Coming off a sophomore season where she was one of Section 3's most potent scorers, 5'8" guard Lexie Roe (Fayetteville-Manlius '21) built off her strong high school year playing with I-90 Elite on the 16u level and became one of the top long range threats on the AAU circuit.

One thing that Roe is looking to do now though is show that she can be versatile enough to play either backcourt spot, while also being someone who can attack the rim off the dribble and finish at the basket.

College coaches are already taking notice of what Roe can do as she looks to follow in the family footsteps and become the next big-time basketball prospect in the family.

With her father Matt Roe being a Division 1 star at Syracuse and Maryland in the 1980's before having a seven year professional career in both Europe and the CBA it's something of a family tradition to hit the basketball court, though Lexie is proving that she has a heck of a lot of talent on her own.

It's her drive and desire to be the best that stood out the most to her AAU coach with I-90 Elite in Randy Wright as he says no one will outwork Roe in her desire to be the absolute best she can be.

"Lexie is a really self-motivating kid. She is probably the most in shape kid we have in our program, she is just so relentless you cannot wear her down," Wright explained. "Most times she played nearly the whole game and Lexie was just as good in the opening minutes as she was at the end, you just couldn't tire her out."

What made Roe tough to take off the floor though was her ability to knock down the long-range ball. Be it spotting up or off the dribble Roe was without a doubt one of I-90's top snipers from the outside and defense's had to be aware of where she was on the floor at all times.

The development in her game though has Wright very intrigued as to what she can be. Known primarily as being a shooter, Wright has seen the continued growth of her handle and believes that her upside should allow her to do a lot more in the coming high school and AAU seasons.

"Of course, she's a heck of a shooter but she can push it and be someone who can start you on the break and she has the ability to handle ball pressure really well," Wright stated. "She's a two guard but someone who has the ability to move over and play on the ball if a team needs."

While just a junior now Roe is starting to see her recruitment pick up now as she has a couple of Northeast-10 and ECC schools very interested on the Division 2 level with some MAAC and NEC programs also reaching out among the Division 1's.

It may not be easy to match the success her father had as a collegian and a pro, but with the younger Roe's game only continuing to grow it wouldn't be a shock to see Lexie truly become the next Roe to watch moving forward.