PGH Top 250 Expo: 2024 Prospects

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>There was so many talented players that came ready to compete at our Top 250 Expo on Saturday. I had a lot of notes from the event that I wasn't able to get to in my initial articles, so I definitely want to hit on those now. I started by looking at some of the 2023 prospects that I saw this past weekend, but let's now look at some of the players from the class of 2024!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"id":"block_632cbc08aa250","name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["502274"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"u003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eVan Metre is quick and shifty when the ball is in her hands. She can handle the ball really well and she's hard to stop as a defender. She has a great shot and she is able to knock them down from inside or out. Defensively, Van Metre was tough. She works hard and she can come up with steals in the passing lanes or on the ball. u003c/spanu003e","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_1_player":["290222"],"_player_evaluations_1_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_1_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_1_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_1_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_1_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_1_evaluation":"u003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eWhited was one of the better defenders I saw on Saturday. She's got a lot of speed and quickness, and she makes things extremely difficult on opposing teams' ball handlers. Whited came up with quite a few steals and deflections. She also showed off her strong handles. She was taking care of the ball, locating teammates, and throwing some really good passes.u003c/spanu003e","_player_evaluations_1_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_2_player":["502110"],"_player_evaluations_2_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_2_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_2_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_2_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_2_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_2_evaluation":"u003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eDeere has great length. She has excellent form on her shot and she was consistently knocking down shots. Deere runs the floor and crashes the boards well. She was the ideal teammate also. 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She showed that she has good strength and plays hard every minute she's on the floor.u003c/spanu003e","_player_evaluations_5_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_6_player":["502121"],"_player_evaluations_6_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_6_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_6_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_6_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_6_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_6_evaluation":"u003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eGober has good ball handling skills and she can really facilitate an offense. She sees the floor, she makes strong passes, and she's vocal. Gober looked strong on her drives to the basket and she showed an ability to get to the rim or finish floaters. She also can shoot the 3. Defensively, Gober was applying good pressure and making it tough on the players she was guarding.u003c/spanu003e","_player_evaluations_6_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_7_player":["502199"],"_player_evaluations_7_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_7_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_7_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_7_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_7_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_7_evaluation":"u003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eMitchell grabbed a ton of rebounds on Saturday. She has good size and she really showed off her strength. She was posting strong and holding off defenders. She had good touch around the rim and she wasn't afraid to take contact. Mitchell can finish well with both hands and she can step out to knock down jump shots. u003c/spanu003e","_player_evaluations_7_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_8_player":["413440"],"_player_evaluations_8_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_8_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_8_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_8_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_8_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_8_evaluation":"u003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eShropshire is so long, so it's impressive to see the way she can spread the defense with her ability to score inside and out. She recognizes when her teammates are driving to the hoop and she steps out to clear the way for them. When she stepped out, she was knocking down those jump shots when her teammates passed her the ball, including hitting 3s. 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