2023 Rankings Review: Shooting Guards
Combined with the point guards, 55% of the Top 100 are guards in some form. While there are only 22 shooting guards the talent at the top is just the same. Kelsey Joens Kelsey Joens 5'10" | SG West Liberty…
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Continue ReadingCombined with the point guards, 55% of the Top 100 are guards in some form. While there are only 22 shooting guards the talent at the top is just the same. Kelsey Joens Kelsey Joens 5'10" | SG West Liberty | 2023 State IA takes our top spot in the shooting guard rankings as she ranks in at #2 overall. Joens is closely followed by Jenna Hopp Jenna Hopp 5'11" | SG Glenwood | 2023 State IA , Makayla Boatman Makayla Boatman 5'6" | SG North Polk | 2023 State IA , Jenna Twedt Jenna Twedt 5'8" | SG Benton | 2023 State IA , and Meena Tate Meena Tate 5'11" | SG Iowa City West | 2023 State IA in the top five. All four of those players certainly have the capability to crack the Top 15 in their careers and stay there. This is a very deep class as names such as Haidyn Hull Haidyn Hull 5'9" | SG Grinnell | 2023 State IA and Aaliyah Beier Aaliyah Beier 5'6" | SG Cedar Rapids-Xavier | 2023 State IA I had expected to have ranked higher but there is just so much talent. If you break into the Top 50 in the state, you’re a very solid player.
Even past the Top 7, you have shooting guards who have shown flashes but haven’t consistently put it together yet. Players such as Finley Hall Finley Hall 5'7" | SG West Liberty | 2023 State IA , Kaitlyn Mumm Kaitlyn Mumm 6'0" | SF Des Moines Christian | 2023 State IA , and Liza Schaffer Liza Schaffer 5'8" | PG North Polk | 2023 State IA have shown the ability to play at a high level and will move up with more consistency within their game. This 2023 class looks to be just as talented as the group of 2020 guards we had this past year. You already have a couple of these guards being recruited by Division I schools and I expect that many more will soon start to be.
Be on the lookout for further analysis of the shooting guards later this week.
Overall Rank |
SG Rank |
Name |
Height |
High School |
AAU Team |
2 |
1 |
Kelsey Joens Kelsey Joens 5'10" | SG West Liberty | 2023 State IA |
5’9 |
Iowa City High |
All Iowa Attack |
4 |
2 |
5’10 |
Glenwood |
Nebraska Attack |
|
11 |
3 |
Makayla Boatman Makayla Boatman 5'6" | SG North Polk | 2023 State IA |
5’6 |
North Polk |
All Iowa Attack |
17 |
4 |
Jenna Twedt Jenna Twedt 5'8" | SG Benton | 2023 State IA |
5’8 |
Benton |
Team Iowa |
26 |
5 |
Meena Tate Meena Tate 5'11" | SG Iowa City West | 2023 State IA |
5’4 |
Iowa City West |
Lady Martin Brothers |
27 |
6 |
Haidyn Hull Haidyn Hull 5'9" | SG Grinnell | 2023 State IA |
5’9 |
Grinnell |
Iowa Intensity |
28 |
7 |
Aaliyah Beier Aaliyah Beier 5'6" | SG Cedar Rapids-Xavier | 2023 State IA |
5’6 |
Linn-Mar |
Team Iowa |
34 |
8 |
Finley Hall Finley Hall 5'7" | SG West Liberty | 2023 State IA |
5’7 |
West Liberty |
Team Iowa |
39 |
9 |
Carolyn Pierce Carolyn Pierce 5'7" | SG Iowa City West | 2023 State IA |
5’7 |
Iowa City West |
Team Iowa |
43 |
10 |
Kaitlyn Mumm Kaitlyn Mumm 6'0" | SF Des Moines Christian | 2023 State IA |
6’ |
Des Moines Christian |
|
47 |
11 |
Camille Kruse Camille Kruse 5'7" | PG Fort Madison | 2023 State IA |
5’7 |
Fort Madison |
Lady Martin Brothers |
50 |
12 |
Mary Walker Mary Walker 5'6" | SG Newell-Fonda | 2023 State IA |
5’6 |
Newell-Fonda |
|
54 |
13 |
Grace Stephenson Grace Stephenson 5'9" | SG Marion | 2023 State IA |
5’7 |
Marion |
Lady Martin Brothers |
58 |
14 |
Makenna Clark Makenna Clark 5'7" | PG Ankeny Centennial | 2023 State IA |
5’7 |
Ankeny Centennial |
Kingdom Hoops |
62 |
15 |
Liza Schaffer Liza Schaffer 5'8" | PG North Polk | 2023 State IA |
5’8 |
North Polk |
All Iowa Attack |
68 |
16 |
Georgi Patten Georgi Patten 5'9" | SG Linn-Mar | 2023 State IA |
5’6 |
CR Xavier |
All Iowa Attack |
72 |
17 |
Taylor Brunson Taylor Brunson 5'6" | SG Linn-Mar | 2023 State IA |
5’6 |
Linn-Mar |
All Iowa Attack |
76 |
18 |
Lydia Heltman Lydia Heltman 5'7" | SG Valley | 2023 State IA |
5’7 |
Valley |
Beyond Ball |
79 |
19 |
Delaney Scherf Delaney Scherf 5'7" | PG Central Elkader | 2023 State IA |
5’7 |
Central Elkader |
|
83 |
20 |
Lillian Etherington Lillian Etherington 5'7" | PG Algona | 2023 State IA |
5’7 |
Algona |
|
90 |
21 |
Maggie Haer Maggie Haer 5'7" | PG Southwest Valley | 2023 State IA |
5’7 |
Southwest Valley |
|
98 |
22 |
Sydney Lynch Sydney Lynch 5'1" | PG Gilbert | 2023 State IA |
5’5 |
East Union |
All Iowa Attack |
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