Open Gym Notes: Part I
Several organizations have hosted open gyms this past month. I was able to check in at Charlotte Dream Elite’s last weekend. Here are some of the names that should be known. Nyleiah White HEIGHT 5'6" POS CG CLASS 2023 Nyleiah…
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Continue ReadingSeveral organizations have hosted open gyms this past month. I was able to check in at Charlotte Dream Elite’s last weekend. Here are some of the names that should be known.
Nyleiah White
Nyleiah White
Nyleiah White is so explosive with the ball. She can grab a steal and move toward the basket with ease weaving in and out of her opponents. She had some strong takes to the hoop exploding to the basket where there wasn’t anyone who could stop her. She showed off her quickness on defense having a nice blocked shot on a hustle back play in transition and her quick close out skills led to block shots.
Grace East
Grace East
Grace East drives hard downhill showing off some nice moves in transition for two points. Her ability to knock down three pointers is fun to watch with the way she can create space to put up her shot whether she is using crossovers or step back moves. On the defensive side of the ball, she took steals coast to coast showing off some fakes on her way to two points.
Karis Alexander Karis Alexander 5’8″ | SF Clover | 2024 State SC reads the floor well knowing which moves to show off even when moving quickly in transition. She had a nice move on a fast break getting the pass with her back to the basket and used power dribbles to spin, create space, and score. She was persistent grabbing rebounds even on the offensive side of the ball being ready to put it right back up through the hoop. She did a nice job grabbing rebounds and pushing it up the court, and her ability to block shots was certainly on display.
Marcia Watt Marcia Watt 5’6″ | CG Clover | 2024 State SC showed a lot of strength around the perimeter whether she was finding an open teammate making a backdoor cut or she was scoring her three points after showing off a nice step back move shooting off the dribble. These three pointers came in the face of her defenders several times, and she didn’t shy away from the defense when she was pushing the steals she grabbed up the court quickly for two points.
Nikki Mullen
Nikki Mullen
Nikki Mullen was pushing the ball up the court with speed, and she had some nice long passes to get the ball to a teammate with precision. She did well penetrating the paint to shift the defense in time to make a pass to a teammate for some points. She did a nice job seeing the court finding her teammates open underneath the basket.
Giavonna Dunlap
Giavonna Dunlap
Giavonna Dunlap was constantly moving finding ways to get open making some nice backdoor cuts and using fakes to lose her defenders. She had some nice ball fakes and swings to get her defender away from her in order to score some points on the block. She was a feisty defender knocking the ball away and pushing it up the court.