Player Spotlight
Brooke Setmire: A Game of Her Own
By SLAAM MEDIA
Soccer came first. College basketball is where Brooke Setmire wants to go next.
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Isis Almyty: Beyond the Paint
By SLAAM MEDIA
Isis Almyty has a former West Virginia center to turn to for basketball advice. At home, she calls her Mom.
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Kenzie Rumberger: Trusted With the Ball
By SLAAM MEDIA
Against Trinity in the WPIAL playoffs, Kenzie Rumberger had a job to do: stay calm, help take control, and find a way to win with her teammates. Being a freshman didn’t change that.
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Payton Galish: All In, Every Season
By SLAAM MEDIA
For Payton Galish, the end of practice does not always mean the end of the work.
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Alyssa Davis: More Ways to Win
By SLAAM MEDIA
Alyssa Davis gives a defense more than one problem to solve.
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Giuliana Giannikas: Built to Lead
By SLAAM MEDIA
Before Giuliana Giannikas was setting an offense, she was studying one from her dad’s bench.
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Cassidy Walsh: For the Girls Up Next
By SLAAM Media
The Pitt women’s basketball alum is helping athletes build their skills, strengthen their mindset, and carry confidence beyond the court.
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From SLAAM’s First College Recruit to Hall of Famer
By SLAAM Media
Jamie Halloran was the first SLAAM player to navigate college recruitment. A decade later, her induction into the North Hills Sports Hall of Fame reflects a journey built on confidence, perseverance and relationships that outlast the game.
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Rooted in McKeesport: Cornelious Nesbit Begins His Next Chapter at SLAAM
By SLAAM Media
I’m most proud of the relationships that I have with former players,” he said. “I still get phone calls and text messages from players from Gateway, where I got my first head coaching job. I still talk to players at South Fayette, players at Shaler and players I’ve coached in AAU basketball. I get invited to weddings and things of that nature
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Maddie Osborne
By Brad Everett
“Your perspective kind of changes,” Osborn said. “You don’t take it for granted because you know [basketball] can be taken away.”
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Aubrey Brown
By Brad Everett
Not only is Aubrey Brown talented — her AAU coach considers her the best sophomore in the WPIAL — but the Belle Vernon standout is also extremely tough
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Emma Altavilla: Emerging From the Shadows to the Spotlight
By Brad Everett
The 6-Foot playmaker continues to prove that winning, leadership, and versatility are just as valuable as points on the scoreboard.
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Coral Prosser: 40 Offers from a Town of 2,000
By Brad Everett
A 5-foot-7 junior with more than 40 Division I offers, back-to-back PIAA Class 2A titles, and a basketball family that has put a town of 2,000 on the map. Coral Prosser plays this AAU season on SLAAM's 2027 team.
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Liv Harness: Eighth Grade, Pro Résumé
By Brad Everett
A Division I offer. NIL deals with Gatorade and Nintendo. 106K Instagram followers. Eighth-grader Liv Harness is one of the most-watched young guards in the country, and she is playing her debut AAU season with SLAAM.
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