All-Academic Camp Standouts: Part I

The past few days, I was fortunate enough to get invited to cover the All-Academic Girls Basketball Camp in Mansfield, Massachusetts. This was one of my favorite events to cover all summer because I thought it was cool how much the college coaches interacted and engaged with the student-athletes. The atmosphere was fun, and I felt like the players benefitted from the tutelage from the coaching staff.   To add another dimension to this event, I invited a coach, Jazz Silva, and a player, [player_tooltip player_id="263948" first="Libby" last="Harris"], to help me evaluate the ample talent on the court. Below are a few of the players who caught their attention and some notes on what they saw.   [player_tooltip player_id="184039" first="Sophie" last="Bradbury"] - Mass Attack/East Bridgewater - 5’7’’ - CG - ’23 <img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-313001" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pgh/uploads/2021/08/IMG_8484-scaled-crop-1606x1054-1627845537-300x197.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="197" /> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Rebounds well at the guard position </li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Attacks the basket hard and efficient scoring downhill</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">She moves well without the ball</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Cutting/screening for others</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Outworks most on the floor</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Anticipates next pass</li> </ul>   [player_tooltip player_id="270375" first="Bella" last="Vaz"] - MCW Starz/Pingree - 5’9’’ - SG - ’24 [caption id="attachment_312999" align="alignnone" width="300"]<img class="size-medium wp-image-312999" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pgh/uploads/2021/08/IMG_8466-scaled-crop-1606x1054-1627845484-300x197.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="197" /> Photo: Jazz Silva[/caption] <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Sharpshooting wing</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Attacks the basket aggressively</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Has excellent footwork</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Very effective with her back to the basket </li> </ul> Note: Made the All-Academic day 3 Mt Rushmore as 1 of the 4 best players of the event https://x.com/BashHoopsNE/status/1420818846928277506 [player_tooltip player_id="313003" first="Grace" last="Arcoleo"] - Deerfield Academy - 5’8’’ - CG - ’22 <a href="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pgh/uploads/2021/08/BB9E58C0-0E68-4225-A87B-780041974353-crop-959x630-1627845763.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-313005" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pgh/uploads/2021/08/BB9E58C0-0E68-4225-A87B-780041974353-crop-959x630-1627845763-300x197.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="197" /></a> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Facilitating combo guard</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Floor general-good command of the floor</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Communicates well on the court</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Always made the right pass and the extra pass</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Three-point range</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Good court vision in transition </li> </ul>   [player_tooltip player_id="313007" first="Erika" last="Fantauzzi"] - MCW Starz/ Dublin School - 5’2’’ - PG - ’23 <img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-313008" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pgh/uploads/2021/08/IMG_8483-scaled-crop-1606x1054-1627846175-300x197.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="197" /> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Incredible passer/always makes the right pass</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Great playmaker in transition </li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Tough finisher, especially in traffic</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Controlled pace and tempo of the game</li> </ul> Note: Made All-Academic day 1 Mt. Rushmore   [player_tooltip player_id="287213" first="Chika" last="Oyigbo"] - Boston Showstoppers/Tabor - 5’7’’ - SG - ’22 <img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-313011" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pgh/uploads/2021/08/IMG_8482-1-scaled-crop-1606x1054-1627846242-300x197.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="197" /> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Attacks the basket with ease</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Unselfish shooting guard</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">She moves well without the ball</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Smooth lefty/very quick</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">A workhorse on both sides of the ball</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Great ability to collapse the defense and kick out to shooters</li> </ul> Note: Made All-Academic day 1 Mt. Rushmore