despite playing with kids who will be headed to high-major programs.

The Bradley coaches expect to receive a signed National Letter of Intent (NLI) from Stephan!