(2026) - PG Rieyan DeSouze

[Class of '66 Old Fart 86,262]

[Class of '66 Old Fart 86,262]

Per her X account her name is pronounced RYAN• Duh•Sue•zzz

MaxPreps has her at 5'6".  She attends DeSoto HS in DeSoto, TX and plays AAU for Team Trae Young on the girls 3SSB circuit.  She was invited to the USA U16 training camp.  She was #27 in the most recent ESPN HoopGurlz rankings.

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[Class of '66 Old Fart 86,262]

[Class of '66 Old Fart 86,262]

Transferred from DeSoto HS to play for Legion Preparatory Academy in Dallas.

Full story behind a paywall but here's a brief blurb from the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.   I'm just too old school but I have to wonder about the academic side of these institutions that spring up and have amazing athletic success right out of the box.  

A nondescript building in Dallas lists an address for a school that many may not be familiar with: Legion Prep Academy. The school was formed by Nishia and Donald Walker in 2015 but the 2023-2024 school year was the first the school had an athletic program — starting with girls basketball. Taylor Johnston’s first squad was built with some key players from the Dallas-Fort Worth area, many of them some of the top players in the metroplex. With a roster that featured four college signees from the 2024 class, the Bulldogs went 25-4 last year and won the TCAL State Championship.