Lauren Hood
Kawehi Borden capped off an oustanding 2024 Summer at the CMO Seattle Showcase. *Photo by Glenn Nelson.
SEATTLE – The Elite Is Earned National Camp Tour started in Seattle more than a decade ago and the flagship camp that now spans nine cities across the nation remains a marquee summer event.
The Breakfast Club is the invite-only portion of camp where an extra hour of training is offered to a select group of players who showed up and showed out on the first day of camp. Here’s a look at the 2024 Seattle Breakfast Club.
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Brooklyn Haywood has been in EIE gyms long before her run of power conference offers started piling up. Seeing her evolution from undersized guard with a crafty way about her to one of the most efficient guards in the country has been fun and can be attributed to her consistent work. Because she’s now an “it” kid, her joy for the game and how much fun she has while competing impacts the rest of the players in the gym.
Holland Harris of Orlando, Fla. *Photo by Glenn Nelson.Harris is a player we’ve seen play plenty but never really worked with. With the structure, breakdowns and her willingness to dive into what was being taught, she thrived. She’s got the uncanny ability to find easy baskets. Her athleticism and feel for the game are only enhanced by a little bit of simple offensive structure. For a player who spent most of her youth playing tennis, the upside in her basketball future is big time.
Kawehi Borden (Sumner, WA), NW Greyhounds - 2027
Borden has been ascending all of the 2024 calendar year. Her physical gifts are off the charts. This power guard made the weekend look easy with her smooth athleticism. She’s just impossible to guard for long periods of time, especially when she’s knocking down long jumpers like she did this weekend. She’s the big guard that every college is looking for and is like a sponge with coaching.
Roberts really got going in July and that momentum carried over to her annual summer weekend in the gym with EIE. Her grasp on her ability to score in different spots against different defenders is impressive. She has the deep three but also has the instincts when she gets run off the line to find a way to score at a second level or draw help and make plays.
Love Best of Oregon City, Ore. *Photo by Glenn Nelson.Nobody takes a physical beating to get teammates great looks more than Best. She has a knack for getting deep into the defense and drawing help from everywhere. Her gift is that she has the sense and timing to turn that into great offense. She’s unflappable and thus can compete on any court in the country.
Shayla Cordis (Olympia, WA), Tree of Hope EYBL - 2026
Cordis had some moments this summer showing she was ready for a breakout. She’s capable of being a lead scorer but what we love is how even in this camp environment the other ways she impacts the game show up. She’s a terrific and disruptive on-ball defender. In transition her smooth acceleration creates easy opportunities and she can really give defenses fits just beating closeouts and drawing help.
Sara Mangan (Beaverton, OR), NW Greyhounds 3SSB - 2026
The key for Mangan has been pace. She has a lethal jumper from long range so defenders have to play her tight. Her confidence with the ball is surging and as she controls the pace off the bounce you see her vision and ability to get others involved. She has good size and seems to really understand her game.
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The big challenge for Hood this year is converting this pass-first lead guard into a dual-threat. We saw her finding rhythm catch and shoot jumpers beyond the arc, a must in her evolution. Where she’s excelling scoring the ball is in the mid-range with an assortment of floaters and runners which complements her probing attack style with the ball.
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McCartney impressed us back in the Spring at Training Camp and picked up right where she left off. The 6-2 swing player is an agile option you can deploy in a lot of different spots on the floor for matchups. Her matchups with Harris were exactly what she needed as they both could push each other out of their comfort zones.
Amy Nduka (Tukwila, WA), FBC United WC - 2028
Nduka was one of the big winners from the west on the recruiting trail this summer. She has the size and willingness to use it inside to be a force in the post. She combines that interior play with the ability to knock down the trail three. She makes smart decisions when away from the basket and has a great handle on how to seal and make it easy to get her the ball in traffic.
Taylor is a smart and versatile small forward option. She has a knack for getting to her spots in the mid-range where her length and ability to elevate makes her a problem. She showed she could facilitate and read actions with the ball in her hands and make plays with the pass. She was comfortable shooting from beyond the arc too.
Collins impresses us every summer. As she’s gotten more experience she’s shown her physical attacking style with the ball in her hands is aging well. She plays with a lot of energy on the floor. The biggest area we see growth is from behind the arc, a vital second layer to her offensive game.
Louis-Pierre made the drip from the Greater Atlanta Area to the Pacific Northwest and did her thing. She’s extremely active on both ends of the floor. Her length and motor really make her a disruptive force. She was all over the glass too and proved to be one of the better big guards at rebounding out of her area.
Brooklyn Haywood of Vancouver, Washington, competes at the 2024 CMO Seattle Showcase. *Photo by Glenn Nelson.
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.
