Team Preview: Miami SLAM!
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Throughout this month, I will be highlighting selected teams across South Florida. Today, my focus is on Miami SLAM!. The Titans went 11-10 last season under head coach Krystal Cabrera. SLAM! played a fairly tough schedule which included defeats against…
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Continue ReadingThroughout this month, I will be highlighting selected teams across South Florida. Today, my focus is on Miami SLAM!. The Titans went 11-10 last season under head coach Krystal Cabrera. SLAM! played a fairly tough schedule which included defeats against Miami Palmer Trinity, Miami Country Day, and Miami Christian. Might those games help them this season and in the future? Time will tell, but plenty of teaching moments come out when playing against the very best.
Key players/roster:
2025 Jim"Miyah Branton
2025 Adaya Montalvo Adaya Montalvo 5'8" | CG SLAM! (Miami) | 2025 State FL
2022 Karla Quintero Karla Quintero 6'1" | PF SLAM! Miami | 2022 State FL
2023 Jamesia Pure
2023 Amanda Fogler Amanda Fogler 5'10" | SF SLAM! (Miami) | 2024 State FL
2025 Samantha Bautista (via California)
2025 Maykayla Berrios
2026 Aubrey Montalvo
2026 Malaysia David
Transfers Daijia Lopez and Makayla Brown (Miami Central)
Transfer De’Ziah Rucker De’Ziah Rucker 5'5" | PG SLAM! (Miami) | 2023 State FL (Mater Academy)
SLAM! has a solid young team led by its freshman core. Branton is a 5-foot-7 guard that averaged a team-best 12.5 points per game. Bautista is a Golden State transfer that is crafty with a great shot. Berrios is a pesky defender that puts pressure on the ball. You also have two eight graders in Aubrey Montalvo and David. The Titans have players they can develop throughout the course of this season. The good thing is many of them have received playing time. That experience might come in handy in games this season.
2022 Karla Quintero Karla Quintero 6'1" | PF SLAM! Miami | 2022 State FL is a player with some height at 6-foot-1. She averaged 7.6 points per game. Quintero will be a factor around the paint on both sides of the floor. Her added value could be as a senior leader on an otherwise young team.
The Titans are a group that could make some noise this season. The 2025 and 2026 class will key to determining its final mark. I would venture they have one of the younger rosters around Miami-Dade County. Therefore, they could be a team on the rise beyond this season.
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