Insider Exposure Thanksgiving Classic 2025
Stanford signee Jordyn Wheeler of Niagara Prep.
This is a National Level Event Every Season
December 7, 2025
Held November 24-26, 2025, the 13th annual Insider Exposure Thanksgiving Classic was again held in Jacksonville, Florida, with The Bolles School and San Jose Prep being the primary sites. Presented by Insider Exposure Basketball with “Visit Jax“ a sponsor, a total of 84 teams played one to three preset games. Approximately 40 colleges (mostly NCAA D1) attended at least one day of the event.
More than a local early season event
With teams from Canada and as far west as Washington, this pre-Thanksgiving event has become a regional showcase. Quite frankly, it would be wonderful if similar events were held in other parts of the country. Sadly, most good teams in much of the nation rarely venture beyond their respective state lines.
Best teams present
Amongst the non-Federation teams, Winston Salem Christian (NC) and Niagara Prep (Ontario, Canada) went 3-0 with slight edge to the North Carolina squad which won all its games by 20 or more points. Amongst the Federation state-series schools, Hoover (Alabama) High School was most impressive with wins over host Bolles School and likely top-five in Florida, Miami Country Day. Of the Florida state-series schools viewed (too many to see all), 2A Miami Country Day (1-1 at the event losing to Hoover) and 1A Grandview Prep (2-1 at the event losing to Winston Salem Christian) were most impressive. Both should be amongst the favorites in their respective classes.
Below will be discussed some of the many talented players present. With so many courts, it is likely many quality players were not seen. In many cases, only one of the games of a team was viewed.
Below players are listed alphabetically with listed height, position, graduation year and school. Assume the school mentioned is Florida-based unless otherwise noted.
Zia-Daye Anderson, 5-7, guard, 2026, Elite Girls Prep (WA)
A Boise State commit, Anderson is a good athlete who can shoot the three or attack the rim. She posted 18 points in a 52-47 loss to Capital Courts (Ontario, Canada).
Aaliyah Blanchard, 5-11, forward, 2026, Hoover High School (AL)
A Middle Tennessee commit, Blanchard is the most versatile of Hoover’s players. She can help bring the ball up, shoot the three, pass it and hit the glass playing hard, physical ball.
Leila Bryant, 5-9, guard, 2029, Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy (Pictured Above)
One of the top 2029 prospects in Florida, Bryant is starting to fill out and can now help on the glass. She is adept at shooting the three (four in one viewing) or drive to the rim. She posted 23 points in a 57-46 loss to Grandview Prep.
Jada Clardy, 5-10, guard, 2028, Pensacola Booker T. Washington High School
Clardy is a long, quality athlete. She showed a strong driving ability, the three and willingness to pass in posting 16 points in a 51-39 win over Orange Park. Clardy plays hard with above average basketball IQ. One of the top 2028’s in Florida, she is being recruited from the Power 4 down.
Kathleen Crawley, 5-10, shooting guard, 2027, Bishop Kenny High School
Crawley is a deadly three-point shooter (8 in 50-41 win over Dillard) off the catch. Adding more offense off the bounce could move her recruiting above the current mid-major level.
Syvannah Dawson, 5-7, guard, 2026, S3 Academy (VA)
A St. John’s recruit, Dawson is a good athlete with versatile scoring ability. She posted 18 points in a 48-39 loss to Niagara Prep out of Ontario, Canada.
Kennedy Deal, 5-10, wing, 2028, Miami Country Day School
Deal is one of a long string of college prospects on Miami Country Day’s roster. However, she is one of the rare few who might be recruited at the major D1 level. She has the necessary height and athleticism but must continue to add consistent range to beyond the arc. Trending in the right direction!
Trinity Dinkins, 5-11, power forward, 2028, Orange Park High School
Dinkins plays hard, has good hands and is somewhat physical in style. To move up the D1 recruiting ladder, she needs to add range and handles as she is currently an undersized power player.
Shea Donovan, 5-5, point guard, 2029, Bishop Kenny High School
Donovan has a high basketball IQ, handles well and has very good court vision. How high she will be recruited will depend on how she fills out and how much shooting range she develops.
Oliviyah Edwards, 6-4, forward, 2026, Elite Girls Prep (WA)
Ranked #2 in 2026 by ESPN, Edwards (Tennessee commit) is a top-flight athlete with size, posting/face up ability in the key and three-point range.
Khloe Ford, 6-3, center, 2026, Hoover High School (AL) (Pictured Above)
Ford (Missouri commit) is the other senior star for nationally ranked Hoover. She is a strongly built lefty who can finish on either side of the rim. Her ability to somewhat neutralize opposing post scoring is another big plus toward helping Hoover rack up impressive wins.
Evie Freeman, 5-5, point guard, 2026, The Bolles School
The Tennessee Tech recruit plays hard and showed versatility of scoring in leading host Bolles to a 1-2 record beating Butler College Prep out of Illinois but losing to powers Hoover and Miami Country Day mentioned above.
Jasleen Green, 5-8, guard, 2026, Grandview Prep
Signed with Arizona, over the course of Grandview’s 2-1 showing in Jacksonville, she appeared to be playing hard and showed versatility in scoring probably being the team’s best player.
Eryn Griffin, 5-7, guard, 2026, Lake Highland Prep
An unsigned senior coming off injury last year, above average athletically, Griffin showed an ability to the three (four in one viewing). Definitely scholarship material at some level!
Jayla Griffin, 5-10, guard, 2027, Cardinal Mooney High School
Griffin likes to come at the opponent. Her efforts helped Cardinal Mooney to go 1-1 defeating Bishop Kenny 72-53 and losing to Somerset Canyons 53-50.
Hailey Houlder, 5-5, point guard, 2028, Archer High School (GA)
A quick lefty with a decent perimeter stroke, how high Houlder will go at the next left will depend on a college’s willingness to take a small quick guard. My guess is somewhere below the Power 4 level.
Trinity Jefferson, 5-6, guard, 2027, FBC Cresset National (NC)
Jefferson is a decent athlete who can shoot the three posting four in a 53-43 win over Central Pointe National. She has a variety of offers from P4 level down.
Gabrielle King, 5-7, point guard, 2026, Dillard High School
King is one of several unsigned athletic seniors on Dillard. She has three-point range but still could use refinement. Expect King to find her way into D1 if not this spring after a stay in junior college!
Ameera Kone, 6-0, power forward, 2027, Grandview Prep
Kone is a power player with D1 upside but must add a bit more consistent range (can hit the three but not her thing).
Elodie Levasseur, 5-8, point guard, 2028, Seminaire Saint-Francois (Quebec, Canada)
Levasseur, the coach’s daughter, is a skilled field general who can hit the three. Improving footspeed would raise stock but likely landing somewhere in D1 regardless.
Kennedy Loux, 5-10, wing, 2026, Providence School of Jacksonville
A Florida State commit, Loux has a sturdy build, ok mobility and ability to shoot the three. How quickly she adjusts to the faster, more physical pace found at the major D1 level will determine how quickly she will get meaningful playing time.
Desireck Nieves, 5-7, guard, 2026, Central Pointe National
An unsigned senior, Nieves (of medium build) is very active at both ends with the ability to shoot the three. Early in the season, she may be the best player on a team loaded with six-footers who have skill but need to move better.
Casey O’Connell, 6-2, power forward, 2026, Miami Country Day School
Of strong build and average footspeed, this Evansville commit can shoot the three. D1 schools like as much size as possible in its shooters and O’Connell fills the bill.
Alana Pinnock, 5-11, guard, 2028, Somerset Canyons
One of the top prospects in Florida’s 2028 class, the athletic Pinnock is smooth with the ball more driver than long range shooter. If this viewing is indicative, at times she needs to finish better but an obvious major D1 prospect regardless.
Jordyn Porter, 5-8, point guard, 2028, Page High School (TN)
Porter handles the ball well and can shoot the three knowing how to play within a team concept. D1 interest is starting to come her way.
Kendall Proffitt, 6-0, shooting guard, 2028, St. Johns Country Day
Proffitt is what I call a “flame thrower” who will shoot from almost anywhere on the court. Light on her feet, she can score at all three levels but prefers (perhaps too much) the three. She needs to get stronger physically and embrace contact better to succeed at the major D1 level where she is being actively recruited.
Parker Smith, 5-4, guard, 2029, Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School (GA)
Smith is quietly an effective shooter but small in height and needing to fill out in build. To better determine whether a D1 prospect or not, evaluators need time to see what she looks like in another year before more complete judgement can be made.
London Thomas, 5-11, point guard, 2028, St. Thomas Aquinas High School
Thomas is another of Florida’s top 2028 prospects. She is sturdy in build and can run an offense with above average height as lead guards go. Offensively, she can hit the three and drive it some, but good decision making may be her biggest plus.
Kylee Trent, 5-9, wing, 2029, Bishop Moore Catholic High School
Trent is above average athletically still needing to fill out. Skills are still developing but her progress should be monitored from the Power 4 level down.
Alice Veilleux, 5-7, point guard, 2026, Capital Courts Academy (Ontario, Canada)
An unsigned senior, Veilleux is a mobile, well-built point guard who can run an offense making good decisions and contribute to the scoring with timely threes. Definitely worthy of mid-major looks, a Power 4 school still searching for a 2026 point guard should a take look at her.
Xyanna Walton, 6-0, shooting guard, 2026, Butler College Prep (IL)
Butler went 1-2 at the event but this Northwestern commit showed well. Walton has a versatile offensive arsenal including drives and shooting the three.
J’Niya Weaver, 5-9, guard, 2026, Winston Salem Christian National (NC)
Uncommitted, Weaver was her team’s leading player at the event. Versus Grandview Prep, she posted 23 points in a 65-45 victory, Primarily an athletic driver, Weaver can hit the three. Worth a look by Power 4 schools, Weaver has mid-major offers in hand.
Jordyn Wheeler, 6-0, wing, 2026, Niagara Prep (Ontario, Canada)
The Stanford commit impressed with a couple of 20+ outings scoring mostly by getting to the rim in quarter-court or on the fast break. She can hit the three but that did not seem her option #1.