Degrate has the right last name because she is on the verge of blowing up completely, and I saw that the first time I saw her over a year ago, see evaluation here, and catching her again a few months ago solidified my earlier mindset, see evaluation here. So what’s next? She’s already passed the eye test, and her performances on the court have sold me

Degrate has me wondering if she’s related to players with the same surname who have left their mark in Texas basketball, and even if she isn’t THE GREAT is something she could become. She stands at “the magic number” and is “long and athletic,” which is the base; yet, seeing her show signs of dominating in the paint, on both ends, got me going. She rebounded strongly, and her defense was solid, but watching her “hands and footwork” as well as finishing with either hand after contact told me a lot

DeGrate had me tweet that she has the right last name, as she gave me a variety of intangibles to go with her “college-ready body” and standing at “the magic number” She controlled the paint on both ends, she rebounded strongly, got the outlet going and ran the floor on both ends but her defense inside was strong as wel, so were her finishes around the basket. Guess what, one play dropped the mic, her turnaround jumper with a hand in her face