2020 Class: Recruiting News/Updates, March 2019


Kylee Blacksten, 6-3 W, Air Academy (CO): feature on Blacksten. The following offers have been reported for her: Air Force, Colorado, Wyoming, Northern Colorado, VCU, and Brown.

Oh did we not mention that? Blacksten stands 6’3″ but plays like a point guard – which is all by design and all part of her basketball upbringing with her mother.

“I played point guard probably until ninth grade,” Blacksten said. “But I’ve always had the ball in my hands when I played so it’s just been kind of natural for me. It’s been more learning post moves than guard moves for me.”

(3/6/2019)


Makenna Burch, 5-6 G, Jenks HS (OK): A Tulsa World feature on Burch notes at least some of the schools that have offered her.

Burch holds scholarship offers from UMKC, Abilene Christian, Indiana State and Iona College of New Rochelle, New York, among others, and plans to study criminal justice or business.

(3/6/2019)


Sahara Jones, 6-0 W, Veterans Memorial HS (San Antonio, TX): had a home visit with Texas. Jones is ranked in the top 50 in the 2020 class.

(3/6/2019)


Destiny Leo, 5-10 W, Eastlake North HS (OH): picked up an offer from Detroit Mercy. She was offered by Cleveland State last month.

(3/6/2019)


Keeley Carter, 5-7 CG, Macon County HS (Lafayette, TN): A Tennessean article includes Carter’s current offers.

She has offers from Alabama Huntsville, Austin Peay, Carson-Newman, Trevecca and UT Martin. MTSU’s coaching staff, including coach Rick Insell, watched Carter’s game from their reserved seating section.

(3/6/2019)


Lindsay Blackmore, 6-0 F, Geneva HS (IL): The Kane County Chronicle has posted an article on Blackmore’s commitment to Colgate (Patriot League) last month.

Colgate offered Blackmore in November, and she made her visit in December. With AAU season approaching, Blackmore felt now was the right time to make a decision.

“Everything about the school – coaches, basketball, academics – it’s all top-notch,” Blackmore said. “That will set me up for the future long-term. All the coaches are awesome. They seem very close, like a family.”

(3/6/2019)


Madison Hayes, 6-0 G, East Hamilton HS (Ooltewah, TN): An article on Hayes being named Class AAA Miss Basketball in Tennessee indicates that she plans to make her college choice “before her senior year.”

Hayes recently received an offer from Mississippi State to add to her vast list of offers ahead of her fifth season with the Lady Hurricanes. She plans to take in-home visits from college programs this month and plans to commit before her senior year.

Hayes will play in the USA Basketball Women’s 3×3 U18 National Championship Invitational, which will be held April 12-14 at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs. She represents the states of Tennessee and Georgia.

(3/5/2019)


Deja Kelly, 5-8 PG, Duncanville HS (TX): Notre Dame coaches were in Duncanville today visiting with Kelly, ranked in the top 25 in the 2020 class. Kelly reportedly took an unofficial visit to Notre Dame in December, and she recently visited Minnesota for their final home game of the regular season.

(3/5/2019)


Sydney Parrish, 6-1 W, Hamilton Southeastern HS (IN): Hearing that Parrish has home visits set up over the next two weeks with all seven of her finalists: Iowa, Indiana, Maryland, Tennessee, Oregon, South Carolina, and UCLA. Parrish is among the top-12 recruits in the 2020 recruiting class.

(3/5/2019)


Hannah McKay, 6-0 F, Owensboro Catholic HS (KY): A feature on McKay from the Messenger-Inquirer includes this note on where her recruitment stands:

The total package has caught the attention of numerous NCAA Division I programs, including Western Kentucky, Murray State, Xavier, UT-Chattanooga, Southern Illinois, Eastern Kentucky and Jacksonville State.

(3/5/2019)


Nicole Avila-Ambrosi, 5-8 G, Millard North HS (Omaha, NE): A Lincoln Journal Star feature on Avila-Ambrosi (and her acrobatic shots) mentions her offers from Omaha and California Baptist; interested schools include Cornell, Drake, South Dakota, and UTSA.

Recently, Avila-Ambrosi was shooting shots behind her back in practice.

“I always try to push my boundaries, so I like to see what my body can do, or what moves I can invent,” Avila-Ambrosi said. “I’m always like, ‘OK, what can I invent today?’ I always like to test the waters and see what I can do.”

There’s more to Avila-Ambrosi’s arsenal than trick shots. She can knock down threes and is one of the best slashers in Class A. She has offers from Omaha and California Baptist, and is receiving interest from Cornell, Drake, UT-San Antonio and South Dakota.

(3/4/2019)



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