Jessie Moses
The New York edition of the EIE Breakfast Club for 2024. *Photo by Chris Hansen.
ARDSLEY, New York – For the third straight year, the Elite Is Earned national camp tour has held a summer stop in the Empire State. Sunday morning, before camp, the EIE Breakfast Club got some extra work in.
Olivia Jones is challenged in transition work by Atlee Vanesko. *Photo by Chris Hansen.
Jones is a mismatch nightmare most of the time she’s in the gym. The beauty in her game is that she has a knack for exploiting her advantages for easy baskets. That’s not to say her skill set is limited but her choices make her one of the most efficient players on the floor.
Moses capped off a heck of a summer. Despite all the accolades and all-star game bids, she still very much focused on her craft. She continues to improve her perimeter shooting and is a hard player to stop off the dribble.
Brown is electric on the floor. She plays the game and processes reads at such a fast pace. While she certainly is a scoring threat what made her stand out here was her ability to make all her teammates better.
Zya Small (Scranton, PA), Exodus EYBL -- 2027
Small is in that new mold for front court players. She has strength and physicality there when she needs it but doesn’t just park on the block and eat up space. Her mobility and physicality complement each other. She can rim run, face up or overpower a smaller defender with her back to the basket.
Makylah Moore (St. Albans, NY), Hurban Legends -- 2025
The higher the level of play the more strength and physicality matter and those are areas Moore is incredibly comfortable with. She seemed to seek out the contact so she could control where the defense was and showed the ability to elevate after contact.
Destiny Robinson (Corona, NY), Castle -- 2026
Robinson is a kid we’ve had our eye on who has so much upside athletically. It’s great seeing her realize that potential and find confidence in her game. Her relentless work on the glass will make her a contributor for any team. Her slashing off ball work and ability to covert those possessions is starting to take her game to the next level.
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Ravosa showed off her versatility at the forward spot. From hitting the trail three to working out of the mid-post, she has a lot of offensive tools. She is playing with heightened confidence which showed in the camp championship game where she was in the zone scoring the ball.
Vanesko is really active on both sides of the floor and creates and can fill a box score. At camp where stats aren’t really an emphasis, it was her being around the ball constantly that showed her impact. Though not a point guard her passing and making the right reads stood out.
Annie Gentile (Roseland, NJ), NJ Raptors -- 2029
Gentile has a smaller build but her game didn’t seem to mind. She was very assertive and always on the attack. She is good with initiating contact to create space and transitions from creating space to getting her shot off really quickly. For such a young player to be in this environment with confidence was impressive.
There are so few true post players in the game today and Scott is terrific in the paint. She’s got a smoothness to her game and her ability to play at her speed makes her very effective regardless of the matchup. Her mobility at her size will have her on a lot of recruiting lists.
Arielle Lopez (Middle Village, NY), Exodus EYBL -- 2027
Lopez is a lead guard who pushes tempo at every opportunity. She’s a smaller guard who mitigates any physical disadvantages by keeping pressure on her defender. She draws contact and gets to the line quite a bit.
Ponnam is a combo-forward we’ve seen impact the game both scoring and passing. When she’s working out of the high post, with her mid-range touch and ability to find cutters are on display. She’s comfortable hitting the trail three as well as showcasing her footwork in the post.
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@chrishansenbasketball.com.
