Sanyiah took home MVP honors at the PGH Expo. Her athleticism, strength, speed, explosive drives, tough finishing, relentless defense, court vision, effective ball handling, and all-around dominance make it clear that she’s an elite guard prospect. Sanyiah excels as the lead guard and has good off-the-ball instincts. She’s off to a great Junior season at Detroit Country Day.

Sanyiah was an MVP at our PGH Expo, and she played like it at DCDHS Fall League. She penetrated gaps with her explosive downhill drives to score many layups, finished through contact, and distributed the ball effectively to open teammates. Sanyiah was decisive with the ball, and her active hands created steals on the defensive end. One of her best plays was a fast double-crossover move for a drive-by layup. She showed her athletic leaping ability by hanging in the air on a drive to score an and-one layup. Sanyiah is a dynamic guard prospect who makes an all-around impact on the court.

Sanyiah turned in a complete performance from start to finish at the PGH Michigan Expo. Her explosive quickness and shifty ball-handling stood out during 3v3 and continued throughout the day. Sanyiah was a multidimensional difference maker. She dished out assists, knocked down pull-up jumpers, penetrated gaps to score at the rim, earned free throws, and hounded the ball on defense. Sanyiah made smart backdoor cuts off the ball to score layups, produced rebounds, and created space with her dribble. She proved her value as a high-level college prospect and earned recognition as a Top Performer. Sanyiah is an All-Showcase First Team and All-Defensive Team selection. She is my 2025 Expo Most Valuable Prospect.

Sanyiah put her stamp on the PGH Expo and solidified herself, in my mind, as a guard with the athleticism, instincts, and abilities on both sides of the ball to be a D1 prospect. She used a shifty double-crossover move to split defenders during 3v3 and blew by to score a layup. She made a great bounce pass to a cutter for an assist and swished a smooth free-throw jumper. Sanyiah continued to stand out during games with Team 5. She turned up the heat on defense, applying full-court pressure without fouling. Sanyiah penetrated gaps with quick crossovers, delivered excellent bounce passes into the post, and accelerated downhill to earn many trips to the free-throw line. She was a force on the offensive glass and knocked down jumpers. Sanyiah was a Top Performer and my 2025 MVP.

Sanyiah has explosive speed, changes directions with a variety of combination dribbles, dishes out assists, finishes with good touch around the basket, and causes turnovers with her aggressive defense. She knocks down perimeter jumpers and earned recognition as All-Expo Second Team last year. Sanyiah will be one of the top prospects and most athletic guards in the gym at The Expo.

Sanyiah has shifty handles and quick steps that make her a challenging matchup on both ends of the court. She created separation with her dribble and crashed for an offensive rebound to cause a jump ball. Sanyiah gave her team an advantage in transition with her speed and elevated off two feet to score over a defender using the glass. Sanyiah doubled the ball over half court, batted down the pass, ripped the ball away, and dished a crisp bounce pass to her teammate for the assist. Sanyiah added shots from the perimeter and had a solid day at The Expo on Saturday, earning her All-Showcase Second Team Honors.

Blackwell is an exciting prospect that showed up ready to play D. Her defensive quickness was basically jaw dropping. Offensive players just couldn’t attack her off the bounce.

Sanyiah was anticipated to be a top guard at The Expo and she made plays for Team 4 that showed exactly why her athleticism and abilities separate her from the pack. Sanyiah stole the ball and used a lightning-quick double crossover move to get by her defender for a full-court runout. She pursued an offensive rebound then dribbled outside to drain a corner 3, elevated to score off two at the rim, and dished an assist after drawing an extra defender in the paint.

Sanyiah has quickness and explosiveness that will be exciting to see on the court Saturday. She cuts off opposing ball handlers and causes turnovers with her pressure. Sanyiah crosses over defenders and goes into a higher gear to score off the dribble. She will be one of the most electric athletes in the gym at The Expo and I expect her to have a great performance.