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Jeremy Brooks
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We had a handful of prospects standout and do their thing this weekend on the hardwood at the PGH Midwest Extravaganza. In this article we cover five players that put their team on their shoulders, helping them put together a…
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We had a handful of prospects standout and do their thing this weekend on the hardwood at the PGH Midwest Extravaganza. In this article we cover five players that put their team on their shoulders, helping them put together a rememberable weekend in Chicago as a whole.
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HEIGHT 5'9"
POS SG
CLASS 2027
State: Illinois
School: Loyola Academy
Club: Full Package
Full Package 2027 3SSB got a big win on Saturday in their late morning, early afternoon contest. They got their win on a last second buzzer beater off of a SLOB play with 2.6 seconds but the reason they were in that position in the first place is because of guard, Maddie Locke Maddie Locke 5'9" | SG Loyola Academy | 2027 IL . Locke was all over the floor and with about five minutes left she completely took over. She was getting steals and finishing in transition, she was making plays in the half court when time was running down, & she was hitting her free throws late to seal the victory for her team. All in all, she put together a really nice game and great weekend as a whole.
Highlights
HEIGHT 5'9"
POS PG
CLASS 2026
State: Iowa
School: Johnston
Club: Iowa Battlers
On Friday night, Jaliyah Kinnetz went off for 25+ points against Example Academy’s 2026 GUAA team. This offensive breakout comes to no surprise but it was a huge reason as to why her team won that ball game. Following Friday night, Kinnetz competed hard and produced the rest of the weekend. Her team may have fallen in a few of those games but it was never due to lack of effort. If Kinnetz keeps up this style of play moving forward, she is definitely going to be seeing a collegiate floor before her career comes to an end.
HEIGHT 5'8"
POS CG
CLASS 2025
State: Illinois
School: Providence Catholic
Club: Illinois Dream
Molly Knight Molly Knight 5'8" | CG Providence Catholic | 2025 State IL was a leader with the b All in her hands this weekend. Knight is a lengthy guard, who can score, facilitate, defend, and assist at a better rate than most. She has a sniper for an arm from deep but she isn’t the one to settle. It seems like more times then not, she wants to work her own matchup so she can assist someone else on her team when the defense overplays. This Illinois Dream 2025 team put together an impressive weekend with some big wins and Knight is a main reason for that.
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HEIGHT 5'6"
POS PG
CLASS 2027
State: Illinois
School: West Aurora
Syncere Williams Syncere Williams 5'6" | PG West Aurora | 2027 IL is a do-it-all type prospect. She is a shooting guard with fantastic athletic ability, she knows situational things about the game, and she will take on any job/task that her coaches may ask of her. Whether that be guarding her opponent in the full court for a game or trying to stop a dominant post threat. It doesn’t matter. Whatever she can do, she will and that says a lot about the player she really is. Williams put together a nice weekend overall. She showed that she can fit into a lot of collegiate systems and she is still really young in her career, so the future is bright.
Highlights
POS SF
CLASS 2027
State: Illinois
School: Prospect
Club: Full Package
Above I mentioned that Full Package 2027 3SSB got a big win on Saturday on a buzzer beater. Well the player who hit the buzzer beater had a great weekend themselves and that is Zoe Black Zoe Black SF Prospect | 2027 IL . Black was the key to their final play on Saturday in that exciting win. She was tasked with making the choice to pass or drive it at the final buzzer and she took what the defense gave her, which was a lane to the basket for a floater in the middle of the paint. This was an important bucket that set up Black to finish the weekend strong and she did just that. She competed, left it all out on the floor, and showed a lot of promise these past few days. Something we can all respect from an outside point of view.
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