Ellie has length, athleticism, and a versatile skill set at the guard spot that make her a highly talented college prospect. She answered a triple with her own smooth three from the corner and shot the ball confidently from beyond the arc throughout the event. Ellie can slash to the basket off the dribble and convert difficult shots in contested situations. She attacked on a hard-nosed drive down the baseline, created a scoring angle with a spin, then dropped in the contested floater off two feet. Her anticipation and length generate steals on the defensive end. Ellie had a solid day at the Zero Star Showcase and is one of the top backcourt prospects in the UP.

Ellie received recognition as First Team All-UP following a stellar junior campaign at Houghton. Her length, athleticism, and active hands on the perimeter rack up deflections and steals. Ellie has a confident shot from beyond the arc and works hard to secure rebounds. She sees the floor, handles the ball comfortably with both hands, and finishes at the rim.

Ellie has athleticism, skill, instincts, and a two-way presence that make her one of the top prospects to watch in District 33. She shoots accurately from beyond the arc, has excellent footwork, finishes with balance at the rim, and is a persistent rebounder. Ellie’s offensive abilities and commitment on the glass produce double-doubles. She’ll be Houghton’s number one weapon on the court.

After an All-U.P. Second Team sophomore season for Houghton, Ellie quickly built a reputation as one of the best Yooper prospects with strong performances on the travel circuit and at the Zero Star Basketball Showcase. Ellie has length, athleticism, and skill that translate to the next level. Her footwork in the paint, crafty finishing abilities, defensive prowess, and passing vision stand out. Ellie has a bag full of combo dribbles at her disposal to create driving lanes, and she rips the nets from the perimeter. She’s an aggressive defender and productive rebounder. Ellie’s picking up right where she left off for the Gremlins. She buried four high-arcing triples and snagged five rebounds in a win against Westwood.

Ellie is a Houghton combo guard-wing who impressed me on film this past winter, came south to show out at the Mother’s Day Classic, and was a Top Performer at the Zero Star Showcase. She has excellent touch and footwork around the basket. Ellie scores off two feet with power and can finish tough reverses in a crowd. She creates space to drive with shifty crossovers, makes smart passes to open teammates, and has a smooth three-point jumper. Ellie has the length, strength, and foot speed to be effective inside and on the perimeter. She has good instincts on defense and creates steals. Ellie is a versatile prospect, and she proved her weight in gold multiple times to earn this ranking.

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Ellie has length, athleticism, and two-way abilities that make her an exciting 2027 college prospect in the Zero Star Basketball program. Ellie filled the hoop with three-pointers during the shooting drills and buried another with a confident wrist snapping follow-through during 2v2. She turned in a dominant performance during the games. Ellie has fantastic footwork and scoring instincts as a back-to-the-basket guard. She sealed a defender to catch an entry pass and scored a drop-step finish with a soft touch off the glass. Ellie turned on the jets to score a full-court layup after grabbing a defensive rebound and added an offensive rebound put-back with her left hand off two feet. Ellie kept defenders off balance by catching passes ready to shoot on the perimeter and staring down the rim. She pinned defenders with strong seals in the post and drained a sweet spin dribble turnaround jumper. Ellie paused briefly and exploded past her defender to score a layup off the dribble. She created steals on defense and was a Top Performer.

Ellie is a long, skilled, and athletic guard from Houghton who stood out for Zero Star 16U at the Mother’s Day Classic. She scored a drop-step layup off two feet and converted an impressive reverse layup. Ellie took a defensive rebound the length of the court, froze her defender with a hesi, then blew by for a layup. She sank a floater in the paint and scored many layups off of steals. Ellie created space from defenders with her crossover dribbles and made a great kick-out pass to the perimeter for an assist.

Ellie shouldered the load offensively for Houghton during a 49-43 OT win against West Iron County last week. She knocked down three triples for the Gremlins and led the team with 21 points. One of her best moments came when she face-guarded an opponent, deflected the pass, grabbed the ball, and charged full-speed in transition to score a strong and-one layup. Ellie jumps to the ball in her athletic defensive stance and disrupts the offense with her length. She made effective straight-line basket cuts and finished a tough layup in traffic. Ellie swiped the ball away to score a layup off two, made an accurate jump pass over the defense, and pivoted in the low post to score over a defender. She threw long passes to create transition scoring and is a promising prospect for the Gremlins.