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Makenzie Helms

Guard
EAST HAVEN HS
EAST HAVEN , CONNECTICUT
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-8
Press Release

Peak Performance

26.5

Points per game

7.4

Rebounds per game

6.6

Assists per game

4.3

Steals per game
“Helms can get baskets whenever she wants. She’s very quick with a great first step and her jump shot is just picture perfect. She’s very unselfish too.”
Tim Tredwell
Head Coach Head coach at Daniel Hand High
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-8 senior guard had led the Yellowjackets to a 20-5 record and the Class L quarterfinals at the time of her selection. Helms averaged 26.5 points, 7.4 rebounds, 6.6 assists and 4.3 steals through 25 games. The Southern Connecticut Conference Player of the Year, she is a New Haven Register First Team All-State honoree, and was selected to the 2018 USA TODAY ALL-USA Connecticut First Team.

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Academic Achievement

Helms has maintained an A average in the classroom. She has signed a National Letter of Intent to play basketball on scholarship at the University of Nebraska this fall.

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Exemplary Character

Helms has volunteered locally on behalf of the Special Olympics and the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life.