PGH Kansas City Clash: Impressive Performances From The Weekend

There were a handful of impressive prospects from each grade level competing this past weekend in Kansas City at our PGH Kansas City Clash. Programs came from all over to show their worth and what they could do out on the hardwood. In this piece we speak on a few players that are already considered impressive prospects but they showed their ability at a higher rate than most this weekend.   Thanks for tuning in and enjoy!    Listen. Sometimes there are individuals out there that are just natural ball players. Natural hoopers. That's what we have with [player_tooltip player_id='1238114' first='Quinn' last='Sievers']. Sievers is described by many as the #1 2029 prospect throughout Iowa and I can see why. The feel of the game she has already, most don't ever have that throughout their entire careers. Sievers moves effortlessly with the ball, she knows basically any situation you can put in front of her, and she doesn't feel pressure in any form. This weekend when she played, she demonstrated her play-style at an impressive rate. She made perfect touch passes in the half and full courts for easy assists. She made open jumper after open jumper when those opportunities presented themselves. All while being a selfless and respectable teammate. All in all, good showing from a very interesting player. The Play4Him 2029 team's were awesome all weekend long.     I've been a fan of Khloe Nicholson all the way since she was in 6th grade. At that time she was a skilled PG with great length around 5'9, knowledge of the game, and athletic ability. Since then, she has only gotten bigger, faster, stronger, and smarter. She now stands between 6'1/6'2, she is learning most facets of the game at a high rate with her experience, and she is really looking like someone who could be a very impactful collegiate prospect in the near future. This weekend Nicholson was aces. She was hitting open shots off the catch, making and creating opportunities in space off the dribble, while rebounding and defending on both sides of the ball. She doesn't have too many weaknesses and that seemed pretty obvious this weekend with how well she was performing.     [player_tooltip player_id='1239039' first='Charlotte' last='Kruse'] has some game. Kruse is the player that her team likes to put in a lot of pick-and-roll action. This action usually free's up Kruse in some way and she either can make an easy assist to the teammate rolling or she can attack off the dribble for a finish in some sort of way. She has the ball on a string with some impressive skill moves to pair. Multiple times this weekend she hit her defender with a beautiful step back off the dribble into a picture perfect jump-shot. On defense, Kruse holds her own. She plays within herself and she isn't a liability. Something you can't say about most at this age.     Someone that should be on everyone's radar throughout the state of Missouri is Kinley Kilburn of [program_tooltip program_id='712692' first='Missouri' last='Flight'] 14U Black. This team specifically loves to shoot the trey ball. They did face a lot of zone action in their contests this weekend but they are not shy of letting it fly. Kilburn demonstrated a diverse scoring ability from all three levels with her mixture of natural skill and height at 5'9. Kilburn is a lefty with good touch, passing, scoring, rebounding, and defending ability. She can start underneath the hoop on O against a zone or she can pop out for a look past the three point line. Defensively, she has a nose for the basketball. She gets a lot of deflections and tips, leading to blocks because of her athletic ability and reach. This Flight team has a few prospects that we will cover over the next few days. They play some high octane ball. Something you just love to see.     Anniston Troutman hit a big time three pointer from the Wing on Saturday morning for her Woo Elite 15U team with 11 seconds left in their contest. This tied everything up at 36-36 and eventually, it got them into OT. Troutman stands at 5'9 and she plays off of two feet with a solid base. It doesn't matter if she is five inches from the rim or 15 feet. She does a great job playing with a great center of balance. She has the ability to get to two and pump fake or step through for a plethora of different looks. Obviously, she can also step into shots from deep when need be. Over the entirety of the weekend, Troutman stood out as a solid prospect to notice.

There were a handful of impressive prospects from each grade level competing this past weekend in Kansas City at our PGH Kansas City Clash. Programs came from all over to show their worth and what they could do out on the hardwood. In this piece we speak on a few players that are already considered impressive prospects but they showed their ability at a higher rate than most this weekend.