[SpokaneLee]

Spokesman Review: 

"Hoopfest teams stocked with ex-Gonzaga stars rarely experience the loser’s bracket.

But a team with some of the country’s top 16-and 17-year-old girls downed The Globe Thotters on Saturday, an alumni squad comprised of Jazmine Redmon [Gonzaga], Elle Tinkle [Gonzaga], Shaniqua Nilles [Gonzaga] and former Stanford and WNBA forward Joslyn Tinkle on Saturday.

Stars and Stripes, which features Notre Dame commit Samantha Brunelle, the top-ranked recruit in 2019 recruiting class, won both of its games Saturday, three months after winning a USA Basketball U18 3-on-3 national title.

Rarely, if ever, has a team of high schoolers played in the adult elite division at Hoopfest, but the young squad, which has one local in Cashmere, Washington wunderkind Hailey Van Lith, proved it belonged with the tournament’s best.

Bueckers, the MVP of the title game, is the seventh-ranked recruit in the 2020 class. Van Lith, the fifth-ranked recruit in the 2020 class, is being recruited by such heralded programs as UConn.

“This was a fun environment,” said Samantha Brunelle, a Notre Dame commit and the No. 1 recruit in the 2019 class, according to HoopGurlz.com. “And to be able to go up against all of these great ex-college players and professionals, that really gives us a confidence.”

[SpokaneLee]

Spokesman Review: 

"Hoopfest teams stocked with ex-Gonzaga stars rarely experience the loser’s bracket.

But a team with some of the country’s top 16-and 17-year-old girls downed The Globe Thotters on Saturday, an alumni squad comprised of Jazmine Redmon [Gonzaga], Elle Tinkle [Gonzaga], Shaniqua Nilles [Gonzaga] and former Stanford and WNBA forward Joslyn Tinkle on Saturday.

Stars and Stripes, which features Notre Dame commit Samantha Brunelle, the top-ranked recruit in 2019 recruiting class, won both of its games Saturday, three months after winning a USA Basketball U18 3-on-3 national title.

Rarely, if ever, has a team of high schoolers played in the adult elite division at Hoopfest, but the young squad, which has one local in Cashmere, Washington wunderkind Hailey Van Lith, proved it belonged with the tournament’s best.

Bueckers, the MVP of the title game, is the seventh-ranked recruit in the 2020 class. Van Lith, the fifth-ranked recruit in the 2020 class, is being recruited by such heralded programs as UConn.

“This was a fun environment,” said Samantha Brunelle, a Notre Dame commit and the No. 1 recruit in the 2019 class, according to HoopGurlz.com. “And to be able to go up against all of these great ex-college players and professionals, that really gives us a confidence.”