Chris Hansen is the national director of prospects for ESPN HoopGurlz and covers girls' basketball and women's college basketball prospects nationally for ESPN.com. A graduate of the University of Washington with a communications degree, he has been involved in the women's basketball community since 1998 as a high school and club coach, trainer, evaluator and reporter. Hansen can be reached at chris.hansen@espn3.com.
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Julie Vanloo, 1993, Oostende, Belgium
This 5-7 point guard has all the tools to be a successful BCS conference point guard. She has quickness, speed, vision, scoring ability and, most of all, swagger. She is a leader on the court, playing with strength that her size would not suggest. While lacking the size of a Ticha Penicheiro, she has that way about her when she penetrates the lane and dishes out dimes to her teammates. The word at FIBA was that the Declercq Stortbeton Waregem club team player will be offered a pro contract in Europe but considering some Division I college offers as well. Sources at FIBA noted Iowa State as a potential leader if she does decide to traverse the Atlantic.
Harriet Bende, 1994, Kinshassa, Congo
The Congo-born forward has a ton of potential and upside. Being a year younger than most of the players in the tournament is just another reason to get excited about Bende. She plays her club ball with Mondeville in France. Her game is that of an athletic forward prospect. She has long pivots and doesn't mind contact in the post. Defensively she isn't afraid of contact either, using her body to bump the opposition and hold her spot. Her stats may not have be that of the other top players in the event but she has a bright future as her game matures.
Emma Meesseman, 1993, Ieper, Belgium
The 6-3 forward prospect embodies the European post prospect with mobility, touch, finesse and versatility. She isn't the most physical interior player but can get out in transition and when she gets early position she knows how to convert. Her toughest games were against the more physical teams like Australia , China and France. She averaged 14.4 points and 9.6 rebounds and was a great complement to Vanloo providing a nice inside-out, two-man game. Her length and mobility allowed her to block 20 shots in eight games. As a long forward prospect she could do really well in the American game but as a true 5-player it isn't likely to be as smooth of a transition.