2023 Gold Player Profiles
#00 Sofia Aluas
Eastlake HS
Class 2024
Ht: 5'10 Position: Guard/Forward
Conference: Kingco 4A
2022-23 Finish: Kingco 2nd pl, District 2nd pl, 4A State Champions
League: 12 - 1 Overall: 23 - 6
Current Stats: 15.1 ppg, 47% FG, 81% FT, 9.5 Reb, 3.7 assist, 2.8 steals
Basketball Honors:
2023 All State 1st Team
2023 All KIngco 1st Team
2022 Kingco Honorable Mention
NCAA Eligibility Center: Yes
Other Sports or Hobbies: Skiing, Camping, Watching movies
Hanging out with Friends and Family
GPA: 4.0
College Major: Undecided
School Honors: 2022 Honors Algebra 2
2020 Honors Humanities
Inspirational Person: Michael Jordan
Favorite Book: One of Us is Lying
"Work hard in silence; let your success be the noise."
#42 Rowen Bennett
Inglemoor HS
Class 2024
Ht: 5'8 Position: Guard/Forward
Conference: KIngco 4A
2022-23 Finish:
League: Overall:
Current Stats: ppg, FG, FT, reb, assist, steals
Basketball Honors:
NCAA Eligibility Center: Yes
Other Sports or Hobbies:
Soccer, Playing Rocket League, Counterstrike,
Rainbow Seige, Playing with the dogs
GPA: 3.62
College Major: Biomedical
School Honors:
Inspirational Person: Paige Bueckers
Favorite Book: Divergent Series
"Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist them; that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like."
#24 Magdalena "Mia" Broom
Lakeside HS
Class 2024
Ht: 5'9 Position: Combo Guard
Conference: Metro 3A
2022-23 Finish: 2nd pl Metro League
League: 15 - 1 Overall: 15 - 2
Current Stats: ppg, FG, FT, reb, assist, steals
Basketball Honors:
2023 All Metro 1st Team
2023 Defensive Player of the Year
2020 - 2023 Varsity Starter
NCAA Eligibility Center: Yes
Other Sports or Hobbies: Soccer & Art
Spending time with my family
Taking care of my little brothers
Hanging out with my friends
GPA: 3.55
College Major: Spanish, Law, Immigration
School Honors:
Inspirational Person: My Dad
Favorite Book: Just Mercy
"Hard work beats talent when talent fails to work hard."
#23 Nisa Ellis
Lake Stevens HS
Class 2024
Ht: 6'0 Position: Forward
Conference: Wesco 4A
2022-23 Finish:
League: Overall:
Current Stats: 15.4 ppg, FG, 81% FT, 14.8 reb, 1.8 assist, 1.8 steals, 1.0 blocks
Basketball Honors:
2023 All Wesco 1st Team
Prep Girls Hoops Top 10 players in WA Class 2024
Wesco 4a All - League Honors
2 x State Tournament Game MVP
NCAA Eligibility Center: Yes
Other Sports or Hobbies: President of the BSU, DECA member, Track, cooking, baking, and reading
GPA: 4.0
College Major: Business / Hospitality
School Honors: 4.0 every semester middle school and high school, NHS recipient
Inspirational Person: James Ellis
Favorite Book: The Hate U Give
"I've missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I've lost 300 games.
Twenty-six times I've been trusted to take the game-winning shot and missed.
I've failed over and over and over again in my life.
And that's why I succeed."
#02 Griffyn Eyman
Lake Stevens HS
Class 2025
Ht: 6'0 Position: Gaurd / Forward
Conference: Wesco 4A
2022-23 Finish:
League: Overall:
Current Stats: ppg, FG, FT, reb, assist, steals
Basketball Honors:
NCAA Eligibility Center: Yes
Other Sports or Hobbies: softball, listening to music, hanging with friends and family
GPA: 3.5
College Major: Biomedical Science
School Honors: 3 years Student Leadership
Inspirational Person: Kobe Bryant
Favorite Book: The Hate U Give
"Hard work beats talent when talent fails to work hard."
#25 Zoe Hamilton
Eastside Catholic HS
Class 2025
Ht: 5'10 Position: Guard/Forward
Conference: Metro 3A
2022-23 Finish:
League: Overall:
Current Stats: ppg, FG, FT, reb, assist, steals
Basketball Honors:
NCAA Eligibility Center: Yes
Other Sports or Hobbies: Softball, Drawing, Listening to music, Hanging out with friends, and training.
GPA: 3.88
College Major: Journalism, Kinesiology
School Honors:
National Honor Society
Black Student Union Member
Student Leadership Council - freshman, sophomore
Honor Roll - freshman, sophomore
Received Principal’s Choice Award and Touchstone Award
Inspirational Person: Kobe Bryant
Favorite Book: The Hate U Give
“Great things come from hard work and perseverance. No excuses.”
#20 Rakiyah Jackson
Garfield HS
Class 2023
Ht: 5'10 Position: Combo Guard
Conference: Metro 3A
2022-23 Finish: Metro Champs, District Champs, 3A State Champions
League: 13 - 1 Overall: 23 - 1
Current Stats: ppg, FG, FT, reb, assist, steals
Basketball Honors:
2023 All Metro 2nd Team
NCAA Eligibility Center: No
Other Sports or Hobbies:
GPA: 3.7 SAT: Yes
College Major: Computer Science
School Honors: Running Start
Inspirational Person: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Favorite Book: We Were Liars
"One Man can be a crucial ingredient on a Team, but one Man cannot make a Team."
#21 Macartney "Mac" Noe
Woodinville HS
Class 2024
Ht: 5'11 Position: Forward/Guard
Conference: Kingco 4A
2022-23 Finish: Kingco Champs, District Champs, 4th pl State
League: 13 - 0 Overall: 27 - 3
Current Stats: ppg, 45% FG, 69% FT, reb, assist, steals
Basketball Honors:
2022 - 2023 4th pl Finish at State
2021 - 2022 State Champions
NCAA Eligibility Center: No
Other Sports or Hobbies: Track and Field, Spending time with Family and Friends, Jet Skiing, Walking my dog
GPA: 3.2
College Major: Nursing
School Honors:
Finalist C.P. & Dorothy Johnson Humanitarian Award
7th in State in Health Education at HOSA
Nursing Assistant Student
Inspirational Person: Brianna Stewart
Favorite Book: The Hate You Give
"Persistence can change failure into extraordinary achievement."
#22 Jazmyn "Jaz" Shipp
Bonney Lake HS
Class 2024
Ht: 6'1 Position: Forward
Conference: PCL 3A
2022-23 Finish:
League: Overall: 16 - 3
Current Stats: 16.7 ppg, FG, FT, 11.9 reb, 4.3 assist, 2.1 steals
Basketball Honors:
2023 MVP PCL 3A
Team Captain (sophomore and junior season)
Steph Curry (Rakuten) ‘Underrated Tour’ selection - 2022
PCL 3A MVP (sophomore)
Tacoma News Tribune - 1st team all-area (sophomore)
SB Live 2nd team all-state (sophomore)
1st team all-league PCL 3A (freshman year)
2022 USJN circuit (BSTTL league), All-star teams for the 3 major tournaments -Windy City Classic in Milwaukee; USJN Premier Showcase in Indianapolis, Blue Star Nationals in Chicago
NCAA Eligibility Center: Yes
Other Sports or Hobbies:
GPA: 3.79
College Major: Kinesiology
School Honors: National Honors Society
Inspirational Person:
Favorite Book:
"Persistence can change failure into extraordinary achievement."