Santanna Hamelin (2029) | PG |

Hamelin is most likely going to be moving up in the rankings with her recent ascension. Her current positioning isn’t indicative of the type of player she is. This school season, Santanna moved mountains for her team and led them as just a freshman on a tough run. This spring/summer she’ll be a must-watch due to her dynamic ability to get downhill. She puts immense pressure on the defense as she forces them to collapse and she has no problem making plays after turning the corner. As a defender herself, she dials in on the team’s focus plus she can stay connected to shifty players in open settings. There’s no way coaches aren’t absolutely elated to have an asset like Santanaa around.

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Don’t be fooled by her charming charisma either, Hamelin should be known as the “smiling assassin”. She carried her squad deep into the postseason, getting all the way to the championship game. Westerly’s star freshman provided the squad with deep paint penetration and decisive playmaking that kept defenders constantly guessing. Santanaa wasn’t one to let her foot off the gas either, it seemed she turned the heat up in all her biggest matchups and kept pushing forward even though she had the advantage in individual matchups. The ’29 pg has had her coming out party this school season.

Sanatana Hamelin (2029) | PG | Westerly

Sanatana was one of the more surprising guards to discover this year. To start the year, there wasn’t much known about her overall game, but after watching some of her early film it quickly became clear that she was a force for Westerly. Hamelin is resilient in the lane, dynamic attacking from the wings and has an upbeat tempo that’s hard to contain. She’ll be a determining factor for them for some time. This is one of the best freshman guards in all of RI.