Zakenya Thompson
Zakenya Thompson
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Simmie Colson | Prep Girls Hoops Scout
Thompson is one of the most powerful guards not only in the Houston area, but the state. I enjoy watching her overpower smaller guards and score off the dribble, at times with players literally hanging on her, no CAP, yet to CAP it off, her body control plays a big part in that so when you factor in she attacks and finishes with either hand, what else. Well she can drop the mid to long-range in the set, the stop and pop in transition, she understands positioning to outrebound taller players and score on putbacks. She also applies “on the ball” pressure defensively and plays the passing lane
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Thompson was one of the “top clutch performers” on the PGH Circuit this past season and her taking on a larger scoring role because of an injury to
Taylor Spencer
Taylor
Spencer
5'8" | PG
Cleveland | 2024
State
TX
, Thompson accepted the role and was impressive. She’s a powerful guard that can punish the defender on both ends, off the dribble she finishes strongly after contact and her smothering defense helps to create turnovers yet watching her create her shot in the set and drop it while being closely guarded is special. She also can nail the “stop and pop” in transition, mid to long-range and she not only wants the ball down the stretch, she delivers
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