2024 Rankings Update: Top Point Guards
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The sophomore class features some of the state’s top players and the point guard position includes some of the top scorers from this season who also happen to be fantastic floor generals. Here’s a look at the top point guards…
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Continue ReadingThe sophomore class features some of the state’s top players and the point guard position includes some of the top scorers from this season who also happen to be fantastic floor generals. Here’s a look at the top point guards in the 2024 class per our latest rankings update.
Trinity Rowe Trinity Rowe 5'7" | PG Pikeville | 2024 State KY | Pikeville
There’s a reason why Rowe is our highest ranked player in the class of 2024. She can do it all and she does it all at an extremely high level. Offensively, she’s a great ball handler, passer, shooter, and scorer. She’s currently in the top 50 for field goal percentage and she’s in the top 10 for 3-pointers in the state. To put into perspective what that entails, Rowe’s taken almost 200 shots from deep and is shooting nearly 50% from 3. She’s over 50% overall. She moves and works to get herself open, but she’s a very unselfish player. I don’t know how many assists she averages per game, but it’s gotta be a lot. On the other end, Rowe has great hands and a high basketball IQ and those strengths help her come up with a lot of steals. Rowe really seems like the ideal teammate and a coaches dream all wrapped up into one player.
Shaelyn Steele Shaelyn Steele 5'5" | PG Russell | 2024 State KY | Russell
Steele has been turning heads all season long. She’s an outstanding scorer, but she also rebounds better than almost any point guard I’ve seen. She crashes the boards hard and is so smart about reading where the rebound will come off and getting to that spot. She’s such a pure shooter and is in the top 11 for scoring in the state. She has great form, a quick release, and deep range. She can hit off of the dribble or off of the catch. She also has great runners and pull-ups. She’s really good at keeping the ball where the defender can’t get it and shooting over them.
Carlie Thurmond Carlie Thurmond 5'7" | PG Bethlehem | 2024 State KY | Bethlehem
Thurmond is one of the fastest players I’ve got to watch play this season. She has such natural speed and athleticism which pairs well with her length and skillset. She’s an outstanding defender both on and off the ball. She moves her feet and stays in front while also keeping active hands and reading the passing lanes. What really stands out is how hard she plays. On the offensive end, she’s a great shooter and driver. She’s got good range and she’s ready at all times. She can get to the paint and make things happen. She uses both hands well and just keeps making improvements to her game.
Carly Smith Carly Smith 5'6" | PG Owsley County | 2024 State KY | Owsley County
Through 28 games this season, Smith knocked down 1 out of every 2 3-pointers she took. She just has a knack for getting the ball in the basket. She can hit with a hand in her face or drive right past her defender and finish in the paint. Her runners and pull-ups are fantastic and she’s just so consistent in her scoring. She’s another point guard that found a way into the top 50 for field goal percentage this season. She uses both hands really well which makes it hard for a defender to push her one way over the other. She’s also really good at finishing with contact. Smith is quick and comes up with a lot of steals. Great court awareness and a smart passer.
Paityn Isom Paityn Isom 5'6" | PG North Hardin | 2024 State KY | North Hardin
Isom is a very shifty point guard. She can knock them down from 3 even with someone running at her or a hand in her face. She moves really well without the ball and makes some really good passes. She’s got strong ball handling skills and she goes left and right pretty equally. She can break a press on her own by using her speed and handles to weave through defenders. She also has the ability to finish her floaters in the paint with contact.
Kylie Gayheart Kylie Gayheart 5'5" | PG Knott County Central | 2024 State KY | Knott County Central
Gayheart is a coaches dream for a point guard. Her basketball IQ is off the charts and she’s a true floor general who can put the ball in the basket. She’s a great 3 point shooter and also a good driver, but she’s an excellent passer and she is always finding the open player. She does a great job of driving and making a defender step over to help so that she can get her teammate an open look. She is a really good defender as well. She can get steals on the ball or off and it seems like she’s always in the right spots.