Summer Rankings Update: 2024 Point Guards
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The featured image is of Miranda Wozniak Miranda Wozniak 5'7" | CG Tri-Township | 2024 IN (2024) of Tri-Township High School. Thursday, we released the Summer rankings update for the Class of 2024. The number of prospects listed grew from…
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Continue ReadingThe featured image is of Miranda Wozniak Miranda Wozniak 5'7" | CG Tri-Township | 2024 IN (2024) of Tri-Township High School.
Thursday, we released the Summer rankings update for the Class of 2024. The number of prospects listed grew from 200 to 225 total prospects, and while the Top-100 remained a Top-100, the 100-player watchlist became a 125-player watchlist. At this time, I wanted to highlight all of the point guards in the Class of 2024 we have listed at this time, as well as highlight a handful of ladies who raised their stock or were newly added this time around.
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NEW-COMERS:
Ciarra has had quite the last 12-18 months. She has risen from a JV player in 2021-2022, to a Varsity starter in 2022-2023, and she has put herself on the map as a nice small college prospect this Spring & Summer. She has length, wiry strength, she’s a solid athlete in all directions, and she does a solid job of initiating the offense and finding open teammates. She can also knock down a rhythm jumper consistently, plus she is an effortful and capable defender, both on and off the ball. She will be a key for the Lady Trojans this Winter.
In a Jeffersonville backcourt with several good guards, LaQaya is looking to carve out a much more vital role as a Senior. She is strong and physical, she plays low to the ground, and she can act as a point guard and create offense off the bounce, or she can be a scorer who attacks the basket and knocks down a variety of pull-ups in the mid-range game. She has a nice toughness to her, she plays hard, and she can do a little of everything. I think a little better understanding of situational basketball will help her grow as a player.
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STOCK-RISERS:
Riley was good during the scholastic “live” events in June, but she was dialed in during the first open period last weekend in Louisville. She has a reputation of being a dangerous shooter, and she continues to do that at a high level. But she was a more traditional point guard up through middle school, and I think people forget how good, and crafty, she can be with the basketball. She creates space for herself, she can attack and find teammates, and she can score the ball around the basket as well. She is also showing a greater urgency defensively.
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Kenzie is one of those workers who is always hustling around the floor, trying to help her teams win. She has a nice, quiet toughness to her, the aforementioned tremendous motor, and she continues to improve skillfully. She is strong and compact, she doesn’t waste dribbles, and she can knock down open shots consistently from the perimeter. She has drawn a great deal of attention from some of the elite NAIA and Division-III programs in the Midwest, and I think she could be a perfect fit leading an offense at that level.
A big, yet simple reason Emma is on the rise, is because she has put together a consistent season of healthy play. She isn’t very big, never has been, but she understands how to play at her size and how to use it to her advantage. She is more so quick than fast, she’s shifty, and she can get into gaps and put pressure on defenses. She also has strength and the ability to stretch defenses with her touch outside. If a small college coach is willing to look past her size and see her consistent production, I think she has nice value for the next level.
I really like Molly’s play, and I think she is someone colleges will regret not recruiting harder. She has an athletically strong frame, good length, and she moves well in most directions. What I like most about her as a point guard is, at her high school she has acted as more of a traditional facilitator due to a high-scoring 2023 guard next to her, so she has a lot less to learn about being a true point guard. She plays with her head up, sees the floor well, and she finds teammates on time/on target. She can also make shots at all levels, and she will defend with effort.