While most were either on hand in Las Vegas or watching Bishop Gorman vs Findlay Prep live on ESPN to bear witness to the many elite level Division I recruits like Shabazz Muhammed, Brandon Ashley, and Dominic Artis, it was a lesser known teammate that made the biggest splash just before halftime of one of the biggest HS games of the year.
Most serious fans of high school prep basketball already have heard of the top player in 2012, Shabazz Muhammed, along with Arizona commit Brandon Ashley, Oregon signee Dominic Artis, and the still uncommitted Winston Shepard.
But prior to the recent clash between HS powerhouses, not many were privy to the many skills of Bishop Gorman power forward Ben Carter, who measures out at an imposing 6’8 and 215lbs. While Carter and Findlay point guard Artis will both be heading to play for coach Dana Altman at Oregon next season, they were on opposite sides of the hardwood for this game.
Led by Artis’ 21 points and 7 assists, Findlay was able to somewhat limit Muhammed to 19 points and 9 rebounds to get the win 73-61, but it was Carter who nailed this amazing 80 foot shot at the end of the 2nd quarter that got everyone at Cox arena on their feet heading into halftime…
Bishop Gorman’s Ben Carter w/ 80-foot Buzzer Beater:
Allen Moll has been a lifelong NBA and NCAA College Basketball fan who watches and studies games religiously, and coaches youth basketball in his native Lehigh Valley region of Pennsylvania. Allen has also provided content to Bleacherreport.com, Upperdeckblog.com, Cleveland.com, CSN Philly.com, Buckets Magazine, in addition to being a tenured NBA and NCAA columnist for TheHoopDoctors.com.
