PGH New Jersey Commitments Update: 8/17

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>It's been a bit since the last recruiting update for Prep Girls Hoops New Jersey, and wow there has been quite a lot of action over that span. We've seen nearly 20 different players receive offers, tour colleges or announce commitments for the future basketball careers. This article will start with some recent commitments in the Garden State.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">[player_tooltip player_id='408039' first='Kaci' last='Mikulski'] - Wildwood Catholic (2024) commits to Jefferson</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The most recent player to commit in the Garden State happened on Thursday with Wildwood Catholic rising senior [player_tooltip player_id='408039' first='Kaci' last='Mikulski'], who committed to Jefferson.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://x.com/KaciMikulski/status/1692277119739400651?s=20","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"twitter","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://x.com/KaciMikulski/status/1692277119739400651?s=20 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The growth that we've seen from her in recent years has truly been tremendous, and it's shown in her production with the Crusaders, averaging a career-high 14.7 PPG, 3.6 RPG and 2.4 made three-pointers a game last season. She's a prolific shooter in New Jersey, easily one of the best we've seen from South Jersey in particular, and we can't wait to see her continue that at the next level.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">[player_tooltip player_id='406946' first='Siobhan' last='Stapleton'] - Trinity Hall (2024) commits to Tufts</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>From Wildwood Catholic, we head over to Trinity Hall, where rising senior [player_tooltip player_id='406946' first='Siobhan' last='Stapleton'] announced her verbal commitment to Tufts on Monday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://x.com/SiobhanStaplet8/status/1691238271752286208?s=20","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"twitter","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://x.com/SiobhanStaplet8/status/1691238271752286208?s=20 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Stapleton has been a jack of all trades for Trinity Hall, a well-balanced player all-around with great production numbers. Last season, she averaged 5.7 PPG, 8.2 RPG, 3.9 APG, 2.1 SPG, 1.1 BPG and 1.2 made three-pointers a game. That includes setting career-highs in rebounding, assists, steals and three-point shooting. She can do it all and then some.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">[player_tooltip player_id='406937' first='Brenae' last='Jones'] - Immaculate Conception (2024) commits to Cleveland State</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Time to switch over to Immaculate Conception - Montclair and rising senior [player_tooltip player_id='406937' first='Brenae' last='Jones'], who announced her verbal commitment to Cleveland State on Sunday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://x.com/BreJG3/status/1690628285238034432?s=20","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"twitter","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://x.com/BreJG3/status/1690628285238034432?s=20 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Her first season with IC Montclair last season was a memorable one, averaging 9.9 PPG, 7.2 RPG, nearly an assist a game, 1.4 BPG and 2.4 SPG in 27 games played. Competition definitely was turned up a notch, and she rose to the occasion and to the competition level. Her senior season has all-conference honors written all over it.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">[player_tooltip player_id='325184' first='Joi' last='Johnson'] - Ewing (2024) commits to Fairleigh Dickinson</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Johnson has seemingly been a long-awaited person for her future in basketball, and we got that answer on Aug. 11 as she verbally committed to Fairleigh Dickinson.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://x.com/joialexzia/status/1690146037913325574?s=20","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"twitter","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://x.com/joialexzia/status/1690146037913325574?s=20 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Johnson, part of Ewing's three-headed monster in the class of 2024, now can look forward to what we hope will be even more success at the next level. She won't have to travel far to go to FDU while still being able to play at a Division I level. What we're looking for the most for next season is if she can finish with double-double averages for the second time in high school.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->