MAYB Girls Nationals – Underclassmen That Impressed

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The MAYB Girls National Tournament is underway in Oklahoma City and these 4 underclassmen impressed on opening day! -- 3 players in the class of 2027 and Alani Thompson (class of 2029) playing up with Id3ntity 2027 ---</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":734847,"_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"Alani Thompson","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2029","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"null","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"12123","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"Id3ntity Elite","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"I had the opportunity to watch Id3ntity Elite 2027 play twice on Friday and this young team performed completely different in game 2, much to the credit of 2029 PG, Alani Thompson.  Alani is a true floor general and from start to finish, she played with complete poise and a very high IQ.  She was unfazed while competing against bigger, older and more experienced players.  She handled the ball extremely well under pressure and most impressive was the way she kept her teammates involved and her court vision!  She was able to control the pace of the game every time she had the ball in her hands and it was refreshing to see such a young player display fundamentally sound skills. 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