Players Rankings Update: 2024 – AAU Stand-Outs

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I got to watch her play live at the state tournament a few weeks ago and she did not disappoint. She did a good job of showing off the versatility of her game while being a team player on the floor for her DCG squad. Going into AAU sessions make sure to keep an eye on Bickford. She is going to be a good recruit at the guard position who can come in and make a difference right away, in an already successful college program somewhere out there.","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_1_player":["314116"],"_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":"The Cedar Rapids-Prairie Hawks this season set a solid foundation for years to come with their addition of a new head coach and new offensive system, accompanied with handfuls of young talent at all positions. Throughout the mix of all this young talent and skill, this team needed a veteran presence on the floor and that came in the form of [player_tooltip player_id='314116' first='McKenna' last='Murray']. This is a player that possesses good size and skill for her age with a nice ceiling when looking at the long term. She has a nice feel for the ball while being able to do a number of things on the floor to help her team be successful. Not to mention that she has a high motor and a lot of heart. She leaves everything on the floor and plays each possession like it's her last. This AAU season she will be with Lady Martin Bros once again on the UA circuit, a team that has a lot of talent across the board when looking at their overall roster. She will look to show off her versatility and complete game amongst a high-level of competition. Something I can't wait to see. 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In the championship she may not of scored the ball at a high rate but she led her team in rebounds with 8 and in assists with 4, including only throwing 1 total turnover throughout the game. Honestly this whole team played well in the championship. They just ran into one of the most dominating high school players in the country in [player_tooltip player_id='63019' first='Audi' last='Crooks']. Crooks ended up scoring 49 of her teams 68 from the post position, something that's hard for guards to do anything about. Looking into summer I'm excited to watch Sievers join up with her Play4Him team again. A program and team that has some real ballers involved, Sievers included. ","_player_evaluations_2_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_3_player":["246160"],"_player_evaluations_3_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_3_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_3_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_3_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_3_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_3_evaluation":"[player_tooltip player_id='246160' first='Kierra' last='Jungers'] happens to play for the same AAU team and same high school team as [player_tooltip player_id='314161' first='McKenna' last='Sievers'] whom I mentioned above. This experience makes these two extremely connected when they step on the court with each other. Jungers is a combo forward with the hope of being a combo guard, more-so at the next level. She has great size, speed, coordination and athletic ability for her position. This leads to a mismatch a majority of the time, creating an easy bucket for herself or an open look for a teammate. When scouting her to play at the college level a lot of coaches would love her at the 3 post. With her size, in a program that has bigger players around her, she could be a game-changer working between the guard and forward position. Her game is really promising. This spring and summer I expect her interest level to rocket amongst recruits with what she could bring to the table at the college level. ","_player_evaluations_3_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":4,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-641f4219c9258"} /-->