R4R Day-1, 2025

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em><font size="-1">The featured image is of [player_tooltip player_id='880018' first='Aubrey' last='Bleeke'] (2025) of Fort Wayne's North Side High School and [program_tooltip program_id='716173' first='Always' last='100'] Red 17U.</font></em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>It's that time of year again, as the July "live" periods are upon us. The annual Run 4 Roses Classic tournament is underway in Louisville, Kentucky, with more than 80 courts in use. Below is a quick look at a half dozen 2025 prospects who stood out on Day-1 when I was able to see them.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><font color="FFFFFF">.</font></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["496043"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-66910ff1d1ff1"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">When she is able to get her feet set and find rhythm, Lauren is one of the best shooters in the state in 2025. She had a stretch in the second half of Thursday afternoon's game where she caught fire from outside, plus she was aggressive to the basket and earned a nice "and-1" situation. She is an extremely long and wiry lefty, she is a fluid athlete, and in the last year she has really improved her overall awareness, her handle, and her physicality.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["880018"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-66910ff1d205c"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Aubrey has played really well this Spring, and she was again good on Thursday. She is proving herself to be a nice small college prospect as a scoring point guard. She has good strength at her size, some length, plus speed &amp; quickness. She has a solid perimeter jumper with some range, but she's also good at breaking down defenses and scoring it or finding teammates. One way or another, she is a point producer.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["570376"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-66910ff1d20a2"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Libby looked locked in yesterday, and she is a nice, versatile forward who many of the Midwest's top small college programs would like. She has a strong frame, she can be physical, and she will play hard. At the same time, she has a little ball skill, she is an outstanding perimeter shooter when she has time and finds rhythm, and she can attack the basket North/South with some physicality. Defensively, she's better taking on forwards than wings/guards right now.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["295736"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-66910ff1d20e4"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">I haven't had as many opportunities to see Addison this spring as in years past, so it was fun catching her in action again Thursday. She has never been a huge prospect, but she does look noticeably stronger, and she's able to absorb contact better because of it. She has tremendous awareness with the ball in her hands, plus she's a selfless point guard with good vision. She is also a dangerous shooter with range, and she can catch fire quickly. I also really like her scrappiness and quiet toughness at the defensive end of the floor.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"[player_tooltip player_id='1044755' first='Shaniyah' last='Hughes']","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2025","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"5'9u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"12122","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Elkhart","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"[program_tooltip program_id='716173' first='Always' last='100']","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-66910ff1d217d"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">It is very easy early on to identify Shaniyah as one of the best athletes on the floor in just about every game she plays. She looks like a track star who could easily be participating in the long jump, high jump, and several sprint events. She has nice length, wiry strength, and a nonstop, aggressive motor. She just goes, and goes, and goes for 32 minutes. She is a talented rebounder and a turnover creating defender. As she continues to build an offensive skillset, she will really help her recruiting.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["496015"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-66910ff1d21c4"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Emma is someone I saw for the first time at a PGH Top-250 Showcase early in her career. She has done a really nice job of consistently improving each year, adding more and more skill, while developing her strength and maintaining a nice, athletic base. She has some touch around the perimeter now, she's still highly effective in the mid-post, and she plays with a great motor. She pursues rebounds outside of her area, but she also has a quiet toughness and will get physical inside, often battling girls much bigger/stronger than herself.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block -->