After months of anticipation, the Team Trae Young Girls got their grassroots season started in earnest over the weekend with Session I of the adidas 3SSB Circuit in Bryan, Texas, and the results were overwhelmingly positive across the board.
At the 17U level, the TTY ladies went unbeaten, winning all four of their games in absolutely dominant fashion. They opened things up on Friday with a 64-28 victory over AEBL. The girls opened up the game red-hot and scored 32 of the first 34 points of the game.
📍 3SSB Session I
That lead for @TeamTraeYoungWB had ballooned to 32-2. Everybody is contributing at both ends of the floor‼️@3SSBGCircuit
— Jr. All-Star Girls Basketball (@JrAllStarBB) April 19, 2024
@TeamTraeYoungWB 17U came out on 🔥 from deep in their opening game at #Adidas #3SSB Session 1
Here is some great ball movement (everyone touched it) ending in a 3 from @Maya_Thompson2 #NoLookMedia#NoLook pic.twitter.com/YlRbRhOcI4
— No-Look Media (@NoLookMedia1) April 19, 2024
Trio of @rieyandesouze, @SelehHarmon & @mathurin2025 combined for 50pts in Team Trae Young’s opener vs AEBL pic.twitter.com/ZCGUvXo4a2
— XCCELERATED Sports Metrics (@XCCELERATEDSM) April 19, 2024
Seleh Harmon led the way with 20 points on 8-of-10 shooting.
Shifty, spinny, swishy . . . @SelehHarmon#Adidas #3SSB Session 1@TeamTraeYoungWB@Coach_Mathurin#NoLookMedia#NoLook pic.twitter.com/oT6hj7iiX8
— No-Look Media (@NoLookMedia1) April 20, 2024
McKenzie Mathurin was right behind with 18 points and also had two blocks and two steals.
Fight over, gimme dat, reverse lay . . . @mathurin2025 @TeamTraeYoungWB @Coach_Mathurin @3SSBGCircuit #NoLookMedia#NoLook pic.twitter.com/pp01PXJUlg
— No-Look Media (@NoLookMedia1) April 20, 2024
Rieyan DeSouze had another great game, scoring 12 points and grabbing three steals.
Shimmy, shake, 'spect . . . @rieyandesouze @TeamTraeYoungWB @Coach_Mathurin @3SSBGCircuit #NoLookMedia#NoLook pic.twitter.com/S3f7NoELKl
— No-Look Media (@NoLookMedia1) April 20, 2024
The team also got a phenomenal performance from Maddie Stewart, who grabbed 12 rebounds, dished out seven assists, scored five points and remarkably had five steals in the win.
@MaddiStewart10 is the definition of RELENTLESS when pursuing the ball (more on that later)
& an ELITE passerSuch a joy to watch!@TeamTraeYoungWB @Coach_Mathurin #NoLookMedia#NoLook pic.twitter.com/OI9Uv3gIrl
— No-Look Media (@NoLookMedia1) April 20, 2024
https://twitter.com/XCCELERATEDSM/status/1781695522786427070/photo/1
Over the next two days, the 17U girls picked up three more wins, topping ALL IN 17U 56-25, AK Rivals 61-27 and Sizzles 64-35.
Team Trae Young 17U leading the way, finishing 4-0 on @TheTraeYoung court‼️#TwoFeet @3SSBGCircuit
Play Hard. Play Smart. Play Together. @rayfordyoung pic.twitter.com/kRAU2TMWyw
— Amber Mathurin (@Coach_Mathurin) April 22, 2024
@TeamTraeYoungWB 😳‼️
🚨4-0 @3SSBCircuit🚨
📍 BRYAN, TX (Session 1)#shoutout1K #3ssb #bluechips pic.twitter.com/TQhFsbwtwv
— 1K Media (@1KMedia_) April 21, 2024
At the 16U level, Team Trae went 2-2. They began the weekend with a big 48-27 win over Della Lamb.
16U 3SSB finished the day off of circuit play for Team Trae Young 🔥✈️⛹🏽♀️
Completing an undefeated 1st day of our ‘Welcome Back Tour’#WeMove #3SSBgirls @rayfordyoung @Coach_Mathurin @eholmes2425 pic.twitter.com/XT0FH1BsWO
— Team Trae Young WBB 🏀 (@TeamTraeYoungWB) April 20, 2024
Saturday’s action saw them drop their first game 71-64 to AK Rivals, but they bounced back late Saturday with a 41-37 win over ALL IN 16U.
Another big win for 16U 3SSB tonight
❄️⛹🏽♀️
Keep it up ladies! One more to go 🏀@eholmes2425 @Coach_Mathurin pic.twitter.com/grMG3s7PcG
— Team Trae Young WBB 🏀 (@TeamTraeYoungWB) April 21, 2024
In the last game of the weekend they unfortunately fell 62-41 to United Family. The weekend saw standout performances from Skylar Anderson, Johari Hall and Ky’liin Johnson-Cooper.
@12skyhandles rocks her defender to 😴💤 before taking her to the rack 🏀 @TeamTraeYoungWB @eholmes2425 @Coach_Mathurin #NoLookMedia#NoLook#3SSB#Adidas pic.twitter.com/Ch5udlaaaZ
— No-Look Media (@NoLookMedia1) April 20, 2024
I kept hearing about @johari_hall "look at that physique & athleticism!"
Which she uses to draw constant fouls & finish through contact (or rebound/put back her miss), and defend tenaciously.
Her mid-range was consistent all weekend as well.
I've been seeing leaps in skill… pic.twitter.com/tz8RN4crW2
— No-Look Media (@NoLookMedia1) April 21, 2024
2026 @ky_liin07 was showing off her savvy PG skills at the first #LivePeriod of the Summer @3SSBGCircuit
Besides being a floor general who controls tempo, directs traffic & drops #dimes for @TeamTraeYoungWB 16U #3SSB squad
She is also filling up the stat sheet with buckets… pic.twitter.com/9xbwDMGn9J
— No-Look Media (@NoLookMedia1) April 22, 2024
For the 15U girls, it was also a perfect weekend as they won all four of their games, getting increasingly dominant as the weekend went on. On Friday, they opened the session with a tight one, beating Hardwood Elite 68-55.
15U 3SSB secures win #5 on opening day for #TeamTraeYoung @3SSBGCircuit ❄️🏀@JoshAtkinson310 pic.twitter.com/ZOdq4sF2Hz
— Team Trae Young WBB 🏀 (@TeamTraeYoungWB) April 20, 2024
They began Saturday with a 27-point win over AK Rivals (57-30) and finished the day with a 36-point dub, 70-34 over Texas elite Prime. In the finale on Sunday, the margin was once again 30, as they won 54-24 over Meta Hoops.
@3SSBGCircuit SESSION 1 @TeamTraeYoungWB 15U 3SSB goes 4-0 🔥So proud of these girls, they always give maximum effort every time they step on the court. Blessed to coach them! @Coach_Mathurin @kristin310 https://t.co/IZUhbhXQmP pic.twitter.com/1yPbAFPybt
— Josh Atkinson (@JoshAtkinson310) April 21, 2024
4-0! @TeamTraeYoungWB @JoshAtkinson310 @Coach_Mathurin @GradyMajors…we are just getting started! #3SSBGirls pic.twitter.com/YqCnOhPz1f
— Myah Haney (@myahhaneyyy) April 21, 2024
Final ❄️⛹🏽♀️
54-24
Team Trae Young 15U stays on 🔝 https://t.co/h0BRidnR9I
— Amber Mathurin (@Coach_Mathurin) April 21, 2024
All told, TTY teams went 10-2 in Session I, an incredible start to what is sure to be a great season.
📸 What a weekend‼️
Just can’t brag enough about how amazing it’s been to be on a circuit platform as @TeamTraeYoungWB
✅Consistent comp
✅Consistent College coaches
✅Consistent marketing #NewBeginnings @3SSBGCircuit pic.twitter.com/IYH7q56BYr— Amber Mathurin (@Coach_Mathurin) April 22, 2024
Team Trae Young
📸 Photo drop 📸#3stripelife #TwoFeet #TeamTraeYoung pic.twitter.com/jeCFBHQ21Q
— Team Trae Young WBB 🏀 (@TeamTraeYoungWB) April 22, 2024