Fran Fraschilla, one of the more respected minds in basketball when it comes to scouting international competition, was on hand last week for the FIBA under-18 Americas championships in Canada.

The State caught up with the ESPN analyst to help break down three of the event's participants – South Carolina signee Alanzo Frink (Dominican Republic) and USC recruiting targets A.J. Lawson (Canada) and Josiah James (United States).

Final tournament numbers for Frink: 18.2 points per game, 8.7 rebounds per game.

Final numbers for Lawson: 14.8 ppg, 5.4 rpg

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