The Dominator: The Art of Owning the Paint

Raylee Jones

@RayleeJones2027

IG : @itsrayleee_ · 6’0, 170lbs, Class of 2027 · Starkville Academy, Starkville MS.

Reylee is a dominating post presence who takes tremendous pride in wiping the boards clean like Windex. On the offensive end, Reylee turns those boards into high-percentage put-backs. Raylee also takes great pride in her defense and lives to disrupt your inside game with chaos. She makes it extremely difficult for anyone to score on her.

This past season Raylee averaged 9.8 points (265), 8.4 rebounds (228), .05 steals (13), and .05 blocks (14) in 27 games. What pushes Raylee forward is seeing how all her hard work earns her more playing time. Raylee's goals this upcoming season are to continue to build on her game, and to have highlight films of her shooting the ball and dribbling instead of all layups and putbacks. Raylee also wants to have better stats than she did in AAU. Raylee wants every season’s stats to get better.

Playing AAU for The Sisterhood Team Jones, Raylee averaged 9.1 points( 308), 13.4 rebounds(457), .8 assists (28), .5 steals( 18), and 1.7 blocks (58) per game in 34 games including the National Championship. Raylee's goal was to get better than she was during school ball and become a more dominant player. She did display a lot of growth in her game. When Raylee first met her AAU Coach Denzel, her dribbling was below par, now she can go to any camp or showcase, do all the dribbling drills, and feel confident.

What fuels Raylee’s fire: is competition, she doesn't want anyone to play against her and say they got the best of her. Raylee wants whoever she plays against to leave thinking she was the toughest post player they have ever played.

Raylee's dad taught her when things don’t go her way offensively, focus on rebounds and defense. That has fueled Kaylee to be the best rebounder her school has ever seen. When things aren’t going her way on the scoreboard Raylee focuses on what she can control. That is her effort and her attitude.

Raylee's drive and dedication are what separates her from the rest. Raylee is in the gym more, or with a strength and conditioning coach. Raylee goes to more camps and showcases than anyone she knows.

As of right now, Raylee thinks she would be perfect for a Division 2 school. Raylee has no problem with that or going lower because there are some amazing D3 schools. For Kaylee, to go D1 she has to continue working on her shooting and ball handling.

I assess that Raylee's stock is constantly on the rise and will be a high-level prospect. Solidly D2 as of right now. Raylee has consistently improved from year to year and even from the season through AAU. I expect nothing less moving forward. She will be among the best out there with the current rate of improvement. Get her on your radar now cause this train is picking up steam. Stay tuned!