INDIANAPOLIS, IN – We kick off the long-awaited month of July in Indianapolis for USJN’s 18th Annual Premier Showcase.
After over a year of COVID-related dead periods, the NCAA DI coaches hit the road last week for the first time, and as always, Indy was a hot stop on the trail. The Indiana Convention Center played host to over 225 teams and hundreds of college coaches who were all ready to get this month of basketball going.
For full event results, you can check out the post event page here:
https://www.usjn.com/xtm_post_event_new.php?which=740
Featured prominently at this even were the final rounds of games in the 2021 Blue Star Travel Teams League, which crowned its champions on the event’s final day. The League was once again full of talent, young and old, established and future, and coaches, media, and fans took notice of these young ladies from coast to coast.
Keep it glued here all summer for our ongoing team coverage of some of the nation’s top events in our game. As always, we can’t be everywhere at once, and we see way more players than we could ever mention in several articles. But we love watching young players grow and learn and develop. We live for the buzzer beaters and the emotion and the marquee match ups! Women’s Basketball is a game on the rise thanks to the efforts of so many, and we love covering it.
So here are just a small handful of players we took note of at our first stop. See you on the road!
Yasmine Allen – 2024 – 6-0 – Wing – GA Pearls 16 National – Shooter with size…Hit nine trey’s in one game alone, en route to a 36 point effort…Willing and able to bring the ball up…Even got the and 1 on a three…Long frame helps with rebounding
Emrie Aarons – 2023 – 5-7 – Point Guard – MD Liberty Excel – Very athletic…Straight line driver…Can do a nice job in traffic…Making progress
JJ Barnes – 2025 – 5-8 – Point Guard – Wisconsin Playground Elite 14 – Exciting lefty lead guard who just makes plays time and time again…Built like a high schooler before she even gets to the 9th grade…Attack mode kid…Plenty of points and assists
Alyssa Bartlett – 2025 – 5-5 – Point Guard – Kingdom Hoops 15 – Some creativity shown in getting to the basket…Already has a floater in her bag…Fairly quick…Does a nice job at the point
Lenee Beaumont – 2023 – 6-0 – Combo Guard – M14 Hoops 17 – Great example of a player that has gotten better over the years every time out…All that length makes her a danger on the move…Plays the game at a good pace…Elusive with the ball…Tends to maximize her touches…Does things without the ball in her hands as well…Stock continues upward
Sydney Benally – 2025 – 5-7 – Point Guard – New Mexico Select 16 – Just a complete player on both sides of the ball for her age…Can freeze people off the hesi…Nice touch on her passes…Good job defensively…Catch and shoot three must be guarded
Shannon Blacher – 2023 – 5-11 – Wing – Illinois Lady Lightning 16 Platinum – Enticing physical make up out on the perimeter…Speed in the open court is a problem…Shoots it some…But gets into the paint more often…Playmaker that her team looks for in big spots, evidenced by a game winning reverse lay up
Lexi Boyke – 2023 – 6-0 – Forward – MI Mystics 17 Dream Team – Strong forward who possesses some legit power…Solid skill wise…Hits the boards…Can duck into good position and make some nice moves to score…Steps out to hit the 15 footer
Natalie Bremer – 2022 – 5-11 – Wing – Wisconsin Playmakers – Shooter first, but if the window isn’t there, she will hit the shot fake and go past…Elevates really well to get shots over the D…Shoots well out of her cuts…Some surprising hops help on the floater, making her a potential three level threat
Ariana Bullock – 2024 – 6-2 – Wing – Illinois Elite 17 Diamond – Can’t miss the athletic upside with this one…Shoots the three ball with ease and comfort at this height…Gets up by the backboard to score and to prevent others from scoring
Evyn Carrier – 2023 – 6-4 – Post – M14 Hoops 16 – Already a great prospect and not even a finished product yet…Frame and size is there all day…Blocks shots and snatches the ball right out of the air…Can face and drive it a bit
Kristin Chmielewski – 2022 – 5-9 – Wing – Ohio Xtreme 17 – Athletic and sprints the floor…Competes…Nice wing guard…Handles pressure fine
Morgan Demos – 2022 – 6-2 – Post – Illinois Lady Lightning 17 Platinum – Blue collar post player…Size is there and makes good use of it…Will do a lot of the dirty work that leads to winning
Emma Dretke – 2022 – 5-11 – Wing – Ohio Xtreme 17 – Wing player who fits the mold…Arms down to her knees…Can shoot the three…Solid contributions…Can be physical
Whitney Dunn – 2022 – 5-9 – Combo Guard – Chicago Hoopes Express 17 Silver – Very fluid with the ball…Will stop and pop on a dime…Makes plenty of shots…Scoring guard who has athleticism to hang with many opponents
Trista Fayta – 2024 – 5-8 – Point Guard – Wisconsin Purple Aces 15 – Steady hand at the point…Gets her team into the offense and communicates with them…Probes the D well…Three ball is there…Gets out in transition too…Takes a balanced approach…Takes care of the ball…Nice player
Ally Fitzgerald – 2022 – 6-3 – Forward – Blue Star St. Louis 17 – Very explosive off two feet…Big time build…Took the elbow jumper…Looks like a beast going up to snag the high passes and jumping right back up to put them in the basket…Nice passer inside too
Faith Fudd-Robinson – 2024 – 5-11 – Wing – Team Sharp 16 Blue – Agile, athletic true small forward type…Hustles for loose balls and doesn’t give up on plays…Wants to drive…Gets up to snatch the lob and finish in the running game…Passes well on the move…Plays hard and has fun out there
Aubrey Galvan – 2025 – 5-6 – Point Guard – Full Package 17 Black – Shifty and saucy with the ball…Excellent passer…Watch her change direction and pace and then explode to split the traps…Good feel of when to shoot vs. when to pass…Hits the 3 off the bounce like it’s no big deal…Clutch to her game…Keeps the ball low and has fast hands…Did it all against the 17s
Kyla Glasser- Hyman – 2023 – 5-6 – Point Guard – Lady Runnin’ Rebels 16 – Lightning quick PG…Hit some tough pull ups moving horizontally…No look passes…Bit of a sleeper to look into
Colleen Hegewald – 2022 – 5-10 – Wing – West Michigan Drive 17 – Three point shooter you can’t lose out there…Good deny D with that length…Finds cutters with good passes
Laila Henderson – 2023 – 5-10 – Wing – M14 Hoops 16 – Gets into the paint often…Makes good use of the jab…Good job finding shooters off of her penetration…And makes nice, accurate passes…Can play some point…Patient with her screen usage…Really good stretches of play
Nicky Huss – 2023 – 6-1 – Forward – Nebraska Team Factory 16 – Has size and can run…Drives to score or pass…Lefty…Hit the three so she can definitely stretch the defense
Inia Jones – 2024 – 5-7 – Point Guard – Nebraska Hoops Elite 16 – Just a truck cruising down the highway out there…Killer instincts…Accelerates so quickly with the ball…A leader on the floor…Good foul shooter and gets there a lot…So tough
Jerni Kiaku – 2022 – 5-6 – Point Guard – GTS Fusion 17 GUAA – Put together quite a showing all event…Slices and dices through some traffic…Elevates in the lane…Pushes well in transition but also controls tempo in the half court
Jayden McBride – 2024 – 5-11 – Wing – Erie Irish 17 – Basketball runs in the family and she is just starting to blast off on her own journey…Lefty wing…Shoots the jumper off the jab…Can get out and run…Gets to rim with some explosion…Three ball is falling…When she’s going full speed it’s a problem…Really good prospect
Reese Messer – 2025 – 5-8 – Guard – KS Eclipse 17 Blue Star – Big time scoring prospect on the wing…Still not even in high school…Shot maker…Communicates on the court
Madison Moody – 2025 – 6-0 – Forward – All Ohio Xpress 15 – Left handed and can be very good working that direction…Likes to drive from the outside with that strong hand…Will go right too, but hard to stop going left…Doing some basic moves on the block…Consistent performer inside
Hannah Morris – 2025 – 6-2 – Forward – GA Pearls 14 – One to watch early…Passes the eye test and then some…Sprints the floor well…Alters shots and passes…Has some ups…Can finish off either foot with either hand
Jessie Moses – 2027 – 5-6 – Point Guard – Philadelphia Belles 14 – Baller at the lead guard spot…Nice takes and plenty of baskets with a trip for one more…Runs the show…Exciting future
Allison O’Hanlon – 2024 – 5-7 – Point Guard – NY Capitals McBride 16 – Has some definite swag with the ball…Gritty and vocal…Shoots the trey…Spaces herself well without the ball…Can pile up some dimes…Scoring option…Pull up is pretty elite…Under the radar player to know
Madison Parrish – 2025 – 6-0 – Wing – All Ohio Xpress 15 – Had the ball in her hands a lot and made things happen…Can play some point, but best off at the wing so she can show off her athleticism and size…Glides to the rim…Versatile and makes things happen…Will take the three…Elevates well
Adout Ring – 2022 – 6-4 – Forward – Team Florida 17 Chamberlain – Big forward with some face up move set…Showed solidly against elite competition…Big hands help…Still some polishing to do but a lot to work with at 6’4
Sydney Savoury – 2027 – 5-10 – Guard – MI Mystics 13 Smith – Power guard…Can put up some points…Advanced understanding on both ends…Jumper is smooth…Having a huge summer and still so young…Explosive off two feet to score
Simone Sawyer – 2022 – 5-11 – Wing – Illinois Elite 17 National – Does a lot of nice things defensively worth mentioning…Sprints the baseline in the zone very well…Versatility here…Can shoot the three well, even steeping back off the catch…Fronts the post…Good closing speed
Emma Slings – 2023 – 5-10 – Point Guard – Team Iowa 16 Elite – Nice passer, racking up a tight collection of assists…Pushes with some pace for sure…Rises up for nice jumpers in the lane…Tough to the basket when opportunity arises
Aleah Snead – 2023 – 5-11 – Wing – Philadelphia Belles 16 Steidle – Her most elite skill is just her ability to get to the basket from anywhere on the court…Finds open teammates…Fearless…A winner out there
Lauren Sollom – 2022 – 6-2 – Forward – MI Mystics 17 Ruh – Rips down boards with one hand…Lots of tips and deflections…Keeps it simple offensively…Sound set of hands…Under-recruited right now
Taja Stephens – 2022 — 5-8 – Guard – Team Candice Dupree 17 – Speedy…Good on D…Chases down loose balls…Wants to attack…Three pointer looks good but a little all or nothing at times
Maggie Taylor – 2024 – 6-4 – Forward – SD Network 16 Greg – Can start the break on her own when she pulls down rebounds…Finishes lay ups…Some face up moves and getting more comfortable with the ball…Still some more to do but has some years ahead
Delaney Thomas – 2022 – 6-2 – Wing Forward – GTS Fusion 17 GUAA – Has grown her game with all of the perimeter skills…As dynamic of a player as you will find…Hurts you inside and out…Going to get any rebound she wants…So poised and unphased
Kirston Verhulst – 2025 – 5-7 – Point Guard – KS Eclipse 15 Blue Star – Super mature young lead guard…Gets downhill in a hurry with the ball…Shooting contested three’s with confidence…All the tricks in her bag from a ball handling perspective…Plays well in the pick and roll game and can dish out the dime here…Nice pull up at the foul line
Maya Watts – 2023 – 6-0 – Forward – Hoopers NY 17 – Has a motor and size…Can finish off the catch…Works for rebounding position…Bodies up inside…Played well
Lilly Williams – 2026 – 6-3 – Post – MI Mystics 13 Smith – Skilled big still with more middle school basketball ahead…Can head fake defenders into the air and step through to score…Rejects her share of shots…Gaining traction
Staci Williams – 2023 – 5-7 – Combo Guard – ABC Lightning Performance 16 – Dynamic scorer…Three ball has become even more of a weapon, finding the bottom of the net with regularity…Physical maturity has added a dynamic as well
Tegan Young – 2023 – 6-0 – Wing – New England Crusaders 17 – Combines size and handles…Simple and effective drives and finishes…Nice job getting to the basket for the hoop and the harm…Smooth fundamentalist
