SportStars’ 2022-23 NorCal Boys Basketball Player Of The Year | Ryan Beasley

They came from all corners of Southern California to watch senior Mikey Williams star that Tuesday night in December at the Torrey Pines Holiday Classic. 

The Memphis-bound whirlwind of a point guard and YouTube sensation for San Ysidro near San Diego had packed gyms since bursting onto the scene as a freshman, scoring 41 and 50 points his first two prep performances. 

Instead of the splish and splash of Williams that night, they got the razz and ma-taz of another senior guard, Dougherty Valley’s relentless Ryan Beasley, who poured in 30 points in a 94-73 runaway win for the visitors from San Ramon. 

The ‘oohs’ and ‘ahhs’ normally directed at Williams were instead reserved for Beasley, who converted a series of acrobatic drives, midrange jumpers and 12 of 15 from the foul line. At barely 5-foot-11, Beasley’s nifty moves and relentless attacks made him an immediate fan favorite at the packed gym — giving San Diego fans a glimpse of what eventually led to Beasley being SportStars’ NorCal Player of the Year. 

Though many of those fans knew little about the USF-bound guard, who averaged 30.6 points as a junior and pumped in 37 the day before against Washington state power O’Dea-Seattle, Beasley was well aware of Williams and fellow Memphis-bound top recruit JJ Taylor. 

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