2021 Austin Area Players On The Rise

I combined some of the top Austin and San Antonio area players based on position and most having made either Top 100 or Watch List, however, numbers can be deceiving at times, a perfect example is ESPN Hoopgurlz has [player_tooltip player_id="66110" first="Deyona" last="Gaston"] ranked #90 and I doubt if there are 30 players better than the Texas signee and when you also add a couple of players in the Top 10 nationally were omitted from the McDonald’s All American team, well all of that is another story that I’ve told so many times but what do I know. To answer that question, I know "anything of relevance" as far as talent in girls basketball and one of my sayings, "talent is everywhere if you know what you’re looking at" applies with what I’m dropping all week. Last week [player_tooltip player_id="136312" first="Zoe" last="Nelson"] (Hendrickson)  [player_tooltip player_id="136346" first="Tajanna" last="White"] (Cedar Ridge) [player_tooltip player_id="136338" first="Eriny" last="Kindred"] (Del Valle) [player_tooltip player_id="136353" first="Jazra" last="Williams"] (Vista Ridge) [player_tooltip player_id="136325" first="Malaysia" last="DePrisco"] (Cedar Ridge) and [player_tooltip player_id="136335" first="Alisa" last="Knight"] (Cedar Park) were among the top 2021 players who are on the Top 100 list but there those who are on the rise Londyn Steere-SG (Glen HS Leander) Steere is a <strong>l</strong>ong and athletic, that’s the base, and the talented guard has a nice skill-set. She extends on the pull-up for the mid to long jumper, she wants the ball under pressure and then she can ignite the break going coast to coast and finishing herself but her court vision also enables her to hit teammates on the break Jordyn Lyons-CG (Vista Ridge) Lyons impressed me at last years All Eyez On Me Individual Showcase almost immediately by finishing strong, after contact, with either hand and she just understands how to get to the basket but she also showed she could shoot it, from mid to long-range and watching her throw countless no-look passes on the money is still in my head Lanay Fuller- SG (Hendrickson) Fuller was another #AllEyezOnMe standout  and I mentioned her upside was overly impressive but she shoots the midrange consistently, attacks off the dribble and even rebounded strong but also showed that she is capable of playing multiple positions and she played a big part in her high school teams deep run Aja  Holmes -PF (Luling) Holmes put up huge numbers this season 25/15 and was named to an All-State squad, no surprise because she’s overpowering and falls into #BEAST category but her ability to just dominate on the inside doesn’t outshine the fact that her high school team ran inbound plays for her to shoot the three Weade Adeleke-PF (Vista Ridge) Adeleke already has several things going for her, good size, she’s a couple of inches shy of "the magic number" which is 6’0 yet she plays as if she is, which is a -PG (throwback. She scores powerfully on the inside and rebounds the same way, on both ends yet she also can face the basket and score Caitlyn Smith-SG (Luling) Smith was a standout at last season’s Tyrone Johnson Showcase and she showcased her ability to shoot the ball, contested, from all over the court but just as importantly, she showed she could create her shot off the dribble as well as attack the basket Mary Brown-PG (Eastview) Brown is an up and comer, caught her late yet she immediately showed me some positives especially her poise at running the one. She handles the ball under pressure, she sees the floor and hits the right players at the right time and she also showed she shoot it &nbsp;