A pair of top high school girls basketball players in the St. Louis metro area have given their college commitments to schools in the state of Missouri.
Forward Nevaeh Lucious of national power Incarnate Word Academy gave a commitment to Missouri State University. Evelyn Shane, a standout forward from Ursuline Academy, gave a commitment to Saint Louis University.
Lucious is a 6’3” senior forward who is one of the top prospects in the state of Missouri. She is currently rated No. 4 in the Class of 2026 from the basketball website Prep Girls Hoops Missouri.
Lucious moved to St. Louis before last season after playing her first two years at Cape Girardeau Notre Dame in Southeast Missouri. She became a force in the paint at both ends of the floor in helping Incarnate Word to the Class 6 state championship in 2025.
As a junior, Lucious averaged 11 points and 5.8 rebounds while shooting 65 percent from the field. She also blocked a team-high 38 shots.
During the summer, she played for the Napheesa Collier Elite 17U team that won the national championship in the E-40 Circuit.
Shane is a 6’0” senior forward who has lifted the Ursuline program to greater heights since entering the program as a freshman. She enters her senior season with 1,454 points, 409 rebounds and 198 steals.
As a junior, She averaged 16.7 points and 6.1 rebounds while shooting 55 percent from the field. As a sophomore, she averaged 19 points and six rebounds while blocking 63 shots. She led Ursuline to successive district championships in 2024 and 2025.