Alivia Dawson
Alivia Dawson
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Brandon Bradley | Prep Girls Hoops Scout
Over the last couple of Summers, Alivia has been a fun watch. She has a versatile and dynamic game for a guard, and she can play either backcourt position equally well. She carried that over to the 2025-2026 season and had a nice all-around year for the Kingsmen. She has good size, some strength, she’s a solid North/South athlete, and she possesses good skill. She can handle and pass it like a point guard, but she also has scoring instincts and can get to the rim, pull-up in the mid-range, or knock down an open rhythm jumper when squared to the basket.
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Read EvaluationBrandon Bradley | Prep Girls Hoops Scout
Alivia seems to always be a fun watch. She is a solid all-around athlete, she plays with natural basketball instincts, and she’s just a playmaker, regardless of what “position” she is playing. She is a capable multilevel scorer, probably best using her strength and ball skill to get to the basket, plus she can also run point and find open teammates. Playing at Penn, she has a foundation of structure in her game as well, and I feel like over the past couple of years, she has done a nice job of balancing playing in the open floor of transition and operating in a system in the halfcourt. She’s also a solid rebounder as a guard.
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Read EvaluationBrandon Bradley | Prep Girls Hoops Scout
Not only is Alivia a new addition to the rankings this time around, but she also made it into the Top 50 because of her balance and versatile play from the perimeter. She has good size & strength, nice length, and she’s a fairly fluid athlete in most directions. She can handle the ball, run offense, and facilitate, but she is also a creative scorer who can knock down jump-shots consistently from the perimeter. If she can match that same urgency at the defensive end, she could really help Penn this year.
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Read EvaluationBrandon Bradley | Prep Girls Hoops Scout
I feel like Alivia is still somewhat of an unknown on a statewide level and having seen her for the first time in July, she is admittedly missing from our 2027 lists. That will be changing later this month when they are updated. In the meantime, she is a nice-sized guard, with broad shoulders, length, and the ability to play either guard spot. She can handle and create off the bounce, and she can bury shots from the perimeter. I’d look for her stock to rise quickly this Winter, as she should see a much bigger role for the Kingsmen.
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Read EvaluationBrandon Bradley | Prep Girls Hoops Scout
Friday was my first time seeing Alivia, and she has good size, strength, and length for her age. She is tall enough and strong enough to play more of a ‘2’ role, plus she can shoot it a little. She also has nice ball skill, handles pressure fairly well, and can play some point guard. She is a nice North/South athlete, but learning how to play lower, quicker laterally, and being able to get gaps should help her be a more effective playmaker at the Varsity level.
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