LBI Opening Day: 2022 Standout Performers

<p class="p1">These 2022 players are certainly making the case that they can play at the next level.<span class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>Here are some of the standouts from LBI Opening Day.</p> <p class="p1"><b>[player_tooltip player_id="116890" first="Indya" last="Nivar"] | Carolina Flames 17U EYBL </b></p> <p class="p1">Nivar is sneaky grabbing the ball for steals, and she scores well in transition.<span class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>Her one on one game is top notch with the way she knows how to get by her opponents to score whether she uses a hesitation move or crossover.<span class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>She drives hard to the paint creating plays for herself or opening up an option for her teammates.<span class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>She tracks down the ball after shots grabbing rebounds to extend plays for her team, and she shows off her ability to block shots in transition.</p> <p class="p1"><b>Stevee McGee | Team Carolina Larios </b></p> <p class="p1">McGee shoots the ball well from behind the arc, and she has a quick release making it difficult to close out on her.<span class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>She even showed off her IQ and patience when taking a charge on defense.<span class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>She does a great job fighting through contact driving to the basket, especially in transition.<span class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>She finished with 18 points in one of her games over the weekend.</p> <p class="p1"><b>[player_tooltip player_id="116893" first="Chloe" last="Williams"] | Carolina Flames 17U EYBL</b></p> <p class="p1">Williams (pictured above) finds herself in the open areas of the court looking for passes.<span class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>She knows how to use power dribbles to get her position to score, especially from the block.<span class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>She penetrates the paint with ease getting by her defenders to the basket for some points.<span class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>Her arsenal of moves to get by opponents makes it seem like they do not have an answer for stopping her.</p> <p class="p1"><b>[player_tooltip player_id="219866" first="Mazie" last="Helpman"] | Team Carolina Harrell</b></p> <p class="p1">Helpman seems to have the work ethic that every coach wants.<span class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>She hardly even let getting stitches in a game stop her over the weekend.<span class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>She was certainly showing everyone how she can shoot well swishing it from behind the arc.<span class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>Her defense caused an offensive foul making her opponents turn the ball over.<span class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>She doesn’t shy away from contact on offense either fighting for her points close to the basket.</p>