Don’t count out Mariam Samuelson of Omaha Duchesne. Samuelson, a 5’8 SG, showed up last Winter at Duchesne and demonstrated that she can help with the programs success for the next few years to come. Samuelson isn’t the type to shock you with any crazy moves on the court. Instead, she takes when the defense gives her and she converts at a pretty respectable rate before of that. If they allow her to shoot an open look from deep, she can. If they want her to drive to the bucket for a finish through contact, she can. So it’s really up to the defense in front of her to decide what she is going to do. We saw that a few times at this event and it turned into Samuelson making some smart plays overall.

Duchesne High School out of Omaha had a few Freshman come into their program last season and change their dynamic. They stuck with their upperclassmen in big moments but in general, they had prospects from all different grade levels step up in different ways and that led to some good things happening for them as a whole. This Winter, someone who will join their program is 5’8 Guard, Miriam Samuelson Miriam Samuelson 5'8" | SG Omaha Duchesne | 2028 NE . Samuelson is versatile in what she does. On the AAU scene, she moved before several different spots on the perimeter, even mixing it up on the inside at times when she drove or cut to the basket when she was off of the ball. I think Samuelson could come in right away and play some meaningful minutes, no matter what level she competes at to start things off. She has shown glimpses of solid promise here and there over the past year and I’m excited to see where that leads.