By Blake Chadwick
Wichita Heights’s Heaven Gilbert is one of the best players in the area for the class of 2025.
Gilbert helped lead the Falcons to a 22-3 season a year ago and is coming back for a vengeance.
“My team goals are to win state for women’s basketball, create a sisterhood, and to leave our mark on each court we step on to,” Gilbert said.
The senior is a big time leader who has a ton of big time basketball experience as she has been playing basketball since was five.
“As a leader of the Heights girls varsity basketball team, I am going to continue my role as a leader,” Gilbert said. “In that role I will have a positive impact, be the best teammate I can be on and off the court, keep the girls headstrong and overall help lead the girls to a ring this season.”
The Falcons will be led by Kennadi Jackson, Samiyah Ellis and Gilbert as they look to get Wichita Heights and their legendary head coach, Kip Pulliam, another state championship.
“Heaven is one of the hardest workers we have,” Pulliam said. “She is always striving to be the best she can on the basketball court and in the classroom. She has a natural leader mentality and that makes her very special to this team. She leads by example and is very vocal for us on the court and in the locker room.”
