2024 Rankings Update: The Top Ten

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>It's officially summertime and the class of 2024 has received another rankings update. All of the PGH Kentucky scouts provided their feedback and trust me when I say that we sent in <em>a lot</em> of feedback. With that feedback, they came up with the updated rankings. In this article, we are going to look at the top ten players in the latest rankings update. Instead of describing their game like we have in the past, I am going to list 5 things they bring to the floor, offers that I am aware of, and an overview of their 2022-23 high school season. These players all bring much more to the floor than five things though and most of these players were on the 2023 Kentucky Junior All Star team, so some of this will be repeat info on those players. Before I get into these players, I also want to mention how difficult it was to give feedback for this class because the talent is so well-distributed. At least 20 players in the 2024 class have received D1 offers or interest. Here's a look at the top 10.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["167106"],"_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":"u003cstrongu003e5 things she brings to the court:u003c/strongu003e Leadership (especially vocal), an elite basketball IQ, playmaking, crafty passing, and high percentage shooting.rnrnu003cstrongu003eKnown Offers:u003c/strongu003e 14+ D1 offers (UAB, Wofford, Central Arkansas, UNC Wilmington, Radford, Chattanooga, Akron, Cleveland State, Southern Miss, ETSU, Xavier, Stetson, EKU, Murray State)rnrnu003cstrongu003e2022-23 Team:u003c/strongu003e Pikeville High School (28-6); Lost in the 15u003csupu003ethu003c/supu003e Region Championship Game vs Lawrence Countyrnrnu003cstrongu003e2022-23 Individual Stats:u003c/strongu003e 16.2 PPG* // 2.5 RPG // 51.4% FG (197/383) // 50% 3FG* (113/226) // 77.1% FT (27/35)rnrnu003cstrongu003e22-23 State Leaderboards:u003c/strongu003e Top 3-Point Field Goals Leaders (3.4 per game) – 4u003csupu003ethu003c/supu003e in KY","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_1_player":["167099"],"_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":"u003cstrongu003e5 things she brings to the court:u003c/strongu003e Really disruptive defense, strong handles, court vision, 3 level scoring, and tough finishes.rnrnu003cstrongu003eKnown Offers:u003c/strongu003e 16+ D1 offers (Columbia, Cincinnati, Northeastern, WKU, James Madison, Boston College, Pittsburgh, Harvard, Penn State, Chattanooga, Buffalo, Toledo, Youngstown State, ETSU, EKU, Marshall)rnrnu003cstrongu003e2022-23 Team:u003c/strongu003e Russell (22-12); 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