Meade was our biggest surprise of the Freshman Showcase, although apparently she’s no secret in North Dakota. The 5’6 point guard from ND Impact is already ranked among the state’s top 15 prospects in the class of 2030 and it didn’t take long to understand why. Meade flew up and down the floor from the opening tip on Sunday, showing off a quick first step and confidently let it fly from deep with excellent mechanics. We were even more impressed by how naturally she ran the show from the point. Isabel constantly played with her eyes up, directed traffic and delivered several terrific post-entry passes – truly a lost art in today’s game. Meade anticipates exceptionally well defensively, too, seemingly recognizing what an opponent intends to do and pouncing when the opportunity materializes. She plays fast, thinks like a point guard and clearly loves competing. Meade isn’t very big but her impact on Sunday most definitely was.

Isabel is a scrappy guard with good speed and quickness. She is very fast up the floor and thrives in offensive and defensive transition play. Anyone watching Meade play can immediately tell how much she loves to play basketball. She has a passion and energy on the court that is contagious. She has good lift on her shot and a quick release. I would label her as an above average ball-handler with potential to be very good in that area. The foundation is there for Isabel to become a big-time player.

Isabel started this season for Surrey as an 8^th grader.  She is a smaller guard but isn’t afraid to compete with the older girls.  Her quickness in transition is very impressive.  I also like her quick first step and how it allows her to get past primary defenders.  She can shoot the three and has a quick release.  Her defense is fundamentally sound for such a young player.  She gets to help side, bumps cutters, and defends without fouling.