CECE Harper

[wise2641]

Heard this player was a beast. Comes from a family of basketball players by way of Virginia.

[sim111]

What city and school?

[babie]

James Madison in San Antonio.

[babie]

Listed as a Shooting guard on Hoopgurlz, but clearly a point guard:

Hoopgurlz Notes:
Lady Rohawks point guard CeCe Harper does a little of everything for her team. The 5-7 guard has a very strong build and she uses it well. She does all the little things you want in a point guard: she sets the table for her wings, collapses the defense with dribble penetration, takes care of the basketball and makes plays when her team needs her to. A bonus is her perimeter scoring, as she demonstrated legitimate 3-point range as well as the ability to knock down the midrange shot. She has some creative handle but doesn't make fancy dribble moves just to have fun. Most of her movements have a purpose.


Notes from the 7th Annual Cy-Fair Classic by Houston Roundball Review:
The CF Premier 17U club has good players, too. Donielle Breaux (5'10, Class of 2011, from Elkins HS) was everywhere on the basketball court. Breaux played the passing lanes; drove to the hoop and finished; and knocked down perimeter shots. Nia Bradford, 5'11, Class of 2010, Thurgood Marshall HS, has one of the best-looking jumpers I've seen. Bradford elevates nicely and knocks down jumpers. Brooke McCarty, all 5'5 of her, is only 13 years old, that's right, she's Class of 2014, but, she's got great poise on the court to go along with her quickness. Akwar Abula, 6'1, Class of 2011, is a shot-blocking presence.

It's very tough for me to name the best player I saw; but, I was definitely impressed by the point guard skills of Charlicia "CeCe" Harper from the Cy Fair San Antonio Lady Rohawks Elite team. CeCe, 5'7, Class of 2010 from James Madison in S.A., controls the basketball with ease. She dribbles the ball like it's part of her body. She strong and quick, too. CeCe's Rohawks club lost to the Houstonians in the final game of the 17U Elite Gold bracket by one point; but, teammates Taylor Calvert (5'9, Class of 2011, Cibolo Steele HS) and Nichole Kindred (5'9, Class of 2010, MacArthur HS) impressed me as well. Calvert is very quick and Kindred was draining shots from deep.

The Houstonians 17U team may take awhile to get started; but, once they bring the energy and intensity on defense, their depth wears down the opposition. Jessieka Palmer (6'0, Class of 2012, LaMarque HS) makes the club go. She seems to enjoy passing the ball more than scoring; but, she's got the skills to put the ball in the bucket, too. Madison Abshae stands out for a few reasons. First, she's 6'7 and the tallest player on the team. Second, she's the most vocal. Maddy is a great teammate. She's always talking and motivating her teammates to push and play hard. Maddy isn't the quickest player by any means; but, she definitely has a presence on the court. Teylor Seals, 5'7, Class of 2010, Westside HS, ran the offense well. Akuuna Elonu, 5'10, Class of 2012, Elsik HS, hit the winning lay-up versus the Rohawks; and, she seems to be merely scratching the surface on her basketball skills. Her sister, Adaeze Elonu, 5'9, Class of 2010, is much more physical than she is.