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<p class="has-text-align-center">Here is the continued list of players from the State of Colorado, with a brief analysis, that impressed at The USJN's: Mountain Madness Tournament. A three day event (7/24-7/25) held in Denver, Colorado that featured over 100+ AAU teams with 45(!) Collegiate programs in attendance, representing each level - D1, D2, D3, JUCO, NAIA.</p>
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<p class="has-text-align-center"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Due to issues involving the playing courts, the games were relocated to different locations across the greater Denver area; Resulting in the inability to see as many games as I would have liked.</span> However, I was still able to see many talented players! </p>
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<p class="has-text-align-center">CO - Hardwood Elite 17 Gold</p>
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<p class="has-text-align-center">#22 <strong><em>Jaclyn Bassett</em></strong> - 5'7” Guard/wing (2023) Lutheran Parker HS </p>
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<p class="has-text-align-center">Jaclyn is an all-around player who has good ball handing, active hands, quick feet and a nice jump shot. Bassett moves well very well defensively with good instincts that allow her to gets multiple steals for fast break layups - On one of those fast breaks, she used a textbook jump stop to lose two defenders who went flying into the court dividers hanging baseline. </p>
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<p class="has-text-align-center">CO - Hardwood Elite 17 Gold</p>
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<p class="has-text-align-center">#20 <strong><em>[player_tooltip player_id="216725" first="Emerson" last="Stark"]</em></strong> - 5'8” Guard/Wing (2024) Arapahoe HS</p>
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<p class="has-text-align-center">Emerson is an intriguing player who delivers good crisp passes and has proficient ball handling skills. In flashes, Stark showed the ability to get to the basket off the dribble, creating opportunities to score and drop dimes. </p>
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<p class="has-text-align-center">CO - NOCO Triple Threat Elite 17 BSAL 23</p>
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<p class="has-text-align-center">#2 <strong><em>Kealy Carson</em></strong> - 5'5” Guard (2023) Southeast HS</p>
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<p class="has-text-align-center">Kealy is a high energy, fundamentally sound guard who can stretch a defense with her shooting ability; Carson is deadly 3pt shooter from the corners and does an excellent job of following her shot, creating 2nd chance opportunities if and when she misses. </p>
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<p class="has-text-align-center">CO - NOCO Triple Threat Elite 17 BSAL 23</p>
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<p class="has-text-align-center">#22 <strong><em>Breena Albrecht-Reed</em></strong> - 6'1” Forward (2023) Regis Jesuit HS</p>
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<p class="has-text-align-center">Breena is a big presence down in the paint area who does a good job of getting deep post position. Breena likes to use a drop step which typically results in an AND1. </p>
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<p class="has-text-align-center">#33 <strong><em>Alexandria Ridenour</em></strong> - 5'10” Wing (2024) Erie HS, CO</p>
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<p class="has-text-align-center">Alexandria is a promising player who can play multiple positions thanks to her speed and size. Ridenour seemed comfortable operating in the midrange as she fired away several smooth looking attempts from either side of lane that went in. </p>
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<p class="has-text-align-center">#24 <strong><em>[player_tooltip player_id='422956' first='Dessirae' last='Ulmer']</em></strong> - 6'0” Forward (2023) Fountain Fort Carson HS</p>
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<p class="has-text-align-center">Dessirae is a multiple effort player who is physical in the paint. Ulmer is relentless on the glass and is very strong; often coming away with the ball when the opposing team secures a rebound or looks for a tie up. </p>
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<p class="has-text-align-center">CO - Lady Roughriders 17 Sagner</p>
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<p class="has-text-align-center">#1 <strong><em>Seneya Martinez</em></strong> - 5'8” Guard (2022) Northridge HS</p>
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<p class="has-text-align-center">Seneya is an all-around fundamentally sound Guard that plays with good confidence. Martinez passes, rebounds, shoots and defends at a proficient clip making her very dependable, </p>
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Here is the continued list of players from the State of Colorado, with a brief analysis, that impressed at The USJN's: Mountain Madness Tournament. A three day event (7/24-7/25) held in Denver, Colorado that featured over 100+ AAU teams with 45(!) Collegiate programs in attendance, representing each level - D1, D2, D3, JUCO, NAIA.
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