Five-star 2024 women’s basketball prospect Arianna Roberson isn’t playing in Durham quite yet, but she’s still impressing basketball fans on a global stage.
Roberson is with the United States at the FIBA U18 Women’s AmeriCup in Colombia this week, and she showed off her talent during a Tuesday game against Puerto Rico. The women’s basketball team shared a quick highlight from her 10-point, seven-rebound game through social media the following morning.
Duke fans can see a sneak peek of the post production that the 6-foot-4 forward will bring to Cameron Indoor Stadium. A teammate fed Roberson the ball, and the future Blue Devil quickly worked her way through a move, backing down her defender with a single dribble before spinning around for the open shot. The decisiveness and speed of her motion stood out on camera.
The impressive highlight makes sense, considering that Roberson slotted in as the 17th-ranked player in the class according to the HoopGurlz Recruiting Rankings from espnW.
Ari Roberson vs. Puerto Rico
10 PTS
7 REB
2 STL
1 BLKAlso below is a really nice example of establishing post position + elite footwork for the finish. #USABWU18 pic.twitter.com/CsnJFo1j6y
— Duke Women’s Basketball (@DukeWBB) June 19, 2024
Roberson is one of two five-star prospects in Duke’s 2024 recruiting class alongside the Canadian Toby Fournier, who sits 10th on the espnW rankings.