Sophia Basham
Sophia Basham
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Mike Graham | Prep Dig Scout
Basham has a great vertical jump with her size forcing opponents to make mistakes if she does not block or at least get hands on balls. Basham partners with teammates well for double blocks. Basham displays great enthusiasm on the court. She can power balls off blocks after faking a move another direction. Basham runs nice fakes to draw blockers away from teammates. She can also execute soft twos.
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Read EvaluationMike Bryant | Prep Dig Scout
As a middle that can score through different options, Basham works hard to get herself available. She gets rewarded for that in how her setters give her ample opportunities in front and overhead off one foot. She is very active from her defense to transition with good ability to track the ball and find her way back to the net to be available. She is best when she can develop a runway that gives her room off the net as her length then allows her to swing with good pace and direction to both wings of the court.
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Read EvaluationMike Graham | Prep Dig Scout
Basham runs great routes to the net and takes nice swings in the middle and at the pins. She takes blockers away from the net creating space for her teammates. She displayed a number of fundamentally sound tips at the net. Basham has good blocking techniques and quickly recovers to keep plays alive when she is blocked.
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Read EvaluationMike Bryant | Prep Dig Scout
Basham has one of the more physical arms among middles in this class at this point. She opens her shoulders well and is not afraid to swing for big power and impact. Her tools include good variation in what she can do offensively to score around her setter though quick options. She averaged 2.0 k/s on a .346 efficiency for Newark Catholic as the Green Wave finished 20-5 overall. Defensively, she provided 1.7 b/m. Her ceiling is high and it will be fun to watch her continued development as she competes for Mintonette’s top 15U team this coming club season.
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