Meet Montverde's Aaliyah Crump: the Versatile Guard Talks Texas and Winning Mindset

When you think of Minnesota players, one word comes to mind: tough. Whether it’s getting a bucket, their style of play or who they are, the deeply rooted basketball history enables Minnesota to birth the toughest players in the country.

Five-star Texas commit Aaliyah Crump is the next up in joining the lineage of basketball legends from the great state. Before even picking up a ball, Crump had a front-row seat to the greatness of the Lynx dynasty.

“I had one experience where I got to run to half court and got a ball from Maya Moore during the championship games,” Aaliyah recalls. “That really had a huge impact on me: the Lynx, Maya Moore and Lindsay Whalen.”

At just nine years old, Crump’s path was set toward success. Now, she aims to extend her winning portfolio—from a Minnesota state champion and FIBA gold medalist to a standout at the SLAM Summer Classic Vol. 6—by joining the star-studded group at Montverde Academy in pursuit of yet another championship.


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