Midwest Extravaganza: Prospects That Balled Out

We had a handful of prospects standout and do their thing this weekend on the hardwood at the PGH Midwest Extravaganza. In this article we cover five players that put their team on their shoulders, helping them put together a rememberable weekend in Chicago as a whole.   Thanks for tuning in and enjoy!    [program_tooltip program_id='712517' first='Full' last='Package'] 2027 3SSB got a big win on Saturday in their late morning, early afternoon contest. They got their win on a last second buzzer beater off of a SLOB play with 2.6 seconds but the reason they were in that position in the first place is because of guard, [player_tooltip player_id='914260' first='Maddie' last='Locke']. Locke was all over the floor and with about five minutes left she completely took over. She was getting steals and finishing in transition, she was making plays in the half court when time was running down, & she was hitting her free throws late to seal the victory for her team. [program_tooltip program_id='712375' first='All' last='in'] all, she put together a really nice game and great weekend as a whole.     On Friday night, Jaliyah Kinnetz went off for 25+ points against Example Academy's 2026 GUAA team. This offensive breakout comes to no surprise but it was a huge reason as to why her team won that ball game. Following Friday night, Kinnetz competed hard and produced the rest of the weekend. Her team may have fallen in a few of those games but it was never due to lack of effort. If Kinnetz keeps up this style of play moving forward, she is definitely going to be seeing a collegiate floor before her career comes to an end.     [player_tooltip player_id='335763' first='Molly' last='Knight'] was a leader with the b[program_tooltip program_id='712375' first='All' last='in'] her hands this weekend. Knight is a lengthy guard, who can score, facilitate, defend, and assist at a better rate than most. She has a sniper for an arm from deep but she isn't the one to settle. It seems like more times then not, she wants to work her own matchup so she can assist someone else on her team when the defense overplays. This [program_tooltip program_id='715556' first='Illinois' last='Dream'] 2025 team put together an impressive weekend with some big wins and Knight is a main reason for that.     [player_tooltip player_id='879957' first='Syncere' last='Williams'] is a do-it-all type prospect. She is a shooting guard with fantastic athletic ability, she knows situational things about the game, and she will take on any job/task that her coaches may ask of her. Whether that be guarding her opponent in the full court for a game or trying to stop a dominant post threat. It doesn't matter. Whatever she can do, she will and that says a lot about the player she really is. Williams put together a nice weekend overall. She showed that she can fit into a lot of collegiate systems and she is still really young in her career, so the future is bright.     Above I mentioned that [program_tooltip program_id='712517' first='Full' last='Package'] 2027 3SSB got a big win on Saturday on a buzzer beater. Well the player who hit the buzzer beater had a great weekend themselves and that is [player_tooltip player_id='861183' first='Zoe' last='Black']. Black was the key to their final play on Saturday in that exciting win. She was tasked with making the choice to pass or drive it at the final buzzer and she took what the defense gave her, which was a lane to the basket for a floater in the middle of the paint. This was an important bucket that set up Black to finish the weekend strong and she did just that. She competed, left it all out on the floor, and showed a lot of promise these past few days. Something we can all respect from an outside point of view.

We had a handful of prospects standout and do their thing this weekend on the hardwood at the PGH Midwest Extravaganza. In this article we cover five players that put their team on their shoulders, helping them put together a rememberable weekend in Chicago as a whole.