USA Today HS All Americans

[HuskyNan]

USA Today has been putting out this list for years. They usually do a good job

2018-19 ALL-USA High School Girls Basketball: First Team

 

[pvdoggy]

Ha! The second coming of DT did not even make the all first team in high school.

 

[Argonaut]

Ha! The second coming of DT did not even make the all first team in high school.

And Pheesa wasn’t a finalist for POY.

Awards are nice, but what you do on the court is your true legacy. I’ll think Pheesa would rather be playing tomorrow than at home with a POY trophy.

I’m sure Paige will survive and carry on unphased.

 

[MilfordHusky]

POY: Fudd (sophomore)

1st team: Jones, Belibi, Reese, Horston, Van Lith

2nd team: Baldwin, Bell, Bueckers, Oliver, Jackson

3rd team: Clark, Cooke, Love, Prechtel, Rivers

HM: Holmes, Gordon, Green, Miller, Owusu

No Boston or Griffin.

 

[MilfordHusky]

Azzi is (erroneously) listed as 6'11". If only ....

 

[pvdoggy]

And Pheesa wasn’t a finalist for POY.

Awards are nice, but what you do on the court is your true legacy. I’ll think Pheesa would rather be playing tomorrow than at home with a POY trophy.

I’m sure Paige will survive and carry on unphased.

I know.... still seems weird that the consensus #1 player of 2020 class is picked behind another PG in the same class

 

[DaBball]

POY: Fudd (sophomore)

1st team: Jones, Belibi, Reese, Horston, Van Lith

2nd team: Baldwin, Bell, Bueckers, Oliver, Jackson

3rd team: Clark, Cooke, Love, Prechtel, Rivers

HM: Holmes, Gordon, Green, Miller, Owusu

No Boston or Griffin.

Pretty interesting. I thought Boston looked much better than Prechtel and Baldwin. Interesting teams.

 

[HuskyFan1125]

Hmmmm….

 

[MilfordHusky]

To be candid, I had to look up Love, Holmes, and Gordon. They were not on my radar screen at all.

 

[TheFarmFan]

Pretty interesting. I thought Boston looked much better than Prechtel and Baldwin. Interesting teams.

Prechtel is recovering from a broken hand and it wasn't clear whether she'd even play. She was wearing a brace and her ball handling was noticeably shaky - I suspect that is part of the reason why she didn't look especially impressive. But yeah, Boston should definitely be on there somewhere.

 

[SCspur]

No Boston or Beal are head scratchers. Not sure of the criteria for these teams but both should have at least been mentioned IMO.

 

[MilfordHusky]

So far, we have Azzi Fudd with 2 NPOY Awards (Gatorade and USA Today) and Haley Jones with 2 NPOY Awards (Wooten/McDonalds and Naismith). I think this is correct. If not, please amend it.

 

[DaBball]

Prechtel is recovering from a broken hand and it wasn't clear whether she'd even play. She was wearing a brace and her ball handling was noticeably shaky - I suspect that is part of the reason why she didn't look especially impressive. But yeah, Boston should definitely be on there somewhere.

You could tell a bit. Her shot was a little off. She missed a mid range shot pretty badly, and I had always known her to be a pretty darn good shooter for 6’5”.

 

[DaBball]

No Boston or Beal are head scratchers. Not sure of the criteria for these teams but both should have at least been mentioned IMO.

I think Boston is a surprise, but Beal goes either way. Certainly not someone I would have instantly thought about being on it.

 

[SCspur]

I think Boston is a surprise, but Beal goes either way. Certainly not someone I would have instantly thought about being on it.

She averaged 25 points and 15 rpg and was name a WBCA All American so she is certainly someone I expected to see on a list like this.

 

[SVCBeercats]

USA Today has been putting out this list for years. They usually do a good job

2018-19 ALL-USA High School Girls Basketball: First Team

What am I missing? Azzi Fudd is POY but isn't on any of the AA teams?

 

[DaBball]

She averaged 25 points and 15 rpg and was name a WBCA All American so she is certainly someone I expected to see on a list like this.

Oregon State’s Taylor Jones had a slightly better stat line than Beal, and she didn’t make it either. Aubrey Griffin also had a very impressive stat line and she didn’t make it.

 

[MilfordHusky]

What am I missing? Azzi Fudd is POY but isn't on any of the AA teams?

That seems to be a new trend--the POY isn't part of the 1st team, she's above it.

 

[donalddoowop]

Is Bueckers as good as H. Jones? Evidently Van Lith is better than Bueckers. Hmmmm.

 

[eebmg]

Paige will use this slight to good affect.

 

[meyers7]

Pretty interesting. I thought Boston looked much better than Prechtel and Baldwin. Interesting teams.

I believe USA Today just goes by how they did in their High School season. Not a ratings list. Not looking at AAU or anything like that.

 

[SVCBeercats]

That seems to be a new trend--the POY isn't part of the 1st team, she's above it.

Seems daft!

 

[Fairfield Fan]

Belibi was very impressive in the McDonald's game.

 

[donalddoowop]

Belibi was very impressive in the McDonald's game.

Is she rated so high because of her overall talent or because she can dunk?

 

[Fairfield Fan]

So how was it that Griffin was left off all of those teams?

 

[SCspur]

Is she rated so high because of her overall talent or because she can dunk?

I think it’s based on sheer athleticism. Outside of Amihere she’s the most athletic in the class and it’s obvious, especially in person. In terms of footwork and skill set she’s a work in progress although I love the move she made on Brunelle in the McDAAG. I would like to see her be a better rebounder until she can master her post moves. As athletic as is she I wasn’t wowed by her rebounding ability, offensively or defensively.