2023 Standouts at Heart Of Texas part 1
Let me tell you something, I have just come off of a monster of a trip spending almost two weeks on the road and covering a camp, The Rise, as well as three MAJOR tournaments, Heart of Texas, Super 64…
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Continue ReadingLet me tell you something, I have just come off of a monster of a trip spending almost two weeks on the road and covering a camp, The Rise, as well as three MAJOR tournaments, Heart of Texas, Super 64 and The Blueprint and moving around from court to court, looking for new faces as well as progression from those I already knew about simply wore me out yet after decompressing, I’m ready to roll that ball back out on the court and I’m starting with some of the top 2023 players I saw, here’s part one
Zeryhia Lee-Aokuso-5’9 G Pro Skills 16U EYBL (Amarillo HS)
Lee-Aokuso is one of those players that has made several of my Tip Sheets with her name misspelled numerous times but more importantly, I got her game right and I mean right off the top. Her poise and ability to take over a game was evident early yet she has matured and improved in so many aspects that she can do damage on both ends of the court and score in the flow with a mid to long-range that is second to none
Victoria Flores- 5’7 G Pro Skills 16U EYBL (L. G. Pinkston HS)
Flores is another player I caught early, maybe in the 6th grade, and she enough to be #LOCKED back then and watching her perform after coming back from an injury tells me one thing, she’s picked up right from where she left off. She creates off the dribble and can mix it up attacking the basket scoring with acrobatic finishes and her range somewhere from a different time zone
Mia Galbraith Mia Galbraith 5'10" | SG Lake Travis | 2023 State TX -5’10 SG/SF AD Elite-Team Peterson (Lake Travis HS)
Galbraith has grown since I saw her a few weeks ago and with her length and athleticism, remember that’s the base, it’s no surprise that she plays up in the heat and you’d never know how young she was because she handles it from so many angles such as making plays, big plays under pressure and wanting the ball which she shoots from, well everywhere with accuracy
Abigail Tomaski-5’10 SG/SF Just Play Elite (Memorial HS)
Tomaski has made one of the biggest jumps over the season and her upside is scarier than I thought because again, she has that base, long and athletic and her ability to get from point A to points B and C shows she can maneuver to the basket being guarded, finish strongly after contact and nail the jumper, a real jumper from mid to long-range but guess what else, she plays the passing lane
Aliyah Carter-5’7 SG-Cy Fair Elite National 15U (Cedar Park HS)
Carter’s initials are AC which means the “the heat doesn’t bother her one bit” and when you have an explosive first step like she has, you better be able to handle that very heat which she also applies on defense. She falls into that not only fast category but the ever so important “fast with the ball” as she blows by defenders, under control, and with a steady outside game, remember her name
Kameryn Phillips Kameryn Phillips 5'8" | CG Shadow Creek | 2023 State TX -5’8 PG/SG Houston Skyrise Cap (Humble HS)
Phillips made her first Tip Sheet in the 4th grade when I called her a #D1Lock, my stuff is verifiable unlike much of this nonsense you read but this young lady here, that pull-up in transition, that power attacking the rim, her ability to see the play before it develops and her desire to just keep adding to her game mesmerizes me at times but her defense continues to create offense for her and her team
Crislyn Rose Crislyn Rose 5'5" | PG Sasche | 2023 State TX -5’6 PG/SG Lady Drive Nation 16U (Sasche HS)
Rose’s garden is on the court as she simply doesn’t get rattled by pressure, this stood out when I first saw her and has only gotten better as well as her seeing the floor and hitting players by threading the needle through traffic. She creates off the dribble so well that she can throw “no looks” on the money, take the jumper or attack the basket herself
Paris Guillory-5’7 PG/SG Lake City Pride 17U (St. Louis Catholic High)
Guillory is smooth as silk and continues to elevate her already solidified #D1Lock status as numerous offers are on the table yet playing the combo comes easily for her as she can handle the ball, under pressure and understands how to control the tempo but on the flip, she also understands how to size defenders up and take them, well and take games over yet she is one of those who “makes those around her better” type players