Classic Observations

<!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"small"} --> <p class="has-small-font-size"><em>The featured image is of [player_tooltip player_id='310828' first='Sophia' last='Gibson'] (2025) of the Notre Dame Academy (KY) and IGB GUAA 17U.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This past weekend marked the second "live" period of the Spring for women's basketball prospects, as teams traveled all across the country to be evaluated by college coaches of all levels. I spent my weekend in Louisville, Kentucky, at The Classic, an annual event put on by Ohio Basketball. As someone who primarily scouts Indiana prospects, I wanted to speak on some observations I had of some non-Hoosiers I saw this past weekend.</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":["310828"],"_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":"Sophia has been great for this IGB team, offering them a more traditional interior presence to go with their long and athletic wings/forwards. At the same time, at her size, she moves well all over the floor, and she extends to the mid-post nicely to clear space for drivers. 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