…and what must improve for them in the coming one. (Part II)
by BabaGhanouj (2023-05-17 06:32:07)
Edited on 2023-05-17 08:42:52

As MPG and others astutely pointed out, “Fortunately, shooting and turnovers are areas that can be improved as players develop. I believe that ND coaches know that improvements must be made.
I also believe it is no accident that Niele Ivey and the coaching staff are bringing in this specific freshman class.

Emma Risch
Emma Risch was the 169th highest points-per-game scorer in high school last season in the U.S. with 23.3 points per game. That was out of about 370,000 girl high school basketball players. Emma is an amazing all around player, a McD All American, but here I am focusing on shooting.

Below are all the players who averaged higher points per game than Emma and who shot 40% or more from the 3-pt line, making at least 100.

Scorers
PlayerPositionHtGPPts/Game3 Pt Made3 Pt %FT MadeFT %McD AARankingCollege
Emma RischSG/SF6'2"2423.311645%8593%15-31Notre Dame
Jocelyn MedinaG5'6"3132.512742%13778% NAButte
Aaliyah Chavez '25PG5'9"3430.014048%19087%So.1-3NA
Zamareya Jones ‘24PG5'4"3028.99945%14873%Jr.3-17NA
Jordan Zubich ‘24SG5'11"3326.511242%13380%Jr.NANorth Carolina
Morgan TrigueiroSG/SF5'9"3525.210844%10181% NANA
Ashley CheaPG5'6"3324.010041%7374% NAPrinceton
Kymora “Mo” JohnsonPG/SG5'8"2923.97248%8383%16-47Virginia


I included Kymora “Mo” Johnson, even though she only made 72 3-pt shots, because she is well known and a fellow McD AA. I included Zamareya Jones since she was only 1 short of 100 made 3-pt shots.
Note
• Emma is the tallest.
• Only Aaliyah Chavez and “Mo” Johnson made a higher percentage of 3’s.
• Only Aaliyah Chavez and Jocelyn Medina made more 3’s (Emma played less games, as she was out at the beginning of the season).
• No one shot FT’s better. As RISteve points out, while not part of eFG%, FT are worth points too.
• To my knowledge there is no ranking of eFG% for high school girls.

I don’t think it is coincidence that Niele singled out and recruited Emma. This whole chart rigmarole here is to show that Emma may have been the best high school player in the country last year for raising Notre Dame’s eFG%!

Hannah Hidalgo
Hannah Hidalgo was the 28th highest player in high school last season for steals, and, as far as I can tell, the 2nd best player in the country in steals-to-turnover ratio. The best in steals-to-turnover ratio reportedly was Nia Rodgers, a junior, who, while quick and athletic, is (no offense to Nia or anyone else) not the ball player that Hannah is. So, Hannah may have been the best high school player in the country last year for improving Notre Dame’s TO%.

There’s a good chance that Notre Dame may have recruited the absolute best players in the country to improve shooting and turnovers!!! Coincidence? We wonder. Coach Ivey and staff are way ahead of me!


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