Some of nation’s top girls basketball recruits hit the hardwood in Columbia

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

Quite a few of the nation's top prospects hit the hardwood for Nike EYBL action in Columbia, on Saturday morning.

As the EYBL circuit gets off and running, the Missouri Phenom's 17U squad features quite a few of the highest rated recruits in their respective classes, including a few Mizzou women's basketball targets.

St. Louis native Jordyn Haywood was in Columbia for the action, as she holds an offer from head coach Kellie Harper and her staff. Haywood is only a sophomore, but has already emerged as one of the most exciting young prospects in the country. She averaged about 25 points per game in her sophomore season at MICDS, a campaign which was enough for the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association to tab her as the Class 5 Player of the Year.

In addition to that honor, Haywood is also the No. 5 player on ESPN's 2028 'Terrific 25,' which highlights of the class' top-25 recruits. However, the guard is no stranger to the limelight, as she was a member of the 2025 USA 16U Women's National Team.

She's joined on her team by another one of the nation's top prospects, as well.

Guard Syniah Coachman is a consensus four-star recruit out of the state of Arkansas. The 5-foot-10 shooting guard just wrapped her junior season and holds offers from just about every school you can imagine in the Power-4.

One of the Missouri Phenom's players is already pretty familiar with Coach Harper and the Mizzou program, as her older sister is joining the program in the fall.

Forward Katie Muller was in Columbia for tournament play, on Saturday, just down the road from where her older sister Ellie will play basketball in just a few short months. The Muller sisters played together at Dowling Catholic High School, which is where superstar Caitlin Clark went to high school. Ellie was one of the first commitment that Harper locked down when she came to Columbia and now Katie also holds quite a few Power-4 offers of her own.

There will be plenty of big regional talents of Coach Harper to keep her eye on in the coming years.