Preseason first-team MaxPreps All-Americans Janiah Barker, Lauren Betts and Kiki Rice lead 24-player squad.
After a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19, the girls McDonald's All America Game is scheduled to be played March 29 in Chicago. On Tuesday, the 24-player roster was announced.
All nine seniors on the 15-member MaxPreps Preseason All-America Team made the roster, including first-teamers Janiah Barker, Lauren Betts and Kiki Rice.
More notes of interest:
• All of the McDonald's All Americans have either signed or committed to colleges, and, unlike previous years where a top college program would rake in several of the selections, these future stars are spread out. Oregon State, Stanford, Connecticut, Arizona, South Carolina, Oregon and UCLA each boast two All-Americans, while 10 other programs will get one gem each.
• Almost half of the All Americans (11) are headed to the Pac-12 Conference.
• No state dominated the selections either, with Florida and Ohio claiming three players, while Colorado, California and South Carolina each boasted two. Twelve other states had one All American.
• Unlike previous years, the teams have yet to be designated an East or West designation.
• By position, 11 of the 24 selections were guards with eight forwards and five centers.
The game will be broadcast live at 6:30 p.m. (ET) March 29 on ESPN2, followed by the boys game at 9 a.m. on ESPN.
Janiah Barker, Montverde Academy
File photo by Scott Liles
Janiah Barker, Montverde Academy (Montverde, Fla.)Height: 6-2 |
Position: F |
Status: Georgia
Raegan Beers, Valor Christian (Highlands Ranch, Colo.)Height: 6-2 |
Position: C |
Status: Oregon State
Lauren Betts, Grandview (Aurora, Colo.)Height: 6-7 |
Position: C |
Status: Stanford
Isuneh Brady, Cathedral Catholic (San Diego)Height: 6-3 |
Position: C |
Status: Connecticut
KK Bransford, Mount Notre Dame (Cincinnati)Height: 5-10 |
Position: G |
Status: Notre Dame
Paris Clark, Long Island Lutheran (Brookville, N.Y.)Height: 5-8 |
Position: G |
Status: Arizona
Talaysia Cooper, East Clarendon (Turbeville, S.C.)Height: 6-0 |
Position: G |
Status: South Carolina
Timea Gardiner, Fremont (Plain City, Utah)Height: 6-3 |
Position: F |
Status: Oregon State
Aaliyah Gayles, Spring Valley (Las Vegas)Height: 5-9 |
Position: G |
Status: USC
Chance Gray, Winton Woods (Cincinnati)Height: 5-9 |
Position: G |
Status: Oregon
Ashlon Jackson, Hardin-Jefferson (Sour Lake, Texas)Height: 5-10 |
Position: G |
Status: Duke
Gabriela Jaquez, Camarillo (Calif.)Height: 6-0 |
Position: F |
Status: UCLA
Flau'jae Johnson, Sprayberry (Marietta, Ga.)Height: 5-10 |
Position: G |
Status: LSU
Ta'Niya Latson, American Heritage (Plantation, Fla.)Height: 5-8 |
Position: G |
Status: Florida State
Darianna Littlepage-Buggs, Classen SAS (Oklahoma City)Height: 6-1 |
Position: F |
Status: Baylor
Indya Nivar, Apex Friendship (Apex, N.C.)Height: 5-9 |
Position: G |
Status: Stanford
Maya Nnaji, Hopkins (Minnetonka, Minn.)Height: 6-4 |
Position: F |
Status: Arizona
Kyla Oldacre, Mason (Ohio)Height: 6-5 |
Position: C |
Status: Miami
Ayanna Patterson, Homestead (Fort Wayne, Ind.)Height: 6-2 |
Position: F |
Status: Connecticut
Justine Pissott, Red Bank Catholic (Red Bank, N.J.)Height: 6-2 |
Position: F |
Status: Tennessee
Kiki Rice, Sidwell Friends (Washington, D.C.)Height: 5-11 |
Position: G |
Status: UCLA
Grace VanSlooten, IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.)Height: 6-3 |
Position: F |
Status: Oregon
Ashlyn Watkins, Cardinal Newman (Columbia, S.C.)Height: 6-3 |
Position: C |
Status: South Carolina
Ruby Whitehorn, Edison Academy (Detroit)Height: 6-0 |
Position: G |
Status: Clemson
Isuneh Brady, Cathedral Catholic
File photo by Justin Fine
