{"id":822749,"date":"2024-12-12T15:02:22","date_gmt":"2024-12-12T20:02:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/?p=822749"},"modified":"2024-12-12T15:02:24","modified_gmt":"2024-12-12T20:02:24","slug":"aaliyah-crump-253","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/wslam\/aaliyah-crump-253\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Montverde’s Aaliyah Crump: the Versatile Guard Talks Texas and Winning Mindset"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

When you think of Minnesota players, one word comes to mind: tough. Whether it\u2019s getting a bucket, their style of play or who they are, the deeply rooted basketball history enables Minnesota to birth the toughest players in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Five-star Texas commit Aaliyah Crump is the next up in joining the lineage of basketball legends from the great state. Before even picking up a ball, Crump had a front-row seat to the greatness of the Lynx dynasty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI had one experience where I got to run to half court and got a ball from Maya Moore during the championship games,\u201d Aaliyah recalls. \u201cThat really had a huge impact on me: the Lynx, Maya Moore and Lindsay Whalen.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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At just nine years old, Crump\u2019s path was set toward success. Now, she aims to extend her winning portfolio\u2014from a Minnesota state champion and FIBA gold medalist to a standout at the SLAM Summer Classic Vol. 6\u2014by joining the star-studded group at Montverde Academy in pursuit of yet another championship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen you\u2019re playing against the best of the best, you have to know that you\u2019re also good, right? It\u2019s all about having confidence and moving forward every day, even though it might be hard,\u201d Aaliyah says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The parallels in game play and mentality between Aaliyah and her basketball Mt. Rushmore\u2014Maya Moore, Lindsay Whalen, Napheesa Collier and Breanna Stewart\u2014are undeniable. The commonality of being strong and versatile is evident when Aaliyah steps on the court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m pretty versatile, so you have to pick and choose what you want to guard,\u201d she explains. \u201cI like to shoot threes and I like to get downhill, but I\u2019m trying to become more of a threat in the paint.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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