AAU Team Preview: Ohio United 15U Dawson

<span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Ohio United 15U </strong></span> <strong>Team Outlook:</strong> This team is loaded with talent! Very strong guards with quickness, who apply high pressure defense, and post players with fundamentally strong skills, and rebounding machines! These players can shoot the basketball!! <strong>Roster:</strong> [player_tooltip player_id="217323" first="Samairah" last="Washington"]: 5’9, F, 2024, Africentric [player_tooltip player_id="217322" first="Kennedy" last="Younkin"]: 6’1, C, 2024, Teays Valley Sa’Mahn Johnson: 5’6, G, 2025, Reynoldsburg Aniah Smith: 5’2, PG, 2025, Avon Middle School JaNiyah Russell: 5’11, F, 2025, Fall Creek Valley Whitney Stafford: 5’6, PG/SG, 2026, Olentangy <span style="font-size: 1rem;">Emily Rimer: 5’7, G, 2025, Olentangy Liberty</span> Ariyana Cradle: 5’6, PG/SG, 2026, Columbus &nbsp; <strong>Key Strengths to Watch:</strong> <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="217323" first="Samairah" last="Washington"]: </strong>Strong, physical player who recognizes when she doesn't have the inside shot- will kick out to guards for open shots. Great hands, rebounder, and shot blocker. Nice moves inside. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="217322" first="Kennedy" last="Younkin"]: (With ball) </strong>Her presence inside is strong, her hands are always up, boxes out, crashes the boards, and her footwork in the paint is solid. <a href="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pgh/uploads/2021/04/IMG_9357-scaled-crop-1858x1220-1619570582.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-278660" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pgh/uploads/2021/04/IMG_9357-scaled-crop-1858x1220-1619570582-300x197.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="197" /></a> <strong>Sa’Mahn Johnson:  </strong>She can go end to end with the basketball while being pressured, with ease. Can hit the mid range jumpers and beyond. Quick feet, loves a fast pace game and is money on transition. &nbsp; &nbsp; <strong>Aniah Smith: (Below) </strong>Love her defense, and quick hands to pick ball handlers one-on-one. She leads fast breaks so effectively, moves well without the ball, creates offense for her teammates, and she's a shooter!  <a href="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pgh/uploads/2021/04/IMG_9183-scaled-crop-1835x1205-1619570459.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-278654" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pgh/uploads/2021/04/IMG_9183-scaled-crop-1835x1205-1619570459-300x197.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="197" /></a> <strong>JaNiyah Russell: </strong>With her size, she is another physical player who chases down rebounds, makes strong moves inside the paint, can take it baseline. <strong>Whitney Stafford: </strong>One of the purest shooters I've seen in a long time. Beautiful form, can nail 3's and jumpers from anywhere, disciplined player who knows when to penetrate and dish. High basketball IQ, great handles, and excellent defender. (<em>Featured Photo)</em> <strong><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Emily Rimer:  </span></strong><span style="font-size: 1rem;">There's not an outside shot she doesn't like- corners, top of the key, it's nothing but net! Smart decision maker on transition, nice speed, athletic, and creates pretty shots when attacking the basket. </span> <strong>Ariyana Cradle: </strong>High talented guard who can shake-n-bake all day long! She's a clutch player with crafty handles, a genuine slasher and scores buckets in a hurry. Great vision in seeing open areas. Sits low on defense, active hands.