TeamEBA Featured Player Eval: Ali Fitzgerald

2016 guard Ali Fitzgerald of Canandaigua, N.Y., is a prospect for college coaches to keep an eye on.

Blessed with the ability to stretch opposing defenses with her shooting range, Ali Fitzgerald of Canandaigua, N.Y., is staking claim as one of the Empire State’s top class of 2016 guards.

By: @BrandonClayPSB

Vitals

Name: Ali Fitzgerald – Grad Year: 2016
Location: Canandaigua, N.Y. – School: Canandaigua Academy
Current Position: PG – Projected Position: PG/SG

#PeachStateTV: Recruiting Analyst Brandon Clay talks about Ali Fitzgerald’s game

Strengths

Fitzgerald has a solid all-around skill set for a player, whether it be scoring the basketball or distributing to find the open teammate. Her help writing an essay outline ball skill should allow her to play point guard at the next level but we also can see her playing off of the ball because the 5-8 guard can make the open 3-pointer. With a willingness to attack off of the dribble, Fitzgerald is a weapon that coaches will be able to deploy in different ways to attack the opposing defense, hitting shots in the 10-12 foot range in traffic. She has legitimate shooting range out to 25 feet off the catch and can get that shot off when she has a step to do so. Her passing ability makes her a dual threat in terms of creating shots for herself and her teammates.

Areas To Improve

Position defenders who take immigration essay good angles are hard to find. Going forward, Fitzgerald can be an impact on that end of the floor if she’s able to show that she can consistently take the right angle to cut off the driving lanes for guards looking to score the ball. Her IQ on the offensive end should translate to the defensive end when she’s playing alongside other high level players day-in and day-out. On offense, continuing to focus on staying low with her dribble will help her be even more effective scoring the basketball. It also will help draw the second line defender into help, freeing her teammates for wide open jump shots.

The Bottom Line

Fitzgerald’s skill set gives her a great foundation service quality management essay to build upon in just her freshman year in high school. The key for her development going forward will be adding the ability to score the basketball off the pull-up jumper. That said, the 5-8 sharp shooter is well on her way to being a factor on a college roster in the future.

Brandon Clay is the publisher of the JumpOffPlus.com and the owner of Peach State Basketball, Inc. The service is picked up by more than 200 colleges and universities nationwide. He serves as the Executive Camp Director for the EBA Fab Five and Super 64 Camps. Clay has been involved in the community since 2001 as an event operator, recruiting analyst and trainer. You can reach him at [email protected]