When I first sat down to watch Rylee McLucas Rylee McLucas 6'0" | SF Link Academy | 2025 MO this past AAU season, I left with a lot of questions. McLucas has the size, skill, and knowledge of the game to dominate on both sides of the ball but in this case, she was only hitting one move over and over so I wasn’t sure what else she could do. Well, this high school season, she showed out and showed me that she is another prospect that I would consider the real deal. McLucas has a bunch of moves she can pull out in any given situation, which were on full display all Winter long. She competes with a high school program that has several respectable players so to stand out at all is impressive. On this team, she is going to be one of the bigger players coming off the bench. I have a feeling that she is going to have some really impressive games over these next few months but we will just have to wait and see. If this group ends up starting her, then they may have the biggest starting lineup on the 3SSB circuit. Either way, I have a feeling that McLucas is going to shine on this team.

Coming into this past season, Rylee McLucas Rylee McLucas 6'0" | SF Link Academy | 2025 MO transferred in to compete with Millard North and she did a great job of holding her own throughout the year. McLucas is a 6’0 Combo Guard/Small Forward, depending on what her team asks of her. This season she moved around and dominated any position that was given to her. When you account for her skill set of a Guard and her natural length, you start to realize how impressive she could really become on the hardwood. She is someone that understands that she may have to adapt in any given moment but if she can do that properly, she knows that she is going to find a lot of success. The best part about McLucus to myself is that she can beat you in so many ways, all while being a game-changer on the defensive side of the ball. She moves effortlessly down the floor, almost like she is floating whenever she is taking steps and that’s something that stands out to anyone observing. I’m excited to see what McLucas can do on the AAU floor this Spring. She will be suiting up with ETG Midwest Elite 3SSB, a top AAU program throughout the state. If she can find her niche and she continues to work hard, I would be shocked if she didn’t have collegiate recruiters reaching out over these next few months. She is the real deal and only going to get better with the most experience she has.

Rylee McLucas Rylee McLucas 6'0" | SF Link Academy | 2025 MO transferred high schools this season and I had my doubts but she has really been a productive and important addition to the Millard North roster. On a team that has some ballers, McLucas has been doing a great job of showing off her versatility and knowledge of the game, each night she takes the floor. When I had the chance to see McLucas at our showcase prior to the season, she dominated most of the matchups she came across. My only problem was that she was killing her competition with the same move, over and over, only going one direction. This is what worried me at first. I was curious if she could adapt to being cut off or adapt to a bigger player being in her way and that answer is a resounding, YES! She can adapt and with her natural height, she is in a mismatch, a majority of the time to most people that are across from her on the high school floor. I’m not sure where McLucas will end up for her collegiate career but she has a base that any good college coach could build on moving forward.

I’ve said for a few months now that Rylee McLucas Rylee McLucas 6'0" | SF Link Academy | 2025 MO has a superior mixture of length, skill, and knowledge of the game compared to her opponents a majority of the time and it was no different at this camp. McLucas was doing a little bit of everything, showing off her versatility each possession. Sometimes she would come down the floor and score the ball, sometimes she would create off of the dribble, and sometimes she would move away from the play giving her teammates space to maneuver for an easy bucket. It didn’t really matter, whatever she was attempting to do, she succeeded. This winter it’ll be interesting to see how the high school picture in Nebraska plays out. There are some teams coming into the winter that will be favorites to win it all but for the most part, the State picture is pretty open across the board. I’ll be in attendance a few times to see McLucas and others compete. From everything I’ve learned/seen up until this point, I’m expecting some competitive games!

Rylee McLucas Rylee McLucas 6'0" | SF Link Academy | 2025 MO has all the intangibles and skill to play at the college level when her high school career comes to an end. On Sunday at this event, McLucas showed glimpses of being extremely dominate. She has natural athleticism and length that helps her in several occasions out on the floor. Wether it being scoring over a smaller defender or getting a block on a bigger post player, she maybe guarding in that moment. There were several occasions when McLucas would step back for a three one possession and knock it down, following by coming down the floor for an easy post up the very next possession. This was a great way of showing off her versatility to anyone watching. This is another player that has a bright future on the court if she can tighten some things up over the next two years. She has all the resources in her corner, now she just has to work on the correct things and keep on grinding. Something that I’m sure is already happening behind closed doors.