Video: PTL highlights, MVP choices, Oglesby earns Iowa offer

Cedar Rapids Washington senior and Iowa Barnstormers player Josh Oglesby earned a Iowa scholarship offer this weekend, according to his AAU Coach Jamie Johnson via Twitter.

Oglesby, who stands 6-foot-5, was named to the all-tournament team at the Fab 48 Tournament in Las Vegas. He averaged 16.2 points and 5.1 rebounds a game last year at Washington. He has several scholarship offers, including Minnesota, Illinois, Northwestern, Boston College and Butler.

Iowa Barnstormers player Jarrod Uthoff of Cedar Rapids Jefferson committed to Wisconsin last week.

UNI commit Seth Tuttle (6-foot-9) also was named to the all-tournament team. The Barnstormers finished second in the prestigious tournament.

The annual Prime Time League concludes Tuesday and boasts two of the most engaging and interesting players in this part of the world.

Ex-Northern Iowa guard Ali Farokhmanesh scored 15 points in his team's semifinal win. He's 11th in scoring and third in PTL assists despite playing in a league that doesn't suit his strengths. His team includes players like ex-Iowa guard Darryl Moore, former Solon star Tucker Wentzien and former Clear Creek-Amana player Alex Novak among others. Outside of Farokhmanesh, the squad doesn't have star power -- meaning a current Iowa player that contributes. But they play well together, and that's what counts.

The other team is loaded with star power, mainly because of Iowa sophomore Eric May. He gets my vote for league MVP this summer, mainly because he can do it all on the court. He was sixth in scoring, 13th in rebounding and ninth in assists. Other players had better offensive statistics, but May was one of the league's top defenders. He was the PTL's most explosive player and fairly unselfish. May is joined on his PTL team by UNI's Marc Sonnen and Austin Pehl, plus Iowa freshman Zach McCabe, who probably surprised me the most this summer. McCabe has a bright future at Iowa and was the most consistent among Iowa's incoming freshmen.

Game time is 6 p.m. at the North Liberty Recreation Center.

After May, I'd vote for Iowa junior Matt Gatens as MVP. His statistics were impressive: second in scoring, second in assists, 14th in rebounding. Gatens was slimmer because of new Iowa Coach Fran McCaffery's edict to lose 15 pounds. He looked quicker, was strong defensively and, as always, competitive.

Iowa freshman Melsahn Basabe led the league in scoring (31.6 points) and rebounding (12.4), which was exciting for Iowa fans. But Basabe was a detriment defensively, especially against May on Sunday. May sank 14 of 20 shots for 31 points, many of which were scored on Basabe. There's no doubt Basabe brings a talent infusion on offense, but this winter he'll need a better defensive effort. Otherwise he'll score 12 a game and give up the same.

Iowa sophomore point guard Cully Payne looks much more dynamic in a fast-paced offense than he did in former coach Todd Lickliter's half-court sets. He led the league in assists and was 10th in scoring. Payne always looks to make the pass. Sometimes, he needs to take the shot.