Section 7: Koa Peat headlines top performers on opening day of tournament

GLENDALE, Arizona - The Section 7 boys basketball tournament tipped off on Friday afternoon at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. The three-day event coincides with the NCAA's evaluation period, allowing Division 1 college basketball coaches to watch high school prospects while they play with their high school teams.

Here are the players who stood out on day one.

Koa Peat, Perry (Ariz.)

Peat, a consensus top five player nationally in the class of 2025, faced constant doubles teams throughout the first half. He used that time to showcase his passing ability, leading to several open jump shots and layups for his teammates that helped the Pumas build their lead on the way to a 75-59 win over Newman (La.) in the opening round.

UCLA head coach Mick Cronin and Arizona State head coach Bobby Hurley were both in attendance to see Peat in addition to assistant coaches from Arizona, North Carolina, Texas, Michigan and several others.

Zion Sensley, Archbishop Riordan (Calif.)

Sensley announced in May that he'll be returning to Riordan after playing at Prolific Prep last season. He added offers from New Mexico, Grand Canyon and San Jose State earlier this month and drew a big crowd of coaches on Friday afternoon including San Diego State head coach Brian Dutcher.

Sensley came up big in round one, banking in a floater with less than 10 seconds left to lift Riordan to a 64-63 win over Sunnyslope (Ariz.).

Brycen Mackenzie, Santa Fe Christian (Calif.)

Mackenzie continued his scoring rampage in June, scoring 25 points in both of Santa Fe Christian's games on Friday. The Eagles fell in game one in overtime after Mackenzie fouled out but rebounded with a win over Centennial (Ariz.) to close out the night. 

UC-San Diego and Point Loma Nazarene, who have both offered Mackenzie, were in attendance at game one as well as coaches from San Jose State, BYU, Utah Valley and Bowling Green.

Brody Kozlowski, Corner Canyon (Utah)

Kozlowski, a six-foot-seven forward, showed off his shooting ablility on Thursday night at the Section 7 three-point contest when he reached the final round. He followed it up by making Corona Centennial pay for leaving him open beyond the three-point mark. San Diego State, Boise State, Harvard and Loyola-Chicago were among the many schools that showed up to see Corner Canyon take on Corona Centennial.

Sabien Cain, Millenium (Ariz.)

Cain recently announced his transfer to Arizona after spending each of his first three high school seasons in Indiana. Paired up with Cameron Holmes and Kington Tosi, Millenium blew past St. Joseph (Calif.), 88-55. Arizona and Arizona State both had multiple coaches watching the Millenium trio as well as St. Joseph five-star forward Tounde Yessoufou.