Sports Academy Summer Championship Top Standouts Pt. II

Daniela and Liz Rocha

David Yapkowitz

June 29, 2023 @ 11:49 PM

This past weekend, Sports Academy in Thousand Oaks played host to the Summer Championship featuring some of the local travel teams. The event was held from June 24-25. I was able to attend the event on Sunday June 25 and here's a look at some additional top standouts that I saw. 1. Daniela Rocha - Veloz/Camarillo 2026 This was my first time seeing Daniela Rocha play and she stood out as a good wing scorer. She can handle the ball but is more of a shooting guard. Comfortable handling the ball in the halfcourt and creating her own shot. Uses shot fakes to get to the defender in the air and able to hit the pull-up in the midrange. Can hit step-back threes. Able to draw contact at the basket. Defensively, solid on ball sliding feet and keep ball-handler in front of her. 2. [player_tooltip player_id='773703' first='Maya' last='Deshautelle'] - Triple Threat/Oak Park 2027 This was my second time seeing Deshautelle play. The first time I saw her she played more of an on-ball role and this time I got to see her in an off-ball role. She did good job moving in the halfcourt and being able to get herself free for three-point shots. On ball she pushes the pace in transition, keeping her head up and seeing the floor. Can hit defenders with step-back jumpers in the halfcourt. Can pull-up and shoot in transition. 3. [player_tooltip player_id='773709' first='McKenna' last='Ireland'] - Triple Threat/Oak Park 2027 Ireland is a big point guard. She has good height and length and is comfortable as a playmaker/primary ball-handler. She ran the offense in the game I saw. She can see over the defense and makes the right reads/passes. Good decision making in reading defense and knowing where to make the pass. Very unselfish. Uses her size to hit the glass. Able to consistently knock down catch and shoot threes. 4. Liz Rocha - Veloz/Camarillo 2026 Liz Rocha, like her twin sister Daniela, is also comfortable being a ball-handler in the halfcourt and looking to get her own shot. Likes the baseline drive; able to use fakes and put the ball on the floor to attack the basket. Liz stood out as more of an off-ball player though. She moves well without the ball, makes hard cuts around the basket with good hands ready for teammates passes.

This past weekend, Sports Academy in Thousand Oaks played host to the Summer Championship featuring some of the local travel teams. The event was held from June 24-25. I was able to attend the event on Sunday June 25 and here's a look at some additional top standouts that I saw.

1. Daniela Rocha - Veloz/Camarillo 2026

This was my first time seeing Daniela Rocha play and she stood out as a good wing scorer. She can handle the ball but is more of a shooting guard. Comfortable handling the ball in the halfcourt and creating her own shot. Uses shot fakes to get to the defender in the air and able to hit the pull-up in the midrange. Can hit step-back threes. Able to draw contact at the basket. Defensively, solid on ball sliding feet and keep ball-handler in front of her.

2. Maya Deshautelle Maya Deshautelle 5'10" | CG Oak Park | 2027 State CA - Triple Threat/Oak Park 2027

This was my second time seeing Deshautelle play. The first time I saw her she played more of an on-ball role and this time I got to see her in an off-ball role. She did good job moving in the halfcourt and being able to get herself free for three-point shots. On ball she pushes the pace in transition, keeping her head up and seeing the floor. Can hit defenders with step-back jumpers in the halfcourt. Can pull-up and shoot in transition.

3. McKenna Ireland McKenna Ireland 5'11" | PG/SG Louisville | 2027 State CA - Triple Threat/Oak Park 2027

Ireland is a big point guard. She has good height and length and is comfortable as a playmaker/primary ball-handler. She ran the offense in the game I saw. She can see over the defense and makes the right reads/passes. Good decision making in reading defense and knowing where to make the pass. Very unselfish. Uses her size to hit the glass. Able to consistently knock down catch and shoot threes.

4. Liz Rocha - Veloz/Camarillo 2026

Liz Rocha, like her twin sister Daniela, is also comfortable being a ball-handler in the halfcourt and looking to get her own shot. Likes the baseline drive; able to use fakes and put the ball on the floor to attack the basket. Liz stood out as more of an off-ball player though. She moves well without the ball, makes hard cuts around the basket with good hands ready for teammates passes.