Josie immediately stood out while playing up with ETA Air Williams 2029. The first thing that came to mind watching her compete was, “this kid just has it.” She showed great poise handling the ball against pressure while avoiding turnovers. Josie also makes an effort on the glass, has high-level instincts defensively, displays a sweet stroke from three-point range, and can finish at the basket. A complete-package guard with an advanced feel for the game at her age, she continues to look like a very promising young prospect.

I ran into AJ Martin of the Global Basketball Academy and Kentucky Elite Mentality travel program back in May at the Grassroots in Gem City, and all he did was rave about Josie Haynes. The 5’5″ guard averaged 8 points and 2.5 rebounds per game as a 7th grader for Murray High School last season. Josie’s basketball intelligence and feel for the game are well beyond her years. She has a fabulous shooting stroke from three and knows how to get the rim, initate contact, and finish through it. Josie is also very unselfish, does a solid job distributing the ball and getting her teammates involved. Defensively, she guards the perimeter well and has a knack for forcing turnovers. Now making the move to Calloway County, she’s set to be the cornerstone for the future of a program that has been one of the top teams in the 1st Region in recent years and currently features two players committed to play at the Division I level.