Grassroots Preview: West Virginia Thunder 2024
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With an AAU season looking officially starting up, it’s time to preview some AAU teams. We start with the 2024 West Virginia Thunder whose top players are actually Kentuckians. Name Height Position Class High School Lacee Smith 5’5 PG 2024…
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Continue ReadingWith an AAU season looking officially starting up, it’s time to preview some AAU teams. We start with the 2024 West Virginia Thunder whose top players are actually Kentuckians.
Name | Height | Position | Class | High School |
Lacee Smith | 5’5 | PG | 2024 | St. Joseph Catholic (WV) |
Trinity Rowe Trinity Rowe 5'7" | PG Pikeville | 2024 State KY | 5’5 | PG | 2024 | Pikeville |
Shaelyn Steele Shaelyn Steele 5'5" | PG Russell | 2024 State KY | 5’6 | PG | 2024 | Russell |
Hayden Barrier Hayden Barrier 5'6" | SG Montgomery County | 2024 State KY | 5’7 | Wing | 2024 | Montgomery County |
Morgyn Rose | 5’8 | Wing | 2024 | Wayne (OH) |
Macie Mallory | 5’9 | Wing | 2024 | George Washington (WV) |
Finley Lohan | 5’10 | Wing | 2024 | George Washington (WV) |
Audrey Biggs Audrey Biggs 6'0" | SF Boyd County | 2024 State KY | 6’0 | F | 2024 | Boyd County |
Sarah Baker Sarah Baker 6'2" | C Ryle | 2024 State KY | 6’2 | C | 2024 | Ryle |
Player to Watch:
Shaelyn Steele Shaelyn Steele 5'5" | PG Russell | 2024 State KY . She’s firmly in the mix to be the top ranked player in 2024 when those rankings come out in January or so. A talented guard who can score or penetrate and kick to teammates, Steele affects the game in many ways and could add more offers to her list before she has her first high school class.
X Factor:
Audrey Biggs Audrey Biggs 6'0" | SF Boyd County | 2024 State KY . Biggs played the role of third banana at Boyd County behind a couple of talented scorers this past season but her potential is way up there and she has a chance to dominate her age group after being a 10 point per game scorer at the varsity level this season.
Potential to Breakout:
Sarah Baker Sarah Baker 6'2" | C Ryle | 2024 State KY . She’s a role player at Ryle right now but she has legit D1 size at 6’2 and is skilled and only going to get better. Baker should have a chance to thrive this summer and with guards and wings who can take their defender off the dribble, she should get a lot of drop off passes to finish at the rim in addition to her own scoring ability on the low block.