Double-Double Mania: Six Sophomores Who Can Board And Score

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>I admire an athlete willing to crash the boards, and I worship glass-cleaners who can score.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>If you have followed me long on Prep Girls Hoops, you should be aware that the double-double is my favorite basketball statistic.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>As explained in earlier reports, my current and future focus in my limited PGH work will focus on rebounders during the offseason and Northeast Kansas prospects during the prep season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Look for “Double-Double Mania” to be a monthly feature during the offseason.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Here is a quick look at six athletes who recorded at least four double-doubles last season as freshmen.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1132091' first='Aaliyah' last='Baker']</strong>, 5'8”, PG, Fairfield, '28</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Fairfield's Baker is a guard who likes to crash the boards. She recorded five double-doubles last season. She finished with a scoring average of 7.8 points and grabbed 7.3 rebounds in 19 games. Baker is ranked No. 118 overall by Prep Girls Hoops Kansas.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1112922' first='Karis' last='KiWe Miller']</strong>, 6'0”, PF, Royal Valley, ‘28</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Miller is an exciting multi-sport athlete. She recorded five double-doubles as a freshman for the Panthers. She scored 14.8 points and grabbed 7.7 rebounds over 20 games. She is ranked No. 34 overall in the Kansas Class of 2028. She is also a talented attacker and blocker on the volleyball court, ranked No. 4 overall by Prep Dig Kansas.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1112926' first='Kamaria' last='Marcy']</strong>, 5'7”, CG/SF, Wichita Southeast, ‘28</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Marcy is ranked No. 15 overall in the Kansas Class of 2028. She registered four double-doubles for Southeast last season. She scored 10.4 points and averaged 8.6 rebounds in 13 games for the Golden Buffaloes.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1156021' first='Madison' last='Foster']</strong>, 5'9”, PF/C, Oswego, ‘28</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Southeast Kansas prospect Foster recorded four double-doubles as a freshman. In 19 games, she averaged 14.9 points and 7.3 boards per contest for the Indians. Foster is ranked No. 75 overall by PGH Kansas.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1236258' first='Brenlynn' last='Rath']</strong>, 5'5”, CG, Golden Plains, ‘28</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Rath scored 8.4 points and collected 8.6 rebounds per game as a freshman. She recorded four double-doubles for the Bulldogs. She is ranked No. 137 overall in the Kansas Class of 2028.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='898167' first='Braelyn' last='Blackwill']</strong>, 5'7”, SG, Quinter, ‘28</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Quinter's Blackwill is ranked No. 36 overall by PGH Kansas. She registered four double-doubles for the Bulldogs as a freshman. In 25 games last season, she scored 15 points and grabbed 6.6 rebounds per contest. She had a fat freshman stat line that also included 4.2 steals and 2.9 assists per game.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->