Meet 20 of the top girls Kentucky basketball players in Louisville area for 2023-24 season
Here are 20 of the top girls basketball players in the Louisville area to watch during the 2023-24 season.
Players are listed alphabetically.
Trinity Armour
School: Ballard
Year: Senior
Height: 5-11
Last season: Averaged 8.8 points and 8.3 rebounds and was named second-team All-Seventh Region by The Courier Journal.
College: Has offers from Campbellsville-Harrodsburg and Rose-Hulman.
Reagan Bender
School: Sacred Heart
Year: Senior
Height: 5-10
Last season: Averaged 15.2 points for a Sacred Heart team that went 36-3 and won the state championship. Received first-team All-State honors.
College: Considering offers from Louisville and Western Kentucky.
Jeannae Bolin
School: Pleasure Ridge Park
Year: Senior
Height: 5-10
Last season: Averaged 16.6 points and 8.2 rebounds and earned first-team All-Sixth Region honors.
College: Has an offer from Pratt Community College and Trevecca Nazarene.
Kylie Downey
School: North Bullitt
Year: Sophomore
Height: 5-7
Last season: Averaged 13.5 points and 4.5 rebounds on her way to first-team All-Sixth Region recognition.
College: TBA
Bailee Duck
School: Christian Academy
Year: Junior
Height: 5-6
Last season: Averaged 9.5 points and 2.7 rebounds.
College: Has offers from Bellarmine and Northern Kentucky.
Savannah Gardner
School: Christian Academy
Year: Senior
Height: 5-6
Last season: Averaged 10 points and 4.7 rebounds.
College: Signed with Eastern Kentucky.
Jada Hughes
School: Bullitt East
Year: Senior
Height: 5-9
Last season: Sat out with an injury. Averaged 6.6 points and 3.1 rebounds as a sophomore.
College: Has an offer from Campbellsville.
Ashlinn James
School: Manual
Year: Sophomore
Height: 5-5
Last season: Averaged 8 points and 1.9 rebounds as a freshman.
College: Has offers from Bellarmine, Indiana, Murray State, North Carolina A&T, Toledo and Western Kentucky.
ZaKiyah Johnson
School: Sacred Heart
Year: Junior
Height: 6-1
Last season: Averaged 22.5 points and 8 rebounds for a Sacred Heart team that went 36-3 and won the state championship. Named Sweet 16 MVP, Gatorade Kentucky Player of the Year and first-team All-State.
College: Considering offers from Arizona, UConn, Georgia, LSU, Louisville, Mississippi State, Notre Dame, Ohio State, South Carolina, Southern California, Tennessee and UCLA.
Destiny Jones
School: Central
Year: Senior
Height: 5-10
Last season: Averaged 20.5 points and 11.2 rebounds and earned third-team All-State honors.
College: Signed with West Georgia.
Amirah “Tootie” Jordan
School: Sacred Heart
Year: Freshman
Height: 5-5
Last season: Averaged 11.8 points and 3.2 rebounds as an eighth grader at Male and earned second-team All-Seventh Region honors.
College: Has offers from Dayton and Western Kentucky.
Mariah Knight
School: Butler
Year: Senior
Height: 5-7
Last season: Averaged 15.1 points and 9.4 rebounds at Christian Academy. Named first-team All-Seventh Region.
College: Recently decommitted from Purdue-Fort Wayne.
Taryn Morris
School: Assumption
Year: Senior
Height: 5-7
Last season: Averaged 9.9 points and 4.2 rebounds and earned second-team All-Seventh Region honors.
College: Being recruited by several NCAA Division III schools, including Hanover and Spalding.
Ella Morrison
School: South Oldham
Year: Senior
Height: 5-8
Last season: Averaged 18.7 points and 6.5 rebounds on her way to All-Eighth Region honors. Hit a team-high 47 3-pointers.
College: TBA.
Angelina Pelayo
School: Sacred Heart
Year: Senior
Height: 6-3
Last season: Averaged 11.7 points and 6.2 rebounds for a Valkyries team that went 36-3 and won the state championship. Earned honorable-mention All-State honors.
College: Signed with North Carolina-Wilmington.
Anna Rodgers
School: Bullitt East
Year: Senior
Height: 5-10
Last season: Averaged 11.8 points and 5.5 rebounds and hit 54 3-pointers on her way to second-team All-Sixth Region honors.
College: Committed to Bellarmine.
Allison Spieker
School: Whitefield Academy
Year: Senior
Height: 5-8
Last season: Averaged 10.1 points and 2.3 rebounds and tied for the team lead with 59 3-pointers.
College: Committed to Bethel.
Ramiya White
School: Butler
Year: Senior
Height: 6-3
Last season: Averaged 8.6 points and 8 rebounds.
College: Signed with Kentucky.
Brianna Wilkins
School: Christian Academy
Year: Sophomore
Height: 5-8
Last season: Averaged 16.5 points and 4.5 rebounds and hit a team-best 41 3-pointers. Earned first-team All-Seventh Region honors.
College: Has an offer from Northern Kentucky.
Madison Young
School: South Oldham
Year: Sophomore
Height: 5-8
Last season: Averaged 15.8 points and 7.4 rebounds on her way to All-Eighth Region honors.
College: Has offers from Akron, Murray State and Northern Kentucky.
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This article originally appeared on Louisville Courier Journal: Kentucky high school basketball 2023-24: Top girls in Louisville area
