Aaliyah Chavez, nation's No. 1 basketball prospect, sets commitment date

Andrew Nemec | Feb 26, 2025

Monterey guard Aaliyah Chavez (center) drives during the Region I-5A Division II final at Abilene Christian University Feb. 21, 2025. / Ronald W. Erdrich/Reporter-News / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Monterey (Texas) consensus five-star point guard Aaliyah Chavez is a basketball phenom.

And her college future is about to be decided.

According to On3's Blake Munroe, Chavez is set to announce her college commitment on March 25.

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The 5-foot-9 basketball phenom has previously stated that she has a list of top schools that includes Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas and Texas Tech.

Here's what 247Sports had to say about her game:

"Rated as the No. 1 player in the class, Chavez is a profilfic yet efficient scoring option at the guard position. She can play on the basketball or off though she might be best suited to be a primary lead guard in college. Chavez gets her shot off as easily as any high school guard I can remember dating back to the days of Kelsey Mitchell as a prep prospect. A five-star guard, Chavez has legitimate shooting range to 25 feet with the ability to get into the teeth of the defense on a consistent basis to make a shot or find a corner shooter. Chavez has been busy getting buckets all over the country the past 12 months participating in the USA Basketball 3-on-3 trials in Memphis, putting up an MVP-esque performance at the Nike World Basketball Festival in front of Travis Scott in New York and being named a captain in the new Overtime Select league in Atlanta."

As for her on-court success, Chavez in the midst of an historic run.

Her Lady Plainsmen are in the state finals for the first time since winning the championship in 1981.

On Tuesday, Chavez led her team to a 60-57 semifinal victory over Frisco Memorial, pouring in 20 points, including a old-fashioned three-point play with under a minute to play to seal the victory.

"I actually didn't see the time," Chavez told The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. "So it was more of, 'I've got to go get a bucket to put us ahead.' … Bro Bro hit some big free throws for us. That's all we needed."

If that run is to come to an end, Chavez's opponents are going to have to find a way to slow her down.

Next up is Liberty Hill (36-4) in the championship game Saturday at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.

As a senior, the nation's top prospect is averaging 35.3 points, 9.3 rebounds, 4.3 assists, 3.8 steals and 1.2 blocks per game. Here season-long totals look like a career statline - 1,412 points, 371 rebounds, 172 assists, 151 steals and 48 blocks.

Regardless of how this season comes to a close, there's still more high school basketball ahead of Chavez.

She's accepted invites to compete in the McDonald's All-American Game in Chicago on April 1 and the Nike Hoop Summit in Portland, Oregon on April 12.

What will Chavez bring to one of those four programs?