AAU Recap: Beyond Ball 24K
With AAU now over, I am looking back at every team that I was able to see this summer. Within these recaps I will be listing out the roster that played together the most throughout the season. If a player…
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Continue ReadingWith AAU now over, I am looking back at every team that I was able to see this summer. Within these recaps I will be listing out the roster that played together the most throughout the season. If a player switched teams midseason I will place them on the roster I felt like they were on the most. Over the next month I will be pushing these articles out once a day until I run out of teams. These stories will be in alphabetical order by program so All Iowa Attack is up first, followed by Beyond Ball, and so on. Up next in the series is the Beyond Ball 24K group.
Roster
Year |
Name |
HT |
POS |
High School |
Commitment |
2020 |
Kendall Nead |
5’11 |
SF |
Johnston |
UW-Milwaukee |
2020 |
Grace Plummer |
5’10 |
SG |
Valley |
NJIT |
2020 |
Katie Keitges |
5’8 |
SG |
Knoxville |
Omaha |
2020 |
Cheyenne Shaw |
5’9 |
SG |
North Mahaska |
Loras |
2020 |
Maggie Hall |
5’5 |
PG |
Valley |
|
2020 |
Elizabeth Elfvin |
5’6 |
PG |
Dallas Center-Grimes |
|
2021 |
Jorja Hanselman |
6’ |
C |
Van Meter |
Ending Thoughts
Kendall Nead – Nead was really solid this past summer. She performed well early in the summer and then throughout the summer just kept improving. She is one of the most versatile players in the state with her size and mobility. Her outside shot improved drastically from the beginning of the year giving her another weapon as well. Her summer set the stage for what should be a very solid senior year.
Grace Plummer – Plummer was one of my favorite players to watch this AAU season. Her combination of smarts and length really proved hazardous for opposing teams. Plummer was able to consistently break down the defense and showed the ability to get her shot off from beyond the arc with pressure in her face. Plummer is agile enough to play both at the guard spot and wing as she showcased this summer.
Katie Keitges – Keitges was all over the floor as she was consistently one of the hardest working players on the floor. She has the ability to really score the ball at a high level but she can also distribute it really well. Keitges is one of the best players in the state at breaking down her man where she can either score or pass to an open teammate. She is one of the hardest working players throughout the state.
Cheyenne Shaw – Shaw has been a know commodity for a while now in the state as a high volume scorer. She really showed that this summer as every chance that she got it seemed like she scored the ball at a very solid clip. Shaw is very dynamic and holds the ability to make a ton of plays as she slashes to the basket. Solid rebounder from the guard spot she has the ability to take over a game.
Maggie Hall – Hall really stuck out to me early in the season as a very tough defender. She has a very nice feel for the game along with the ability to make plays for her teammates. As the summer went on I thought that she started to shoot the ball better as well as take it off the bounce. Hall is a small guard but has a really solid presence when she is on the floor.
Elizabeth Elfvin – Elfvin really impressed me in July. I thought that she was a pass first point guard all summer, and she very well might be, but this July I thought that she scored the ball at a very high level. She is so solid on defense as well creating havoc on that end of the floor. Knows the game really well and looked to push the ball up the floor when she had it this summer. Going to be a key player for DCG this winter.
Jorja Hanselman – Hanselman might take my vote for the most improved player in the entire state. She started the summer as a raw post player with a lot of potential and by the end was consistently solid on both ends. Her leadership and her willingness to be a good teammate at all times really stuck out to me this summer as well as her skill. Hanselman should prove to be a much improved junior.