More Names to Know Before the Final Live Period

Brady Peterson July 17, 2025 @ 09:38 AM

I'm making the five-hour drive north to Chicago from the Cincinnati area in a few hours. However, before I traverse the entirety of Indiana, I'd like to highlight a few players for college coaches to watch during the final live period of the grassroots season. It's been an intriguing one from start to finish, but let's round it out.   [player_tooltip player_id='1173395' first='Norah' last='Kling']   The Eau Claire native is among the elite athletes who've come up in our state. Kling could play high-level athletics in college basketball or soccer, but we'll briefly discuss what she can do on the basketball court. The Memorial wing can score from all three levels and defend at an elite level. As the high school season went on, she found her footing and became one of the elite players in the BRC and her 2028 class.   [player_tooltip player_id='652141' first='Rachael' last='Chilicki']   The Mukwonago post has all the tools to help a program at the next level. She has the size, can play with physicality, and has plenty of room to grow from playing with a group of guards who have more talent. Chilicki can also step out and knock down shots from the perimeter if her coaches want their post to space the floor in any grouping of players on the floor. I'd guess that she plays her best basketball when she gets to the next level.   [player_tooltip player_id='457866' first='Teagan' last='Schoenecker']   The Oregon wing has as much talent as almost anyone in her 2026 class. Schoenecker can attack the basket whenever she wants and can find ways to finish around the basket that few kids can do. The Oregon wing has also become a solid creator who was a productive distributor at the high school level. She's a bit of a jack-of-all-trades and is a young player for her class with room to continue developing.   [player_tooltip player_id='842209' first='Aspen' last='Abel']   The Notre Dame wing can do a little of everything and play any role. Abel has handled the ball and initiated her team's offense in the past, shown she can pass the ball, and handles pressure with the ball in her hands. Abel has run off screens away from the ball and has been comfortable playing off the ball on the perimeter. She has also been comfortable playing with her back to the basket and finishing with either hand around the basket. She is as versatile as anyone in the 2026 class and could be a player who surprises people with what she can do at the next level.

I'm making the five-hour drive north to Chicago from the Cincinnati area in a few hours. However, before I traverse the entirety of Indiana, I'd like to highlight a few players for college coaches to watch during the final live period of the grassroots season. It's been an intriguing one from start to finish, but let's round it out.