C/O 2021 Rankings Announcement

With the end of a very different summer ball session, it is time to present to the basketball community here in Missouri, our rankings update for the Class of 2021! This is our first update since the launch of our rankings for Missouri back in May. Within a span of months and players navigating the current pandemic, we saw a ton of movement as we added 12 more players to the rankings for the class of 2021. 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. Every player can not be ranked just to have them ranked. We want to give as many next-level high school prospect this type of publicity with the hope that it helps get the word out on those players. 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. 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. <span style="font-size: 18pt;">Top 10 Insight</span> <ol> <li><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="106864" first="Jaelyn" last="Glenn"]</strong></li> <li><b>[player_tooltip player_id="106861" first="Sarah" last="Linthicum"]</b></li> <li><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="106868" first="Serena" last="Sundell"]</strong></li> <li><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="106867" first="Ja’Mya" last="Powell-Smith"]</strong></li> <li><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="106862" first="Kyndal" last="Lewis"]</strong></li> <li><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="106873" first="Makaiya" last="Brooks"]</strong></li> <li><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="106860" first="Brylee" last="Glenn"]</strong></li> <li><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="106896" first="Naudia" last="Evans"]</strong></li> <li><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="106878" first="Indya" last="Green"]</strong></li> <li><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="106886" first="Kara" last="Daly"]</strong></li> </ol> <hr /> <strong><span style="font-size: 18pt;">Notable Additions</span></strong> <ul> <li><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="149705" first="Aliyah" last="Green"] - Moved up from #19 to #12</strong> <ul> <li>Skilled forward with a soft touch around the basket. Shot blocker with excellent footwork. Excellent post defender with quick reflects. Also runs the floor well and finishes plays at the rim.</li> </ul> </li> <li><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="194112" first="Shannon" last="Karlin"] - Unranked previously to #17</strong> <ul> <li>Solid wing forward with good handles. Can score at all three levels and is a solid defender. Anticipates well and can play out in space.</li> </ul> </li> <li><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="194128" first="Emma" last="Perry"] - Unranked to #20</strong> <ul> <li>Elite level shooter and is very good coming off screens. Good speed and quickness. Capable ball handler with a high basketball IQ.</li> </ul> </li> <li><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="170150" first="Brooke" last="Ellis"] - Unranked to #25</strong> <ul> <li>Solid forward with good skills. has good athleticism and runs the floor well. Excellent defender and rebounder. Finishes at the rim at a high percentage.</li> </ul> </li> <li><strong>Marshaun Bostic - Unranked to #33</strong> <ul> <li>Excellent young two-way player. Really scores the ball well and defends. Very athletic and plays well in the open floor.</li> </ul> </li> </ul>