Whatcom Hoops Girls Top 30: #23 Deja Dube

In a season filled with outstanding players, Whatcom Hoops ranked the top 30 girls. Each day we featured an amazing player in our county and counted down until we got to #1. We hope you enjoyed the countdown as we honored the best of the best.

#23

Deja Dube, junior, Blaine

WHY SHE’S #23: Like many of the Top 30, Dube is a team player, but few in the league are asked to do so much for the team. The 5-foot-8 point guard is asked to run the offense (nearly 2 assists a game) and handle the ball against the press, be the main outside scoring threat (11.8 points a game), battle inside with other teams’ posts (5.7 rebounds a game), and defend the other team’s leading scorer. 

COACH GRACIE PHELPS: “Deja is such a hard worker. She often guards the other teams’ best players and she is in charge of bringing the ball up the court. She never complains and is always positive. You can count on her to bring her all in each game and to be a voice out on the court for her teammates. She improved on her defense throughout the entire season as well as her shooting. I’m proud in the ways she stepped up this year as a teammate.”

Links to the Whatcom Hoops Top 30

#1: Devin Coppinger, Nooksack Valley

#2: Grace Hintz, Lynden Christian

#3: Payton Mills, Lynden

#4: Lainey Kimball, Nooksack Valley

#5: Madi Cooper, Sehome

#6: Maddy Barter, Mount Baker

#7: Avery Neal, Meridian

#8: Demi Dykstra, Lynden Christian

#9: Mari Binning, Squalicum

#10: Hallie Kamphouse, Nooksack Valley

#11: Haylee Koetje, Lynden

#12: Tana Hoekema, Nooksack Valley

#13: Kalanie Newcomb, Lynden

#14: Emmy Hart, Sehome

#15: Ellie Ochoa, Ferndale

#16: Adia Newcomb, Lynden

#17: Jemma James, Lummi Nation

#18: Makayla Heaton, Squalicum

#19: Jordyn Vezzetti, Blaine

#20: Daisy Poag, Lynden Christian

#21: Madisyn Butenschoen, Ferndale

#22: Mallory Butenschoen, Ferndale

#23: Deja Dube, Blaine

#24: Maris Baklund, Meridian 

#25: Aliesha Solomon, Lummi Nation 

#26: Raven Solomon, Lummi Nation

#27: Natalie Brewer, Sehome

#28: Reganne Arnold, Lynden Christian

#29: Ashley Lang, Ferndale

#30: Ellie Wolverton, Bellingham

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