Newcomers Enter 2024 Rankings
Abracadabra I may not be where you think I should be yet if you’re where I am, magical things can happen for the millionth time, “it’s not what you do, it’s who you do it against” and after the opening…
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Continue ReadingAbracadabra I may not be where you think I should be yet if you’re where I am, magical things can happen for the millionth time, “it’s not what you do, it’s who you do it against” and after the opening day of the playoffs, many still won’t comprehend that however, I get around all over the state, I made it easy for you to know where I’ll be by placing my schedule on my website and the numerous INDIVIDUAL SHOWCASES are a perfect place for me to evaluate yet the continuous nonsense about center court and platforms tickles me pink as many just believe the unbelievable yet I added some players to the list and here ya go
#25 Adhel Tac Adhel Tac 6'4" | C South Grand Prairie | 2024 State TX -6’4 C (South Grand Prairie)
Tac is on the verge of something big, she cracked the Top 25 after I caught her at the Duncanville Shootout before the regular season started, again, be where I can see you and her smoothness coupled with her being “long and athletic” just sold me on what’s coming because “her ceiling has no roof” and the upside I see right now is scary. She effortlessly blocks, alters, and defends, she does a good job on both the interior defense as well as stepping outside the paint but her soft touch adds even more
#26 Arianna Roberson Arianna Roberson 6'4" | C SA Clark | 2024 State TX -6’4 C (SA Clark) Players First
Roberson continues to make jumps and strides and speaking of strides, watching her ignite the break with the outlet and run the floor to receive the pass back and finish sold me over the club season but what else sold me is that she’s coming into her own as an all-around player. She too is long and athletic, nice wingspan, and gives the shooters something to think about because she has good timing and showed she could score around the basket as well as face it
#28 Tajenae Gooden Tajenae Gooden 5'10" | SG Cedar Hill | 2024 State TX -5’10 SG (Duncanville)
Gooden can light it up, I personally have watched her drop double-digit three pointers in multiple games pre Pantherettes and she should have been on the initial Watchlist yet I lose track of players with the countless “cliques” and not being where I can see them so I was happy to not only watch her drop the long ball multiple times every chance I got to see her but her “catch and shoot” and “stop and pop” jumpers are very effective
#49 Jada Graves Jada Graves 5'4" | PG Amarillo | 2024 State TX -5’4 PG (Amarillo)
Graves was a standout at Super 64 or was it the Heart of Texas, not sure but she was on that backcourt and I was backtracking to find “that girl” and yes I did because her explosive first step at whatever event I caught her showed me I didn’t see a marriage at the Spring Creek Mansfield Rotary Invitational. She sees the floor and can dish going full speed, yeah she has speed with the ball and can score off the dribble or using the jumper
#50 Kimora Lopez Kimora Lopez 5'10" | SF Fulshear | 2024 State TX -5’10 SF (Fulshear)
Lopez has plenty of versatility on the offensive end, she scored off putbacks because she does a good job getting positioning to rebound on both ends of the court but she also can handle the ball and score from the wing. At the DFW Elite tryout, her midrange was smooth and consistent and back to scoring around the basket on putbacks, she does it after contact
#55 Jordan Thomas Jordan Thomas 6'3" | C Lewisville Hebron | 2024 State TX -6’3 C (Lewisville Hebron)
Thomas a was a big surprise, pun intended as she showed good hands and footwork as well as finished strongly around the basket. She rebounded, ran the floor, and defended pretty good upside at the Spring Creek Mansfield Rotary Invitational.
#70 Hannah Carr Hannah Carr 5'5" | CG Frisco Lone Star | 2024 State TX -5’5 CG (Frisco Lonestar)
Carr can go electric or gas-operated and her deceptive first step sets everything up yet I have always enjoyed her scoring using great body control yet her court vision and jumper were definitely on when I caught her at the Spring Creek Mansfield Rotary Invitational.
#71 Falyn Lott Falyn Lott 6'1" | SF Frisco Memorial | 2024 State TX -6’1 SF (Frisco Memorial)
Lott showed me a whole LOTT at the, you guessed it Spring Creek Mansfield Rotary Invitational, and let me start with she’s long and athletic, plays the passing lane, and scores off the dribble yet she also dropped the jumper and did a good job defending “on the ball”
#72 Kierstin Sanderlin Kierstin Sanderlin 5'8" | CG Converse Judson | 2024 State TX -5’8 CG (Converse Justin) SA Finest
Kierstin is on the verge of something big, I added her for a reason, her pose, upside, and comprehension so she’ll be back with a vengeance
#74 Lena Newby Lena Newby 6'1" | PF Cibolo Steele | 2024 State TX -6’1 PF (Cibolo Steele)
Newby is a newbie on here, caught her a few times in the preseason as well as the Texas Invitational, and with her size and is long and athletic, expect her to be JEFFERSONIZED, “Movin On Up, Google It, so her upside is why she’s here