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<p>With the high school basketball season approaching, fall showcases and preseason matchups have provided an early look at players preparing for the months ahead. From scoring and playmaking to making an impact on both ends of the floor, here are six prospects to keep on your radar as the school season gets underway.</p>
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<p class="text-gray-700">Bussey is a shooter with great form and rhythm in her shot, knocking down threes from the corner and wing with confidence. She's ready to shoot as soon as the ball touches her hands, whether she's waiting for a ball reversal, spotting up for a kick-out pass, or creating space with a between-the-legs dribble and step-back three with a defender in her face. She can also handle the ball and attack for a jumper or finish in transition, showing her ability to score at all three levels.</p>
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<p class="text-gray-700">Russell takes control as the primary ball handler, communicating and organizing her teammates while keeping her dribble alive and creating space to make something happen offensively. She's patient with the ball, waiting for gaps to open up before attacking the middle and finishing against multiple defenders, while also finding open shooters and following the play to crash the boards. She plays good transition defense, positioning herself well to collect steals and push the ball up the floor, showing her ability to facilitate and create scoring opportunities for her teammates.</p>
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<p class="text-gray-700">Heavayah is scrappy on defense with active hands and feet, blocking shots, stripping the ball from opponents, and turning steals into fast-break opportunities. She has the speed and ball control to push the ball up the floor, using a nice crossover to get around defenders and even splitting two defenders on her way to finishing at the rim. She can also knock down the three, stepping out to the corner and using a reverse pivot to square up for a shot, and also showing her ability to pull up off the dribble from the top of the key.</p>
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<p class="text-gray-700">Curry has shifty handles and dribbles with a purpose, using moves like a between-the-legs step-back to create space for a pull-up three from the corner or a crossover to attack down the middle. She reads the floor well, maintaining her dribble as she sizes up the defense and looks for gaps to attack, while also moving to open spots to receive the ball and finish against multiple defenders. She guards the ball well too, stripping opponents and pushing the ball up the floor under pressure before finding an open teammate cutting to the basket for an easy layup.</p>
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<p class="text-gray-700">Jones moves well off the ball and knows how to find her spot, whether she's following the ball on the perimeter for a kick-out pass or getting open on the block for an easy layup as her teammate draws the defense in. She has great court vision and passing ability, keeping the ball moving and finding open teammates inside or on the wing for scoring opportunities. She makes plays on both ends of the floor, contesting a corner three before sprinting down to knock one down herself, and also showing her athleticism and IQ by saving a weakside rebound from going out of bounds and passing it to an open shooter.</p>
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<p class="text-gray-700">Person has great length and timing defensively, using her reach to contest and deflect shots, moving her feet to stay in front of opponents, and keeping pressure on her assignment. She runs the floor well in transition, getting ahead of the ball for layups or handling it herself to split defenders and finish at the rim, and she also makes nice passes up the floor to find open teammates for easy buckets. She reads the defense well, maintaining her dribble to create space for pull-up jumpers, knocking down threes from the wing, and showing her ability to facilitate with well-placed passes to teammates inside.</p>
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With the high school basketball season approaching, fall showcases and preseason matchups have provided an early look at players preparing for the months ahead. From scoring and playmaking to making an impact on both ends of the floor, here are six prospects to keep on your radar as the school season gets underway.
Bussey is a shooter with great form and rhythm in her shot, knocking down threes from the corner and wing with confidence. She's ready to shoot as soon as the ball touches her hands, whether she's waiting for a ball reversal, spotting up for a kick-out pass, or creating space with a between-the-legs dribble and step-back three with a defender in her face. She can also handle the ball and attack for a jumper or finish in transition, showing her ability to score at all three levels.
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Russell takes control as the primary ball handler, communicating and organizing her teammates while keeping her dribble alive and creating space to make something happen offensively. She's patient with the ball, waiting for gaps to open up before attacking the middle and finishing against multiple defenders, while also finding open shooters and following the play to crash the boards. She plays good transition defense, positioning herself well to collect steals and push the ball up the floor, showing her ability to facilitate and create scoring opportunities for her teammates.
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Heavayah is scrappy on defense with active hands and feet, blocking shots, stripping the ball from opponents, and turning steals into fast-break opportunities. She has the speed and ball control to push the ball up the floor, using a nice crossover to get around defenders and even splitting two defenders on her way to finishing at the rim. She can also knock down the three, stepping out to the corner and using a reverse pivot to square up for a shot, and also showing her ability to pull up off the dribble from the top of the key.
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Curry has shifty handles and dribbles with a purpose, using moves like a between-the-legs step-back to create space for a pull-up three from the corner or a crossover to attack down the middle. She reads the floor well, maintaining her dribble as she sizes up the defense and looks for gaps to attack, while also moving to open spots to receive the ball and finish against multiple defenders. She guards the ball well too, stripping opponents and pushing the ball up the floor under pressure before finding an open teammate cutting to the basket for an easy layup.
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Jones moves well off the ball and knows how to find her spot, whether she's following the ball on the perimeter for a kick-out pass or getting open on the block for an easy layup as her teammate draws the defense in. She has great court vision and passing ability, keeping the ball moving and finding open teammates inside or on the wing for scoring opportunities. She makes plays on both ends of the floor, contesting a corner three before sprinting down to knock one down herself, and also showing her athleticism and IQ by saving a weakside rebound from going out of bounds and passing it to an open shooter.
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Person has great length and timing defensively, using her reach to contest and deflect shots, moving her feet to stay in front of opponents, and keeping pressure on her assignment. She runs the floor well in transition, getting ahead of the ball for layups or handling it herself to split defenders and finish at the rim, and she also makes nice passes up the floor to find open teammates for easy buckets. She reads the defense well, maintaining her dribble to create space for pull-up jumpers, knocking down threes from the wing, and showing her ability to facilitate with well-placed passes to teammates inside.
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