Fans react as Aaliyah Chavez makes sly gesture after opponent’s fall (Image: IG/@the__aaliyah_chavez)

WATCH: No. 1 WBB prospect Aaliyah Chavez's sly gesture after her opponent's fall

Modified Dec 11, 2024 23:10 GMT

Aaliyah Chavez, the No. 1 girls high school basketball recruit in the Class of 2026, showed her edge in a game against the Lincoln Tigers on Nov. 18.

First, Chavez was fouled, leading to the defender falling on the court. Then, she walked toward the defender, stared her down and dropped the ball near her before heading away. Overtime WBB posted a highlight of the incident on Wednesday, which was shared by Chavez on her Instagram story.

Chavez has received offers from top programs, including LSU, Michigan, Texas Tech, Texas, South Carolina, USC and North Carolina. She narrowed down the long list to 10 programs on Oct. 2: Arizona, LSU, Ohio State, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Texas Tech, UCLA and USC.

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"I just want to thank all the coaches for their time invested into recruiting me on this journey," she tweeted.

Aaliyah Chavez took a visit to UCLA on Oct. 27 and Texas on Sept. 28.

According to On3's recruitment prediction machine, Oklahoma (37.0%) and UCLA (32.3%) have the highest chances of landing the Mamba Invitational MVP, followed by Texas Tech (9.8%) and LSU and Texas, which each have chances of 8.2%.

A look at Aaliyah Chavez's stats

Aaliyah Chavez has played 127 games for Monterey in four years, averaging 31.6 points, 5.2 assists, 8.4 rebounds, 3.1 steals and 0.8 blocks.

The 5-foot-9 guard's junior season was her best so far. She played 35 games, averaging 37.8 ppg, 10.1 rpg, 4.4 apg, 3.5 spg and 0.9 bpg. In her freshman season in 2021-22, Chavez averaged 25.7 ppg, 7.7 rpg, 6.7 apg, 2.3 spg and 0.7 bpg in 34 games.

This season, Chavez has played 19 games, averaging 35.2 ppg, 9.2 rpg, 3.8 apg, 3.5 spg and 1.0 bpg.

She has yet to decide on her collegiate career. Which program do you think we will see Chavez play for next season?