Spring Rankings Update: C/O 2023
The class of 2023 rankings has officially been updated and is live on the site! There will be more coverage coming out over the next few days covering multiple players in this class. We will first take a look at…
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Continue ReadingThe class of 2023 rankings has officially been updated and is live on the site! There will be more coverage coming out over the next few days covering multiple players in this class. We will first take a look at the overall class of 2023 here in Missouri.
Player rankings can be both popular and unpopular, depending on your perspective. The rankings will draw in coaches, players, and family members and hopefully provide some validation and motivation for those players on the list and those that are not. This is just another great tool we use to provide these deserving players the recognition they deserve.
Either way, rankings do matter for many reasons but the most important thing to remember about our rankings is that they are unbiased and are in no way a definitive way to describe a player and her skills. Rankings are a tool to help players gauge where they are in respect to their peers in their class.
The question often asked is are rankings accurate? Yes, they are but they are not perfect. The important thing to remember about rankings is that at its core it will allow for all players to get the needed exposure they deserve for the work they have put in so far.
A Look At The Top 10
- Jada Williams Jada Williams 5'6" | PG La Jolla Country Day | 2023 State #6 Nation CA
- Grace Slaughter Grace Slaughter 6'1" | CG Grain Valley | 2023 State MO
- Hannah Linthacum Hannah Linthacum 6'3" | PF Jefferson City | 2023 State MO
- Kaemyn Bekemeier Kaemyn Bekemeier 5'9" | SG Republic | 2023 State MO
- Raychel Jones Raychel Jones 5'10" | CG Vashon | 2023 State MO
- Gracie Kelsey Gracie Kelsey 6'1" | C East Buchanan | 2023 State MO
- Madison Ayers Madison Ayers 5'8" | PG South Iron | 2023 State MO
- Tkiyah Nelson Tkiyah Nelson 5'10" | CG Whitfield | 2023 State MO
- Natalie Potts Natalie Potts 6'2" | PF Incarnate Word | 2023 State MO
- Brooklyn Rhodes Brooklyn Rhodes 6'0" | PF Whitfield | 2023 State MO
While the top 3 remained unchanged, the rest of the Top 10 saw a lot of shifting, with three new players cracking the top of the list. After being outside of the Top 10, a few prospects have managed to move up given their performance during the high school season. The newest names are Raychel Jones Raychel Jones 5'10" | CG Vashon | 2023 State MO , Tkiyah Nelson Tkiyah Nelson 5'10" | CG Whitfield | 2023 State MO , and Brooklyn Rhodes Brooklyn Rhodes 6'0" | PF Whitfield | 2023 State MO . This is a very talented class and look for things to change a bit more, especially as prospects develop heading into the summer.