Top Defensive Contributors

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Great players do so much more than score points. Players with a drive to win do whatever it takes, including the dirty work. Here are some of the top players in Florida who aren’t afraid to do the little things; thriving off their defensive contributions. </span> &nbsp; <b>[player_tooltip player_id="146966" first="Keegan" last="Brace"]/ 2021 Guard/ Lake Howell High School (Winter Park, FL)</b> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Keegan is a strong guard, standing at 5’7. She runs the pick-and-roll well, being able to read defenses. She’s a good decision-maker, making her an excellent point guard. She averaged 15 points per game as well as 8 assists and 7 rebounds. She is an all-around player, who will do whatever it takes to help her team win. Brace recorded 21 charges for her team, last season. </span> &nbsp; <b>Shannelle Heredia/ 2021 Forward/ City of Life (Kissimmee, FL)</b> <span style="font-weight: 400;">It’s not every day you see your bigs hit the floor, but Heredia stands out in this regard. Standing at 5’11, she took 19 charges for her team last season. Heredia has good court vision, as well as great awareness in the paint. She mans the middle, being a great help-side defender. She has a few go-to post moves, as well as grabbing her fair share of points cutting through the lain. </span> &nbsp; <b>Tenaya Bennett/ 2021 Guard/ Real Life (Clermont, FL)</b> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Bennett is a 5’6 guard who thrives at the point position. She averaged 13 points, 6 assists, and 8 rebounds last season. She’s a good ball-handler, with great court vision, being able to find open people. What sets Bennett above the rest is her ability to jump the passing lanes. She’s an excellent defender when it comes to steals. She’s not afraid to get on the floor for fifty-fifty balls. This motivation led to her averaging 9 steals per game, adding up to 181 steals last season. </span> &nbsp; <b>Adriana Ellis/ 2024 Guard/ Central Baptist (Brandon, FL)</b> <span style="font-weight: 400;">As an 8th grader, Adriana Ellis showed out. Averaging 20 points a game, she became a standout player on her team. Added to the 20 points, she avered 3 assists and 5 rebounds. She sets herself apart on the defensive side of the ball. She averaged 8 steals per game, which added up to 143 steals last season. </span> &nbsp; <b>[player_tooltip player_id="91490" first="Mikyla" last="Tolivert"]/ 2021 Guard/ Palm Bay Magnet (Palm Bay, FL)</b> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Tolivert is an all-around player. She averaged 30 points per game, as well as 3 assists and 8 rebounds last season. She also recorded 15 double-doubles throughout the season. She’s a good ball-handler who likes to drive it to the rim. She has a good jump shot, with the ability to step back and knock down mid-range jumpers. On the defensive side of the ball, she’s a beast. She averaged 6 steals per game, adding up to 164 steals last season. </span> &nbsp; <b>[player_tooltip player_id="91504" first="Malea" last="Brown"]/ 2021 Guard/ Interlachen High School (Interlachen, FL)</b> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Brown is a defensive force to be reckoned with. At 5’6, she has a decent wingspan, which gets in the way of the passing lanes. Her jumping of passing lanes leads to her offense. Brown averaged 22 points per game, as well as 4 assists and 6 rebounds. This is in large part due to her 6 steals per game average, which added up to 152 steals last season.   </span>