10 Washington high school basketball standouts to watch in summer 2021: SBLive Washington podcast

Dan Dickau, Todd Milles and Andy Buhler examine 10 prep standouts from the Evergreen state having breakthrough summers, plus an interview with 2023 point guard Malia "Pitbull" Samuels.

Andy Buhler, SBLive Sports | Jul 14, 2021

10 Washington high school basketball standouts to watch in summer 2021: SBLive Washington podcast /

Club basketball is back. With the more than yearlong NCAA recruiting dead period lifted and summer circuits in full swing, the SBLive Washington podcast takes a look at 10 standout high school basketball players from Washington who are elevating their profiles with impactful summers.

Then Eastside Catholic 2023 guard Malia Samuels joins (29:05 mark) to talk about her experience sitting out the shortened spring high school season in favor of club, her summer with the Northwest Greyhounnds and how she was given the nickname "pitbull."

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Here are the players discussed on the podcast:

BOYS

Tyler Bilodeau, Kamiakin, 2022 (Washington Supreme)
Jaylin Stewart, Garfield, 2023 (Seattle Rotary)
Jonas La Tour, North Kitsap (Seattle Rotary)
Jacob Cofie, Eastside Catholic, 2024 (Seattle Rotary)
Jaxon Nap, Hazen, 2022 (Friends of Hoop)

GIRLS

Jazmyn Stone, Annie Wright, 2022 (NW Blazers)
Aniyah Hampton, Hudson's Bay, 2022 (Tree of Hope)
Libby Stump, Lynden Christian, 2022 (Tree of Hope)
ZaZa Walton, Eastside Catholic, 2022 (NW Greyhounds)
Rylee Leishman, Ellensburg, 2023 (NW Blazers)

(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
Guest: Malia Samuels (Twitter: @maliasamuels23)
Producer: Andy Buhler

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Published Jul 14, 2021

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.