Ava Anderson
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Simmie Colson | Prep Girls Hoops Scout
Anderson seems to find ways to be THE GLUE because of the variety of things she does for her team, some of which don’t show up on stat sheets but her pressure defense helped to create turnovers. She also did a good job setting picks to get teammates open but her attacking the basket to score was nice, as was her dropping it from deep
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Read EvaluationSimmie Colson | Prep Girls Hoops Scout
Anderson is yet another big guard who can shoot it, and she gives her team another legitimate offensive threat for their new coach, Brianna Taylor, who I coached when my hair was all black. Anderson goes hard on both ends and gave me a scare when she was going after a loose ball heading towards me, yet she not only saved it but stepped back on the court and received the ball back to drop a 3
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Read EvaluationSimmie Colson | Prep Girls Hoops Scout
Anderson gave me a lot starting with her “hands and footwork” around the basket to score. She also hit the boards, on both ends and handled the ball afterward after defensive rebounds. She attacked from multiple angles, she showed she could knock down the jumper in the set and she also gave me a look at her “step back”
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Read EvaluationSimmie Colson | Prep Girls Hoops Scout
Anderson was already showing me what was coming yet at the PGH Top 250 Expo, I could see not only her progression but her DESIRE to get better. Her versatility is a big plus as she handles the ball in transition and even showed she could go coast to coast and score yet her deceptive first step in the set is very nice and it helps her to not only get to the basket but score after contact. Her defense, in and outside the paint is solid, so is her midrange jumper
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Read EvaluationSimmie Colson | Prep Girls Hoops Scout
Anderson was one of the top players I caught at the PGHTop 250 and watching her overpower defenders off the dribble while finishing after contact was nice, so was her body control. She also showed the midrange , hit the boards on both ends and played solid defense
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