Grace Bale Grace Bale 5'7" | SG Taylor County | 2025 State KY is as good as advertised! She is a prolific scorer with a beautiful left-hand shooting stroke that can hit the 3-ball and get into the lane to drop off a nice floater with incredible touch. Grace also pushed the pace on the fast break and kept her head up for open teammates running the floor.

Bale opened a lot of people’s eyes this past season. While the schools she had played against certainly knew about her, after this season, nearly every coach around has likely heard about her. The lefty has a knack for scoring that can’t be taught. She’s a true 3 level scorer who continues to grow as an offensive threat. In the past, you had to respect her ability to shoot from deep range. Now, you still have to do that while also recognizing her ability to score off of the drive via layups, floaters, pull-up jumpers, etc. In her sophomore season, Bale led her team in scoring at 16.2 PPG while helping her team have one of their best seasons in school history.

Bale is my one exception to this list as she is in the top 50 in 2 different categories, rather than 3, but I still want to include her because I was impressed by how she put goals in place for herself prior to the season starting and has worked hard to continuously meet those goals. For starters, she’s got the 15th best free throw percentage in the state (80%). However, the KHSAA pulls the stat reports at 3 AM, so these stats don’t include Taylor County’s most recent game which actually bumped her percentage up to 81.4%, which would be the 13th best in the state. Bale also ranks 34th in scoring at 17.6 PPG (now 17.7 PPG) and averages 1.6 made 3’s per game. She is shooting 35% from deep and has really been showing how much she can impact a game throughout the beginning of her sophomore season.

Bale has a knack for putting the ball in the basket and she’s already showing how well she can score the ball in the start of her sophomore season. The lefty can get to the basket and scores in crafty ways around the rim, but she can also knock down shots from deep. Bale has also shown an ability to draw fouls and has been knocking down free throw after free throw this season. Her handles are strong and she makes good passes as well. She can get out into the passing lanes to come up with steals or deflections and she makes good decisions in transition. Bale averaged double figures last season, but she’s increased her average significantly at the start of this season and I expect that to be more so what you’ll see from her this entire season.

Bale has been solid on both sides of the ball every time I’ve watched her play, regardless of who she’s playing with or against. The lefty is a true 3-level scorer with the ability to knock down outside shots, get to the rim, and score in the mid-range. She does a great job of using both sides of the floor and she sees the floor well. She made some really good passes and had multiple assists. As a shooter, Bale has excellent range and a quick release.

Bale continues opening a lot of eyes across the state, and her stock certainly rose this Spring and Summer. The lefty is smooth and contributes to the game in a variety of ways whenever she’s on the floor. Bale makes good passes, has good handles, and utilizes hesitations so well. She’s got good speed and is an excellent 3 level scorer. Bale can drive past her defenders and finish at the rim, but she also can finish through floaters and pull-up jumpers. However, you better respect her outside shooting as well because she has deep range and shoots the ball at a high percentage. Bale’s free throw percentage is also very high and she can finish through contact, so she’s a tough defensive assignment for anyone.