Beasts In The East: Five Committed 2024 Ranked Athletes
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With only two scouts currently in the state, players will tend to fall through the cracks. Before we say goodbye to the Class of 2024 I have been featuring reports the past couple of weeks on Kansas seniors expected to…
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Continue ReadingWith only two scouts currently in the state, players will tend to fall through the cracks.
Before we say goodbye to the Class of 2024 I have been featuring reports the past couple of weeks on Kansas seniors expected to graduate next month.
This is the eighth report celebrating small groups of seniors from the Sunflower State. Each player in this report was a highly-ranked prospect in their class but did not receive much online coverage in the past six months. All five play for Eastern Kansas schools and have committed to play college sports.
Lainie Douglas Lainie Douglas 6'2" | PF Blue Valley Northwest | 2024 State KS , 6’2”, PF, Blue Valley Northwest
Douglas is ranked No. 4 overall by Prep Girls Hoops. She has committed to play for Missouri State. She is all arms and legs. She averaged 13.7 points per game as a senior. In 22 games she also averaged 7.9 rebounds per game and over one blocked shot per contest. Douglas can impact the game on both ends of the court.
Elise Grosdidier Elise Grosdidier 5'10" | SF Blue Valley Northwest | 2024 State KS , 5’10”, SF, Blue Valley Northwest
Grosdidier is ranked No. 13 overall in the Class of 2024. She has committed to play for Colorado Christian University. Has a senior she averaged 6.6 points and 3.5 rebounds in 22 games. She has quick hands, quick feet, and is an accurate shooter. She converted on 53 percent of her field goal attempts and shot 57 percent from the free-throw line.
Josie Grosdidier Josie Grosdidier 5'11" | PF Blue Valley Northwest | 2024 State KS , 6’0”, PF, Blue Valley Northwest
Grosdidier will be joining her sister Elise at Colorado Christian University. She is ranked No. 14 overall by Prep Girls Hoops. She finished with a scoring average of 5.1 points per game and collected 2.6 rebounds per contest.
Braylee Rogers Braylee Rogers 5'10" | SG Olathe East | 2024 State KS , 5’10”, SG, Olathe East
Rogers has also committed to play college basketball at Truman State University. She is currently ranked No. 22 overall among her 2025 Kansas peers. She has excellent court vision and averaged four assists per game. Her senior season stat line also included 7.4 points per game scoring and an average of 5.3 rebounds per game.
Izzy Joyce Izzy Joyce 5'5" | PG Shawnee Mission West | 2024 State KS , 5’5”, PG, Shawnee Mission West
Joyce finished her high school career ranked No. 32 overall. She has decided to utilize her speed and athleticism on the soccer pitch instead of the basketball court. Joyce has committed to play for the Central Missouri Jennies’ soccer club, a Division II MIAA program.