Winding Down “The Clash”

<!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"small"} --> <p class="has-small-font-size"><em>The featured image is of [player_tooltip player_id='486501' first='Ellie' last='Frobig'] (2026) of Carmel High School and [program_tooltip program_id='712574' first='Indy' last='Magic']-Bennett E40 16U.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A little over a week ago was a big step in the course of a grassroots season, as it was the first time NCAA Division-I women's basketball coaches were allowed to be out evaluating prospects. I spent my time in Hamilton, Ohio, watching The Clash...a huge event that has provided many kids the opportunity to be "seen" over the past several years. After you remove the core shoe company teams, many of the rest of the better teams/programs in the Midwest, Northeast, and South were in attendance. This serves as the seventh of eight articles I am writing to review some Indiana prospects who stood out to me at the event. This is not everyone who played well, nor is it someone from every single team...there were too many teams/prospects in attendance to cover everyone adequately. However, below are several prospects who played well when I was able to see them.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><font color="FFFFFF">.</font></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["767081"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"Aubrey is a nice u0022hiddenu0022 talent in Southwest Indiana, and I think with consistent play this Spring u0026amp; Summer, she can become a really nice small college recruit. She has length, a wiry-strong, athletic frame, and she is a good all-around athlete. She can play on the ball and run offense or create for others. Off the ball, she is a capable shooter, a nice North/South driver, and she moves fairly well without the ball. Defensively, she has the ability, and she does a solid job of using her length, that if she can play just a little lower and longer with her legs, she could be really good at that end.","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_1_player":["881668"],"_player_evaluations_1_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_1_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_1_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_1_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_1_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_1_evaluation":"The people at Tippecanoe Valley rave about Gaby and really like her toughness, motor, and ability to affect the game at both ends of the floor. She has some strength at her size, but she is quick, fast, and feisty. She plays hard and competes, but learning how to change speeds could really help her at the offensive end of the floor. 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She has a very long frame, she's a fluid and even somewhat bouncy athlete, and she plays with a nice motor. She tries to be much more physical than she looks, and she is active everywhere inside of 15-feet. She has some perimeter skill, so I think the potential is there for her to eventually transition into more of a wing. But for now, she seems like an ideal fit as a mid-post '4'. 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I'm not sure if you call her a power guard or a power wing, but either way she is going to be physical, rebound, and defend inside or out. She could get a little quicker defending the ball, but again, no one is going to just beat her off the bounce, because she'll use her physicality.","_player_evaluations_5_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_6_player":["761157"],"_player_evaluations_6_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_6_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_6_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_6_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_6_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_6_evaluation":"There aren't too many people familiar with Savannah on a statewide level, because she doesn't play for her high school's team. She does play on a very good grassroots team, however, and she has already picked up offers from a couple of the better Midwestern small colleges. 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