Evaluation

USA U16 Trials-May 09: In the running for quickest and fastest in the trials was Moriah Jefferson. That alone is impressive, but the fact she was playing on, basically, one leg was even more so. She played through a soft tissue injury in her left calf, which caused her pain when she put her weight on her toes. She still was able to muster the quickness and burst to beat some of the nation's best on-ball defenders off the dribble and got to the rim as well as anyone with two legs vying for time at the point. Where the injury really limited her was on defense as her lateral quickness was severely reduced and having a slight build she couldn't overcome the injury on the defensive side of the court.

Midwest Showdown-May 09: DFW Elite point guard Moriah Jefferson is one of the most exciting young players to watch. She is a spectacular ballhandler who can change directions multiple times, freeze the defense, smile and then go by them. She does play with the ball a little too much, wasting dribbles when she has the ability to just beat the opposition on her initial move or counter. She has a lot of fun on the court and her teammates feed off of her energy. At 5-6 and lean, she's not the biggest guard on the court, but she still does a good job of getting into her defender's body and using that contact to neutralize the defender to get her shots in the lane up on the glass. She draws a lot of fouls and shoots the ball well. She was playing injured this weekend yet was still one of the most explosive players in the tournament.

Boo Williams-April 09: Lightening quick with the ball but plays under control, can create her own shot and make plays for teammates, tough defender with excellent lateral speed.

Notes

Club Team: DFW 2012

Invited to the USA Basketball U16 National Team Trials, 2009.

Prospect is home-schooled.