OWU: TALENT PROJECTION — CONCEPTUALLY THINKING BASKETBALL FILM STUDY @VictoriaBurpo20 @LadyPurePrep VICTORIA BURPO 2028 | WAUKEE NORTHWEST | WAUKEE, IOWA 6’3” | FORWARD / POWER FORWARD PURE PREP | NEW BALANCE AAU PHYSICAL TWO-WAY FORWARD / DEVELOPING CONNECTOR PHYSICALITY CREATES THE FLOOR. SKILL EXPANSION DETERMINES THE CEILING. FILM STUDY THESIS Victoria Burpo presents a compelling frontcourt projection built around size, physicality and expanding functional skill. At 6’3”, Burpo already possesses the physical infrastructure to impact possessions around the basket. She establishes position, absorbs contact, rebounds, runs the floor and provides defensive activity around the paint. The developmental question is how much of the floor she can eventually influence. OFFENSIVE ROLE Burpo’s current offensive foundation begins inside. She can create contact, establish deep position, screen, roll, attack the offensive glass and generate rim pressure. Her most important developmental signal is the possibility of expanding beyond traditional interior usage. Transition handling and flashes of connective passing create an intriguing pathway: REBOUND ↓ ADVANCE ↓ CREATE PRESSURE ↓ MAKE NEXT READ If shooting, face-up creation and short-roll processing develop alongside her interior game, Burpo becomes considerably more difficult to scheme against. DEFENSIVE VALUE Burpo’s size and physicality provide natural value as a rebounder, paint presence and shot-contesting forward. The next evaluation layer is versatility. Can she defend actions outside the paint? Can she contain switches? Can she move through multiple ball-screen coverages? Can she protect the rim while maintaining positional discipline? Those answers will determine her defensive scalability. THE Film Study VERDICT Burpo’s evaluation is ultimately about EXPANSION. The physical foundation already exists. 6’3” SIZE PHYSICALITY REBOUNDING RIM ACTIVITY TRANSITION MOBILITY creates the baseline. Add: SHOOTING FACE-UP CREATION CONNECTIVE PASSING PERIMETER DEFENSIVE FUNCTIONALITY and the archetype changes. CURRENT PROJECTION: DIVISION I-TRACK FRONTCOURT PROSPECT PROJECTED ROLE: PHYSICAL TWO-WAY FORWARD / DEVELOPING CONNECTIVE FRONTCOURT PIECE NEXT EVALUATION TRIGGER: PERIMETER SKILL + PROCESSING + DEFENSIVE VERSATILITY THE FOUNDATION IS VISIBLE. THE NEXT QUESTION IS HOW MUCH OF THE FLOOR SHE CAN EVENTUALLY OWN. #OWUEvalDay #ConceptuallyThinking #BuiltDifferent #PlayerTrustNetwork #ScoutingTruths [@PGHBrooks ] [@NXTPROG] [@JrAllStarBB] [] [@IGBRcoverage [@WorldExposureWB] [@_BlakeDerrick] [@WKGameBall] [@EconAdjunct] [@FiveStateHoops] [@OWUTALENT ][@PGHiowa ] [@JrAllStariowa ] @gemsinthegym