Hailey Van Lith Decides On Cardinals
UPDATE: Van Lith, the No. 2 player in the ProspectsNation.com ELITE 150, has signed with Louisville. Van Lith will join two others in the Cardinals class -- No. 10 Olivia Cochran of Columbus, Georgia, and Merissah Russell of Ontario, Canada. The addition of a second 5-star rated player in the class lifts Louisville to the No. 3 overall 2020 signing class.
No. 2 Hailey Van Lith of Cashmere, Washington, is expected to commit and sign her NLI during the early signing period, however she has not set a deadline for this decision to date. The 5-9 dynamic guard is considering finalists Baylor, who has the No. 4 class currently, and Louisville, who has the No. 15 class as the signing period begins.
Boyd To Tech Lifts Jackets Class
Anaya Boyd of Hampton, Georgia, has given her commitment to Nell Fortner and the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. The No. 24 ranked player in the class is the fourth commitment for the program and her addition lifts its ranking to No. 8.
Lovejoy's Anaya Boyd announced today she is attending Georgia Tech. Congrats Anaya! Now it is down to business with the season ahead of you! We look forward to supporting you this season and in college. @LovejoyGBB @CNDSportsDesk @CCPSNews @thatguhhnaya @WildcatsLovejoy pic.twitter.com/FF32uv5fth
— CCPS Athletics (@ccpsathletics1) November 13, 2019
No. 7 Caitlin Clark Chooses Iowa
LETS GO HAWKS #committed pic.twitter.com/yqlYovjxXv
— Caitlin Clark (@CaitlinClark22) November 12, 2019
Clark, the 5-foot-10 point guard, carries a five-star rating from ProspectsNation.com, and is the first commitment for the Hawkeyes in 2020.
Texas Pair Closing In
UPDATE: Deja Kelly has signed with North Carolina. She chose the Tarheels over finalist Texas A&M. The addition to the class elevates UNC's ranking to No. 16 in the nation.
UPDATE: Myra Gordon has signed with Alabama. The commitment is the first for the SEC program in the 2020 class.
No. 30 Deja Kelly of Dallas, Texas, and No. 47 Myra Gordon of Fort Worth, Texas, are both expected to announce their commitments soon.
Kelly is narrowed her list and made all her visits. She is expected to chose between Minnesota, North Carolina, Notre Dame and Texas A&M.
Gordon, the returning scoring leader in the DFW region, is scheduled to release her commitment news later this afternoon.
Chris Hansen is managing editor of ProspectsNation.com and serves on the McDonald’s All-American and Naismith Trophy selection committees. He was a co-founder of and the national director of scouting for ESPN HoopGurlz from 2005 until 2012 and is the director of the Check Me Out Showcase and ELITE is EARNED events. He can be reached at chris@prospectsnation.com.