AAU Team Preview – Buckeye State Blast – Class of 2022

The Buckeye State Blast – in their second year as an organization, has a relatively small 2022 group. With that being said - it is a talented bunch - full of college prospects for all levels of competition. <strong>Team Outlook:</strong> The Blast 2022’s have some significant front-court power from a number of the state’s top big-school programs. Their size and strength should give opponents problems when they take the court. <strong>Roster:</strong> [player_tooltip player_id="157681" first="Jordan" last="Weir"], 6'5 Post, GlenOak [player_tooltip player_id="92518" first="Jenna" last="Smith"], 6'0 Post, James A. Garfield Grace Schill, 5'9 Forward, Akron Hoban Sarah Seaman, 5'8 Guard, James A. Garfield Celia Lambert, 5'10 Forward, Wadsworth Regan Simpson, 5'9 Forward, Wadsworth Halle Ignacio, 5'8 Guard, Massillon Jackson Amari Slaughter, 5'4 Guard, Orrville Shalen Guilliams, 5'7 Guard, Smithville [player_tooltip player_id="92527" first="Kiley" last="Dyrlund"], 5'11 Forward, Uniontown Lake Melanie Fair, 5'10 Forward, West Holmes Kinsey Patterson, 5'4 Guard, West Holmes <strong>Key Players:</strong> Weir - one of the state's most physically imposing players - is progressing rapidly. She is a sure-fire D1 prospect with nice touch around the rim and high shot-blocking ability. As she is maturing - Jordan is becoming tougher and tougher to spot when she gets her hands on the ball near the basket. Smith is an athletic forward who is capable of scoring over both shoulders from the post, while also taking slower defenders off of the dribble with a mid-range face-up game. She is a good rebounder who runs the floor well. Schill, a key contributor at Akron Hoban, is a tough kid. Grace can defend the 1-4 positions successfully, while also impacting the game as a rebounder on both ends of the floor. She plays in the point-forward mold offensively, attacking the paint and creating plays for teammates when given the opportunity as a driver. Guilliams is a dead-eye shooter with a quick release and range well behind the 3-point line. She is effective in the mid-range in 1 or 2 dribble situations and is becoming better as a rim-attacker. &nbsp;