Trayven Buis impresses at Run N Slam, boosting Northview guard stock

Trayven Buis left Fort Wayne looking less like a name to monitor and more like a guard Indiana coaches need to circle. The 5-foot-11 Northview point guard showed a mix that plays at every level: he scored when the lane opened, facilitated when defenses tilted, worked the pick-and-roll with control, and flashed touch on floaters and midrange shots while still knocking down perimeter looks.

That kind of weekend changes the conversation around a 2027 player fast. Buis, who is listed with Northview and Indiana Jammers UA Rise, did not need a volume scoring binge to stand out at Run N Slam. He impressed by balancing his own offense with the kind of passing feel that keeps an attack on schedule, a trait that matters even more when the competition gets stronger and every possession is being watched by college evaluators.

The timing and setting only sharpened the case. The 2026 Bill Hensley Memorial Run N Slam ran May 1-3 at Turnstone’s Plassman Athletic Center in Fort Wayne, a 4-game guarantee event where Division II, Division III, NAIA and junior college coaches were in attendance. BallerTV streamed games at most venues, which meant Buis and the other Indiana prospects were getting a wider audience than a normal spring weekend usually provides. In an event long considered one of the Midwest’s best scouting weekends, that is the kind of stage that can move a player’s name into a different tier.

What made Buis’ showing resonate is that it fit what winning basketball in Indiana still asks from a guard. He did not look like someone chasing highlights. He looked like someone who could run a team. That matters at Northview, where the 2025-26 boys team entered the postseason at 16-2 before falling to Roncalli. A guard who can control pace, make reads and score in more than one way gives the Knights a real backcourt piece to build around.

Buis was also part of a broader Indiana presence that stretched across multiple classes, from 2027 through 2029. Ethan Hampton, Daniel Gak, Wyatt Frazier, Isaac Garner, Dontreyelle Johnson, Will Hegwood, Kyle Edwards and Braylon Pippins all surfaced in the notebook, a reminder that the state’s grassroots pipeline is not built on one headliner alone. A strong-framed Whiteland guard also fit that theme, showing how toughness and feel can matter just as much as points in a setting like this.

For Buis, the takeaway is simple: the ability to look like a lead guard against better competition is the kind of skill that travels. For Northview and for the 2027 class, that makes his rise worth watching well beyond one spring weekend in Fort Wayne.