Anaya Hardy
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Scott Hankamp | Prep Girls Hoops Scout
Hardy is a truly special prospect and player. Her height, length and athletic abilities are so tough to match up with. We can see Hardy protect the rim like an elite post player, challenging shots and picking up blocks against some very high level scorers. Then we see her run the floor, handle the ball and finish like an elite guard. Just a truly special set of skills.
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Hardy has the look of a Miss Basketball contender. It takes so much defensive energy and effort to slow her and there’s too much talent around her for it to be very effective anyways. Hardy can score at multiple levels and can steer the offense away from the rim when she defends. She came just shy of a 20 and 10 game against a Lansing Catholic team that boasts a ton of talent themselves.
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Hardy is a truly special talent and a must see player. It’s not just her height and length that makes her so good. It’s the fact that she combines those with the ability to run the floor and finish with fluidity.
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Hardy can dominate the game on both ends of the floor. She’s a long defender that can D up on the perimeter and in the paint. Offensively, she’s very versatile and can be incredibly active around the rim.
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Hardy is an elite player on a national scale and it was easy to see why. She was dominant in many different ways on Sunday. Let’s start with her defense. Hardy used her length well both challenging and blocking shots. She played high quality and comfortable lateral defense and showed quick hands and an eye for the ball helping her knock it loose from her opponents. Offensively, Hardy drew a ton of fouls and was active and athletic around the rim.
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Let’s be real for a minute. A person’s basketball game doesn’t just blossom the way hers has in the last year and a half without some serious hard work. The ball skills and the understanding of and ability to utilize her length on the defensive end…..those don’t come for free. Hardy has been on the court and in the weight room making herself the elite basketball player that we get to see when she hits the court.
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Hardy has had a huge spring and summer with the Michigan Storm Elite. Her elite play has led to plenty of Division 1 high major offers. The slick athlete has shown a toughness and grit that has separated her from the pack. Hardy has been a matchup nightmare with her length and ball skills.
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– Had an official visit at Penn.
– Received an offer from the University of Central Florida.
– Took an unofficial visit to Louisville.
– Received an offer from the University of Michigan.
– Received an offer from Memphis.
– Received an offer from Penn State.
– Received an offer from Syracuse.
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One of the fastest rising prospects in the midwest.
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Read EvaluationScott Hankamp | Prep Girls Hoops Scout
Let’s start with the obvious, Hardy is an elite wing with next level smoothness, length and ball skills in the open floor. Yeah, those things were evident this weekend, but we got to see even more from Hardy. She showed a toughness, strength and willingness to play through contact on her way to the rim and underneath it. All those skills combined equals scary times for future opponents.
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