LBI Opening Day: Class of 2023
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LBI Opening Day featured many top talents in North Carolina including these players in the class of 2023 that should already be on your radar. Reychel Douglas Reychel Douglas 6'0" | SG Millbrook | 2023 State #41 Nation NC |…
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Continue ReadingLBI Opening Day featured many top talents in North Carolina including these players in the class of 2023 that should already be on your radar.
Reychel Douglas Reychel Douglas 6'0" | SG Millbrook | 2023 State #41 Nation NC | Carolina Flames 17U EYBL
Douglas (pictured above) moves fluidly with the ball finding her way to the basket, and she does not shy away from contact scoring three the old fashioned way. Her three pointers can also come from behind the arc as she is certainly a good shooter. She even hustles back on defense blocking shots in transition making sure her opponents don’t have any easy points. She can show off a power dribble inside to score against contact. She chases down rebounds, too, showing that she can do a little bit of everything on the court.
La’niya Simes | FBC Carolinas Elite 16U Adams
Simes does a great job following shots to grab rebounds, and she certainly knows how to score inside. She had several opportunities off of second chances where it seemed like she came out of nowhere to grab the rebound. She is always aware of her position on the court, too, being ready to score no matter where she grabs the rebound.
Katie Alexander Katie Alexander 5'7" | CG Asheville Christian Academy | 2023 NC | Team Carolina Harrell
Alexander drives against all kinds of contact, and she uses fakes to get her opponents off of her. She runs the floor well making sure she is consistently the first one down whether she is scoring in transition or defending the basket. She strips the ball away from her opponents and immediately pushes it up the court for her own transition points. Another quality about her is she is a great hype woman for her team.
Chandler Brooks Chandler Brooks 6'0" | PG 1 of 1 Prep Academy | 2023 State NC | Team Carolina Harrell
Brooks is a true ball handler with the size of a post player. She can block shots and grab rebounds using her length. She controls the tempo of the game finding her teammates for open looks, and she pushes the ball up the court herself finding the basket. She is certainly an asset in many areas when she steps on the court.
Emma Larios Emma Larios 5'7" | CG Asheville Christian Academy | 2023 State NC | Team Carolina Harrell
Larios is a great ball handler who certainly knows how to shoot it well. She always seems to show off her shot right when her team needs to pull away in the game or make a come back for the win. She pushes the ball up the court finding her open teammates, or she takes it all the way herself. She is a tough defender making sure no one finds their way around her.
Betsey Burnett | PSB Elite 16U
Burnett sneaks by her opponents going after rebounds, and she uses these on offense to score second chance points. She is a great ball handler, too, knowing how to find the gaps on defense. She uses these skills to show off her shot from behind the arc or take it all the way to the basket herself.