Fall Rankings Review: 2025 Stock-Risers
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Yesterday we updated our list for the Class of 2025. It expanded from 100 prospects to 125 prospects, and there were several adjustments throughout the list that involved players who had already been ranked. With that said, I wanted to take the time to point out a handful of young ladies who saw their stock rise since our last update in July. There are a few others who also moved up, but these five stand out to me as making the most significant jumps.
Mary is a very intriguing, somewhat under-the-radar prospect who I feel like a lot of schools would really like. She has good size, developing strength, some length, and she moves well at her size in most directions. She is skilled in the mid-post, and playing alongside her sister (Anna Herman), Mary is able to play away from the basket most of the time. She is a solid rim-protector, defensively, but I would like to see her be a little more active around the perimeter when defending the ball. She has a ton of upside/potential, though.
“Izzy” had a great Spring and Summer grassroots season, and she plays much bigger than she is. She has a tenaciousness about her game, a great motor, and she competes at both ends of the floor. Offensively, she can handle the ball, run/initiate offense, and facilitate. But she’s also a capable perimeter shooter, and she’s starting to attack the basket with more confidence/assertiveness. I also like her ability to defend, both on and off the ball. She can pick up full-court and turn opposing ball-handlers, but she is also aware in “help-side”.
I feel like the last three months of watching Isabella are about as well as I have personally seen her play. She looks leaner but stronger, and a bit quicker and more explosive. She is also playing with a lot more assertiveness, especially defensively. At the PGH Indiana 250, she was even picking up full-court at times, defensively. She has always been a capable perimeter shooter, but now she’s driving it more often, absorbing contact, and finishing around the basket more consistently. I am anxious to see where she goes from here.
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I really like Gracie’s game, and I felt like this Summer was as versatile as she’s looked on the court. Yes, she has handled the ball in the past, but to me at least, I always felt like she was more of a ‘2’ who could handle it well. Now, I feel like she’s a true combo guard, or even a point guard who can score it effectively. She has really nice length, fluid athleticism, and a smoothness to her game. She’s also a very good perimeter shooter. She knocked down 46 triples a season ago. As she finishes growing and gets stronger, she’ll only improve.
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I hadn’t seen Savannah much heading into July, so I was glad I got to see her a few times then. She has a fairly strong, athletic frame, nice length, and she’s a solid all-around athlete. She plays with a good motor, some physicality, and toughness. She handled the ball quite a bit, and I would consider her a point forward position-wise right now. She was good in the open floor, she did a nice job of attacking the basket North/South, she found open teammates, plus she showed the ability to knock down the occasional outside jumper.