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Class of 2021 Signing Week News By Michael Wholey 11/15/20 8:00 PM EST Wednesday November 11 marked the start of the fall signing period. As we had noted in previous articles, a number of Florida players were verbally committed ahead…
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By Michael Wholey 11/15/20 8:00 PM EST
Wednesday November 11 marked the start of the fall signing period. As we had noted in previous articles, a number of Florida players were verbally committed ahead of signing week. Here are several players who made decisions this week.
Emani Burks Emani Burks 6'2" | PF Palm Bay | 2021 State FL (Palm Bay Magnet / East Coast United) – SOUTH ALABAMA
The 6’2 forward from Melbourne, FL joined fellow Florida residents Deborah Reese Deborah Reese 6'0" | PF Lincoln Park | 2021 State FL and Jordan Rosier Jordan Rosier 5'7" | CG Florida State | 2021 State FL in the 2021 class choosing South Alabama. The three Florida residents make up 50% of the six player class for the Jaguars. Burks returns to Palm Bay Magnet for her Senior season where she played as a Freshman and Sophomore. During her Junior season she was a second-team all-Space Coast in her lone season at Florida Prep after nearly averaging a double-double with 9.4 PPG and 8.5 RPG per game helping lead her squad to a 24-7 record and a FHSAA 2A State Championship. She is one of the state’s top post players who can play inside out and is extremely impactful in and around the rim while also being able to stretch it out to 15 feet from the high post.
Andrea Daley Andrea Daley 6'0" | SF Miami Country Day | 2021 State FL (Miami Country Day / Miami Suns) – GEORGE WASHINGTON
Daley was our highest ranked uncommitted player in the 2021 class choosing to sign with George Washington in Washington, DC this past week. Her signing gives GW a class of five in the 2021 Class https://gwsports.com/news/2020/11/13/womens-basketball-signs-five-in-class-of-2025.aspx Daley becomes the first Floridian to play at GW since Shannon Cranshaw and Hannah Schaible graduated in 2017. Daley was named Second Team All-State and First Team All-County as a junior, averaging 12.8 ppg and 8.1 rpg while advancing to the state semifinals with national powerhouse Miami Country Day. She also previously earned Honorable Mention All-County recognition as a sophomore. In my opinion, she is one of the classes top athletes and top rebounders alongside Alabama signee Kayla Blackshear Kayla Blackshear 6'1" | PF Lake Highland Prep | 2021 State #61 Nation FL . Her activity and energy is extremely impressive as she always seems to be around the ball and consistently goes to the class on both ends of the floor. GW Head Coach Jennifer Rizzotti had these thoughts on Andrea on the signing press release “Andrea fits the mold of many of our highly successful forwards of the past. She is an elite athlete who creates easy offense both with her defensive rebounding and her ability to run the floor, offensive rebound and get us layups. I can’t wait to watch her grow her outside game at the college level and become a matchup nightmare.”
Taylor Gardner Taylor Gardner 5'8" | SG DME Academy | 2021 State FL (DME Academy / East Coast United North Florida) – FLAGLER
Gardner was one of the state’s new faces for me this spring/summer during travel season having not seen her play a ton. She proved to be a tough, gritty, high IQ, scoring point guard who did a great job balancing getting her teammates involved while finding scoring opportunities for herself. The recent DME Academy transfer helped lead Creekside High School to a 16-9 record averaging 14.2 PPG 4.0 RPG, 2.4 APG and 3.0 SPG during her Junior season. Gardner had impressive performances each time I saw her with East Coast United North Florida showcasing great skill, an efficient floor game, very good decision making with limited turnovers, and great leadership.
Zaida Gonzalez Zaida Gonzalez 5'9" | CG Palm Beach Lakes | 2021 State FL (Palm Beach Lakes / FGB) – FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL
New Head Coach Jesyka Burks-Wiley came to Miami after serving several seasons as an Assistant Coach at the University of South Florida and made it known that she wanted to recruit Florida, specifically the tri-county area of Palm Beach, Broward, and Dade Counties hard. Well she picks up one of the top South Florida players in the 2021 class in
Zaida Gonzalez
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in year # 1! The athletic wing averaged 14.1 PPG, 6.1 RPG, and 3.2 SPG during junior campaign for Palm Beach Lakes. She was named First Team All-Conference, First Team All-County by PBC Hoops, Second Team All-County by the Palm Beach Post, and Second Team All while being named to the All-Tournament Team at the 2019 Jr. Orange Bowl Classic. She surpassed 1,000 career points this past season and helped lead Palm Beach Lakes to a District Championship, Regional Championship, and a Florida state 7A semi-final appearance in 2020. IN FIU’s press release of Gonzalez’s signing, she is quoted as to why she chose FIU: “I decided FIU because they pitched a great vision for me to be part of a new turn around for the program. They also were patient with me and spent a long time recruiting me and showing their strong interest. As the competitive player that I am, with a chip on my shoulder, I believe this program fits me well. I want to help change the culture and lead this team into being a true competitor in Conference USA. I am really excited to further my training with the FIU WBB coaching staff and, in addition, get my education specializing in Sports Psychology and Sport Management.”
Isys Grady Isys Grady 5'11" | SF Mainland | 2021 State FL (Mainland HS / DME Travel) – UNC-GREENSBORO
Grady made her decision to sign with UNC Greensboro on signing week, joining another Florida resident Nasia Powell Nasia Powell 5'6" | CG Vanguard | 2021 State FL who will both head to Greensboro, NC next season giving the Spartans a signing class of 5 in the 2021 class. Grady was one of our top ranked players that remain uncommitted till this week. She is an elite level athlete with exceptional length and an even longer wing-span. She can cover ground on the defensive end both on and off the ball and her combination of height, length, and wingspan allows her to cover a ton of ground often able to get from sideline to sideline. In addition to Grady and Powell, UNC-Greensboro also already has Florida residents Jay’lin Hastings Jay’lin Hastings 5'11" | PF Deland | 2020 State FL (Deland High School) from the 2020 class and Jayla Johnson (Florida Prep) from the 2019 class on their roster. Looks like Head Coach Trina Patterson and staff will make Florida an area that they will recruit heavily during their time in Greensboro.
Nyla Jean Nyla Jean 5'7" | PG HB Plant | 2021 State FL (HB Plant / East Coast United) – GEORGIA STATE
The 5’8 guard from Tampa is one of the state’s top athletes. She is a lightning quick hard that can get baseline to baseline in a hurry with the ball in her hands. She is extremely dangerous in transition and will thrive in an up tempo system. And is impressive as she is on the offensive end, she is equally if not more impactful in the defensive side of the ball with her ability to pressure the basketball and get into passing lanes. She joins her HB Plant teammate Kendal Cheesman Kendal Cheesman 6'2" | PF HB Plant | 2021 State FL making up a dangerous duo of D1 signees at Plant. You can check out some of her highlights from the Regional Quarterfinals by clicking HERE.
Jahnae Midget Jahnae Midget 5'11" | SF Seminole Ridge | 2021 State FL (Seminole Ridge / Wellington Wolves) – PALM BEACH ATLANTIC
Midget made the decision to sign with local D2 college Palm Beach Atlantic. As noted in the recent article nominating her as one of Palm Beach County’s pre-season top five (click HERE) the 5’11 wing averaged 23.5 PPG and 8 RPG for Seminole Ridge where she totally helped change the Seminole Ridge program helping them to the schools 1st Ever District title. She is a two time 1st Team All County and was runner up Palm Beach County Player of the Year. In addition to her impressive scoring and rebounding ability, where she nearly averaged a double double, she also averaged 3 assists and 1.5 steals per game. Look for Midget to be an impact player for PBA upon arrival on campus.
Amou Ring Amou Ring 6'2" | PF West Oaks Academy | 2021 State FL (West Oaks Academy / DME Travel) – EMBRY RIDDLE
Ring length and versatility is impressive, and her potential is through the roof. She is super long and mainly plays on the wing and has deep range from 3 but also can go insider and use her size and length to score at the rim and be an effective rebounder. She recently transferred from The Rock School to West Oaks Academy along with her younger sister 2022 Adout Ring Adout Ring 6'3" | PF West Oaks Academy | 2022 State FL . Ring along with Taylor Gardner Taylor Gardner 5'8" | SG DME Academy | 2021 State FL , Zaida Gonzalez Zaida Gonzalez 5'9" | CG Palm Beach Lakes | 2021 State FL , and Jahnae Midget Jahnae Midget 5'11" | SF Seminole Ridge | 2021 State FL continue the trend of Florida players choosing to stay in state as noted in one of our recent articles (click HERE).
Mikyla Tolivert Mikyla Tolivert 5'7" | CG Palm Bay | 2021 State FL (Palm Bay Magnet / East Coast United) – GEORGIA STATE
Tolivert had a big time Junior season for Palm Bay finishing # 2 in the nation in FG% with 63% and # 9 in the nation in PPG with 31 points per game per MaxPreps leading her team to a historic season and an appearance in the FHSAA Elite 8. The high academic, skilled PG had impressive numbers in addition to 31 points per game and 63% from field she also averaged 8 rebounds, 6 steals, 3 assists while maintaining a 3.73 GPA, 21 ACT and 1080 SAT. For the impressive numbers she took home a number of accolades including Florida Dairy Farmer Miss Basketball, Florida FACA 5A Player of the Year, Florida FACA District 12 Player of the Year, FACA 1st Team All State, FACA All-Academic Team, FABC 1st Team ALL State, Cape Coast 1st Team, Breakfast of Champions Basketball Player of the Year, @321SportsCast Player of the Year, Florida Today All Decade Team. Georgia State his getting a High Basketball IQ, dangerous scorer, who impacts all aspects of the game! Her decision to choose Georgia State pairs her with fellow Floridian Nyla Jean Nyla Jean 5'7" | PG HB Plant | 2021 State FL to make up a Florida backcourt headed to Georgia in 2021!
Updated 2021 Verbal Commitments/Signees as of 11/15/20
Daniella Aronsky Daniella Aronsky 5'8" | CG American Heritage | 2021 State FL (American Heritage / Miami Suns) – EMORY UNIVERSITY
Adrianna Atkinson Adrianna Atkinson 6'2" | PF Westminster Academy | 2021 State FL (Westminster Academy / Essence Black) – OGELTHORPE UNIV
Trish Balser (Ponte Vedra / East Coast United Florida) – BATES COLLEGE
Skylar Baltezeger (Middleburg) – CHARLESTON SOUTH
Kayla Blackshear Kayla Blackshear 6'1" | PF Lake Highland Prep | 2021 State #61 Nation FL (Lake Highland Prep / Central Florida Elite) – ALABAMA
Emani Burks Emani Burks 6'2" | PF Palm Bay | 2021 State FL (Palm Bay Magnet / East Coast United) – SOUTH ALABAMA
Kendal Cheesman Kendal Cheesman 6'2" | PF HB Plant | 2021 State FL (HB Plant HS / Tampa Bay Thunder) – VANDERBILT
Chaniya Clark Chaniya Clark 6'2" | PF Fort Myers | 2021 State #96 Nation FL (Fort Myers HS / Team Knight) – NORTH CAROLINA A&T
Abigail Crain Abigail Crain 5'7" | CG Windemere | 2021 State FL (Windermere) BELMONT ABBEY
Andrea Daley Andrea Daley 6'0" | SF Miami Country Day | 2021 State FL (Miami Country Day / Miami Suns) – GEORGE WASHINGTON
Courtni Demorest Courtni Demorest 5'9" | SG Santa Fe Catholic | 2021 State FL (Santa Fe Catholic) – PALM BEACH ATLANTIC
Morgan Dillard Morgan Dillard 5'8" | PG Seminole | 2021 State FL – (Seminole HS / East Coast United North Florida) – SOUTHERN MISS
Ary Dizon Ary Dizon 6'2" | PF Carrollwood Day | 2021 State FL (Carrollwood Day School) – VERMONT
Zora Fray-Chin (Timber Creek) – WRIGHT STATE
Jessamy Gaetanos Jessamy Gaetanos 5'6" | CG St Joseph | 2021 State FL (St. Joseph / East Coast United Florida) – OGELTHORPE UNIV
Taylor Gardner Taylor Gardner 5'8" | SG DME Academy | 2021 State FL (DME Academy / East Coast United North Florida) – FLAGLER
K’Nisha Godfrey K’Nisha Godfrey 5'9" | CG Tampa Bay Tech | 2021 State FL (Tampa Bay Tech / Essence) – MISSISSIPPI STATE
Zaida Gonzalez Zaida Gonzalez 5'9" | CG Palm Beach Lakes | 2021 State FL (Palm Beach Lakes / FGB) – FIU
Isys Grady Isys Grady 5'11" | SF Mainland | 2021 State FL (DME) – UNC-GREENSBORO
O’Mariah Gordon O’Mariah Gordon 5'6" | PG Braden River | 2021 State #27 Nation FL – (Braden River / Team Knight) – FLORIDA STATE
Kirsten Grindel (Santa Fe Catholic) – MAINE MARITIME
Harsimran Kaur Harsimran Kaur 6'4" | C Central Pointe Academy | 2021 State FL (Central Pointe Academy) – SAN DIEGO
Niveya Henley Niveya Henley 6'0" | SF Montverde Academy | 2021 State FL (Montverde Academy) – FURMAN
Shanelle Heredia – ROLLINS
Chimera Iloanya (Seffner Christian) – TENNESSEE STATE
Eno Inyang Eno Inyang 6'2" | C St. Cloud | 2021 State FL (St. Cloud HS / East Coast United) – CLEMSON
Nyla Jean Nyla Jean 5'7" | PG HB Plant | 2021 State FL (HB Plant / East Coast United) – GEORGIA STATE
Emily Jimenez Emily Jimenez 5'10" | CG Cardinal Gibbons | 2021 State FL (Cardinal Gibbons / Team Knight) – MONMOUTH
Kassidy Jones Kassidy Jones 5'10" | CG Santa Fe Catholic | 2021 State FL (Santa Fe Catholic) – MERCER
Cassidy Lowe (Boca Raton High School / BD Thunder) – DILLARD UNIVERSITY
Chyna Mattair (Dillard HS / South Florida Spartans) – SAINT LEO
Christen McCann Christen McCann 5'10" | CG Lincoln Park Academy | 2021 State FL (LPA) – YALE
Sharale McCormick Sharale McCormick 5'10" | SG Cardinal Gibbons | 2021 State FL (Cardinal Gibbons) – FLAGLER
Morgan McDaniel (Wesley Chapel HS) – MAINE MARITIME
Mya McGraw Mya McGraw 6'2" | C PK Yonge | 2021 State FL (PK Yonge) UNC CHARLOTTE
Christell Mentor (Cardinal Newman / Wellington Wolves) – UNIV MAINE AT AUGUSTA
Jahnae Midget Jahnae Midget 5'11" | SF Seminole Ridge | 2021 State FL (Seminole Ridge / Wellington Wolves) PALM BEACH ATLANTIC
Sierra Moore Sierra Moore 6'1" | PF Waterloo West | 2023 State IA (Cape Coral) – NICHOLLS STATE
Jayna Outten (Fort Myers / Team Knight) – FURMAN
Nasia Powell Nasia Powell 5'6" | CG Vanguard | 2021 State FL (Vanguard) – UNC GREENSBORO
Emma Perna (Spruce Creek) – OGELTHORPE UNIV
Isabella Prada Isabella Prada 5'6" | CG Bishop McLaughlin | 2021 State FL (Bishop McGlaughlin) – ROLLINS COLLEGE
Deborah Reese Deborah Reese 6'0" | PF Lincoln Park | 2021 State FL (Lincoln Park Academy / East Coast United) – SOUTH ALABAMA
Amou Ring Amou Ring 6'2" | PF West Oaks Academy | 2021 State FL (West Oaks Academy / DME Travel) – EMBRY RIDDLE
Jasmyne Roberts Jasmyne Roberts 5'10" | CG Bishop Kenny | 2021 State FL (Bishop Kenny / FGB) – MIAMI
Jordyn Robinson Jordyn Robinson 5'7" | SG Gulf Coast | 2021 State FL (Gulf Coast) – WARNER UNIVERSITY
Zeli Rodriguez Zeli Rodriguez 5'6" | SG Bishop Moore | 2021 State FL (Bishop Moore / South Beach Elite) – CHATHAM UNIVERSITY
Angel Roman Angel Roman 5'6" | PG Bartram Trail | 2021 State FL – KANSAS WESLEYAN
Jordan Rosier Jordan Rosier 5'7" | CG Florida State | 2021 State FL (Florida State University HS / Central Florida Elite) – SOUTH ALABAMA
Whitney Rush Whitney Rush 5'7" | CG East Lake | 2021 State FL (East Lake HS / South Beach Elite) – MISSOURI S&T
Samara Spencer Samara Spencer 5'8" | CG St Thomas Aquinas | 2021 State FL (St. Thomas Aquinas / Miami Suns) – ARKANSAS
Violette Skipworth Violette Skipworth 5'11" | SF Pace | 2021 State FL (Pace HS) – FLORIDA SOUTHWESTERN STATE
Kyra Stauble Kyra Stauble 5'9" | PG St. Augustine | 2021 State FL (St. Augustine / East Coast United N Florida) – UNIV OF WEST FLORIDA
Kyla Thomas Kyla Thomas 5'9" | SF West Florida | 2021 State FL (DME Travel / Dillard HS) – LANDER UNIVERSITY
Mikayla Tolivert (Palm Bay Magnet / East Coast United) – GEORGIA STATE
Ava Toone Ava Toone 6'1" | PF IMG Academy | 2021 State FL (IMG Academy) – LOYOLA MARYMOUNT
Mesi Triplett Mesi Triplett 6'3" | C West Oaks Academy | 2021 State FL (West Oaks Academy / KA Nightmares) – LA TECH
Erin Turral Erin Turral 5'6" | CG FAMU DRS | 2021 State #77 Nation FL Stony Brook (Florida State HS / FGB) – STONY BROOK
Amareya Turner Amareya Turner 6'2" | PF Palatka | 2021 State FL (Palatka HS / FGB) – NORTH GREENVILLE
Mariana Valenzuela Mariana Valenzuela 6'2" | PF Montverde Academy | 2021 State FL (Montverde Academy / FBC Team Mo) – FLORIDA STATE
Emma Wallhoff Emma Wallhoff 5'10" | CG Westminster | 2021 State FL (Westminster Academy / Team Knight) – SOUTHERN MISS
Bella Weary Bella Weary 5'6" | CG DME | 2021 State FL (DME Academy / East Coast United) – UNIV SOUTH FLORIDA
Ja’Leah Williams Ja’Leah Williams 5'9" | CG Blanche Ely | 2021 State FL (Blanche Ely HS / Team Knight) – MIAMI
Tatyana Wyche Tatyana Wyche 6'2" | C American Heritage | 2021 State FL (American Heritage / Team Knight) – FLORIDA
Taliyah Wyche Taliyah Wyche 6'2" | C American Heritage | 2021 State FL (American Heritage / Team Knight) – FLORIDA
Triniti Youngblood Triniti Youngblood 5'7" | CG Brooks DeBartolo | 2021 State FL (Brooks Collegiate / East Coast United) – SAINT LEO
Zoe Zeitlin (Boca Raton / BD Thunder) – CHATHAM UNIVERSITY
This is an up to date list of 2021 prospects that have verbally committed or signed to play college basketball next year. If we missed anyone or any of this info is incorrect, please email me at WholeyPrepHoops@gmail.com or DM me at @WholeyPrepHoops. We will continue to keep this list updated throughout the 2020-21 HS season.