Avery Howell
Sarah Strong at the 2023 adidas EuroCamp (Treviso, Italy). *Photo courtesy of adidas 3SSB Girls Circuit.
The Class of 2024 is full steam ahead on the Summer of 2023. With the shortened evaluation windows in July, emphasis on the highly competitive events and non-certified events will run a premium.
The top 10 on the ProspectsNation.com ELITE 150 remains the same with the exception of the top two. In a year reminiscent of the Aja Wilson, Kelsey Mitchell, Jordin Canada, Ariel Atkins race to the top, Sarah Strong of Fuquay Varina, North Carolina, elevated her status this summer and has moved to the No. 1 spot. Jaloni Cambridge, a dynamic point guard from Nashville, Tennessee is at No. 2, with two formidable frontcourt players in Justice Carlton of Katy, Texas, and Joyce Edwards of Camden, South Carolina, on their heels and firmly in the discussion for the stop spot.
Five new faces made their way into the top 60 led by No. 23 Avery Howell of Boise, Idaho. Following a terrific showing at the adidas EuroCamp in June, her play with META Hoops this summer has led to her being offered from every Power 5 conference in the country. Another adidas EuroCamp standout, Ines Goryanova of DME Academy in Daytona, Florida, debuts at No. 49. She too has seen her recruitment explode in July. Joining those two are No. 52 Tabitha Betson, an Australian who will join Goryanova at DME, NO. 58 McKenna Johnson of Wilmot, Wisconsin, who is committed to Minnesota, and No. 59 Katelyn Vasecka of Tea, South Dakota, a South Dakota State .
ProspectsNation.com will use the back half or July and several elite camps later this summer to round out the ELITE 150. The Golden State is leading the way with 14 players on the rankings list to date. California is followed by Texas (11) and Georgia (7).
ProspectsNation.com ELITE 150 – Class of 2024
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.
