(KB - 05/04/06)  Brittany Waters is universally accorded status as the most improved player on any of the Comets teams.

Waters, a junior, joined the Comets Red team in 2004 after playing a season or two with her middle school team, the Lee Gunners.    Unprepared for the speed of the Red team's AAU schedule, Brittany was moved to the Comets Blue team so she could get more playing time.    Coach Dino George was only too happy to get a 6'1" forward for his guard oriented team.

Given a chance to start, Waters quickly showed her mettle.    Most 6'1" female players are quickly shown their way into the paint and rarely step outside it.    Brittany created her own position with the Blue team.     Tall and gangly, Brittany is able to pound the boards.    But unlike other players in the post, Brittany also is able to step outside and drain the three.    She also has developed a dangerous mid-range game.

This diversity of weaponry inspired the Red team coaches to call Brittany back to the Red team in 2005.   But by that time Brittany had already established a bond with her Comets Blue teammates.    She decided to stay with the Blue team in their attempt to create a viable national calibre team.   In addition to talent, she also has character.

So far in the 2006 AAU season Brittany, has excelled.    She leads the Blue team in rebounding and is second in scoring.   Her footwork in the low post is excellent.    When she gets the ball in position to score she rarely fails to convert, either  left-handed or right-handed.    She has come a long way from that timid, skinny youngster that walked into her first Comets practice in 2004.

This past season Waters led her high school team, Edgewater High, to the Region 1 championship game and a 27-3 finish.    She was an All-Tournament selection in the 2005-2006 Midnite Basketball tourney, a 2006 third team All-Orange County selection, and she made the 2005 KSA All-tournament team at Disney.

Brittany continues to expand her game.     The Blue team is committed to developing Brittany into a  solid D1 player.     Brittany adds her own emotional fire and desire to the mix.    Her improvement over the past three years has been dramatic.     If B-Dub continues to improve at this rate, she certainly will be a major college prospect.