Delaney Joens is taking her talents to Murray Elite for the foreseeable future. Murray Elite is another program that is on fire in the recruiting game as we look towards the future. This program is reaching out to a lot of the top talent in the Midwest and they are getting positive feedback so far. I’m not sure who else they will lock in but their younger groups are extremely skilled and knowledgeable within the game already so I’m sure that their high school program will follow suit. Joens has the chance to be a next level type hooper by the end of her career. She has the size and natural skill already but she is also very talented in other sports as well so I’m sure it will come down to what she wants to play at that next level eventually. Either way though, she should be a name to know out of Cedar Rapids until she graduates.

Really excited to see what Delaney Joens can put together over the next four years. Joens is a 6’1 SF, that is quick and athletic enough to move around the perimeter within her team’s offense or defense. She does well with her back to the basket out of the post but she does possess some guard-like abilities, that she can pull out in the blink of an eye. When we have seen her over the last couple of seasons, she has been dominant near the bucket. I’d assume we will see Joens competing on the Varsity level this Winter as a Freshman but we are still a few months away from all of that. She will have to earn it in practice and that is something that is super do-able from a prospect of this nature. She just needs to come into the season ready-to-roll.

I am hoping that Delaney Joens is going to come onto the Xavier High School squad and show her worth right away as a Forward. Joens comes into high school at over 6’1 with some pure ability on both sides of the ball. She isn’t too fancy or going to kill you with tricky moves. She is the type to beat you with fundamentals and hardwood. She is an adequate scorer of the ball at all levels, she defends the middle at an efficient rate, she rebounds, and she communicates well with those around her when there is screening actions taking place on the perimeter. Xavier is a program built on fundamentals so this is a match made in heaven, per se. As long as Joens can find her niche early on, she should see some time in some important spots before you know it. This Spring on the road she has been a hooper that has showed glimpses of some real promise. Hopefully she can use that momentum and ride it into a Freshman year to remember coming up.

The most surprising prospect from this entire event was Delaney Joens Delaney Joens 6'1" | SF Xavier | 2030 IA . Joens is a 6’1 PF that has the ability to put the ball on the floor from the three point line at a higher rate than most at her size and position. You’d think at this age level and height that Joens would not be too coordinated but it’s the opposite. She can kill you in every way imaginable on the floor with that coordination. She can post smaller matchups and score over them, she drive off the catch for a take with either hand going towards the bucket, and she can square up to hit jumpers from deep when she has the time and spacing for it. Not to mention, she is a menace on defense with her athletic ability + reach. If Joen’s finds some inner motivation and she stays in love with the game, I’m sure she is going to have several D-1 offers before we know it.