LAS VEGAS, NV - The say goes what happens is Vegas stays in Vegas but this is the exception not the rule. The first half July 2018 evaluation period is in full effect with events all over the nation. We decided to go off the beaten path on the prowl for little known talent. It's easy to sit in gyms where all the coaches and other evaluators on hand scouting Top 25 to 60 prospects that everyone seems to know. We like to shine the light on the prospects that are not but should be coaches radar. The following BallN ballers caught our attention some you may or not know: 2023 Gisella Maul 5-8 PG Nike CyFair Maul - First saw her at the Prentice Beverly Elite 80 in Oklahoma City where she had and outstanding showing. Maul continues to shine bright. Really love her smooth athletic game, she has good command of her dribble. Rebounds well. Excellent court vision good passer. Solid on ball defender. Finishes well in paint with a silky shooting touch. Chance to be special. Jade Clack 5-10 Nike CyFair Maul - Long athletic high energy, sprints the floor attacks at both ends. Needs to add strength. ...

HONOLULU, Hawaii - Jam On It Basketball presented the Pacific Rim Championship which saw over 150 teams on the island of Oahu. We had a chance to look at some up and coming talent. May we suggest you keep eyes on the following future ballers:   2023 Emmy Stout 6-2 Rebels San Diego (CA) - Good size, runs floor, finishes well, good hands. Tremendous upside. Ledjan "Bonez" Pahukoa 5-9 CON3 JACK Makawao,(HI) - Deadly from behind the arc, Good command of her dribble, Solid defender and jumps passing lanes, Great court vision and passer. #Chance2BSpecial Taimane Faleafine-Auwae 6-1 Lahaina Girls Lahaina, (HI) - Long arms, runs floor, fundamentally sound boxes out, Solid defender blocks shots. Decent low post game. Finishes well in paint. Communicates well. High IQ. Huge upside. Continue to watch. Margie Ann Sana 5-5 Lahaina Girls Lahaina, (HI) - Solid point guard feisty tough defender, pushes the rock little floor general. Fun to watch. Watch. Theresa Anakalea 5-5 Lightning Kailua, (HI) - Quick guard good handles sweet 3pt Stroke. Good on ball defender. Laynee Torres 5-6 Lightning Kaneohe, (HI) - Tough PG good handles loves to attach, Pushes the rock exceptional court vision and passer. Communicates and a solid defender. Coach on the floor. 2022 Marlissa Watson 6-2 ...

Desoto, TX - I had a great time watching the young ladies that participated in the Generation Next Grassroots National Championship. There were talented kids at all the sites. Of the players that I saw, here are a few kids that jumped out at me. DFW Hawks Black ‘21 Trystan Clark – I enjoyed watching Trystan Clark ball. Clark is a crafty player with a high basketball IQ. She has wonderful court awareness and does a great job getting herself to open spots on the floor. Not flashy but solid with consistent handles and demonstrated a fearless mentality when attacking the rim. DFW Hawks Blue ’21 Jordyn Newsom – Jordyn Newsom is supremely athletic. I personally don’t think there is a move on the court she can’t make. Newsom is usually always on balance when driving to the rim and has a good vertically that allows her to finish above defenders. She has 3 ball range and has a really high release point on her shot that makes it tough on defenders to block. NTX Lady Wolves ’22 Mary Doyle – Mary is a versatile post player that can put the ball on the floor and maneuver around defenders to get to the rim. ...

I love being in the gym. I especially love being in the gym surrounded by wonderful and talented kids. Kids competing, improving their game, and simply getting better. Had a chance to sit in the cut and evaluate at the We Got Game Tournament and saw some talented kids go hard.   NLMA ‘25 Aaliya Chavez – The young A.I., Aaliya Chavez was superb. The kid did a great job keeping defenders off balance. Chavez got to the rim at will and often times created contact to get herself to the free-throw line. She was lock down on defense and pestered ball handlers all day long. **Must Watch** NTX Elite ’25 Trinity Thomas – Trinity Thomas is a smooth shooter. She did a good job getting to her corner 3 spots. She also did a wonderful job using ball fakes and the threat of the 3 to get inside. North Texas Elite ’24 Nissa Muhammad – Nissa is super quick and explosive to the basket. Her ability to get to the basket is awesome. She did a great job using her quick feet to apply ball pressure and stay in front of defenders. North Texas Elite ’24 Jayla Lawson-Kennedy – Jayla’s upside is huge. Lawson-Kennedy ...

  BallN Across Borders Global Games featured some of the top female athletes from the US and from Canada! The USA BallN Select team was well represented from 12 different States. With this being the first year for the BallN Across Borders Global Games it produced an astonishing over 5K online viewers. BallN Prep and The RISE Centre help assimilate teams that represented the USA and Canada, compiled of seniors and underclassmen teams which featured grades 9-11. Despite it being the first year BallN Across Borders Global Games was a resounding success and the first of many. We are looking forward to continuing to grow the game of women’s basketball. USA 2017 Underclassmen MVP 18’ Brooke Moore (24pts, 8 rebs, 1 stl)- a 5’6 Guard that has committed to Auburn University, put on a phenomenal second half performance for the USA BallN Select team. Moore with only 5 first half points for the US came out with a chip on her shoulder the second half. Moore hits three 3 pointers which included one that she shoot from the ATL. Her ability to create off the dribble and shoot from deep made it difficult for her defenders to guard her. Moore’s second half performance ...

We had a chance to attend the 7th annual Queen of the Court Classic and I was highly impressed with the level of play and the talent showcased. I love watching kids compete and there were some really good matchups at the event. As much as I would have loved to each and every baller at every location, I was not able to see every game. The games that I did catch were exciting and filled with loads of talent that provided me with tons of good content for write ups and evaluations. Below is a list of kids that stood out to me as write up worth this past weekend. DC Queens (Silver) ’26 G Rieyan Desouze – Rieyan has end to end speed and gets to the rim with urgency. She finishes at the rim and finishes with contact. DC Queens (Silver) ’26 G Journee Hampton – Ms. Journee is an exciting kid to watch. Her aggressive attacking style of play is second to none. Hampton displayed a ton of speed and quickness. Her first step is super quick and gives defenders no time to react. Journee looked as if she was shot of rocket when as she explodes to ...

        Desoto, TX February 26, 2017 -This is my second year covering the Generation Next Middle School Showcase and it keeps getting better and better. Of course the game which is played with an all-star game flare, highlights some of the most talented middle school girls in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. It always an honor for me to be able to sit courtside and watch the girls ball out. Class of ‘22 5’6 PG Cammie McKinney – When I first saw Cammie play at a DC Queens tournament in Desoto last year, my jaw dropped. The kid is flat out exciting to watch. She has supreme court vision and just about always make the right basketball play. McKinney is a very willing passer and possess a unique ability to pass her teammates open. She is dynamic in the open floor. Cammie has a nice midrange game highlighted by a tough floater and uses her pinpoint handles to get to the rim. Cammie’s stock is extremely high and she has the ability to be a top PG in her class. Must Watch 5’5 SF Faith Horton – I was very impressed with Faith’s effort and the way she attacked the glass. She was probably ...

CHICAGO, IL – The Illinois X-Citement X-Plosion X-Posure was indeed exciting and full of young talent. Happy that BallN Prep was on hand to take in the action. Several outstanding rising stars are on the horizon and they’ve Got Game! The following young guns caught and kept our attention. 2021 Hanna Mahmoud 5-6 All in Athletics (Palatine, IL) - Good 3pt shooter, attacks at both ends hit several clutch shots. Lauren Huber 5-11 All in Athletics (Libertyville, IL) – Very active, hustles, runs the floor, rebounds and finishes off the break, De’Ahna Richardson 5-9 Bolingbrook Panthers (Bolingbrook, IL) – Good handles loves to attack both ends. Shoots it well from 3pt and finishes well. Solid defender. Annaliese Griffin 6-0 West Suburban Dream (Plainfield, IL) – Active active active, good size, runs floor moves well with ability to defend multiple positions, Good passer with decent command of dribble, Rebounds and finishes well. Krystyna Ellew 5-9 West Suburban Dream (Chicago, IL) – College body with good command of her dribble attacks off the bounce, solid defender, excellent court vision, finishes well. Attacks at both ends. 2022 Mila Reynolds 6-0 X-Citement 7th (South Bend, IN) – Long athletic frame, Smooth all-around game can do it all. Effective big guard or wing, ...

ARIZONA'S MARKKANEN IS OSCAR ROBERTSON NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE WEEK The U.S. Basketball Writers Association has selected the Arizona's Lauri Markkanen as its Oscar Robertson National Player of the Week for games ending the week of Sunday, Jan. 22. The USBWA's weekly honor is presented by Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook. Markkanen, 7-0 forward from Jyväskylä, Finland, averaged 20.5 points and 7.5 rebounds in a road sweep of USC and UCLA, shooting 14-of-22 from the field (.636) and 8-of-10 (.800) behind the arc. UCONN'S SAMUELSON IS ANN MEYERS DRYSDALE NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE WEEK The U.S. Basketball Writers Association has selected UConn guard/forward Katie Lou Samuelson as its Ann Meyers Drysdale Women's National Player of the Week for games ending the week of Sunday, Jan. 22. The USBWA's weekly honor will be handed out each Tuesday through mid-February this season. Samuelson, a 6-3 sophomore from Huntingdon Beach, Calif., averaged 33 points for the top-ranked and unbeaten Huskies in two wins, shooting 24-36 from the field for a 66.7 percentage, also shooting 57.9 percent on attempted 3-pointers. VILLANOVA'S GEDAKA IS WOMEN'S NATIONAL FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK The U.S. Basketball Writers Association has selected Villanova forward Mary Gedaka as its Women's National Freshman of the Week for ...

MONTGOMERY Al - During the month of January all over the country we celebrate many things, but in the south... especially in Montgomery Alabama, we celebrate two major milestones. The birth of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and MLK BallN Prep's Classic. These events have become synonymous with one another in these parts. While Dr. King led the civil rights movement for all, BallN Prep has and continues to elevate the game of girls basketball. College coaches from across the nation descend on the capitol of Alabama each year to scout top players from local and surrounding areas, near and far states, line up to take part in this awesome event. This year's event (Jan 14/16) proved to be the broadest one to date. Why? Because BallN Prep went international. Team TRC Academy, from our northern neighboring country, Canada, came down to the lower 48, specifically Alabama, to compete with and against teams from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and North Carolina. While this is a first for Team BallN Prep, plans are not to let it be the last.           Over the course of this year's 3-day event (2 days of actual play), Sunday's off day included a Civil Rights Tour with TRC ...