Team Durant: VA Players Closing Out July

[program_tooltip program_id='815866' first='Team' last='Durant']'s Virginia players built momentum during Nike EYBL Session 3 in Las Vegas and are now looking to finish the summer strong at Nike Nationals in Chicago. With the final live period event of the season underway, the Commonwealth is well represented by a talented group continuing to make an impact on the EYBL stage. Here's a look at 6 standouts closing out July.    Jackson is a crafty guard who excels attacking off the dribble, maintaining control as she reads the floor, splits defenders, and finishes through traffic at the rim. She plays with great pace in transition, using hesitation moves, crossovers, and a strong sweep move to create scoring opportunities while also knocking down threes. She puts pressure on the defense, whether attacking downhill, finishing over length, or drawing defenders before finding a teammate for a layup.     Spinner impacts the game on both ends of the floor, making the hustle plays that lead to scoring opportunities. She moves with purpose without the ball, sealing defenders in the post, cutting at the right time, crashing the offensive glass, and running the floor in transition to capitalize on easy baskets. Her feel for spacing and positioning allows her to execute her role at a high level, whether she's finishing around the rim, creating second-chance points, or making the extra pass to keep the offense going.     Ginger is a physical presence inside who embraces contact, attacking the basket with strength and composure while finishing through multiple defenders. She has impressive court awareness, using proper footwork and her pivot to read the defense before finding open shooters or making a kickout instead of forcing contested looks. She also contributes on the glass and in transition, creating extra possessions with her rebounding and advancing the ball and generating easy scoring opportunities for her teammates.     Harris is a dynamic playmaker who puts pressure on the defense, attacking downhill with purpose while finishing through contact and knocking down shots on the perimeter. She shows excellent poise with the ball, patiently reading the floor before delivering timely passes to open cutters and shooters, even creating scoring opportunities while under heavy defensive pressure. Her ability to score at all three levels while facilitating makes her a true offensive catalyst.     Banks is an elite two-way playmaker who fuels [program_tooltip program_id='815866' first='Team' last='Durant']'s transition offense, turning steals into easy points on the other end. She attacks the basket with confidence and creativity, using explosive first-step quickness, crafty footwork, and body control to split defenders, finishing through contact, while also stretching the floor with a smooth 3-point shot. Fresh off winning the Shooting Stars competition at WNBA All-Star Weekend, the five-star prospect continues to prove why she's one of the nation's top players.     Ison is an explosive guard who thrives off the dribble, using her shifty handle, change of direction, and ability to split defenders to create scoring opportunities. She attacks the rim, finishes through contact, draws fouls, and shows impressive body control to convert tough layups, while also knocking down threes. Her energy impacts both ends of the floor, as she collects steals, pushes the pace in transition, and makes winning plays.

Team Durant 's Virginia players built momentum during Nike EYBL Session 3 in Las Vegas and are now looking to finish the summer strong at Nike Nationals in Chicago. With the final live period event of the season underway, the Commonwealth is well represented by a talented group continuing to make an impact on the EYBL stage. Here's a look at 6 standouts closing out July.