Alabaster, ALABAMA - The Heat Ball Showdown is quickly growing into one of the best tune up events prior to Eval Weekend. The talent level and competition was off the charts. We were extremely impressed with the younger kids several showed that they are truly the future of our game. The following caught our attention and had standout performances: Tahli King ‘21 6-1:C (AHE 2021) defends the paint with authority, moves well, and rebounds on both ends. Morgan Wormley ‘21 5-10 F (AHE 2021) good passer from high post, and good defender with decent foot movement. Camillie Jenkins ‘21 5-10 G (AHE 2021) has nice handles, attacks off the dribble, and knocks down the J from 3pt range. Jaloni Cambridge ‘24 5-6 PG (FBC United The Family 16U) fast with the dribble, very good handles, attacks, good 1-on-1 defender, gets in passing lane, leads the break, and makes the right pass. Special, has that IT FACTOR! Essence Cody ‘23 6-3 C (FBC United The Family 16U) tall, long arms, moves well, defends, and transitions ends well. Mature game, shot blocker, skilled, tremendous upside, can't miss Power 5 prospect. Ava Watson ‘24 5-6 G (FBC United The Family ...

DENVER, COLORADO – Triple Crown Sports is a household name when it comes to women’s basketball, best known for the WNIT (Women’s National Invitational Tournament) preseason and postseason. As well as the Cancun Challenge. Triple Crown venture into high school girls’ grassroots basketball has upped the ante on how events are ran. Triple Crown has top notch facilities along with a professionally ran events, which includes shot clocks on every court, player stats for every game, quality officials, with affordable prices for teams and fans. Our personal favorite is Veterans and children 12 and under receive free admission. Family and friends can also catch their favorite players and teams via livestream. Triple Crown is clearly taking steps to help grow the game. We had the pleasure of checking out the action at this year’s Colorado’s Finest Basketball Exhibition with teams representing over 7 states with over 30 D2 and junior college coaches in attendance. Several players caught and kept our eye here is several standouts: Kylee Blacksten 2020 6-4 Guard-Forward BC Denver 17U UAA-CO – Long athletic, good command of her dribble with excellent court vision and good passer, rebounds well both ends, solid defender, pushes ball up the floor, ...

RALEIGH, NC - The Deep South Classic is quickly becoming a must attend event on the aau circuit. The Eastern Seaboard was fully represented with teams from as far away as Nebraska in attendance for one of the biggest pre evaluation period tournaments on the east coast. Over 300 Teams were in attendance. Notable players from the Deep South 2019 include: ● #23 ​Juliann McCarron​ - 2020 (Alyssa Thomas Elite 17U - DE St. Elizabeth HS) McCarron showed the ability to consistently hit the jump shot and is a good ball-handler, she finds the open spot well and should not be left open on the wing. ● #23 ​Bernyah Mayo​ - 2020 (Alyssa Thomas Elite 17U - DE/St. Elizabeth HS) Mayo is a floor general she keeps her calm and leads her team. She is an excellent defender who put pressure on the other teams pg and keeps her man in front of her, attacks the basket and makes good decisions under pressure. ● #3 ​Amber Been​ - 2019 (Castle Athletics 17U - NY) Been is an exciting player to watch, ball handling ability is excellent, very hard for defenders to stay in front of, displayed ability to get to the rim at ...

’27 PG Carley Reyes – Carley is dynamic! Her feel for the game is off the charts. She utilizes great speed and quickness to keep defenders off balance. Reyes and her team played up in this tournament, but it didn’t faze the kid. She did a great job creating space between her and bigger defenders and when presented with any kind of room knocked down deep jumpers. Her intensity is contagious and her passion for defense is just as great as it is for offense. Carley is on track to be special. ’27 G Loghan Hamilton – I usually end up writing something about this kid each time I see her play because each time I see something different. Compared to other 4th graders, Loghan has unmatched size at the guard spot. She has a unique confidence about herself and is always under control. She utilizes her size to see over top of smaller defenders and sets teammates up for open shots. Her foot work is advanced, and she has big girl range. When she puts it all together and realizes how truly unstoppable she could be, she will be one of the best in the country. ’27 G Zoey Franklin - ...

’24 G Lydia Cooke-Wiggins – Lydia is a very nice combo guard. She is very impact with the ball in hands and works well off the ball. On the ball she is shifty can go right to left and left to right with great pace. Off the ball, Cooke-Wiggins does a great job working off screens and using back cuts to get easy buckets. She is a good passer and very capable shooter from deep. ’24 P D‘Asia Thomas – D’Asia has outstanding size and she plays with high energy. She plays true to her size and has nice hands that enable her to make tough catches in traffic. Thomas does a good job being physical in the painted area. She rebounds the ball well and does a great job kicking it out to start breaks. ’24 P Justice Carlton – Love Justice’s skill set. She has great size (still growing) that allows her to be impactful around the basket. Carlton has nice touch around the rim and is effective at attacking off the bounce elbow to elbow going left or right. Justice has a nose for the ball and attacks every rebound on the offensive and defensive end. ’24 G Micah Cooper ...

This years 6th Annual USMC BallN Prep Holiday Invitational December 27-29 will feature a intriguing coach player combination from Pike Road Lady Patriots a first year program. On one hand you have The Teacher, former professional, Florida State standout and Jeff Davis High School state champion Courtney Ward. The Pupil 2021 promising point guard 5-6 Sheria Clement currently averaging 19ppg 5rbg 4apg 3stlpg. Who better to help mentor and teach any point guard than Courtney Ward. Coach Ward has all the tools, ie. leadership, hard work and competitive sprit to provide outstanding tutelage to inspire Clement to be a outstanding point guard but only time will tell.  Be sure to catch Clement December 28-29 at Thompson HS, Alabaster, AL.

The BallN Prep crew decended on Orlando, FL 13-17 July and the Walt Disney ESPN Wide World of Sports complex. Our mission: to check out this years crop of 8th grade talent. An event so massive, we had to attack it with a three member team. With that being said, we strapped on our sneakers, grabbed the pens and pads, and focused our eyes on multiple courts at three different arenas. All participants did an excellent job competing and displaying their skills. Listed below are the Watch List names from this years event. 8th Grade Girls AAU Basketball Nationals (Please excuse the two differents formats used, we ran into a little admin snafu). ’22 Kailey Turpening 5’7 G (In The Zone Platinum 2022) ’22 Olivia Smelas 5’11 F (In The Zone Platinum 2022) ’22 Taryn Blankeship 5’11 F (VA-Pulaski County Wolves) ’22 Allyson Fleenor 6’0 F (VA-Pulaski County Wolves) ’22 Jada Dean 5’6 G (VA-Pulaski County Wolves) ’22 Lilah Grubman 5’9 G/F (Long Island Lightning Suffolk) ’22 Jennifer Sullivan 5’7 G (TN Lady Ballerz) ’22 Savannah Henderson 5’11 G/F (Hoops Dreams Elite) ’22 Stefanie Ingram 5’7 G (Hoops Dreams Elite) ’22 Madeline Ahearn 5’6 G (In The Zone Platinum 2022) ’22 Emily Berry 5’7 G (InTNsity 2022) ’22 Shardasia ...

NEW ORLEANS, LA - Basketball on the Bayou is one of our favorite stops on the travel ball circuit and we decided to use the Bayou to help answer one common denominator for all head coaches. The need for size and since on a whole guard play dominates the ball and most blogs and conversations. Our was to give the ball girls some love. The focus is on players six foot tall and above. The following got our attention:   2019 Thaniya Marks 6-1 All-Alabama Roadrunners Elite - College ready body, runs floor, athletic, finishes in the paint, nice low post game and attacks off the bounce. Rebounds both ends. Solid defender. DI prospect. Terri Crawford 6-1 All-Alabama Roadrunners Elite - Runs floor, college body, finishes well, tough defender, beast on the boards. Nice low post presence. DI prospect. Destiny Thomas 6-3 Essence TipHayes Purple - Great size, known commodity, nice post moves, rebounds and defends well. Ashanti Lavergne 6-4 Louisiana's Finest - Long athletic, rebounds, runs floor. Micah Linthacum 6-4 Missouri Phenom 17U EYBL - college body moves well, solid defender, and good passer. Jazmaine Lewis 6-5 Missouri Phenom 17U EYBL - College body, fundamentally sound, rebounds, defends, strong presence in the lane. 2020 Hannah Edwards 6-5 All-Alabama ...

We got a chance to spend a week in Kingsport, TN for AAU's awesome 7th Grade Nationals. We did our best to see every team. Here is our watchlist (class & heights were not provided. Therefore each player is considered a Class of 2023 or younger. Hilary Adams - Always 100 Goodwell 2023 Chloe Anderson - IL Xcitement Monstars 2023 Leah Barnes - Candace Parkers Tampa Aces 2023 Kiara Beal - BWSL Norfolk Express Kaydence Black - Nautilus Express 2024 Madison Booker - Alabama Southern Starz 2023 Asiana Britt - TBLR 2023 Jasmine Brown - IL Xcitement Monstars 2023 Briley Burchett - Tennessee Rush 2023 Madyson Burney - BWSL Norfolk Express Evyn Carrier - The Truth 2023 Ashley Chea - SGV 7 Blue Ellie Chen - SGV 7 Blue Bentleigh Christus - WV Thunder White Nylah Collier - Alabama Southern Starz 2023 Abigail Cooch - Nova 94 Feet 2023 Taylor Curry - IL Xcitement Monstars 2023 Monet Dance - Team Elite Sims 2023 Kynnedi Davis - Memphis Lady War Eagles 2023 Jessica Dornak - Nova 94 Feet 2023 Aliyah Elliott - Team Loaded 2023 Edmonds Kennesse Etienne - IL Xcitement Monstars 2023 Nevaeh Farmer - NC Lady Ballers Taylor Farris - Dayton Lady Hoopstars Black 2023 Haven Ford - Kentucky Swarm Taylor Fordyce - Always 100 Goodwell 2023 Paige Frazier* - Dayton Lady Hoopstars White Madison French - ...

ROCKFORD IL - We always enjoy taking a peek into the future of girls and women's basketball. BallN Prep is honored and privileged to be AAU Girls Basketball Official Ranking Company and would like to thank them for the opportunity. The following is this years Watch List and by all means not all inclusive but in fact a living document with the opportunity for growth. Special thanks to BallN Prep contributor Xaver Walton. FINAL 4 - BEST OF THE BEST Tai Harvey, Essence Extreme, 2024 Audrey Annee, Indiana Flight, 2024 Caya Smith, BTR, 2025 Chantrel Clayton, IL X-Citement, 2024 Chazadi Wright, Essence Xtreme, 2024 Chloe Spreen, Indiana Flight, 2024 Jania Akins, Essence Xtreme, 2024 Lanyra McGill, IL X-Citement, 2024 Lauren Klem, Indiana Flight, 2024 Neenah George, BTR, 2024 Nyla Bush, IL X-Citement, 2024 Sanaa Tripp, Essence Xtreme, 2024 Sania Richardson, BTR, 2025 Scarlett Kimbrell, Indiana Flight, 2024 Taliyah Parker, BTR, 2024 Xamiya Walton, IL X-Citement, 2024 WATCH LIST Alayah Spratling, Heart of Illinois, 2024 Alli Harness, Sky Digg, 2024 Alonna Poole, FBC The Family, 2024 Amiya Ware, Carolina Elite, 2024 Angelina Smith, IL X-Citement, 2024 Aniya Bishop, Lady Region, 2024 Briana Rivera, Central Florida Elite, 2024 Camryn Smith, KC Gold, 2024 Dea Bradley, Southern KY Starz, 2024 Destini Sullivan, KC Gold, 2024 Destiny Jackson, IL X-Citement, 2025 Jada Eads, Central Florida Elite, 2024 Jaiona Jackson, NTX Tarheels, 2024 JaKobi Williams, OLBE. ...