Prime Time #NBC19 Middle School Standouts

Zamia Turner and Chrishona Ellis

The joy of being young, loving and understanding the game and already showing signs of big things coming. I caught a glimpse of many of the squads I'm about to mention and their players numerous times before and although many mock or laugh at my asking for rosters, common sense should kick in at some point and although many just don't get it, my knowledge and experience is second to none and on my CONSULTING page, click on NCAA link , the odds on playing at the next level should raise your eyebrows. Keep in mind JUCO and NAIA are not included in those statistics, less than 10% of high school seniors playing basketball will play at the next level so if you choose to not pay attention, I don't care but what I do care about is those who follow simple instructions and with that being said here are some of the MS standouts I caught at Prime Time's #NBC19

Lady Thunder 12U

Zamia Turner- showing signs of explosiveness, great first step to the basket and unlimited range from outside. Also plays passing lane and defends baseline to baseline

Chrishona Ellis-strong finisher and rebounder, her catch and shoot gets better every time I see her play plus her mid to long range game continues to impress me, she wants it in the clutch

Journey Taylor

HUB 2024
Journey Taylor- wires got crossed and I missed part of the game but 2 minutes of Taylor told me a lot. She attacks and finishes nicely, great athleticism and upside

HUB 2025
Raniyah Hunt-prototype PG that gets the job done, understands how to control temp and run offense  as well as set up teammates for baskets, plus she can score

Shiloh Kimpson-scores in droves, brings intensity on both ends and her upside is unlimited. Rebounds well, creates off the dribble or in tight situations

Carley Hamilton- long and athletic, attacks basket hard and finishes with contact. Already has good timing to block or alter shots

HUB 2026
Reagan Wright- heady guard that already is showing a crossover that will be deadly before it's all said and done. Attacks the basket well

Serenity Massar- athletic and alert is always good, especially when you implement it into game situations. She plays the passing lane so well now, I can only imagine what's coming

Kierston Russell

NTX 2025
Kierston Russell-when I talk about players attacking the basket strongly, check above picture because her facial expression says it all. She's powerful on both ends, good upside

Ananda Jenerson-athleticism and under control are very important and at this age, having just that is a great foundation to build on but she has much more. Defends baseline to baseline, plays passing lane, finishes with contact and her upside is huge

Jazlyn Powell-size matters when you can play and she is close to the "magic number" of 6'0 already. Good defender and rebounder, mobile and finishes

VOLS
Taylor Barnes-athletic, plays passing lane, defends and can score from the wing. Watching her glide to the basket effortlessly at this age is pretty impressive, so is her upside

Arianna Criss-showed a lot of power both battling for rebounds, on both ends as well as finishing with contact but her going C2C numerous times splitting the defense for baskets was something to see

Autumn Sherman-I have a saying I hashtag #sizedontmatter when you can play and she can play. Brings tons of energy, won't back down, attacked against whomever and showed a nice mid range game

REPS UP
Gwendlynn McGrew- game starts at the one, she's close to 6'0, her range is 5 steps across halfcourt, her upside is unlimited and she's a what, #BCSLock and that means MAJOR D1

2023 players from Super 64 ready for HS challenge

Mikaylah Manley

Lake City Pride brought some heat with them to PBR Super 64 and when you have talent across the board on both squads, well that's pretty impressive. Mikaylah Manley's athleticism is off the charts, high energy and she brings it, she also picked up some offers to add to what she had and what can I say about Paris Guillory? Well as 21Savage would say #ALOT as 8 of the standouts I personally saw are on Prep Girls Hoops Texas, it's like me, premium,  simmie20 for a DISCOUNT

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Paris Guillory

The South Individual Showcase 8/31-9/1 you don't wanna miss it

Back in the day, before social media just blew up, I was blowing up trying to get a grip on what was real and what was not and with plenty of trial and error, not wasting my time dragging my child to useless events that I see now like,  " get your 3rd grader ranked nationally" I just smh and say, if you are clueless enough to believe that........

I started a scouting service years ago, Texas was not be covered by "those people" like I thought it should be so I figured, hell I was in MENSA, this can't be that hard and low and behold, here we are but even more importantly, this camp will have numerous benefits including a chance to get on the map and since I'm the guy in Texas from Prep Girls Hoops, I'm wearing a lot of hats, you probably want to be here or just roll dice

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BTW, my daughter plays in the WNBA, won a National Championship and has been featured on ESPN several times including a few weeks ago with #9 Top Plays so I'm not just blowing second hand smoke, been there, done all of that, highlights to the right

2020 players who filled it up at Super 64

I know many think my magic of calling players that will be "big time" early are only in Texas however that isn't so and to the novices who run rampant, the new breeds with arvant garde ideas, either you know or you don't, I do, I did and always will so when I saw Katelyn Levings in the 6th grade, I knew big things were coming as she's heading to Arizona State

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One of her Oklahoma Swarm teammates made the list I dropped for Prep Girls Hoops Texas, remember to use simmie20 , this is a premium article

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Tymberlin Crisswell and Kamari Portalis haven't changed off the court but.....

These two right here just keep me laughing. Tymberlin Criswell and Kamari Portalis fall into that "I've been watching ya'll before HS category and the thing that has remained constant is that they are still the same as when I met them, well mannered and just a joy to be around and there are many like them so when players like this continue to succeed, I'm truly happy for them

On the court, that's a different story as both have elevated their vertical and more importantly games and Criswell is featured in one story I dropped for Prep Girls Hoops Texas

2021 Texas Heavy Hitters stand out at Super 64

while Portalis is in another

2021 TX “game elevators” from Super 64

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2019 Texas A&M Team Camp

So I walk into Reed Arena and the first thing I see are the bobble-heads of Danielle Adams and my daughter Sydney Colson and the memories from their magical run in 2011 just overtook me with emotion because that was very special in so many ways

Watching my daughter overcome so much fueled by so many petty adults and winning a National Championship was icing on the cake and playing in the WNBA I guess were the candles which she's still lighting

Alissa Knight (Cedar Park)

I caught several talented HS teams including Cedar Park who has a nucleus to make a big run but there were others that captured my attention over the two days I attended. I picked some standouts from the camp and Prep Girls Hoops Texas has launched, I'm the guy bringing the heat so please check out the site, it's pretty neatr and to save 20% use simmie20

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Super 64 with many Super 2022 players

Team Lex Gold has an abundance of talented players on their squad that they remind me of many teams from yesteryear. I think the first time I caught the squad, they were in the 5th or 6th grade and I knew that had some D1 players but they've progressed individually and as a whole and finishing runner up in the 2nd highest division at Premier Basketball's Super 64 without Michayla Gatewood, one of the state top PG's "any class" but she'll be back to join SaMyah Smith and the rest of her teammates including many from their Desoto HS that finished runner up in state, as freshmen in the highest division, I can't script this any better

I dropped an article on Prep Girls Hoop Texas featuring some of the 2020 standouts from the PBR event, that I personally saw, I'm huge on seeing for myself, especially with all of the nonsense that continues to grow on both social media and word of mouth but for me, "it's not what you do, it's who you do it against" so the sleight of hand foolishness does absolutely nothing for me. I have Ashlon Jackson listed among the top players in her class, that's a given nationally as well so her and many others are HERE 

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2023 Area PG's shined playing up #AllEyezOnMe

Riley McCloskey caught my eye a couple of months ago, how much, well I actually asked what her name since I didn't have a roster. I knew she was young but she was handling her business, well giving incoming seniors the business as well so watching her at All Eyez On Me not really looking at the roster left me somewhat speechless when I figured out who she was. Very good BB-IQ, already understands how to run the one just makes her teammates better. She can score from outside, handles the ball pressure and sees the floor very well and trust me, I'll be watching Memorial HS quite a bit

Aniyah Sanford has been under my radar, I guess 3 or 4 years and the growth I've seen in her game tells me she's going to make noise at Langham Creek. Poised under pressure and she has an explosive first step are just a couple of the elements she has added to her. Her crossover and pull-up are there if needed but she too gets it as far as running a team and the thing about both is that "their hungry" and they both have "upside" which is  scary, for defenders, not me, I'm going to enjoy saying I told you so

Results from 2019 #TJShowcase

SA Lady Hoops won two divisions at #TJShowcase  as they keep getting better

Rock Nation 2022 Red wins Capital Division #TJShowcase

Always remember, ALWAYS, that the game starts at the one and in the Capital Division finals, Rock Nation 2022 Red's Jakayla Thompson went down with a shoulder injury as the talented squad was up on AD Elite 2023, a squad that I knew was going to make a run and make a run they did however down the stretch, '22 Alex Neimeth was ice in the clutch, big baskets, free throws and rebounds not to mention her defense which earns her a spot on the Tip Sheet coming soon. I've seen this squad multiple times this year and one thing I love is progression and they've shown exactly that. Lexi Alexander is mixing power and finesse, Thompson runs the squad well and can score

Dev Perera and Kam Weddington continue to bring "it" Mikah Johnson has also added fuel to the fire and Tinley Summer has been mixing it up on both ends. Jazz Cyphers is a new addition on this squad, watched her drop the long ball consistently on one of the other Rock Nation teams earlier, nothing has changed