6 Junior Passers To Know

Lena April 25, 2020 @ 08:44 PM

6 Junior Passers To Know Below is a list of players who became incredible passers this season. Each player led their conference in assists per game. Olivia Osborn | Waukesha North | 5’6 G Osborn led the Classic Eight conference this season in assists. Osborn does a great job at communicating with her team. A triple threat for Waukesha North. Osborn averaged 12.5 points and 5.5 rebounds per game. She is certainly a team player and enjoys getting other players involved. In a team win against Cudahy, Osborn dished out 8 assists. The junior averaged 3.3 assists per game. [player_tooltip player_id="132349" first="Carley" last="Duffney"] | Green Bay Preble | 5’11 G The impact performer does it all for her Preble squad. She has a great feel for the game. Her floor vision is incredible and as she’s creating space for herself to score- she always has an eye on the second option. She sets hard screens for her teammates. A tall guard who can see over shorter defenders. The South Dakota commit averaged 18.2 points per game. Duffney led the Fox River Classic conference in assists this season. The guard averaged 4.8 per game. In a game against a tough West De Pere squad, Duffney dished out a season-high 15 assists. [player_tooltip player_id="155772" first="CJ" last="Romero"] | Brookfield Central | 5’3 PG The point guard had an impressive season for her team this season. She’s really developed into a solid point guard who sets a great tempo on offense. She’s scrappy with the ball and has crazy ball handles. The point guard led the Greater Metro conference in assists this season. Romero is super quick and is crafty distributing the ball. She averaged 5.4 assists per game. In a team win against Wauwatosa West, Romero dished out 11 assists. In another matchup against a tough DSHA squad, Romero had 9 assists. Makiah Baumgart | Milwaukee Washington | 5’4 PG The quick and dynamic guard is incredibly fun to watch. She knows when to attack the basket for her team, but excels and gets her teammates their bucket. She played with one of the state’s top post players, [player_tooltip player_id="132468" first="Tanya" last="McNeal"], and did a great job finding her in the block. She has a quick first step on offense and an impressive ball handling ability. This season she averaged 5.1 assists per game, leading the Milwaukee City Gold Conference. With over 46 total assists, Baumgart showed she’s an impact passer. In a win against Milwaukee Vincent, the junior dished out a season-high 9 assists. Olivia Rangel | Franklin | 5’8 G The guard has been very versatile for her team this season. She plays with a scorers mentality and can get her shot off almost anywhere on the court. Rangel averaged 17.4 points per game on offense. With the defense cracking down on Rangel, she developed into the best passer in her conference. Rangel led the Southeast conference in assists with 4 per game. Rangel has great court vision and also finds her teammates well in transition. In a win over a tough Racine Case squad, Rangel dished out 10 assists. In another game against Racine Horlick, the Franklin standout had 8 assists. Nikki Dienberg | New Berlin Eisenhower | 5’7 G The guard led the Woodland- West conference in assists this season. She’s quick and works really well with the talented post players on New Berlin Eisenhower. She really connected with them on the floor and her passes were always super crafty. She has a quick hesitation dribble that creates her space for the pass as well as a pushing tempo in transition. This season she was a consistent passer. She averaged 5 assists per game. In a huge win over New Berlin West, Dieberg dished out 10 assists.