May recruiting thread

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Jezelle Banks Team Durant

5'8 CO2027 15.4/1.0/3.2 16-21 (76.2%) FT

Jezelle is one of the fastest players on the entire circuit, and she's also one of the best playmakers. As a freshman, she plays with absolutely no fear and tries to make a play every possession. In her first game on Saturday, she had 20 points 4 assists and 4 steals, while she averaged 2.2 spg for the weekend. Her total assist numbers don't tell the full story of how many great passes she was able to make. She's an electric athlete in transition, and has the ability to stretch her range out to 25+ feet as well, once hitting two of those in the same quarter. Jezelle is able to use her speed in so many different ways to create separation, whether on a step-back or a blow by, leading her to averaging 15.4 ppg over the weekend.

 

[RoadMaster]

 

[Sluconn Husky]

Speaking of Wilson-Manyacka, here she is at today's U17 trials.

 

[HuskyNan]

One of the headliners in the 17U division here in AC was the NJ Shoreshots 2025 HGSL Sabino team. 6’5 UConn commit Gandy Malou-Mamel looks like a young Aaliyah Edwards out there already. This kid is a physical force in the paint and will battle her way through double teams to get what she wants.

https://www.nyghoopsreport.com/news/nyg-hoops-rolls-the-dice-in-ac

 

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Jordyn Palmer with the block:

 

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Jerzy Robinson offensive putback:

 

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U17 trials:

 

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Prospects Nation's Hanson and Clay each make a starting five from day 1.

Includes Douglas, Moses, Crittendon, Skinner, Hassell, Green, and Crump

First Impressions: USA U17 Trials | Prospects Nation

prospectsnation.com

 

[Sluconn Husky]

At the U17 trials the group has been cut to 22.

Making the cut include:


Abii, Crittendon, Banks, Bjorn, Crump, Andrews, Hassell, Jackson, Harping, Palmer, Robinson, Skinner, Smith, and Manyacka.

Missing the cut include:

Saniyah Hall, Jessie Moses, Jayla Forbes, Sanai Green, Lauren Hurst, Sydney Douglas, Maddyn Greenway

 

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[RoadMaster]

Priyanka Ponnam 2026

 

[yhun89]

At the U17 trials the group has been cut to 22.

Making the cut include:


Abii, Crittendon, Banks, Bjorn, Crump, Andrews, Hassell, Jackson, Harping, Palmer, Robinson, Skinner, Smith, and Manyacka.

Missing the cut include:

Saniyah Hall, Jessie Moses, Jayla Forbes, Sanai Green, Lauren Hurst, Sydney Douglas, Maddyn Greenway

Wasn't Kelis at these trials? Or is she in a different age group?

 

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Wasn't Kelis at these trials? Or is she in a different age group?

You're right, I forgot about her somehow.

She didn't make the cut.

 

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Bjorn, Greenway, Hurst

 

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Addison Bjorn

Bjorn is such an interesting prospect. Everytime our staff gets the chance to evaluate her game, she’s grown some more. The last time we saw Bjorn was at the Nike TOC in Phoenix. She’s grown since then. Her length gives a versatility that few in the gym can match even in this elite setting. Bjorn flies around the lane looking for chances to make plays on either end of the hardwood. That combination makes her extremely valuable to building a team from scratch.


Lauren Hurst

Hurst is a two-sport standout who was named the Player of the Year in Tennessee for volleyball. She’s such a talented prospect that time becomes limited to get in the type of individual skill work that she’ll get in college. When Hurst gets a chance to receive that on a daily basis, expect her game to take another step. The talent, length and upside all align with that happening sooner than later once she arrives on her future college campus.


Jezelle Banks

Banks was an impact player both days and on both ends of the court. She brings a natural competitive energy to the floor and plays with a confidence matched by few. Defensively she put a lot of pressure on the ball. Offensively she darted and slashed into the lane to force help. She showed she could find teammates when the help came crashing. Saturday she got her jumper going as well. If that area of her game become elite there’s really not going to be an answer.


Ivanna Wilson-Manyacka

Wilson-Manyacka has the rare combination of size, power and mobility and she used it all on Saturday. Once she got rolling she made a huge impact. She was pulling rebounds off the rim, pushing the ball, slashing and scoring in the half court then reached deeper in her bag and started knocking down threes. Did we mention she’s one of only two 14-year-olds?


Jerzey Robinson

Expectations for Robinson are sky high after she led the U16 team to gold last summer. And rightfully so. She’s got NIL deals with apparel companies and everything that goes with being her. On Saturday she picked her spots to show why. She not only turned on the scoring but she was directing the offense, communicating like you’d expect from a class leader.


Kaleena Smith

Smith’s hype has been off the charts which made her play at the USA Trials more under the microscope than anyone else invited. That’s not fair, but it’s where we’re at. She passed the test with flying colors. Her game adjusted and translated. Her passing and vision, underappreciated when she’s going for 30 in high school, was unmatched. She was smart defensively as well and managed to stay out of bad switches where other small guards found themselves in mismatches.

USA Trials After The Cut | Prospects Nation

prospectsnation.com

 

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[BobbyJ]

Addison Bjorn

Bjorn is such an interesting prospect. Everytime our staff gets the chance to evaluate her game, she’s grown some more. The last time we saw Bjorn was at the Nike TOC in Phoenix. She’s grown since then. Her length gives a versatility that few in the gym can match even in this elite setting. Bjorn flies around the lane looking for chances to make plays on either end of the hardwood. That combination makes her extremely valuable to building a team from scratch.


Lauren Hurst

Hurst is a two-sport standout who was named the Player of the Year in Tennessee for volleyball. She’s such a talented prospect that time becomes limited to get in the type of individual skill work that she’ll get in college. When Hurst gets a chance to receive that on a daily basis, expect her game to take another step. The talent, length and upside all align with that happening sooner than later once she arrives on her future college campus.


Jezelle Banks

Banks was an impact player both days and on both ends of the court. She brings a natural competitive energy to the floor and plays with a confidence matched by few. Defensively she put a lot of pressure on the ball. Offensively she darted and slashed into the lane to force help. She showed she could find teammates when the help came crashing. Saturday she got her jumper going as well. If that area of her game become elite there’s really not going to be an answer.


Ivanna Wilson-Manyacka

Wilson-Manyacka has the rare combination of size, power and mobility and she used it all on Saturday. Once she got rolling she made a huge impact. She was pulling rebounds off the rim, pushing the ball, slashing and scoring in the half court then reached deeper in her bag and started knocking down threes. Did we mention she’s one of only two 14-year-olds?


Jerzey Robinson

Expectations for Robinson are sky high after she led the U16 team to gold last summer. And rightfully so. She’s got NIL deals with apparel companies and everything that goes with being her. On Saturday she picked her spots to show why. She not only turned on the scoring but she was directing the offense, communicating like you’d expect from a class leader.


Kaleena Smith

Smith’s hype has been off the charts which made her play at the USA Trials more under the microscope than anyone else invited. That’s not fair, but it’s where we’re at. She passed the test with flying colors. Her game adjusted and translated. Her passing and vision, underappreciated when she’s going for 30 in high school, was unmatched. She was smart defensively as well and managed to stay out of bad switches where other small guards found themselves in mismatches.

USA Trials After The Cut | Prospects Nation

prospectsnation.com

I’ve liked Bjorn from the start, she’s going to be a Swiss Army knife for someone at 6-3. Great skills. For 2026, her as a very mobile 3/4, O as a stretch 5, and Robinson as a big strong 2 would be my 3 priorities. What a class. However, Robinson may get huge NIL from USC or UCLA.