2021 TJ Showcase-Barbara Jordan Honorable Mention Standouts
I covered the Tyrone Johnson Showcase weekend before last and several new faces emerged from the 5 high school divisions so I wanted to share some evals on some of the players that were named Honorable Mention from each of…
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Continue ReadingI covered the Tyrone Johnson Showcase weekend before last and several new faces emerged from the 5 high school divisions so I wanted to share some evals on some of the players that were named Honorable Mention from each of them starting with Barbara Jordan
Amari Chambers-6’0 PF (Houston United 2023 Black) Cy Creek HS 2023
Chambers stands at “the magic niumber” which is 6’0 and college coaches LOVE players that are 72 inches are taller, I’ll be getting calls until August, it has happend every year for over a decade but what’s happening with her is the progreession I’m seeing develop in front of my eyes. Her understanding how to get positioing as well as finishing strongly, solid defender and showing she can score facing the basket has my eyes wide opened
Jennifer Eisen (Austin Elite Fire) Cedar Ridge HS (2024)
Eisen attacks the rim with either hand and finishes the same way, with either hand. A heady player with good upside understands how to “get hers in the flow” yet she can finish after the lick. She also applies pressure on the defensive end
A’Mya Edwards (Austin Elite Fire) Cedar Ridge HS (2024)
Edwards is athletic and she understands how to use it on both ends, starting with her defense, she moves feet well and stays in front of her man and she also rebounds and finishes well after contact yet her energy level stays the same on both ends throughout the game
Stella Laubenstein-5’6 G (CE Elite 2024 Black) Round Rock HS 2024
Laubenstein is one of those players that just does things that might not necessarily show up on a stat sheet like her pressure defense which leads to turnovers that lead to scorers but she can score off the dribble as well as drop the jumper
Jazmine Gaston-5’8 F-5’8 F (CE Elite 2024 Black) Anderson HS 2024
Gaston is nowhere near the finished product yet when you start it of with “long and athletic” which is the base, she plays the passing lane, attacks and finishes from the wing, rebounds and has a nice pull-up jumper and her defense, on the ball, is pretty darn good
Mahalia Twine-5’7 PG (Lady Thunder Ayers) Huntsville HS 2024
Twine has SWB, and that’s speed with the ball, yet her being under control breaking the speed limit is a plus because she has good court vision and can make the pass on the money going a hunnid. Keep in mind, in the open court, defenders probably should just try and getr back because she can go C2C and finsh
Aquarius Howard-5’6 S (Lady Thunder Ayers) Huntsville HS 2024
Howard is also on the same HS team with Twine, they compliment each other so many ways because Howard has SWB as well, yet she also shoots the ball pretty good from mid to long range and with their knowing where the other is, that can create issues for opponents
Zara’Nique Neely-5’3 G (SA Lady Hoops Carolina Blue) 2025
Neely is going to be an eventual Top 100 player in her class, she’s definitely in the Top 50 I’ve seen because of her explosiveness with the ball, her first step, her pull-up jumper, her acrobatic finishes, she plays the passing lane and defends, what else, oh, she rebounds
Kianna Wormly-5’8 G (Phoenix 2025 Black) Vista Ridge HS 2025
Wormly is a good rebounder, she’s athletic and she attacks the rim under control but she’s also strong and powerful, that helps her finsh after contact when she attacks and it also helps her rebound against older, and (or) taller players but you can’t teach desire