As incoming freshmen, WPIAL basketball’s 2023 class already looks special

By: Chris Harlan
Friday, July 19, 2019 | 4:12 PM

Early indications say the WPIAL Class of 2023 will be special.

That group is just now entering high school this fall, but at least three basketball players from that incoming freshman class already have Division I offers.

Laurel Highlands’ Rodney Gallagher, Indiana’s Eve Fiala and North Allegheny’s Jasmine Timmerson all announced scholarship offers in the past three weeks.

Gallagher, a shooting guard, received an offer Wednesday from Illinois. The middle school phenom played AAU basketball on a team with LeBron James’ son LeBron Jr.

Fiala received an offer Tuesday from Ohio State. As a 6-foot-4 forward, she’s already earning attention on the AAU circuit.

Timmerson, a point guard, announced an offer from Duquesne on June 27. Her father Wade Timmerson was a 30-point scorer at Fort Cherry and is inducted into the Robert Morris athletics hall of fame.

Fiala and Timmerson play AAU basketball for the Western Pa. Bruins.

Grateful to receive an offer from @CoachDanBurt and @DuqWBB!! Thanks for a great visit! pic.twitter.com/gh9AzXeqnH

— Jasmine Timmerson (@jmtimmerson11) June 27, 2019

Just got off the phone and a BIG 10 Congratulations To Eve Fiala @fiala_eve . Just got offered a scholarship from "THE" Ohio State University! @WPABruinsAAU @PAFutureStars pic.twitter.com/peTYZcO7Oe

— WPA Bruins 2022 Cook (@BruinsTriCounty) July 15, 2019

So blessed to receive my first offer from Illinois university pic.twitter.com/x5Q2v32aFf

— Rodney Gallagher (@RodneyGallaghe6) July 17, 2019

Chris Harlan is a TribLive reporter covering sports. He joined the Trib in 2009 after seven years as a reporter at the Beaver County Times. He can be reached at charlan@triblive.com.

Tags: Indiana, Laurel Highlands, North Allegheny