Youtube Evals Class of 2024-25: Part 2
Youtube Evals Class of 2024-25: Part 2 By Michael Wholey 10/26/20 5:00 PM EST In the COVID-19 2020 world we are living in, video and highlight films have become more and more prominent and important. We will be posting evaluations…
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By Michael Wholey 10/26/20 5:00 PM EST
In the COVID-19 2020 world we are living in, video and highlight films have become more and more prominent and important. We will be posting evaluations from the videos weekly. In Part 2 we take a look at the classes of 2024 and 2025.
2025
Jaeden Williams Jaeden Williams 5'7" | SF Winter Haven HS | 2025 State FL (The Compound Basketball)
Tall, long, slender athletic build that is extremely versatile and can play 1-3. She is dangerous in transition and with ball in her hands attacking in open court. She changes speed well often stopping and starting vs defenders to get them to raise up out of their defensive stance. She is a young player who still needs to get stronger and have her body fill out but she has an excellent feel for the game at a young age. She plays very unselfish looking to set up her teammates to score before looking to score herself and she plays hard on both ends of the floor. Her length makes her a very effective on ball defender cutting off the offensive players floor vision. The 2020 Candice Dupree Invitational was the first time I got to see Jaeden play and we will look forward to following her over the next few years.
2024
Sofia Mendez Sofia Mendez 5'7" | CG Miami Country Day | 2024 State FL (Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart / Miami Suns) 5’8 Guard
Skilled scoring guard who can shoot the 3, pull up mid range, create her own shot off the dribble, and finish at the rim. She averaged close to 15 points a game as an 8th grader for her varsity team. Her high school squad likes to put her at the high post and mid post and go 1 on 1 vs her defenders and does a great job scoring in the paint. Her HS team plays in smaller classes so she does not see many 6’0 or bigger players. That will be her adjustment as she faces bigger and stronger competition to score at the rim the same way she is now or learn how to score over those bigger defenders. She plays hard on both end of the floor and has an excellent basketball IQ.
Beckham Hockley Beckham Hockley 5'7" | PG Sickles | 2024 State FL (Clearwater High School / Florida United 16U)
Beckham is a combo guard who is probably more a scoring two guard then a PG but she is a capable ball handler that can assist in ball handling duties. Her biggest strength is her 3 point shooting catch and shoot off the pass. As a ball handler she changes speed and direction well using quicker more athletic defenders aggression against them often going buy them and getting into the paint or creating a shot for her teammates. As a shooter, she need very limit time to get her shot off and is deadly from 3 point range. She reminds me of a young Brylee Bartram who played at Seffner Christian and is now at Vanderbilt. She plays hard on both ends of the floor. She works hard as an on ball defender and seems to always be around the ball and get lots of tips and deflections. Highlight video is Beckham playing with Tampa Thunder Phenoms 16U (playing two age divisions up) at the 2020 Candice Dupree Invitational. She has since changed from Tampa Thunder to the newly created Florida United.
Janessa Kelley Janessa Kelley 5'9" | SG Blanche Ely | 2024 State FL (Blanche Ely HS / Team Knight)
Kelley is a deadly lefty scorer!!! She simply gets buckets. Do not leave her open on the wing as she will knock it down from 3. Close her out to tight or run at her out of control and she is going to put it to the floor and score at the rim. She is very athletic and is a pesty defender constantly pressuring the opponents best ball handler. You can not leave her open as her biggest strength is her shooting ability but she is a very well rounded offensive player. She joins a Blanche Ely roster that is one of the top teams in the state to make them even more dangerous to make a run at another state championship and potential national ranking.
Sofia Mendez Sofia Mendez 5'7" | CG Miami Country Day | 2024 State FL , Beckham Hockley Beckham Hockley 5'7" | PG Sickles | 2024 State FL , and Janessa Kelley Janessa Kelley 5'9" | SG Blanche Ely | 2024 State FL were all featured earlier in the month as 3 of top 2024s in the state of Florida. You can read the full article BY CLICKING HERE.
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Jaeden Williams Jaeden Williams 5'7" | SF Winter Haven HS | 2025 State FL and Beckham Hockley Beckham Hockley 5'7" | PG Sickles | 2024 State FL ’s videos were created by Uncle Drew Productions and you can find them on twitter at @UncleDrewProd.