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Aaliyah Beier IA #43 SG #10 HEIGHT 5'6" POS SG CLASS 2023 View Profile Aaliyah Beier State: Iowa School: Cedar Rapids-Xavier Club: Team Iowa Aaliyah Beier Aaliyah Beier 5’6″ | SG Cedar Rapids-Xavier | 2023 State IA and Xavier High…
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Continue ReadingAaliyah Beier Aaliyah Beier 5’6″ | SG Cedar Rapids-Xavier | 2023 State IA and Xavier High School return this season as state champions after making a big playoff run a year ago. The Saints will lose some key seniors for their 22′-23′ season but will keep their core of young stars together in Libby Fandel Libby Fandel 5’11” | SF Cedar Rapids Xavier | 2025 State IA and Kyla Mason, with some returning stars in Beier and others. Beier is coming off of a great summer AAU season where she really developed her game to become more than just a shooter but an overall scorer and lock down defender. She showed patients in games, made great decisions, didn’t force her shots, and stayed in front of her opponent, forcing them into a difficult attempt. As this high school season gets under way we will see her step into a big role for the Saints as they attempt to repeat. If she can knock down some open shots, play solid defense, and not settle for only three point looks, she will continue to make it look easy on the court.
August Palmer August Palmer 5’10” | PG Iowa City-City High | 2025 State IA dominated the 2A varsity level as a freshman last year at West Branch High School. She will aim to do the same this season as she will be the biggest piece to Iowa City-City High’s puzzle. City High, who loses Kelsey Joens Kelsey Joens 5’10” | SG West Liberty | 2023 State IA due to transfer, will look at Palmer to be the difference maker right from the jump. The athletic combo guard is nothing short of fantastic on the court. She is a player who can score on all three levels and with either hand. She has a great handle with the ball and doesn’t turn it over much. She has a fundamental shooting stroke with a good step back move to create space going left. Something that stands out about her to me was the patients and IQ she posses at her age. She doesn’t force bad shots, she doesn’t seem to ever be rushed or anything like that while you watch her. She does a fantastic job of controlling the game and letting it come to her. After she has a good high school season this winter at a bigger school, I’m sure she will start to see her interest rise from higher college levels.
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Megan Kremer
Megan Kremer
Megan Kremer was one of the state leaders in rebounding throughout all classes as a sophomore during the 21′-22′ season. The 6’0 center was a rebounding machine a year ago for Marquette Catholic High School, helping the team to an overall record of 9-13; 6-6 in conference. Kremer plays with aggression and determination, leading her to being very successful in the low post area. She is coordinated and posses good footwork to move around her opposition. This made the biggest difference last year, helping her rebound the ball on the offensive end and creating more shot opportunity for her teammates. Looking toward the future Marquette High School is in luck, with Kremer only coming into her junior year and ALL of their returning forwards/centers being freshman last season they will be poised to control the paint for many years to come.
One of the most efficient shooters of the season a year ago was Yazmeen Whitsitt Yazmeen Whitsitt 5’8″ | PG Decorah | 2024 State IA of Decorah High School. Whitsitt, a 5’7 shooting guard, is a much more than just a shooter but an overall play-maker when she steps on the court. She would be categorized as a shooting guard first but doesn’t force shots and has the ability to create for her teammates, leading her to being her teams assist leader in 21′-22′. The versatility she shows when things go wrong give you a really good idea of who she is as a player. Being able to make the right choices at a quick pace, possessing the ability to pass with either hand off the catch or dribble, and being able to communicate with her team vocally is something that not many can make look easy, but Whitsitt does. With two more years of high school ball left and seeing how hard she has worked so far to grow her game, it’ll be interesting where she ends up after her senior season but I can’t wait to find out.