Get To Know Ivanna Wilson Manyacka: South Carolina Women's Basketball Prospect!

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Captain will and wherever you get your podcast you know the Apple podcast the Spotify the all those different you know networks and and and streaming opportunities just follow your man Captain will because you're not rocking with the best and since you're rocking with the best GNA rock with your ban Captain will hey we got a good one today y'all we have a good one today y'all we are talking about some recruiting we talking about this young lady I Iana Wilson Manaka Ivana Wilson Manaka she is a special player special player she was she she her hom a record in terms of basketball is Bullis School in Frederick Mar Maryland uh bullet school might be on your the Forefront of your minds bullet school is the school that um Quincy Wilson the 16 year old track star who went to the Olympics from bullet School bullet school is a breeding ground for athletic talent I I know that personally because I was up in the Maryland area the Maryland the DMV for seven years so I know how good Bullis is in the Athletics and she is another star at Bullis School right now she's the number two overall recruit in the class of 2027 she's saying 6 foot2 and she's a guard okay 6 foot two and she's a guard let's take a look at Ivana Wilson manak the [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] she is special she is amazing she is amazing she just won a gold medal for Team USA at the the uh under 17 World Cup and that is so amazing in itself but when you throw in that she was the youngest player on the team the youngest player on the team and she played with other Gamecocks Targets in JC Alby Kelsey Andrews Jersey Robinson McKenna uh wallisco and then we could throw in you know Emily Skinner who's going to go to Iowa she's a top 10 ranked player in the class of 2025 you know it she she averaged eight points and five rebounds in 15 minutes of play I mean we talking about a 15 yearold she shot 60% in the whole tournament she got 21 points against Croatia she's a special special player and and when you have a player like that you just saw the film you have a player like that you you always say cliche she's mobile she's versatile she's talented she's great she's amazing she's all those things she's all those things and that's what a number two ranked player in the country is supposed to be but what to me what sets it apart to me is you have a player who's still growing so with Team USA she played forward four size cuz she 6'2 right what if she continues to grow what if she gets a 6'4 and playing guard oh did I mention she's a really good Defender did I say that she's a really good defender in high school in Team USA she is good she is great I just envisioned the size of a player like Ayana playing for South Carolina and being that Wing individual who 6'3 or 6'4 who can handle the ball who can dribble who can pass who can shoot who can do all the things that you want in a player we have no idea how good she gonna be none none but right now she's number two in the class of 2027 and number one is who I think is actually the best player in the country right now in high school basketball and that's Kina Smith yeah I believe she the best player in in the country I hear about uh uh aiyah Chavez and I watch a lot of her tape and I hear about you know Jazzy Davidson and Jersey Robinson and so many different players I can go down the list but in my opinion Kina Smith is the best player in the country right now and Ayana is number two in her recruiting class she'll be amazing she would be amazing and and make no mistake about this right here make no mistake about we all know that relationships matter it it matters in every sector in every situation in every organization in this country relationships matter her and MADD McDaniel her and Madame Daniel the number 12 overall recruit in the class of 2024 point guard extraordinaire from the DMV area as well are good friends will that matter in the next couple years it might it might is it's something to watch it's something to watch it's something to to keep an eye on because when you look at our relationships and you got mad McDaniel in her ear talking about the greatness of South Carolina three time three time three time national champions it matters and then you have which I love about unarmed Elite yeah she was in unarmed Elite 24 and and again one of the youngest players there if not the youngest players there probably the youngest players there okay and what's cool about the unarm elite 24 you put all these players together from 25 26 and 27 classes okay and they go against each other I had the privilege of watching it last year one neigh ago this year um we had some family things going on and it was in in um New York City God I wish I could have went next year is on and popping but last year when I was there you had Raven Johnson and you had siia Fagan as quote unquote mentors to these ladies and that was amazing because in that uh uh special camp we got two players to commit to South Carolina we got Joyce Edwards and we got Maddie McDaniel that's awesome at this event in New York City my lasia full Wy was a mentor at this camp if you have a opportunity to be a mentor at a camp like this and be around special players in the class 25 26 and 27 you know it's going to pay some dividends it has to you think Mal Agia was just being quiet about South Carolina you think she was being quiet about head coach Don State no no no no no no none of those things I looking at this roster underarm Elite 2024 I expect a couple of members potentially from that camp to commit to the South Carolina Gamecocks in this 2025 recruiting class I do those are the relationships that were built during this event over these you know three days three and a half days I believe it the 2027 class is going to be something amazing and this young Queen is a game changer a player who actually likes defense a player who can do things on the offensive end at the guard position because of her size that's almost unmatched she's 15 years old she's 6' two we will track this every chance we get over the next couple years to watch how good she's going to be but she has a Gamecock offer and she has a a host of schools that are recruiting her you know number two our crew you're going to get all the the the the the Trad traditional powerhouses the LSUS the Yukons the all the all the great schools that you expect to give her an offer but make no mistake about it an offer from the South Carolina Gamecock women's basketball program headline by the Don Staley is something different it is different y'all and this young amazing basketball player Ayana come on home to South Carolina make the best decision of your life this concludes another episode of gamec talk with Captain will I'm Your Man Captain will make sure you like make sure you share make sure sure you subscribe to Gamecock start with capital will so I continue to bring you the gospel of Gamecocks every single day 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