Gabby Stanton (2015) was an easy one to pick after I saw her play
for the first time last season during a district game against Westfield. I
loved her poise on the court, saw she could handle the ball under pressure and
hit the open jumper but what really sold me was her ability to
come back into the game after being knocked down hard multiple times and I'm
talk hard to the extent where I thought she was hurt and out.
The third time she came back; she drained a three which
helped seal Kingwood's victory and also showed me what type of player she was.
Before the club year, I listed her as an Under The Radar player however that
old saying I use so frequently "it's not what you do, it's who you do it
against" fits perfectly as Stanton had some spectacular games against some
of the top players in the country which also ties into this saying, "it's
not what you do, it's who you do it front of" and when a young lady can
come back after being knocked down the way she was in that initial sighting,
being on center stage was easy for her to show what she could do in front of college coaches
Last night, Stanton informed me she had decided that the
University of Arkansas was the best fit for her and after she exploded over the
past summer, she had her pick of colleges to choose from so I asked what reasons led to her choosing the Razorbacks ”I just really like their coaching staff and they took a
personal interest in me as a person not just as player and I think their style
of play is pretty compatible with how I like to play, so I just think it was a
good fit for me all around.” said Stanton
Gabby is one of the top point guards in the state, she can
score off the dribble or drain it from just about anywhere on the floor but
what she does as good as any other point in the state is see the floor and make pinpoint passes which
are other huge pluses to take to the next level where she will do very well
