2020 Pass Tha Ball Super 60 ’24 Tip Sheet
KAELYN HAMILTON
DUNCANVILLE, TEXAS- One thing I strive for when I’m evaluating players is looking for intangibles that you can’t find on a score sheet or stat sheet for that matter and I always pride myself in being able to find those players I feel will play at some level of the next level at an early age and I haven’t been wrong yet, this includes my own daughter, Sydney Colson, as well as Brooke McCarty who I knew, would create some problems before they entered middle school, both are WNBA players by the way but the list is unreal and it includes ’20 Sarah Andrews, one of the camp coaches who is heading to Baylor, she too be in the WNBA. With that being said, I never count anyone out, hard work on improving your skills and playing smart at this age will go a long way so I was impressed with this group I caught at Pass Tha Ball’s Super 60 that I decided to break the squads down into classes so I’m starting with 2024 class and as a special treat, I’m going to drop something on Prep Girls Hoops Texas, yes I cover Texas for them as well so stay tuned. Also follow me on social media @girlzprepreport, Facebook, Twitter, and The Gram because a lot more will be coming
Class of 2024
Kaelyn Hamilton-5’8 G- I don’t even look at the rosters before I evaluate players, I take notes and go back to the roster yet her play on the court, as well as her leadership off the court, just sold me on what’s coming. She’s an athletic nightmare and will be hard to handle when she enters high school and plays for her mom, trust me on that and all I wrote was #BEAST
Rian Forestier-5’8 PG (Players First) I’m just shaking my head because of what I said a few months about her game and I always stress, I love progression. Her aggressiveness on both defense and attacking the basket stood out yet she’s added a picture-perfect jumper that I couldn’t stop watching
Ja’Mya Brown-5’3 PG (Supergirls) always remember, the game starts at the one and when you’re heady, that means you understand how to run a team, that will take you far as you progress and she showed she could handle the ball under pressure and make the right passes. Creating her shot also adds to what’s coming
Taler Thornton-5’8 G (Houston Skyrise) made my Tip Sheet three years ago and she impressed playing up and wearing #51. She attacks and finishes strong, she battles on the boards and can grab it on go to coast to coast to either finish, stop and pop or make the right pass and speaking of passing, she throws bullets on the money
Mikaela Curtis-5’7 G – I stress the importance of doing simple things, like playing the passing lane, reacting on defense and getting after it because those are easy and all it takes is effort, she definitely showed that so watching her create her shot in the skills and under pressure in-game situation was good to see, plenty of upside
GRACE RIGGS
Grace Riggs-5’9 G- she has a lot of tools in her offensive arsenal and creativity is just something you can’t teach. I love the hesitation, that gets defenders to lean and once they do, she’s gone. That pull-up was impressive but when she took the defender baseline for the reverse and the “and one” I dropped my pen
Victoria Barrera-5’7 PG (Lady Heat) another young smart point guard that can control the tempo, plays within herself and understands how to run a team. Trust me, these qualities are vital not only in high school but beyond. She also understands how to set the defense up, she can create and get her shot off as well as attack and finish after contact
Aislinn Chaffin-5’5 G- defensive guards that dive on the floor for loose balls were once abundant so it’s always great for me to see that in a player because it falls into some of those intangibles you can’t teach. She understands how to get to the “spot” and nail it as well as mixing it up and attacking the rim
Keyera Roseby-5’8 F- she rebounds well on both ends, has a knack for grabbing the boards over taller players and she’s strong, really strong and that showed not only in the paint in defense but she could get it and go, as in the push the ball and all of this at this stage will take her far because she can take defenders off the dribble in the half-court and finish
Tatiana Butenko-5’4 PG (Houston United) her name preceded her so I was eager to catch her in not only the skills and drills session, which she was impressive but game situation and her upside is definitely high because of her ability and basketball IQ. She does a good job of playing within herself and getting hers in the flow, nice job creating the shot
Alsie Medlock-5’0 PG- I have an old saying “size don’t matter when you can play” and she can definitely do that. She has no fear, attacks the basket relentlessly and did a good job of handling the ball while being defended tightly and she makes the right passes. Not only does she create her shot, but she also showed a nice step back
Cyncere McDonald-5’2 G (Supergirls) she has made quite a few of my tip sheets, speedy guard, under control, finishes with contact, yes I’m sincerely impressed that she keeps adding to her repertoire and taking defenders by getting them off-balanced was superseded by her spin move that had me going. Showed she could the outside shot as well
Kaley O’Neal-5’3 G (Supergirls) I couldn’t get her to smile for the picture but she had me smiling as I wondered how many Supergirls were going to spin right there in front of me. She turned it on during the games, she explodes to the basket strongly and consistently, yet under control and she finished after contact with ease