***WBB: 2025 Recruiting Thread***
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The only person left on the list (Makeer) is reportedly making her decision in the next month or so, rather than signing in the early period. She isn't coming to ISU so it doesn't really matter.
Wow. That's three Top 50 players, two of them being five stars for Kansas. What the heck, is Bill Self sharing his program wealth with the WBB side at Kansas?
After watching the BYU freshman Canadian gal, Delany Gibbs, look really good last night I was wondered about how she ranked. Hard to find Top 25 or anything like that for overseas recruits but I did find some on World Exposure Reports (who I generally think of as a one man show masquerading as a "site" but you go with what you can find). He/they had her at #11 for 2024.
Looked at the same list of 2025 and they had our Freya Jensen at #10, so equivalent to Gibbs as a recruit rank. Now I am hoping World Exposure Report isn't all the crap I generally think of it as.
Looked at the same list of 2025 and they had our Freya Jensen at #10, so equivalent to Gibbs as a recruit rank. Now I am hoping World Exposure Report isn't all the crap I generally think of it as.
If Jensen is at her level we have a real gem! I was impressed with Gibb's game
As was mentioned earlier, Reese Beaty had surgery over the summer to repair a torn labrum. She could have skipped her senior season entirely, but she made her season debut about a month ago.
Beaty was named conference MVP, and, after her team (York Academy) won the district tournament, district MVP. They now head to the regional tournament, which starts Friday evening.
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Why Iowa State signee Reese Beaty was determined to finish senior TSSAA basketball season
Iowa State signee and York Institute star Reese Beaty has returned from injury, resuming the TSSAA basketball season to finish her senior year.
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Beaty was named conference MVP, and, after her team (York Academy) won the district tournament, district MVP. They now head to the regional tournament, which starts Friday evening.
2025 Class 2A East Regional Girls' Basketball Tournaments Bracket
See the brackets for the 2025 Class 2A East Regional Girls' Basketball Tournaments and more at TSSAAsports.com.
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York is up 21-5 after one. I missed the first few minutes so I don't know how many points Beaty has, but she definitely has a chunk of them.
35-14 at half. Beaty has been deadly from mid-range -- she looks really good from 16-20 feet. She can hit threes too, but her bread and butter in this game has been driving past the defender on the arc and hitting the long jumper.
She's also been driving and dishing a lot, although her teammates haven't been converting her potential assists super well
She's also been driving and dishing a lot, although her teammates haven't been converting her potential assists super well
I don't see her above AJ or Wilson at point right now, although I do have to remember she's only been playing for a month or so after sitting out a long time with her shoulder surgery. I think she'd make a good combo guard -- kind of like AJ's role this season when Emily is in the game. She's very crafty but doesn't seem as quick as Wilson -- not meant to disparage her, just describing the kind of player she is.
She really just looks like a basketball player. She makes smart plays, seems to always be at the right place at the right time, gets a lot of steals and blocks despite not looking like she's playing aggressive defense (she's kind of like Emily Ryan that way), hits the boards hard, etc
68-31 final. It was a 40-point lead after three, and the starters sat the fourth.
Beaty scored 35 points, including her team's first 17.
Beaty scored 35 points, including her team's first 17.
Here's a clip from a nice sequence for Beaty -- assist, followed by a steal and score.
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(clip runs a little long, so you also see the opposing team get a bucket.)
Clip from 2025 TSSAA Girls Basketball Playoffs Trousdale County High School vs. Alvin C. York Institute - 02/28/2025 | Live & On Demand
Watch the 2025 TSSAA Girls Basketball Playoffs Trousdale County High School vs. Alvin C. York Institute - 02/28/2025 live and on demand online on the NFHS Network
(clip runs a little long, so you also see the opposing team get a bucket.)
She has good court visionHere's a clip from a nice sequence for Beaty -- assist, followed by a steal and score.
Clip from 2025 TSSAA Girls Basketball Playoffs Trousdale County High School vs. Alvin C. York Institute - 02/28/2025 | Live & On Demand
Watch the 2025 TSSAA Girls Basketball Playoffs Trousdale County High School vs. Alvin C. York Institute - 02/28/2025 live and on demand online on the NFHS Network
(clip runs a little long, so you also see the opposing team get a bucket.)
Our struggles can only be fixed through recruiting. We are not getting the athletes to compete at the highest level. I do not see anything changing.
