The players deemed the best of the best, as determined by a selected panel of scouts in attendance including CalHiSports.com, were selected to play in the two Cream of the Crop All-Star Games at the conclusion of the Pangos All-American Camp. Read below for a recap of the Top 25 and Top 50 All-Star games and for our picks of the camp's top performers in a variety of categories. Woodland Hills Taft's Deandre Daniels and Ocean View's Anthony Brown are among California standouts selected to Top 25 all-star game. Top 50 all-star game selections who play well include Sheldon's Darius Nelson and J.W. North's Dominique Carr.

By Ronnie Flores
Senior Editor, ESPN RISE

Long Beach, Calif. -- It certainly can be debated that the assembled talent at the 2009 Pangos All-American Camp was the best it's ever been in the event's seven-year history. But you won't get too many arguments from veteran observers at Cabrillo High School this weekend that the intensity and competition was the best it's ever been at the camp.

It's been noted by both talent evaluators and the players that the competition has been consistent and evident from the very start, which wasn't always the case previous years at this camp. In the past, the players warmed up slowly and looked to close out Saturday strong in hopes of securing an all-star selection on the camp's final day.

While there is no doubt that 6-foot-6 junior Harrison Barnes, an Ames, Iowa product and the nation's No. 1 rated player in the Class of 2010, was the most talented and consistent performer all weekend, there were other players that caught our eye and helped their standing in recruiting rankings for their respective class. The following is a list of standout performers from Saturday's evening and Sunday's morning sessions:

Dwayne Polee Jr. (Westchester, Los Angeles, 2010): The longtime USC commit was impacting games with his jumping ability, as he usually does, but he's learning how to put the ball on the floor and become an offensive threat facing the basket. Polee's jumper still needs polish, but he had a few nice dribble drives to the basket where he finished with his left hand. If the 6-foot-7 wing can continue to show improvement in that area, he could become the state's biggest threat on both ends of the floor next season. He was selected, but did not play, in the Top 25 all-star game.

Will Barton (Lake Clifton-Eastern, Baltimore, Md., 2010): Not many players in the national class of 2010 have as polished a game as this Charm City player. The 6-foot-6 Barton has a great all-around feel with above average shooting skills and a solid handle in the open court. He could improve his strength, but Barton still made an impact every time we saw him in action. He even started one game with an impressive spin move that turned into a thunderous dunk after the jump ball.

Joe Jackson (White Station, Memphis, Tenn., 2010): You can't call him "Shoeless" Joe since that nickname has already been long coined for an old-time baseball legend, but the 5-foot-11 blur with the ball is constantly leaving defenders faked out of their shoes. It not caused by any trickery, just an explosive first step, a killer crossover dribble and the uncanny ability to change directions at different speeds. Jackson started the camp shooting a low percentage from the field, but he warmed up and was one of the most impressive performers on the final day. He can finish his lay ups with regularity rim high, which is rare for a player his size, and has shown an improved ability to run a team in comparison to his earlier prep days when he was somewhat of a gunner. Jackson also displayed an improved desire to get the job done on the defensive end without compromising anything he brings to the table offensively.

Shabazz Muhammad (Bishop Gorman, Las Vegas, 2012): A high energy off guard, Muhammad can get up and down the floor as well as any player that attended the camp. He an excellent finisher in transition and the lefty has the ability to execute plays on either wing. When he's on from the outside, he's scary good because he has no problem beating defenders off the dribble. He's was the only player from the Class of 2012 to play in the Top 25 all-star game.

Deandre Daniels (Taft, Woodland Hills, 2011): After sitting out last season following his transfer from Renaissance Academy in Pasadena, Daniels is eager and highly-motivated to have a strong summer leading up to his debut for the Toreadors. The 6-foot-7 combo forward needs to improve his upper body strength, but he's an incredible leaper on his second and third jumps, and that's how he often beats opponents to the ball or comes up with timely blocks on the defensive end. Daniels called the camp "excellent" and going against other top players was great motivation for him. While his rebounding and shot blocking skills are instinctual, what Daniels feels he does need to work on is his shooting (awkward release) and ball-handling skills plus his defensive intensity. Taft actually has another highly-regarded player that sat out last season, 6-foot-4 Bryce Jones, who had an excellent spring playing for the Compton Magic.

"Sitting out made me and Bryce hungry...we work out together every day," Daniels said. "Last year's team (at Taft) was small, but I learned a lot sitting out because they played so hard, were tough and did everything coach (Derrick Taylor) asked them to do. Transferring, I found out you can't do that, and when the ruling came down that I couldn't play, it motivated me because I learned adults (you don't know) can control your life."

Daniels said it's too early in the recruiting process to know what his top priorities are for choosing a college, but he does have a definite list of favorites, starting with the University of Texas. He'll attend that school's Elite Camp next month and also lists ASU, USC, Kentucky and Washington as schools he's interested in.

After watching Daniels and Jones, and with point guard Landon Drew having a year of experience under his belt, we can see why Taylor is so excited about his club next year. They'll start off quite high in the preseason state ratings, but have to start behind defending CIF Div. I state champs Westchester, which beat the Toreadors in the L.A. City Section final and will likely be a top 10 ESPN RISE FAB 50 ranked team.

Cream of the Crop Top 25 Game

Blue Squad (121)

Trevor Releford (Bishop Miege, Shawnee Mission, Kan., 2010) 13 points (6-6 FG), 6 assists, 2 steals, zero turnovers
Joe Jackson (White Station, Memphis, Tenn., 2010) 19 points (8-10 FG, assists, 4 rebounds, 4 assists
Pe'Shon Howard (Oak Hill Academy, Mouth of Wilson, Va., 2010) 2 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists
Shabazz Muhammad (Bishop Gorman, Las Vegas, Nev., 2012) 10 points
Andre Dawkins (Atlantic Shores Christian, Virginia Beach, Va., 2010) 6 points
Kendall Williams (Los Osos, Rancho Cucamonga, 2010) 2 points
P.J. Hairston (Dudley, Greensboro, N.C., 2011) 13 points
Anthony Brown (Ocean View, Huntington Beach, 2010) 6 points
Harrison Barnes (Ames, Iowa, 2011) 26 points (8-13 FG, 7-7 FT), 8 rebounds
Mychal Parker (The Miller School, Charlottesville, Va., 2010) 4 points
Deandre Daniels (Taft, Woodland Hills, 2011) 7 points, 3 blocks
Quincy Miller (Quality Educational Academy, Winston-Salem, N.C., 2011) 6 points, 3 blocks
Alex Kirk (Los Alamos, N.M., 2010) 7 points

Team Totals: 48/85 fg (.565), 18/21 ft (.857), 36 reb, 25 ast, 8 blk, 5 stl, 121 pts

White Squad (118)

Ryan Harrow (Walton, Marietta, Ga., 2010) 7 points, 4 assists
Gary Franklin (Mater Dei, Santa Ana, 2010) 8 points, 8 assists
Royce Woolridge (Sunnyslope, Phoenix, Ariz.) 0 points
J.T. Terrel (Cummings, Burlington, N.C., 2010) 28 points (10-15 FG, six 3-pt)
Doron Lamb (Oak Hill Academy, Mouth of Wilson, Va., 2010) 15 points (9-11 FTs)
Keala King (Dominguez, Compton, 2010) 2 points, 5 rebounds
Will Barton (Lake Clifton-Eastern, Baltimore, Md., 2010) 19 points (8-12 FG)
Shane Southwell (Rice, New York, 2010) zero points
Travis McKie (Marshall, Richmond, Va., 2010) 10 points, 7 rebounds
Luke Cothron (McDonald Academy, Red Springs, N.C., 2010) 2 points
Tarik Black (Ridgeview, Memphis, Tenn., 2010) 9 points
Terrence Jones (Jefferson, Portland, Ore., 2010) 11 points, 2 blocks
Godwin Okonji (Findlay Prep, Las Vegas, Nev., 2010) 7 points

Team Totals: 40/77 fg (.519), 27/38 ft (.711), 46 reb, 23 ast, 3 blk, 3 stl, 118 pts

Halftime Score: White 54, Blue 43
Game Co-MVPs: Jackson (Blue), Terrel (White)
Selected but unable to play: Dwayne Polee Jr. (Westchester, Los Angeles, 2010); Melvin Tabb (Enloe, Raleigh, N.C., 2010); James Johnson (Morse, San Diego, 2010).

Top 25 Notes and Highlights: The game was tied at 10-10 and 20-20...The White club got some separation after a jumper by Terrel that made the score 34-23...On the White's next possession, Terrel nailed a corner three-pointer that made the score 37-25....The Blue team stayed in range and the score was 49-41 in favor of the White team after a step back jumper by Barnes.....Terrel had 12 points at halftime....An explosive move by Jackson made the score 58-46 as the Memphis product was working well in the Blue backcourt with Muhammad....A 30-foot three-pointer by Terrel gave the White club its biggest lead at 74-58...The Blue started chipping away and a coast-to-coast dunk by Daniels cut the lead to 10 points (74-64), but Terrel promptly made another three-pointer to slow the momentum....The score was 79-71 after an offensive rebound put back by Daniels and 79-73 after a Barnes lay-up...With 9:44 remaining, the Blue team tied the game at 86 and finally took the lead on two free throws by Barnes, who did not miss one during the game...The Blue team had a three-point lead at 100-97, but Terrel made a 28-foot triple to tie the game once again.....The Blue took control following Terrel's long bomb and had a 107-100 lead following a floater by Releford.......A Jackson-to-Barnes connection made the score 111-106 in favor of the Blue squad, but a three-pointer by Barton cut the lead to 113-111....It looked like the Blue team was in complete control until Lamb made a bucket and then stole the inbounds pass and completed the sequence with a lay-up to cut the deficit to one point (117-116) with 30 seconds remaining......Jackson calmly nailed two free throws to make the score 119-116 and Franklin lost the ball on the White's next possession....With eight seconds to go, Jackson missed the front end of a one-and-one and Terrel was smartly fouled in the backcourt with six seconds to go before he could launch a three-pointer......He made both to cut the lead to 119-118....The White team quickly fouled Daniels.....He made both free throws to account for the game's final points as Lamb missed a potential game-tying three-pointer at the buzzer as the White was unable to find Terrel.

Cream of the Crop Top 50 Game

White Squad (77)

Aaron Bright (Bellevue, Wash., 2010) 5 points, 7 assists, 2 steals
Phillip Taylor (Wheeler, Marietta, Ga., 2010) 7 points
LaBradford Franklin (San Diego, 2010) 5 points, 2 steals
Deonte Burton (Centennial, Compton, 2010) 2 points
Rickey Scott (MacArthur, Irving, Texas, 2010) 7 points
Darius Nelson (Sheldon, Sacramento, 2011) 8 points, 7 rebounds
Keaton Miles (Lincoln, Dallas, Texas, 2011) 6 points
Jonathan Davis (Simi Valley, 2011) 2 points
Winston Shepard (Hightower, Missouri City, Texas, 2012) 5 points, 6 rebounds
Nick Jacobs (South Atlanta, Ga., 2011) 14 points
Grant Jerrett (La Verne Lutheran, La Verne, 2012) 1 point
Adonis Thomas (Melrose, Memphis, Tenn., 2011) 11 points
Darrell "D.J." Haley (Palmdale, 2010) 4 points, 2 blocks

Blue Squad (66)

Steve Taylor (Lincoln, Gahanna, Ohio, 2011) 7 points
Tony Chennault (Neumann-Goretti, Philadelphia, Pa., 2010) 14 points
Antonio Barton (Lake Clifton, Baltimore, Md., 2010) 5 points
Quddus Bello (Westchester Country Day, High Point, N.C., 2011) zero points
Ben Vozzola (Centennial, Las Vegas, Nev., 2010) 2 points
Dezmine Wells (Word of God Academy, Raleigh, N.C., 2011) 12 points
Dominique Carr (J.W. North, Riverside, 2010) 8 points, 2 steals
Jordan Burris (Stockdale, Bakersfield, 2010) 2 points, 7 rebounds
C.J. Fair (Baltimore City College, Baltimore, Md., 2010) 6 points
Jordan Salley (La Verne Lutheran, La Verne, 2010) 2 points
Yannick Attanga (Besant School, Ojai, 2010) 6 points, 7 rebounds
John Bohannon (Lancaster, Texas, 2010) 2 points, 2 blocks

Halftime Score: Blue 40, White 31
Selected but unable to play: Cezar Guerrero (Workman, City of Industry, 2010); Jordin Mayes (Westchester, Los Angeles, 2010); Allen Crabbe (Price, Los Angeles, 2010); Doug McDermott (Ames, Iowa, 2010); Ronnie Stevens (Serra, Gardena, 2011).

Top 50 Notes and Highlights: The Blue squad built a quick 11-2 lead...Wells had a highlight reverse dunk to give his team a 17-8 lead as the White squad was not contesting at the rim....The game got sloppy in the middle of the first half, but the White team was able to cut the deficit to three points (21-18) on a three-pointer by Bright...The Blue team then extended its lead to 37-24 as Wells was making things happen....Early in the second half, the Blue team took its biggest lead at 39-24....The White team cut the deficit to five points (40-35), but a field goal by Attanga ended the mini-drought....The White team eventually tied the game at 42 on two free throws by Miles....A no-look assist by Bright that led to a lay up by Shepard with 17:14 remaining gave the White its first lead of the game...On the next play, Bright made the highlight move of the game when he came back with a fake wrap around pass that he finished with a lay up to give the White team a 49-46 lead....The score was 55-53, but a three-pointer by Thomas sparked a 14-0 run, that included a beautiful alley-oop dunk from Bright to Burton, that clinched the game for the White squad.

(Note: Both games consisted of two 25-minute halves, with a running clock expect for the last minute, when non-shooting fouls were automatically a 1-and-1 situation. Box scores courtesy of Dave Rhogan of CaliforniaPreps.com)

2009 PANGOS ALL-AMERICAN CAMP AWARDS
(Selected by CalHiSports.com)

Best Overall Prospect: Harrison Barnes (Ames, Iowa, 2011) 6-foot-6 F

Best three-point shooter: J.T. Terrel (Cummings, Burlington, N.C., 2010) 6-foot-3 G

Best ball-handler in the open court: Aaron Bright (Bellevue, Wash., 2010) 5-foot-11 G

Best ball-handler in half court: Trevor Releford (Bishop Miege, Shawnee Mission, Kan., 2010) 5-foot-11 G

Best on-the-ball defender: Joe Jackson (White Station, Memphis, Tenn., 2010) 5-foot-11 G

Best shot blocker: Yannick Attanga (Besant School, Ojai, 2010) 6-foot-8 F

Best Dunker: Dwayne Polee Jr. (Westchester, Los Angeles, 2010) 6-foot-7 F

Hardest worker in the paint: Charles Mitchell (Wheeler, Marietta, Ga., 2012) 6-foot-8 F

Player who most deserved to be in Top 50 game: Rodney Purvis (Upper Christian Academy, Raleigh, N.C., 2013) 6-foot-3 G

Best Top 50 player who deserved to be in Top 20 game: Aaron Bright (Bellevue, Wash., 2010) 5-foot-11 G

Player who would have been better served in the Top 50 game: Alex Kirk (Los Alamos, N.M., 2010) 6-foot-10 C

John Havlicek award (high consistent level of play in every game): James Johnson (Morse, San Diego, 2010) 6-foot-9 F

Mario Elie award (pleasant surprise): Deandre Daniels (Taft, Woodland Hills, 2011) 6-foot-7 F

Cornbread Maxwell award (biggest sleeper that emerged): Dominique Carr (J.W. North, Riverside, 2010) 6-foot-5 W

Lamar Odom award (best talent not playing up to potential): Pe'Shon Howard (Oak Hill Academy, Mouth of Wilson, Va., 2010) 6-foot-3 G

Ralph Sampson award (not using god given talents): John Bohannon (Lancaster, Texas, 2010) 6-foot-9 F

Shea Cotton Award (player who looks good in camp environment): Joe Jackson (White Station, Memphis, Tenn., 2010) 5-foot-11 G

Phil Ford award (player who would shine in more structured setting): Jordin Mayes (Westchester, Los Angeles, 2010) 6-foot-3 G

Previous Pangos Camp Most Outstanding Players
2003 -- Robert Swift (Bakersfield) 7-0 C
2004 -- C.J. Miles (Skyline, Dallas, Texas) 6-5 W
2005 -- Davon Jefferson (Lynwood) 6-7 W
2006 -- James Harden (Artesia, Lakewood) 6-5 W
2007 -- Brandon Jennings (Oak Hill Academy, Mouth of Wilson, Va.) 6-1 G
2008 -- John Wall (Word of God Academy, Raleigh, N.C.) 6-3 G
2009 -- Harrison Barnes (Ames, Iowa) 6-6 F