Prospect Spotlights: Austin, Roberts, and Rogers

Scott Hankamp

September 13, 2020 @ 09:02 AM

We are going to take an inside look at 3 high level players. All 3 of these athletes had fantastic grassroots seasons with the Lady Playmakers. <img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-181837" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pgh/uploads/2020/06/ProspectSpotlight-300x188.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="188" /> Name: Lachelle Austin Position: Shooting Guard School: Wayne Memorial Grad Year: 2021 Recruiting: Eastern Michigan University commit Strengths: Austin is a terrific 2 way player that will find a way to contribute on both ends. On offense, she can break her defender down off the dribble and attack the rim. She’s a high percentage shooter from behind the arc as well. Austin takes pride in her defense and can be relied on as a lockdown on ball defender. Name: [player_tooltip player_id="13699" first="Alexis" last="Roberts"] Position: Point Guard School: Mercy High School Grad Year: 2021 Recruiting: Open recruitment - Schools in search of a grinding lefty will want to take a long look at Roberts. Strengths: Roberts played well at the point all summer, but really had a breakout performance at the Run for the Roses. She likes to initiate the offense with her ball handling. Roberts has a knack for reading the defense off the pick and roll, where she instinctively knows when to drive, shoot, or make the pass. She has 3 point range that must be respected by the defense. Roberts is a crafty lefty that knows how to run an offense. Name: Heavan Rogers Position: Forward School: North Farmington High School Grad Year: 2021 Recruiting: Open recruitment - If a program at the next level wants a forward that plays with intensity and is willing to do the dirty work, Rogers is a great candidate. Strengths: Rogers is a glue type player that is willing to scrap and do all the little things needed to get a W. When you watch her play, you’ll probably think ’Dennis Rodman’. She’s relentless when she sees a loose ball and she can flat out dominate the boards. Rogers is quickly developing in her offensive game. In fact, at the Run for the Roses, she averaged a double-double.