Aaliyah Chavez had a remarkable performance on Thursday in Monterey High School's (Texas) game against Allen, proving again why she's the No. 1 prospect in the Class of 2025. Ballislife Women's Basketball posted highlights of Chavez, including her finishing through contact.
The highlight reel also included Chavez's quick release as she converted shots from beyond the arc and forced turnovers. She finished with 38 points on 43% shooting. After the game, Chavez had a message for her haters.
"Listen, don't call me cocky, you don't know me, okay? Don't do that, don't disrespect me," Chavez said.
Monterey breezed past Allen with a 70-40 win to remain unbeaten at 10-0. In their previous game against Estacado High, Chavez had 46 points, including 10 3-pointers.
The 5-foot-9 point guard continues to improve each year. In her first year at Monterey, Chavez averaged 25.7 points, 7.7 rebounds, 6.7 assists and 2.3 steals in 39 games. In her sophomore season in 2022-23, Chavez played 34 games and averaged 30.0 ppg, 7.2 rpg, 5.2 apg and 3.1 spg. She played 35 games in her junior year and averaged a double-double of 37.8 ppg and 10.1 rpg, along with 4.4 apg and 3.5 spg.
This season, Chavez is averaging 34.9 ppg, 8.8 rpg, 4.8 apg and 4.0 spg.
Aaliyah Chavez's commitment status
Hoops fans await the college decision of the No. 1 prospect from the Class of 2025. While Aaliyah Chavez is fully focused on her senior year and posting her highlights on Instagram, her mother keeps fans updated with her commitment status.
After she visited Texas on Sep. 27, Aaliyah Chavez's mother posted #noncommitted on her Instagram story.
According to On3's prediction machine, Oklahoma has the highest chance of landing Aaliyah Chavez at 37.0%. However, UCLA is not that far behind at 32.3%.