The Indiana Expo: Team-5 Review

Brandon Bradley September 24, 2025 @ 12:13 PM

The featured image is of [player_tooltip player_id='909349' first='Elyssa' last='Nichols'] (2027) from Pike High School.   Saturday marked the sixth annual Prep Girls Hoops Top 250 Expo in Indiana. This year, the event took place at the newer Farmers Bank Fieldhouse in Lebanon, Indiana, with five teams and more than 40 girls in the 2026 & 2027 classes scheduled in attendance. Below is a look at those prospects who participated with Team-5 throughout the day's 5 vs 5 action.   .   #314 - [player_tooltip player_id='1005025' first='Sevan' last='Walls'], 2026, 5-7 CG, Crispus Attucks H.S. I have seen Sevan several times over the past couple of years, and she is a really nice athlete who moves well in all directions. She can sit down and defend, she's aggressive off the dribble, and she can create for herself or others. When she's locked in, she can be a problem for opponents. She is also a high-academic candidate and has drawn interest from several top schools.   #315 - [player_tooltip player_id='989342' first='Novea' last='Brandon'], 2027, 5-9 CG, Chesterton H.S. Novea is extremely long, and she is doing a much better job of using her length and fluidity to cause problems in passing lanes defensively. Offensively, she is a capable shooter from the perimeter, and her consistency has improved since the end of the high school season. She's also a good ball-handler and can create offense for herself or others in a point guard role.   #326 - [player_tooltip player_id='751057' first='Emily' last='Robison'], 2027, 5-6 PG, Silver Creek H.S. Emily has always been one of the steadier guards in the 2027 class, and she continued that consistent play Saturday afternoon. She has an athletic frame, she moves well in most directions, and she does a lot of nice things skillfully. She runs offense well, gets the ball where it needs to go, but also has some touch outside, and absorbs contact well when attacking the basket.   #343 - [player_tooltip player_id='908500' first='Cayleigh' last='Goheen'], 2027, 6-1 C, Warsaw Community H.S. I truly think Cayleigh will have a more productive college career than high school career, but a lot of that revolves around being on an extremely talented Warsaw team. Cayleigh is strong/powerful, physical, and loves contact, she plays with an outstanding motor, rim-runs well, and has good hands. She has nice skill on the block, but she can also play in the mid-post just as easily.   #352 - [player_tooltip player_id='624884' first='Shaniyah' last='Stout'], 2026, 5-10 PF, Elkhart H.S. Shaniyah is a rugged ball of energy. She has a deceptive change-of-direction ability to her, and she's able to attack the basket and change directions on the way. She has a little touch outside, she's very effective in the mid-post, and she's a nice pursuing rebounder. In a pinch, she can post up smaller defenders as well. I think she could bring versatile value to a small college.   #356 - [player_tooltip player_id='909349' first='Elyssa' last='Nichols'], 2027, 6-0 PF/C, Pike H.S. In a group of talented frontcourt players at Pike, Elyssa can more than hold her own. She is long, wiry-strong, and athletic. She plays hard, is willing to be physical inside, and has some nice skill around the block. At the same time, she has worked on her mid-range game, she is putting it on the floor better and pursuing more caroms. She's also a solid shot-blocker who can sit down to defend.

The featured image is of Elyssa Nichols Elyssa Nichols 6'0" | PF/C Pike | 2027 State IN (2027) from Pike High School.