Patosha Jeffery and Power5 B Ball teamed up to bring The Best of West Middle School Girls Exposure Camp to Memphis, TN on March 4, 2017. Fifty-five players from Tennessee, Mississippi and Arkansas represented at the 4 hour event. The players went through fundamental and competitive drills as evaluators Dan Olson (Girls Basketball Report/espnW), Memphis Girls Basketball, Major Prep Sports, Tiger Sports Report and videographer, Mykal Anthony Media, were in attendance.
Here are some standouts from the Camp:
Amaya Black (Olive Branch, 2021) – Strong guard, Great Defender, 3 point shooter
De’Ja Pryor (Cordova, 2021) – Shooting guard, Nice Stroke
Imani Gillen (Bon Lin, 2021) – Long, Quick, Shooting Guard
Jada Williams (Union City, 2021) – Big Guard, Ball handler, Aggressive, Mature
2021 @QveenJ22 displayed the ability to get downhill and finish at the rack time and time again at Power5 Best of the West Camp pic.twitter.com/FPc5yOHtuZ
— Power5_bballskills (@PBballskills) March 4, 2017
Kyla Mason (White Station, 2021) – Mature Guard, Strong Body Frame
Laila Eliotti (Nettleton (AR), 2021) – Quick, 3 point shooting PG
’21 5’5 Pg, @only1_laila was one of the finalists in Queen of the Hill contest, where she displayed her toughness, and nice mid range game pic.twitter.com/ak4GMfuVe7
— Power5_bballskills (@PBballskills) March 4, 2017
Lyric Cole (Kate Bond, 2021) – Long, Wirey Frame, Athletic, Mature Guard, Winner of the Queen of the Hill 1-on-1 competition
Mia Hurst (Chester Co, 2021) Nice Size Guard, High IQ
Santrice Avant (Bellevue, 2021) Quick Guard
2021 Santrice Avant (Bellevue Middle) – High energy and effort is what every Coach demands and Avant had that on every drill. #power5camp pic.twitter.com/wXIygKdexT
— Major Prep Sports (@majorprepsports) March 5, 2017
Zavia Harris (Highland Oaks, 2021) Athletic, Physical Defensive minded Guard with handles
Kennedy Claybrooks (Power Center Academy, 2021) – Crafty ball handling guard
’22 5’6 SG, Kennedy Claybrooks shoots the ball with good form, understands concepts, and has an uncanny ability to maneuver thru traffic. pic.twitter.com/JTdK706qAf
— Power5_bballskills (@PBballskills) March 4, 2017
Teiona Wedley (Crockett County, 2022) – Shot blocker, Big Body, 3 point range, Nice Post skills
Toni Davis (Christiana Middle, 2022) – Aggressive Post
Dan’Angela Wilson (Bradley Academy, 2023) – Quick Guard with crafty handles
Makyah Thomas-Malone (STEAM Academy, 2023) – Long guard, aggressive, ball handler
Azariah Abel (Bradley Academy, 2023) – Small guard not afraid to penetrate amongst the trees
Chloe Johnson (Harding Academy, 2021) – Solid Defender
Kennedy Trice (Schilling Farms, 2021) – Defensive-minded guard
Maliyah McDonald (Lowrance, 2021) – Quick ball handler
Ayana Gillen (Bon Lin, 2022) – Small in statue, but quick PG
Makayla Summerall (Harding Academy, 2022) – Scoring and defending guard
Mallory Taylor (Schilling Farms, 2022) – Ball handler, PG
May Pratcher (Olive Branch, 2022) – Long Ball handler
’22 5’11 F, Mya Pratcher Olive Branch Middle School provides an intimidating presence in the paint with her length and athleticism pic.twitter.com/yqL7zHnwwQ
— Power5_bballskills (@PBballskills) March 4, 2017
Mallory Collier (Barret’s Chaper, 2023) – About 6’0ish developing post
2023 6’1″ Mallory Collier is an interesting prospect, 6th grade. If she keeps working could be a top prospect. @patoshajeffery #power5camp pic.twitter.com/WOZL3U3iVs
— Major Prep Sports (@majorprepsports) March 5, 2017
’23 ‘6’1 C, Mallory Collier
Barrett Chapel Middle School
Showed great hands, and physically at Power5 Best of the West Camp pic.twitter.com/MObuqL0GNd— Power5_bballskills (@PBballskills) March 4, 2017
Major Prep Sports Camp Evaluation
The Best of the West Power 5 Camp https://t.co/yWwxB2yGWL pic.twitter.com/vN6TAywoNy
— Major Prep Sports (@majorprepsports) March 5, 2017
More Evaluations:
’22 5’8 G, Heaven Green: Ingomar Lady Falcons stood out at Best of the West Camp with her slice-n-Dice ability in one on one situations. pic.twitter.com/obFHU9wFS0
— Power5_bballskills (@PBballskills) March 4, 2017
’22 5’10 Samya Brooks Pontotoc, MS is a prospect to keep an eye on. Her physical presence in the paint is hard to match at her grade level pic.twitter.com/ksQne6gww4
— Power5_bballskills (@PBballskills) March 4, 2017
’23 PG, Layla Hampton, 5th Lady Tarheels, has a very quick first step, with thief like hands in on the ball defense situations pic.twitter.com/NP0xkzpbik
— Power5_bballskills (@PBballskills) March 4, 2017