In due time, we will find out which 24 young ladies from across the country made the McDonald All American team. Courtney Williams is ranked in the Top 10 on everyone's list of relevance and should be a no-brainer.
Several players from Houston have made it over the years however it's not always about being the best player, I know that for a fact and several things play huge parts in the selections. I actually did a story few months ago on percentages
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Despite a lot of erroneous information floating around on sites, here's the actual breakdown on who played where to get seen
2002-Nina Norman from Jersey Village was our first, she starred at Texas and played overseas. One of the best guards to ever play in the area
2007-Stephanie Gilbreath (Cinco Ranch) played for West Coast Elite with the Paris twins and initially got on the map prior to her freshman season. She played all of her exposure events with that team and this where she was seen. At USC, she has been plagued by ACL injuries which hindered a promising career
2008-Nneka Ogwumike was still in middle school when I boasted on boards coast to coast she was the best post in the city. She played with Cy Fair Shock her entire career and helped lead Cy Fair to a state title. Now at Stanford, she is a consensus All American who will go no lower than third in this years WNBA draft
Brianna Gilbreath - Also got on the map with West Coast Elite and like her sister, played every exposure event with that program. She's has had a solid career at USC
2009-The year of the BIGS
Brittney Griner (Baylor) left a Houston team to play with DFW Elite which created a lot of buzz. She was already known on Youtube.com for her dunking ability however her major events were played in a DFW uniform where she was seen up close and personal
Kelsey Bone (Texas A&M) Joined Gilbreath's on West Coast Elite where she was ranked either 1 or 2 in the country
2010-Chiney Ogwumike (Stanford) won two state titles with Cy Fair and also played her entire club ball with the Shock. She is one of few players that was named to four All Tournament teams in state.
2011-Amber Orrange (Stanford) transferred from Dulles and helped Westbury Christian win three private school titles. She played her high school ball with Houston Heat, now known as DFW Washington
Cassie Peoples (Texas) transferred from Florida to Cy Fair where she was already ranked as one of the top 20 players in the country before actually joining the Shock. She and Chiney teamed up to win a state title
Here's a little trivia that only a GURU would think of. The 2009 State Final Four had three area MDAA players. Brittney Griner from Nimitz and Chiney Ogwumike and Cassie Peoples from Cy Fair
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