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It’s always great to catch the progression of players on the court so here are some of the ones I already knew about. Hitchcock’s Slyiah Johnson Slyiah Johnson 5'11" | SG Hitchocok | 2026 State TX and Kimora Carroll Kimora…
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Continue ReadingIt’s always great to catch the progression of players on the court so here are some of the ones I already knew about. Hitchcock’s Slyiah Johnson Slyiah Johnson 5'11" | SG Hitchocok | 2026 State TX and Kimora Carroll Kimora Carroll 5'6" | CG Hitchcock | 2026 State TX are Top 100 players, you can see their evaluations here from #GirlsTXHoopfest
Isabella Robbins
Isabella Robbins
Robbins is heady and her decision making, including her shot selection has always stood out. What initially impressed me was she plays within herself and watching her create her shot, while being defended and knock it down in the set was nice but she also showed the stop and pop jumper in transition. She also did a good job of using her athleticism on both ends of the court
Morgan Williams
Morgan Williams
Williams has turned into more than just a back to the basket player that rebounds and her upside grabbed my attention years ago because of her doing things instinctively as well as how she reacted in certain situations. She’s going after everything off the rim and handline the ball in transition afterward yet she’s also scoring facing the basket with the short jumper. Her deceptive first step to attack the basket looks good, so does her defense, in and outside the paint
Brannon rhymes with cannon and her explosiveness coupled with powerful finishes paints a picture that isn’t yet dry because her acrobatic finishes along with her pull-up jumper make her hard to contain. She’s fearless and goes after loose balls yet her “on the ball” pressure baseline to baseline helps to force turnovers, so does her quick hands. Her court vision in transition as well as in the set has also gotten better
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Sydney Thomas Sydney Thomas 5'9" | SG Ridgepoint | 2026 State TX
Sydney Thomas Sydney Thomas 5'9" | SG Ridgepoint | 2026 State TX
Thomas continues to show her “smooth as silk” ability to score not only multiple ways but in droves and watching her patiently set the defender up to attack the basket, with either hand and score off the dribble, also with either hand and after contact is nice. She also can dish off the dribble yet her mid to long-range jumper keeps the defender guessing and her “seeing the floor” in the open court is also nice
Carlton is “long and athletic” which is and will always be the base and her confidence has shot up and it shows on the court. Her timing was good, it’s even better as she’s going after the ball both off the rim and in the air and when you factor in her wingspan, her altering, deflecting and even blocking shots is a huge plus, so is her scoring around the basket after contact. her interior defense has gotten belter yet so has her defending outside the paint
Da’Niyah Lewis
Da’Niyah Lewis
Lewis is so explosive off the dribble, yet she stays under control going full speed. Her body control, especially after contact is nice, yet so is her jumper which she knocks down from mid to long-range. I also liked her ability to “catch and shoot” with a hand in her face along with her court vision yet her “on the ball” pressure in the set as well as full court were also solid