Team Preview: PSB Elite 17U

PSB Elite 17U is gearing up for a good season this year. Here are some of the players you can find on their roster. [player_tooltip player_id="219869" first="Halle" last="Chaffin"] (West Charlotte) goes 100% every time she steps on the court. She finds ways to muscle her way to the basket battling through any kind of contact. She tucks the ball in and goes hard in the paint, and she doesn’t let anyone stop her. She can also pull up for a jump shot. On defense, she makes sure her opponents have to battle for their position. She is constantly relocating moving around the paint from block to block looking for an entry pass. [player_tooltip player_id="219872" first="Mariah" last="Barrie"] (Central Cabarrus) moves with finesse on the court knowing exactly where she needs to be to make a contribution. She moves well with the ball, and she finds the gaps on the court when she doesn’t have the ball. Her shot selection is very good knowing when to pull up for a jump shot or take it all the way to the rim. She knows how to make effective passes into her posts. Layla Wall (Hopewell) is a smooth ball handler who knows how to blow by her opponents using various moves like crossovers and behind the back dribbles. Her hands are constantly causing problems on defense, and she knows how to push steals up the court for fast breaks. She can stop and pull up for a jump shot even at full speed, and that is very difficult to guard. Her IQ is high, especially watching how quickly she can pick up a new play that her team is implementing. [player_tooltip player_id="124100" first="Najah" last="Lane"] (South Pointe) moves well without the ball timing her cuts perfectly. She has a nice shot that she can show off from all over the court, and she can push the ball up the court herself. She moves well with her decisive fakes that throw off her opponents. She isn’t scared to post up against defenders on the block using her strength to battle through contact. Her passes can certainly thread the needle between defenders. Her hands jump into passing lanes making sure her opponents don’t get anything going, and she crashes the boards battling for rebounds. Jordann Nelson (Ardrey Kell) anticipates passes well on defense jumping into passing lanes to grab steals. She handles the ball with speed moving quickly up the court. She has a nice jump shot that she can show off from any area of the court, and her ball moves make it hard for opponents to keep up with her. Opponents are going to have a hard time scoring in the paint against [player_tooltip player_id="201036" first="Eseosa" last="Imafidon"] (Covenant Day). Her 6’5” frame makes it difficult to get anything done around the block with her shot blocking ability. She uses the backboard well when she turns and faces the basket, and she can certainly shoot over her opponents. She can turn and shoot, or she can use her footwork to score. Her jump shot is also a threat on the court. [player_tooltip player_id="219896" first="Olivia" last="York"] (Cannon) runs the floor well making herself available in transition. She has a quick release with her shot, and she knows how to get away from her opponents to show that off. She can shoot well from behind the arc, and she isn’t scared to battle in the paint for her points. Amari Haley (Central Cabarrus) is strong with the ball inside. She uses various post moves to score against her opponents when she gets an entry pass from her guards. She finishes strong by the rim. She has a nice midrange jump shot, too, that she can use, especially when opponents get too comfortable with the spacing they give her. Marissa Sorvillo (Lake Norman Charter) does a great job finding the openings on the court, so she can put up her shot. She can move well without the ball and shows that she is ready to shoot, or she can handle the ball blowing by her opponents on her way to the rim. She doesn’t shy away from contact when attacking the basket. She runs the floor well in transition being ready for the pass or getting back on defense to prevent her opponents from scoring on fast breaks. [player_tooltip player_id="124102" first="Ny’Keriasia" last="Coleman"] (Lancaster) is an excellent ball handler knowing how to weave in and out of her opponents to get to the basket. She uses this IQ and vision of the court to cause problems on defense jumping into passing lanes, especially on fast breaks where she ruins transition offenses for her opponents. She can score all the way at the rim, or she can show off her jump shot.