Naomi broke onto the scene with an All-Showcase First Team performance at the PGH Michigan State Showcase, and I had a feeling when I saw her at Mystics Open Run on Thursday that she was about to turn some heads. Naomi has the ball on a string. She changes speeds, accelerates with an explosive burst through the gap, and finishes with great touch at the rim. Naomi scored a full-speed drive-by bucket with her off-hand against a contesting defender from a tough angle, kissing the shot high off the glass. She buried a smooth slot three, then raced down the court on a fast break and pulled up again from the wing to sink another confident triple on the next possession. Naomi drilled a straightaway three off the bounce, drove by with a burst for a bucket, sank a mid-range pull-up, and buried another three from the slot. She’s a crafty point guard playmaker, and I’m anticipating a breakout sophomore campaign for her at Northville this winter.

Naomi made a huge splash at the Michigan State Showcase, delivering an All-Showcase First Team performance. Her three point accuracy off the catch and the dribble, shiftiness, elusive ball-handling, passing vision, and quickness to get through gaps for layups makes her a dynamic point guard. Naomi creates for herself and others. She looks ready to have a breakout sophomore season at Northville.

Naomi was a big-time breakout performer at the PGH Michigan State Showcase. That was our first time seeing her play and she couldn’t have made a better first impression. Naomi pushed the ball up the court, fired passes in transition, and shot the ball with supreme confidence from three-point distance. She was deadly from beyond the arc off the dribble and the catch. Naomi ripped the ball away on the defensive end, attacked with a burst off the dribble to cause fouls, and kicked passes out to open shooters off of dribble penetration. She ripped the nets with threes from spots all over the court and turned in a complete performance.