U16 Trials

[Vowelguy]

A bunch of northeasterners! Is UConn interested in any of them?

Thirty-Three Athletes Accept Invitations to USA Women’s U16 National Team Trials

Fourteen athletes are from the high school class of 2021, including (HG/PN ranks):

• 2 / 3 - Olivia Miles (Blair Academy/Phillipsburg NJ)
• 6 / 2 - Amari DeBerry (Williamsville South HS/Buffalo NY)
• 8 /18 - Okikiola Iriafen (Harvard-Westlake School/Woodland Hills CA)
• 11/19 - Sania Feagin (Forest Park HS/Ellenwood GA)
• 19/15 - Taylor Bigby (Centennial HS/Las Vegas NV)
• 9 /xx - Aaliyah Moore (Moore HS/Moore OK)
• 10/xx - Payton Verhulst (Bishop Miege HS/De Soto KS)
• 13/xx - Aaronette Vonleh (West Linn HS/West Linn OR)
• 23/17 - Jada Malone (The Village School/Spring TX)
• 20/xx - Sonia Citron (The Ursuline School/Scarsdale NY)
• xx/xx - DeDe Hagemann (Detroit Edison Pblc Sch Academy/Mt Clemens MI)
• xx/xx - Bree Hall (Wayne HS/Dayton OH)
• xx/xx - Jillian Hollinshead (Holy Innocents Episcopal/Powder Springs GA)
• xx/xx - Saylor Poffenbarger(Middletown HS/Middletown MD)

Nineteen are from the high school class of 2022, including:

• * Janiah Barker (Tampa Bay Tech H.S./Panama City FL)
• * Lauren Betts (Grandview H.S./Centennial CO)
• Shay Bollin (Bridgewater-Raynham Regional HS/Raynham MA)
• * Sydney Bowles (Woodward Academy/Lithonia GA)
• * KK Bransford(Mount Notre Dame H.S./Cincinnati OH)
• * Ysabella Fontleroy (Kickapoo H.S./Springfield MO)
• * Timea Gardiner (Fremont H.S./Ogden UT)
• * Aaliyah Gayles (Spring Valley H.S./Las Vegas NV)
• * Jennah Isai (Valley Vista H.S./Surprise AZ)
• Ashlon Jackson (Hardin Jefferson H.S./China TX)
• * Camille Jackson (Butler College Prep/Chicago IL)
• * Londynn Jones (Santiago H.S./Riverside CA)
• * Caroline Lau (St. Luke's School/Westport CT) <<< CT !
• * Maya Nnaji (Hopkins H.S./Lakeville MN)
• * Ayanna Patterson(Homestead H.S./Fort Wayne IN)
• * Kiki Rice (Sidwell Friends School/Bethesda MD)
• Grace VanSlooten(Notre Dame Academy/Toledo OH)
• * Ashlyn Watkins (Cardinal Newman School /Columbia SC)
• * Amauri Williams (North Little Rock HS/North Little Rock AR)

* = One of 29 players listed by ESPNW for 2022

 

[DaBball]

Two intriguing post players in that group are 2021 Aaronette Vonleh and 2022 Lauren Betts.

Vonleh is just 6’3”, but has a power body and a soft touch. Ranked the #1 post by Hoopgurlz.

Betts is 6’7” and will likely be on the radar of every coach sooner rather than later. Could be the next McCowan/Griner type player.

 

[CocoHusky]

Is UConn interested in any of them?

Definitely. A bunch. Double check with @Sluconn Husky. Bollin has visited UCONN already.

• Taylor Bigby (Centennial H.S./Las Vegas, Nevada),
• Sonia Citron (The Ursuline School/Scarsdale, N.Y.),
• Amari DeBerry (Williamsville South H.S./Buffalo, N.Y.),
• Sania Feagin (Forest Park H.S./Ellenwood, Ga.),
• Jillian Hollinshead (Holy Innocents Episcopal School/Powder Springs, Ga.),
• Olivia Miles (Blair Academy/Phillipsburg, N.J.),
• Saylor Poffenbarger(Middletown H.S./Middletown, Md.),
• Lauren Betts (Grandview H.S./Centennial, Colo.),
• Shay Bollin (Bridgewater-Raynham Regional H.S./Raynham, Mass.)

 

[EricLA]

One thing that stood out - lots of players from all over the country and ONLY 2 from Texas. We all know how hard it is to get kids out of Texas... Georgia, Nevada, New England, Ohio, Florida and maybe a few other states represented with a few kids.

 

[Gus Mahler]

One thing that stood out - lots of players from all over the country and ONLY 2 from Texas. We all know how hard it is to get kids out of Texas... Georgia, Nevada, New England, Ohio, Florida and maybe a few other states represented with a few kids.

Yes, it looked like a nice distribution of states. Probably the way it should be.

This stood out to me:

Jennah Isai (Valley Vista H.S./Surprise, Ariz.)

I think I've seen a video of her. Pretty advanced. Or maybe she has a sister?

 

[SCspur]

Give me Janiah Barker and Ashlyn Watkins and I’ll be happy!!

 

[MilfordHusky]

What about Jaelyn Bates?

 

[Vowelguy]

Added ProspectsNation ranks. I want to add ESPNW ranks, but the links have been down today.

 

[Kurebeach5]

I wonder where Saniya Rivers, Laney HS (Class of 2021) Wilmington,NC is ?? Perhaps too old ??

 

[SCspur]

I wonder where Saniya Rivers, Laney HS (Class of 2021) Wilmington,NC is ?? Perhaps too old ??

If I’m not mistaken she will turn 17 before this year ends which means she wasn’t eligible or she just declined the invite...

 

[Sluconn Husky]

Definitely. A bunch. Double check with @Sluconn Husky. Bollin has visited UCONN already.

• Taylor Bigby (Centennial H.S./Las Vegas, Nevada),
• Sonia Citron (The Ursuline School/Scarsdale, N.Y.),
• Amari DeBerry (Williamsville South H.S./Buffalo, N.Y.),
• Sania Feagin (Forest Park H.S./Ellenwood, Ga.),
• Jillian Hollinshead (Holy Innocents Episcopal School/Powder Springs, Ga.),
• Olivia Miles (Blair Academy/Phillipsburg, N.J.),
• Saylor Poffenbarger(Middletown H.S./Middletown, Md.),
• Lauren Betts (Grandview H.S./Centennial, Colo.),
• Shay Bollin (Bridgewater-Raynham Regional H.S./Raynham, Mass.)

I had never even heard of Feagin. Is she on UConn's radar?

Ayanna Patterson ('22) apparently is. There was some word that Kiki Rice ('22)--who had a huge freshmen season--is as well. Haven't seen it confirmed though.

And I have a suspicion that Okikola "Kiki" Iriafen ('22) might be since her AAU program began following Jasmine Lister on Instagram after Boo Williams, and Iriafen is their highest-rated talent.

 

[Plebe]

One thing that stood out - lots of players from all over the country and ONLY 2 from Texas. We all know how hard it is to get kids out of Texas... Georgia, Nevada, New England, Ohio, Florida and maybe a few other states represented with a few kids.

I think it's a bit of a myth that it's hard to get Texas HS recruits to leave Texas. Of the top 15 2019 recruits from Texas as ranked by PN, only 4 are staying in state. It may be that UConn has seemed to have a hard time recruiting Texas kids, but I doubt that it's because they are less willing than other kids to leave their home state.

 

[Sluconn Husky]

Forgot about Jennah Isai.

I've got these for UConn POI:

• Taylor Bigby (Centennial H.S./Las Vegas, Nevada),
• Sonia Citron (The Ursuline School/Scarsdale, N.Y.),
• Amari DeBerry (Williamsville South H.S./Buffalo, N.Y.),
• Jillian Hollinshead (Holy Innocents Episcopal School/Powder Springs, Ga.),
• Olivia Miles (Blair Academy/Phillipsburg, N.J.),
• Saylor Poffenbarger(Middletown H.S./Middletown, Md.),
• Shay Bollin (Bridgewater-Raynham Regional H.S./Raynham, Mass.)
• Ayanna Patterson(Homestead H.S./Fort Wayne, Ind.),
• Jennah Isai (Valley Vista H.S./Surprise, Ariz.)

And possibly:

• Okikiola Iriafen (Harvard-Westlake School/Woodland Hills, Calif.),
• Kiki Rice (Sidwell Friends School/Bethesda, Md.),

 

[CocoHusky]

I had never even heard of Feagin. Is she on UConn's radar?

Ayanna Patterson ('22) apparently is. There was some word that Kiki Rice ('22)--who had a huge freshmen season--is as well. Haven't seen it confirmed though.

And I have a suspicion that Okikola "Kiki" Iriafen ('22) might be since her AAU program began following Jasmine Lister on Instagram after Boo Williams, and Iriafen is their highest-rated talent.

My mistake on Sania Feagin. No UCONN interest as far as I can tell.

 

[Wbbfan1]

Complete Trial Roster. Have to download the PDF to see the list of players. You do have a Sort Option. USA Women's U16 National Team Finalists

 

[CocoHusky]

Complete Trial Roster. Have to download the PDF to see the list of players. You do have a Sort Option. USA Women's U16 National Team Finalists

Interesting side note. Looks like Carla Berube's tenure with USA basketball might be over. She was not selected to Coach U19 team that job went to Jeff. The new coach at U16 is Mark Campbell from Union. I kind of like the idea of someone with UCONN connections getting in early on evaluating these kids. That USA basketball U16 pipeline has served UCONN pretty well.

 

[Vowelguy]

Added ProspectsNation ranks. I want to add ESPNW ranks, but the links have been down today.

Updated now

 

[Sluconn Husky]

Take Jennah Isai off the list. She just tore her ACL.

Valley Vista's Jennah Isai has to put USA team dream on hold after tearing ACL

Jennah Isai, one of the nation's top 2022 basketball players, will be out for eight months after tearing her anterior cruciate ligament.

www.azcentral.com

 

[Sluconn Husky]

Take Shay Bollin off the list too. She has pulled out with a knee contusion.

 

[Sluconn Husky]

These players are now known UConn POI's and are attending the U16 trials.


Lauren Betts
Aaliyah Moore
Jada Williams
Londynn Jones
Destiny Adams
Judea Watkins
Kiki Rice (confirmation)
Carleigh Wenzel
Janiah Barker
Timea Gardiner
KK Bransford

Previously known names attending:

Shay Bollin (out with injury)
Jenna Isai (out with injury)
Taylor Bigby
Sonia Citron
Jillian Hollingshead
Olivia Miles
Amari DeBerry
Ayanna Patterson
Saylor Poffenbarger
Jordyn Griggs
Judea Watkins

 

[Sluconn Husky]

^^

KK Bransford

 

[Sluconn Husky]

Eight UConn POI here:

 

[Sluconn Husky]

Five UConn POI here:

 

[Sluconn Husky]

 

[Sluconn Husky]

Four of five UConn POI: