Philly Showcase Day 1 Standouts: Backcourt
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Here are some of the guards I watched on Friday, along with some of my observations on the players, who got my attention. Sophie Bradbury Sophie Bradbury 5'8" | SG East Bridgewater | 2023 State New E – Lady Rivals/…
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Continue ReadingHere are some of the guards I watched on Friday, along with some of my observations on the players, who got my attention.
Sophie Bradbury Sophie Bradbury 5'8" | SG East Bridgewater | 2023 State New E – Lady Rivals/ East Bridgewater – 5’7’’ – SG – ’23
’23 PGH Rank: WL
- Strong aggressive takes to the basket
- Confident outside shooting
- Excellent on-ball defense
- Moves the ball well/making the extra pass
Kaydance Derba Kaydance Derba 5'10" | SG Oliver Ames | 2024 State New E – MCW Starz/ Oliver Ames – 5’10’’ – SG – ’24
’24 PGH Rank: WL
- Confident contested jump shooter/high degree of difficulty on some threes
- Showed unlimited range
- Active in passing lanes
- Took advantage of her length and size/forced turnovers
Meg Rapose Meg Rapose 5'7" | PG Bishop Feehan | 2022 State New E – NEX/Bishop Feehan – 5’7’’ – PG – ’22
’22 PGH Rank: WL
- Shifty/crafty in transition
- Good playmaker in the half-court/ keeps offense flowing with quick decisions and ball movement
- Excellent ball placement on bounce passes/leads teammate to the rim
- Good air and touch on passes up the court on the fastbreak
- Strong rebounding point guard
Sophia Vital Sophia Vital 5'3" | PG Tabor Academy | 2023 State New E – Bay State Jaguars/Tabor – 5’3’’ – PG – ’23
’23 PGH Rank: #11
- Plays with high energy/octane at all times
- Breaks press with ease/under control ball handling
- Aggressive attacking the basket to score or set up teammates
- Great decision maker off screens
- Strong rebounding guard
- Digs in on defense always/pesky defender/forces rushed decisions
Abby Wager Abby Wager 6'0" | SG Mansfield | 2023 State New E – NEX/ Mansfield – 5’10’’ – SG – ’23
’23 PGH Rank: WL
- Excellent outside shooter
- Unphased by aggressive closeouts/shot contests
- Good shot creation off the bounce
- Quick-release/ needs little time to get her shot off
Tahira Muhammad Tahira Muhammad 5'9" | SG Noble & Greenough | 2024 State New E – Shooting Touch/Noble & Greenough – 5’9’’ – CG – ‘24
’24 PGH Rank: #5
- Efficient mid-range dribble pull up
- Showed excellent range from three/comfortably shooting well beyond 3 point line
- Attacks offensive glass relentlessly
- Good at initiating contact and drawing fouls on penetration/good body control while in air