Texas has tons of talented players and I was truly happy so many teams came to this event which had an abundance of non D1 coaches and when you factor in, 99% ain’t going D1, this was a great opportunity for OPTIONS so quit believing NONSENSE and put yourselves in a position to be recruited, it’s just that simple and you don’t have to be accepted in Mensa for your math skills to know this so here are my picks, special S/O to Skyrise Edmond who went there with 6, players for injured and they fought through it
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<strong>[player_tooltip player_id="265538" first="Aliyah" last="Craft"]-5’9 PG (BCS Thunder King) 2022</strong>
Craft continues to show how deadly she is on the offensive end as she blows by defenders with either hand to score or drop the mid to long-range with ease. When you add her court vision, that’s a huge plus
<strong>[player_tooltip player_id="267342" first="Jaydan" last="Davenport"]-5’11 F (BCS Thunder King) 2023<img class=" wp-image-266495 alignright" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pgh/uploads/2021/03/DSC_0003-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="76" height="76" /></strong>
Davenport has that "blue-collar" mindset and not only will you not outwork her, she battles for everything off the glass as well as on the floor or in the stands but her power in the paint to score also stood out
<strong>Reese Brittain-5’7 G (Competitive Edge Elite) 2023</strong>
Brittain was simply GREAT when I caught her and her HEZ in the open court can leave defenders flat-footed. It also helps that she can knock down the mid to long-range as well as take defenders off the dribble
<strong>Tyanna Simpson-5’10 F (Competitive Edge Elite) 2023</strong>
Simpson would be on my Most Improved list if I had one, not just because of her confidence which has taken off, the fact is that she’s contributing on both ends of the floor
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<strong>[player_tooltip player_id="135365" first="Donovia" last="Hall"]-5’10 CG/SF (Heroes Elite DJ) 2022</strong>
Hall just makes those around her better, she can take over whenever she wants, on either end or drop 20 in the flow but she understands how to get everyone involved
<strong>Amiya Bowie Bowie-5’6 G (Heroes Elite DJ) 2022</strong>
Bowie scored so many ways, I ran out of ink writing them down but her explosiveness off the dribble, as well as her explosiveness off the ground for her jumper, made my weekend more than memorable
<strong>Vernell Atamah-5’10 PF (Heroes Elite DJ) 2022</strong>
Atamah was another "you won’t outwork me " player as she understands positioning which enabled her to rebound over players over the magic number of 6’0 as well as finish over those same type of players
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<strong>[player_tooltip player_id="265532" first="Brooklin" last="Brown"]-5’8 CG (Skyrise Edmond) 2022</strong>
Brown is nicknamed Downtown and Midtown by me because she can drop it either way yet her attacking and finishing as well as playing the passing lane and rebounding stood out as well
<strong>Aryelle Stevens-6’1 P (Skyrise Edmond) 2022</strong>
Stevens with the breakout club season and I knew she always played hard yet watching her finish strongly with either hand, with players literally climbing on her, speaks volumes
<strong>[player_tooltip player_id="135363" first="R’Mani" last="Taylor"]-5’7 PG (Skyrise Edmond) 2022</strong>
Taylor was #D1Locked by me in the 5th-grade dribbling, in street clothes, I'm that good yet she keeps expanding her game, yeah the range has always been there but she's become a legitimate next level 1, that can score
<strong>[player_tooltip player_id="135373" first="Maurdaisha" last="Powell"]-5’9 SF (Skyrise Edmond) 2022</strong>
Powell had her own block party and when you can block three or four in a row on the same possession multipole times, what else can I say other than her pull-up jumper and gravity-defying finishes were nice
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<strong>[player_tooltip player_id="135388" first="Kenna" last="Gibson"]-5’7 SG (Skyrise Edmond) 2022</strong>
Gibson has, how can I put this, unlimited range which started somewhere by the food truck at the event. She shoots with confidence, she creates her shot while being pressured and that "catch and shoot" was clicking as well
<strong>[player_tooltip player_id="158869" first="Vivian" last="Iwuchukwu"]-6’2 P (Player First 17U) 2024</strong>
Iwuchukwu is long and athletic, her timing is impressive as she controls the paint on both ends, primarily because of improved offensive skills, hands and footwork to start, soft touch to finish and she rebounds
<strong>[player_tooltip player_id="135362" first="Sydney" last="Love"]-5’10 SG (Player First 17U) 2022</strong>
Love to see LOVE in transition because her midrange "stop and pop" should be patented and seeing her elevate over defenders, release it at the right time, is definitely a treat
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<strong>[player_tooltip player_id="158873" first="Rian" last="Forestier"]-5’10 SG (Player First 17U) 2024</strong>
Forestier is probably even taller than listed but she's grown both on and off the court. I won't go into the "college coaches love big guards that can shoot" bit but trust me, she can drop it from anywhere
<strong>Abigail Smith (SA Lady Hoops 16U)</strong>
Smith took her game to a different level and not only was she rebounding on both ends, finishing after contact and defending, but she also created her shot very well and consistently knocked down the mid to long-range
<strong>Zaadiyah Stovall (SA Lady Hoops 16U)</strong>
Stovall keeps making those jumps, not just on the court as she's just under that magic number of 6'0, her being long and athletic and slicing to the basket to score or dropping the short jumper was nice, so were the putbacks
<strong>[player_tooltip player_id="134062" first="Payton" last="Hull"]-5’11 SG (Texas Lonestar 2022 Black 3SSB)</strong>
Hull was added to that initial Watch List because I knew what was coming and although I barely watched the team, I saw her playing around the world from afar and one thing is for certain, she can shoot that ball
<strong>Honorable Mention</strong>
<strong>Trinity Schlueter-6’1 C (AOH 2025) 2025</strong>
<strong>Niyah Waters-5’9 G (Competitive Edge Elite) 2025</strong>
<strong>[player_tooltip player_id="267343" first="Janavia" last="Gage"]-6’3 C (BCS Thunder Ayers) 2023</strong>
<strong>Kyla Clark-5’9 PG (BCS Thunder Ayers) 2023</strong>
<strong>Kayla Dickey-5’4 PG (BCS Thunder King) 2023</strong>
<strong>Heaven Hayden-5’10 (Heroes Elite DJ) 2022</strong>
<strong>[player_tooltip player_id="202481" first="Mercedes" last="Mancha"]-5’5 SG (Skyrise Edmond) 2022</strong>
<strong>Arianna Roberson-6’4 P (Player First 17U) 2024</strong>
<strong>Kamryn Griffin (Player First 16U)</strong>
<strong>Emery Black (SA Lady Hoops 16U)</strong>
<strong>[player_tooltip player_id="204181" first="Chayse" last="Goetz"] (SA Lady Hoops 16U)</strong>
<strong>Mia Jiminez (SA Lady Hoops 16U)</strong>
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