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9 more basketball recruits who turned heads on summer 2021 circuits: SBLive Washington podcast

Updates on players ranging from Lake Washington's Rosa Smith to Curtis backcourt duo Tyce Paulsen and Zoom Diallo.

Andy Buhler, SBLive Sports

9 more basketball recruits who turned heads on summer 2021 circuits: SBLive Washington podcast
9 more basketball recruits who turned heads on summer 2021 circuits: SBLive Washington podcast /

July recruiting windows are over, AAU basketball is phasing out as the 2021-22 high school sports calendar is weeks away from starting, and many high school basketball players in Washington are in a better spot in their recruitment than they were a couple months ago.

The SBLive Washington podcast took a look at nine more athletes — both boys and girls — who raised their recruiting profiles in the month of July. Each player mentioned is set to play a significant role in the 2021-22 high school basketball season. This is part two of a dive into the top players in 2021. Catch up on the first 10 names here.

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Here are the players discussed on the podcast:

BOYS

Tyce Paulsen, Curtis, 2023 (Washington Supreme)
Zoom Diallo, Curtis, 2024 (Team Lavine)
Quin Patterson, Mount Si, 2022 (Team Lavine)
Andrew Hommes, Lynden Christian (Friends of Hoop)
John Lustig, Colfax (Eastern Washington Elite)

GIRLS

Rosa Smith, Lake Washington (EBC Elite)
Claire O'Connor, Lakeside (EBC Elite)
Gabby Stuart, Seattle Prep (Columbia Cascades Xpress)
Naomi Hotchkiss, Puyallup (FBC Alliance)

(Full archive of the SBLive Washington podcast)

The SBLive Washington podcast is a weekly conversation that takes a look at the top stories impacting high school sports across the state of Washington. The podcast is hosted and produced by reporter Andy Buhler, as well as analyst Dan Dickau and senior reporter Todd Milles. Thanks to sponsor Washington Federal. Download the SBLive Sports app on iPhone and Android today at no charge.

Hosts: Dan Dickau, Todd Milles, Andy Buhler
Producer: Andy Buhler

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ANDY BUHLER, SBLIVE SPORTS

Andy Buhler is a Regional Editor of Texas and the national breaking news desk. He brings more than five years of experience covering high school sports across the state of Washington and beyond, where he covered the likes of Paolo Banchero and Tari Eason served on state tournament seeding committees. He works on the SBLive/Sports Illustrated Power 25 national boys basketball rankings. He has covered everything from the Final Four, MLS in Atlanta to local velodrome before diving into the world of preps. His bylines can be found in The News Tribune (Tacoma, Washington), The Associated Press, The Columbian (Vancouver, Washington), The Oregonian and more. He holds a degree from Gonzaga and is based out of Portland, Oregon.

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