Sunshine State Showdown 2025: An Early season Club Basketball Event
2028 Chloe Johnson of All Iowa Attack.
New and old names stand out in the Florida spring!
April 12, 2025
Sunshine State Showdown 2025: An Early season Club Basketball Event
New and old names stand out in the Florida spring!
By Bob Corwin
Presented by the SUTS Report and RBA Events, the 10th edition of the Sunshine State Showdown was again held at the Wiregrass Sports Campus in Wesley Chapel, Florida. The event saw 165 teams play one or more games from Friday, April 4 to Sunday, April 6, 2025, with nine scouting services and seven college coaches (no NCAA D1 allowed as this is a non-viewing period for them) attending one or more days of the event.
Rosters a problem as usual
As at all too many non-Division 1 evaluation period events, rosters were all too often totally missing (forget about incomplete data like say listing players’ high schools of past year). As this was the first event for many clubs, the claim was the teams were just put together and there were other priorities that had to be taken care of besides rosters. Sadly, this makes all too much time wasted trying to figure out whom you were watching. A player looking just average might really be special if playing up two years as a few teams had at the event.
All Iowa Attack
The presence of the three Nike EYBL teams of All Iowa Attack (regularly one of the top clubs in the USA) gave the event more than just a regional feel. Its three teams gave the event several exciting matchups, mostly but not all won by the Iowa-based program, which has several national level high school players from Iowa and surrounding states. One could just do an article on players from this program. Here sometimes lesser publicized players of its program are discussed in the write-ups which follow.
Below are some of the players who showed out in a noteworthy fashion in at least one game. Listing is alphabetical by class with listed height, position, club team (school in parenthesis). All players listed below will or are likely to be recruited at the mid-major NCAA Division 1 level or higher.
2026
Macy Comito, 5-10, guard, All Iowa Attack 11th EYBL (Carlisle [Iowa] High School)
The Iowa State commit is a good all-around player but what stood out was her speed with the ball and stylish finishes to the left (being right-handed) side of the rim.
Ta’Niyah Davis, 5-9, guard, Central Florida Elite 17U (American Heritage; Plantation, Florida)
In one viewing her team had balanced scoring but Davis stood out with timely scoring helping to blunt opposition runs. She showed versatility with baskets from drives and three-point shots.
Pictured: Cam Golston
Cam Golston, 5-4, point guard, Essence Purple 11th EYBL (St. Francis High School; Alpharetta, Georgia)
As a point guard, Golston plays smart and can do a bit of everything. All that may separate her (and many others) from the majors is a lack of height.
Jasleen Green, 5-9, guard, ECU Family 17U P24 (American Heritage; Plantation, Florida)
What so impressed about Green was that she gave maximum effort regardless of the score. She showed the ability to shoot the three and attack the rim not shying away from contact. Combining with Ta’Niyah Davis above, their high school team should be one of the best in Florida’s Federation state-series class 4A next year (finished second this year).
Pictured: Jaelynn Housey
Jaelynn Housey, 5-10, guard, Miami Suns Team Fowles 17u EYBL (Nova High School; Davie, Florida)
Strongly built, Housey showed power to the rim and a nice mid-range stroke, The three (shown successfully) appeared to be the third option.
Ashley Knox, 5-11, small forward, Central Florida Elite 17U (Tampa [Florida] Catholic High School)
Knox appears to like to hang out along the three-point line. She showed the ability to shoot the three in a couple of viewings. Although maybe not option one, she successfully attacked the rim.
Darleska Perez, 5-11, forward, WT Elite – OMG Elite E40 17U (Central Pointe Christian Academy National; Kissimmee, Florida)
From Venezuela, Perez (strongly built) has a game which gravitates from the arc along the baseline shooting a three or driving to the rim from that area.
2027
Nyla Black, 5-9, guard, Legacy South 16U EYCL (Horizon Christian Academy; Cumming, Georgia)
A lanky lefty, Black moves well. She showed an ability to score vis rim attack or shoot the three.
Madi Mignery, 6-1, forward, FGB 17U (Cardinal Mooney High School; Sarasota, Florida)
Mignery appears to play hard win or lose. With good size, Mignery can score in the paint or step out effectively to behind the arc. She is considered one of the best in Florida’s 2027 class. This past year she helped her high school team to the Florida 3A state title.
Pictured: Nakhai Worthy
Nakhai Worthy, 6-2, forward, Legacy South 16U EYCL (Holy Innocents’ High School; Atlanta, Georgia)
Worthy is powerfully built. She likes to start out on the perimeter but most scoring observed was in the paint. She is one of Georgia’s top 2027 prospects.
2028
Ke’Mora Evans, 5-8, guard, Miami Suns Team Larkins 16u EYBL (Nova High School; Davie, Florida)
As a basketball player, Evans is just scratching the surface as a significantly above average athlete. Most impressive in viewing was her body control in changing directions while running and cutting. Her high school team has a chance to be one of the best in Florida 7A combining her efforts with Jaelynn Housey (discussed above).
Chloe Johnson, 5-11, guard, All Iowa Attack 11th EYBL (Duluth Marshall School; Duluth, Minnesota)
When watching Johnson, one will notice she seems like just another quality player on a 17U team full of such. However, when you are two grades younger than your well-honored teammates, this is really a good indicator that the player in question is very advanced for her age. Johnson’s skills and understanding of making the right play are a couple of reasons why multiple scouting services have her high in the ranks of 2028 prospects.
Loriel Murray, 6-2, center, AEBL 17U P24 (Holy Innocents’ High School; Atlanta, Georgia)
Murray’s game is kind of simple, but in a good way. She scores near the rim, finding a way to get close to it even against taller players. Murray and her high school teammate Worthy (mentioned above) are two reasons why their Holy Innocents’ team pulled the upset to win Georgia’s tough Private School Division this past March.
Ari Peterson, 6-1, small forward, All Iowa Attack 10th EYBL (Minnetonka [Minnesota] High School)
An above average athlete with size, Peterson showed that she can shoot the three in two viewings at the event. This combination usually (as here) puts the player as a major D1 prospect.
Alana Pinnock, 6-0, shooting guard, Essence Purple 11th EYBL (Somerset Academy – Canyons; Boynton Beach, Florida)
An above average athlete with size, Pinnock did not look out of place playing up two grades on a 17u team. She showed she can hit shots at mid-range and behind the arc. She is likely one of the top prospects in Florida’s 2028 class.
2029
Athiei Dhal, 6-8, center, Essence White 15U EYBL (Freeport [Florida] High School)
Dhai was literally and figuratively the biggest discovery of the event, Super-tall and very strongly built, Dhal has good hands and embraces physicality. She runs adequately given her height and very thick build. As yet, she can only play in short segments, needing better conditioning. On course for a high major future, but being so young, let us give this player the time needed to get things figured out!
Olivia Johnson, 6-0, small forward, All Iowa Attack 10th EYBL (Carmel Catholic High School; Mundelein, Illinois)
Johnson played up on a couple of different Iowa teams sort of as a relief pitcher. With good size, she showed she can drive to the rim and shoot the three playing spot minutes on the 10th and 11th grade Iowa EYBL teams. A likely major leaguer!
2030
Ashlee Wilson, 6-0, guard/forward, All Iowa Attack 9th EYBL (Hill-Murray School; Maplewood, Minnesota)
In Minnesota, 7th graders can play varsity basketball, if good enough. Online stats indicate this Wilson (there is an older sister (leading scorer on high school team)) averaged double digits. Her rep back in Minnesota is that she is one of the top prospects in the state’s 2030 class with a good chance to be ranked nationally down the road. She showed the ability to score from behind the arc and inside moving well for her size.