Buckner Closes Primetime Nationals With 20-Point Effort as Kansas Select Goes 4–1
Will Buckner saved his best performance for last. Kansas Select Red 14U went 4–1 at Primetime Nationals, winning four straight games before falling to CyFair Elite 52–50 in the final game of the tournament. Buckner finished the weekend with 61 points across five games, steadily building momentum from opener to closer — and delivering his best showing on Sunday when it mattered most.
Buckner opened the tournament quietly in a 49–18 blowout of Katy Raptors Purple, then found his footing in Game 2 against Pels Elite 2030 G — dropping 17 points on 3-of-4 from the free throw line in a 73–53 win. Saturday was a statement day: 12 points and 5 rebounds against 3d Empire, then 12 more on 8-of-12 from the field with 3 steals against Shifty Elite. Sunday’s finale against CyFair Elite was his best individual performance of the tournament — 20 points on 4-of-7 from three, 5 rebounds, and a steal in a 52–50 loss that came down to the final possession. For a Class of 2030 guard building his recruiting case heading into his freshman season, 61 points against a competitive national field — capped by a 20-point closing effort — is exactly the kind of weekend that moves the needle.
