Salpointe Class of 2025 standout Taliyah Henderson had a whirlwind June going from playing for Jason Kidd’s AAU select team, to Canada’s tryouts in Toronto, to making the U18 national team, to traveling to Colombia and playing in the AmeriCup and then heading back home to prepare for the bulk of the AAU season in July.
Henderson’s exploits in June, making the Canadian team as the youngest at 17 and starting every game in the AmeriCup, qualifies her for the Jet Sports Training Female Athlete of the Month.
The United States defeated Canada in the gold-medal game of the AmeriCup. Henderson finished with nine points, five rebounds and a steal in the game.
In Canada’s six games in Colombia, Henderson, a 6-foot-1 forward, averaged 9.5 points and 6.3 rebounds.
Henderson, rated the No. 21 Class of 2025 prospect nationally by ESPN, was a guest recently in the All Sports Tucson Talk Podcast:
2024 JET SPORTS TRAINING FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE MONTH HONORS
January 2024: Sunnyside basketball player Nayeli Nidez-Acuña
February 2024: Sunnyside wrestler Audrey Jimenez
March 2024: CDO hurdler Karsten Lewis
April 2024: CDO softball player Amelia Streuber
May 2024: Salpointe track and field athlete Madison Martinez
June 2024: Salpointe basketball player Taliyah Henderson
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