"You can touch the ball with two hands now?": Hoops fans call out No. 1 WBB prospect Aaliyah Chavez's action in win over Amarillo

No. 1 women's basketball prospect in the 2025 Class Aaliyah Chavez dropped another stellar performance for Monterey on Friday when they faced the Amarillo Sandies. Monterey secured the win in a tight 46-44 game with Chavez scoring 19 points, making it 21 matches in a row with a double-digit score.

Famous basketball page Ballislife Womens Basketball took to Instagram to share some highlights of the Lubbock, TX native against the Sandies:

However, the hoops fans took to the comments section to react to one of her highlights, claiming it to be a double-dribble:

Hoops fans call out No. 1 WBB prospect Aaliyah Chavez's action in win over Amarillo

"You can touch the ball with two hands now?" commented a fan.

Another fan was not happy with referee's no call, "That first shot was awful literally double in front of red and he doesn’t call it."

"Double dribble and an offensive foul…Amarillo is the better team," a fan commented.

Another fan commented, "Damn she doubled 🤣"

There were more fans who did not mind the double dribble but commented their opinion:

Hoops fans call out No. 1 WBB prospect Aaliyah Chavez's action in win over Amarillo

This fan talked about Chavez's attitude, "the kids a straight up baller. but heres the thing and ive said this before, she gon have problems if she don't fix her attitude. you see the Caitlin Clark, the juju, bueckers and more terrific players cus of their attitude. Chavez ofc is the top prospect but she gotta shift her attitude."

"Major.. Keep grinding 🤘🏾🦾💯," commented a fan.

Another fan commented, "Playoffs where legends are made!"

The win against Amarillo pushed Monterey's record to 19-3. Chavez was helped by Johnson Ari who put up eight points and grabbed 13 rebounds.

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How many offers does Aaliyah Chavez have?

According to On3, the No. 1 prospect has 11 offers from top programs including Ohio State, Tennessee, South Carolina, LSU and Texas Tech among others.

Chavez has played 129 games for her school, averaging 31.6 points, 8.4 rebounds, 5.2 assists and 3.1 steals per game in over three years. This season, she is averaging 34.2 ppg, 8.8 rpg and 3.8 apg in 22 games.

The publisher's recruitment prediction machine suggests that Oklahoma and UCLA have the highest chance of landing Chavez. The Sooners have a 37.0% chance while the Bruins have a 32.3% prediction of signing Aaliyah Chavez.