Kansas City Clash: Saturday Live Notes (16U/17U)

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Throughout the day I saw several interesting prospects play their hearts out and leave it all on the hardwood. While this was happening, I was taking some quick notes about what I was seeing, live-in-action. Below I highlight six individuals and briefly describe what I saw out on the floor in their specific contests.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>Thanks for tuning in and enjoy!</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>#12 - [player_tooltip player_id='897603' first='Jalea' last='Price'] - 2025 - 5'7 - PG - [program_tooltip program_id='712694' first='Missouri' last='Phenom'] 2025 St. Joes </strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>"She is a bucket. She is knocking down shots from deep, taking her defender off the dribble, and finishing through contact with some crafty moves. She moves effortlessly with the ball in her hands and she does everything at an efficient rate from the looks of it. When she has space in the open court she is a nightmare to guard as she makes some great choices with the basketball when she has time."</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>#35 - [player_tooltip player_id='735722' first='Kara' last='Durso'] - 2025 - 5'10 - SG/SF - RDC Hoops 2025 </strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>"Great size mixed with lengthy arms and a quick first step. Moves well from side to side defensively as well. Demonstrates that she has a fundamental and efficient jumper when given time. Her length helps her shoot over smaller players in almost every situation as she understands her own balance, timing, and space. This is someone that has a solid game already but what she could grow into could be next level at the end of the day."</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>#21 - [player_tooltip player_id='881001' first='Jakayla' last='Davis'] - 2026 - 5'6 - SG - [program_tooltip program_id='713014' first='MO' last='Legacy'] 2026 </strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>"She has demonstrated that she has a nasty handle, fundamental shot form, &amp; she is very coordinated in all of her movements. Just making things happen on both sides of the floor right now at a high rate. She had an offensive run in this half that kept her team in it for all intends and purposes down the stretch of this contest.</em> <em>Nice overall game for everything considering."</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>#14 - [player_tooltip player_id='846390' first='Khloe' last='Nicholson'] - 2028 - 6'0 - PG - [program_tooltip program_id='712694' first='Missouri' last='Phenom'] 2027 EYBL</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>"As good as advertised. Lengthy, coordinated, &amp; smooth in everything she does. Her team is having trouble putting the ball in the net but she has done a solid job at making the most of her opportunities by banging a couple of three's to kick things off. She is holding her own against a 2026 3SSB team, while playing up an age level herself. There are a lot of promising prospects at this event and she might end up being the best at the end of her career, when everything is said and done."</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>#35 - [player_tooltip player_id='827712' first='Ava' last='Grosdidier'] - 2026 - 5'9 - SF - [program_tooltip program_id='715643' first='Kansas' last='Elite'] 2026 Ebert</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>"A post that works really hard. Understands her size, advantage, and specific role on this team. She is a relentless rebounder in her pursuit of the basketball and she can spread the floor by moving out to the three point line if need be. Her team is loaded with long and lengthy prospects. She may not stand as one of the tallest but she does work as one of the hardest by all of my accounts."</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>#4 - [player_tooltip player_id='874627' first='Khloe' last='Jones'] - 2027 - 5'4 - PG - SWMO Swarm 2026 </strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>"<em>Someone to know for the future. She might not jump off the page with her scoring ability but she is fantastic in her own right. She is someone that brings up the ball for her squad and she is great at facilitating once she gets the defense to over-help on her drive. She is someone else that is playing up an age level but you'd never be able to just tell that by looking at her. She has a physical presence when attacking and she is very good at creating for others around her off of that attack."</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->