Hawks soar
2015-16 Hamilton Heights girls’ basketball players with scholarship offers (year represents recruiting class):2016› G Akia Harris, Committed to Tennessee Tech› G Jamee Ward, North Florida› F Juliet Esadah, Southern Miss2017› G Amber Hunt, East Carolina2018› G Jazmine Massengill, South Carolina› G Elizabeth Balagun, South Carolina2020› G Treasure Hunt, South Carolina
Hamilton Heights Christian Academy sophomore Jazmine Massengill needed a quick history lesson.
She and seven other Lady Hawks basketball players were making their way to Columbia for an unofficial visit at the University of South Carolina earlier this month.
“Everybody was really excited to meet Dawn Staley, and I’m like, ‘I know she’s the coach, but who is she?'” joked Massengill, who also knew that Staley’s team was ranked No. 2 in the nation.
Massengil quickly learned her lesson: Staley is a Hall of Famer and one of the best players in WNBA history.