AAU: Nike TOC - EYBL Nationals - USJN: Jer's Notebook (Part 3)

Throughout the entire weekend, I took notes on most teams/programs that I saw competing in Chicago. In this article, I highlight a handful of players who left it all on the floor in their contests, no matter if they were competing at Nike TOC, EYBL Nike Nationals, or USJN.   Thanks for tuning in and enjoy!    "Wiesner has a solid-type of game style to build on from what I've seen. She does a great job of understanding where her matchup and the ball are at the same time defensively, always being able and willing to jump from help-side to stop a breakdown in her team's defense. Offensively, she can score in the half court during her team's motion or she can run the floor and push tempo. Like I said, a lot of positives to build on here."     "Prairie High School is going to be a big question mark going into this Winter. They could do really well, really poorly, or in-between. It all depends on what their upperclassman + KeaOnna Worley can put together. Someone that might be important in their puzzle is SG, Neva'eh Diaz-Doolin. Doolin is going to have big moments to step up as a Senior this next eight months and she should kill it. This weekend in the city she has been fundamental, reliable, and calm in all of her actions under pressure. If she keeps this momentum moving forward, this Winter could be her best season of basketball yet."     "You always know what [player_tooltip player_id='875100' first='Kazaria' last='Smith'] is going to give you. She is always good for 10+ PPG, 3+ RPG, 2-3 APG, and 2-3 SPG, while doing everything she can to help her team get the W at the end of the contest. This past six months, Smith has been playing the best basketball of her career. She may not be the biggest prospect but her game always plays bigger than her size and makes a difference, that's for sure."     "If I'm a D2/D3 college coach, I would be heavily recruiting Ainsley Kniker with her mixture of length and her skilled ability on the hardwood. Kniker is 5'11, she can handle and finish at the rim in a number of ways, she can catch and knock down three's at a higher rate than most, and she works really hard off of the ball. She is someone that can post up on the block and score with a nice fadeaway turnaround or she can go through contact with her physicality. This is someone that checks a lot of boxes that recruiters have when looking for a future prospect. I think that says it all."     "Thomson may be listed at 5'11 but she primarily likes to sit and maneuver around the block area's on the court with her size. Each time that I had the chance to see Thomson, she was finishing near the hoop off of a screen and roll or she was stepping into space, looking for her teammates to hit her with a pass after they create, so that she could get an easy drop bucket in the paint. The Wisconsin Legends always bring competitive teams and that has been no different with Thomson and her group this weekend."     "Dixon is definitely a positive producer on the court whenever she laces up her kicks, while not being someone that is going to hurt you too much in the grand scheme of things. Offensively, She has a solid feel for the ball with the ability to handle and finish at the basket or she can step up and knock down some jump shots. She is a tough guard to stay in front of with her bursts of speed in the full court so it's tough for opposing teams to press her M2M. Instead, usually it has to be a zone to get the ball out of her hands. Dixon is still really young in her career, if she continues to grow her game, she is going to be dangerous."     "You can tell that Scharf and her MW Premier program understand what each prospect in their program is best at. In Scharf's situation, it's shooting the basketball from deep. Her 16U Nike team runs a lot of stuff in the half court to get Scharf open looks from three point land but at the same time, she tries her best not to settle. She has a picture perfect shooting stroke from almost any distance with great balance but she can also put it on the floor and finish with a midrange, floater, layup, or at the free throw stripe if she gets contact. [program_tooltip program_id='712375' first='All' last='in'] all, a really solid prospect out of the 2026 Class."     "Jaekel doesn't kill you with flashy moves or a crazy ability per se. She more-so works really hard and she is successful because of that. Every time she has to make a play for her squad in a key moment, it seems like she understands the easiest way to go about it. With her size at 5'9 and her natural instincts, both physically and mentally, she makes for a really intriguing prospect but definitely someone that could produce in some facet at the collegiate level."    <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img src="https://prepgirlshoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2024/07/Screenshot-2024-07-22-at-10.23.44-AM.png?w=492" alt="" class="wp-image-951501" style="width:256px;height:auto" /></figure>   <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img src="https://prepgirlshoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2021/07/EYBL-Day-3-5-Stand-Outs-crop-1154x758-1689114229.png?w=800" alt="" class="wp-image-716887" style="width:248px;height:auto" /></figure>

Throughout the entire weekend, I took notes on most teams/programs that I saw competing in Chicago. In this article, I highlight a handful of players who left it all on the floor in their contests, no matter if they were competing at Nike TOC, EYBL Nike Nationals, or USJN.