Winter Rankings Review: 2023 Point Guards

<!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"small"} --> <p class="has-small-font-size"><em>The featured image is of [player_tooltip player_id='402337' first='Lailah' last='Hadley'] (2023) of Purdue Polytechnic High School.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Friday, we released the Winter rankings update for the Class of 2023. There were more than 25 new additions, plus a few players who raised their "stock", so to speak, so subsequently there was some movement throughout the list. I wanted to take this time to circle back and address all of the ranked prospects, position by position. Below is a look at 33 point guard prospects who make up 13.2% of the rankings this time around, with analysis on a handful to "keep an eye on" detailed at the bottom.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><font color="#FFFFFF">.</font></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:table --> <figure class="wp-block-table"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong><font size="+1">Rank</font></strong></td><td><strong><font size="+1">Name</font></strong></td><td><strong><font size="+1">Height</font></strong></td><td><strong><font size="+1">High School</font></strong></td><td><strong><font size="+1">Commitment</font></strong></td></tr><tr><td>1.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='59769' first='Amiyah' last='Reynolds']</td><td>6-0</td><td>South Bend Washington</td><td><em>Maryland</em></td></tr><tr><td>2.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='96086' first='RaShunda' last='Jones']</td><td>5-7</td><td>South Bend Washington</td><td><em>Purdue</em></td></tr><tr><td>3.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='59766' first='Karsyn' last='Norman']</td><td>5-7</td><td>Bedford North Lawrence</td><td><em>Butler</em></td></tr><tr><td>4.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='59732' first='Ashlynn' last='Brooke']</td><td>5-7</td><td>Pioneer</td><td><em>Ball State</em></td></tr><tr><td>5.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='2402' first='Olivia' last='Brown']</td><td>5-7</td><td>Hamilton Southeastern</td><td><em>Akron</em></td></tr><tr><td>6.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='59746' first='Abby' last='Fleetwood']</td><td>5-9</td><td>Indian Creek</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>7.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='96080' first='Isabella' last='Gizzi']</td><td>5-7</td><td>New Palestine</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>8.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='59781' first='Sanaa' last='Thomas']</td><td>5-5</td><td>Warren Central</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>9.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='59756' first='Ella' last='Hobson']</td><td>5-4</td><td>Center Grove</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>10.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='59780' first='Kailyn' last='Terrell']</td><td>5-7</td><td>Brownsburg</td><td><em>Nova Southeastern</em></td></tr><tr><td>11.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='127237' first='Molly' last='Stock']</td><td>5-7</td><td>Homestead</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>12.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='241188' first='Kristin' last='Bukata']</td><td>5-7</td><td>Valparaiso</td><td><em>Elmhurst</em></td></tr><tr><td>13.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='59761' first='Gracie' last='Kramer']</td><td>5-4</td><td>Vincennes Lincoln</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>14.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='264991' first='Kaitlyn' last='Shoemaker']</td><td>5-4</td><td>Noblesville</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>15.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='372346' first='Kate' last='Thomas']</td><td>5-5</td><td>Kankakee Valley</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>16.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='203657' first='Jackie' last='Crews']</td><td>5-7</td><td>Paoli</td><td><em>Indiana Tech</em></td></tr><tr><td>17.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='300068' first='Hannah' last='Ruddle']</td><td>5-7</td><td>Homeschooled</td><td><em>Bethel-IN</em></td></tr><tr><td>18.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='59764' first='Briley' last='Munchel']</td><td>5-3</td><td>Rushville Consolidated</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>19.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='410035' first='Evie' last='Bottoms']</td><td>5-6</td><td>Homestead</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>20.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='96094' first='Addison' last='Ward']</td><td>5-6</td><td>Twin Lakes</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>21.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='127216' first='Devyn' last='Barton']</td><td>5-6</td><td>Castle</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>22.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='59768' first='Sophia' last='Reese']</td><td>5-5</td><td>Jeffersonville</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>23.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='241193' first='Grace' last='Stapleton']</td><td>5-5</td><td>Eastern Hancock</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>24.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='59787' first='Kamryn' last='Washington']</td><td>5-7</td><td>University</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>25.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='331808' first='Nyla' last='Lewis']</td><td>5-4</td><td>Avon</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>26.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='300070' first='Maranda' last='Mason']</td><td>5-5</td><td>Jeffersonville</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>27.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='402337' first='Lailah' last='Hadley']</td><td>5-3</td><td>Purdue Polytechnic</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>28.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='241191' first='Gabby' last='Richie']</td><td>5-4</td><td>Logansport</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>29.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='574548' first='Karsyn' last='Flowers']</td><td>5-5</td><td>Tecumseh</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>30.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='372355' first='Hilary' last='Adams']</td><td>5-3</td><td>Homestead</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>31.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='372358' first='Kinsey' last='Atkins']</td><td>5-3</td><td>Triton</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>32.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='574561' first='Claire' last='Ecenbarger']</td><td>5-7</td><td>Clinton Prairie</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>33.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='574563' first='Katheryn' last='Rutherford']</td><td>5-3</td><td>Western Boone</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table></figure> <!-- /wp:table --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><font color="#FFFFFF">.</font></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><font size="+2">NEW ADDITIONS:</font></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='574561' first='Claire' last='Ecenbarger'], Clinton Prairie - Wiry-strong, fairly athletic, versatile guard. Can attack, shoot, create, and defend.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='574548' first='Karsyn' last='Flowers'], Tecumseh - Pass-first lead guard is tough-nosed, hard-working, strong, and skillful/heady.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='574563' first='Katheryn' last='Rutherford'], Western Boone - Nice all-around athlete, plays much bigger than she is, and is a creator/distributor.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><font color="#FFFFFF">.</font></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><font size="+2">KEEP AN EYE ON:</font></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["96080"],"_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":"u0022Bellau0022 has been outstanding this year, and she has needed to at times to help the Lady Dragons to victory. 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