Some players announce themselves with volume. Some announce themselves with efficiency. Kristijana Carattini, wearing #33 for Florida Nation 17U, is the second kind.
Across three games in the 2026 New Balance P32 Girls season, Carattini has put up 20 points on 1.053 points per possession. That is the highest PPP on the roster among players with meaningful volume, and it sits a full 0.365 above the team average of 0.688. When Carattini gets a touch, the math works out for Florida Nation.
The shooting numbers explain why. Carattini is shooting 50.0% from the field across 14 attempts. The 7-of-14 mark is the cleanest finishing percentage on the team. She is not chasing threes. She is taking the shots that come inside the offense and converting them at an elite clip.
The free throw line tells the same story. Carattini is 6-of-8 from the stripe at 75.0%, which means she is getting fouled and finishing the trips. That is value the box score doesn't always capture. Possessions that end in the bonus shorten games and pile up momentum.
The rebounding is where Carattini shifts the floor. She leads Florida Nation 17U with 20 total rebounds across three games. That breaks down to 12 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards. Both numbers are team-highs. The 8 offensive rebounds are particularly valuable because they generate extra possessions in a team-wide context where Florida Nation ranks just 22nd in total points scored. Every extra possession matters when half- court offense is producing 0.667 PPP.
Ball security is the quiet superpower. Carattini has just one turnover across 19 possessions, which works out to a 5.3% turnover rate. That is by far the lowest mark on the roster. For comparison, the team average is 20.0% and the league average is 22.9%. Carattini is roughly four times safer with the basketball than the typical 17U player on the New Balance P32 circuit. That is not a small thing. That is a foundational reliability.
On the league-wide individual offensive leaderboard, Carattini ranks 106th out of 273 logged players in the 17U division. That is well inside the top half of the field, and it is achieved on lower volume than most of the players ranked higher. Per-touch, she is one of the most productive players in the entire division.
The role here is clear. Carattini is the player who plays inside her game, finishes the looks she takes, secures the ball, and rebounds at a team-high rate. She is the engine that lets the higher-volume scorers operate, and the steady presence that keeps possessions clean.
The next step in the development arc is volume. If the Florida Nation 17U coaching staff can find five to seven more touches per game for Carattini, the math says points and possessions follow. The efficiency is established. The skill is there. Now it is about scaling the role.
Florida Nation 17U is a defense-first team that needs every efficient possession it can find. Kristijana Carattini delivers those possessions. Watch this player become a bigger piece of the offense as the season builds.
Part of the Florida Nation P32 player spotlight series. Stay locked in to BallerTube for full coverage of the New Balance P32 Girls 2026 season.
