2015 McDonald’s Girls All-American Game rosters announced

Rosters for the 14th-annual McDonald's Girls All-American Game were unveiled Wednesday during a live ESPNU broadcast.

The nation's premier postseason showcase will be played April 1 at the United Center in Chicago – the fifth-consecutive year the Windy City has played host.

Headlining the West roster will the nation's top recruit, according to ESPNW ranking Katie Lou Samuelson of Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.), who has signed at Connecticut.

The 6-foot-3 guard is one of three signees for the defending national champions. The others are De'Janae Boykin, a 6-2 forward for the East from Flowers (Springdale, Md.) and 6-1 do-everything Incarnate Word Academy (St. Louis, Mo.) wing Napheesa Collier, who joins Samuelson on the West squad.

The East squad actually features three signees each headed to Louisville and Notre Dame, while the West will have two future players on Texas, North Carolina and Connecticut.



This year's teams were selected from more than 800 nominees by the McDonald's All American Games selection committee, led by Morgan Wootten, committee chairman and legendary Hall-of-Fame basketball coach.

Since 1978, more than 1,200 players have competed in the McDonald's All American Games, including former female greats Candace Parker, Maya Moore, Elena Delle Donne and Breanna Stewart.

EAST
Name, Hgt, Pos., School — College
De'Janae Boykin, 6-2, F, Flowers (Springdale, Md.) — Connecticut
Taja Cole, 5-7, G, Bird (Chesterfield, Va.) — Louisville
Asia Durr, 5-10, G, St. Pius X Catholic (Atlanta, Ga.) — Louisville
Brianna Fraser, 6-3, F, South Shore (Brooklyn, N.Y.) — Maryland
Samantha Fuehring, 6-3, F, Immaculate Conception (Lodi, N.J.) — Louisville
Kiah Gillespie, 6-1, F, Capital Prep (Hartford, Conn.) — Maryland
Marina Mabrey, 5-10, G, Manasquan (N.J.) — Notre Dame
Beatrice Mompremier, 6-4, C, Miami (Fla.) — Baylor
Taylor Murray, 5-6, G, Annapolis Area Christian (Severn, Md.) — Kentucky
Arike Ogunbowale, 5-9, G, Divine Savior Holy Angels (Milwaukee, Wis.) — Notre Dame
Ali Patberg, 5-11, G, Columbus North (Columbus, Ind.) — Notre Dame
Deja Strother, 6-4, C, Inglemoor (Kenmore, Wash.) — Washington
Head coach: John Hutchcraft, Guy-Perkins (Guy, Ark.)

WEST
Name, Hgt, Pos., School — College
Kristine Anigwe, 6-3, C, Desert Vista (Phoenix, Ariz.) — California
Kalani Brown, 6-5, C, Salmen (Slidell, La.) — Baylor
Napheesa Collier 6-1, F, Incarnate Word Academy (St. Louis, Mo.) — Connecticut
Te'a Cooper, 5-8, G, McEachern (Powder Springs, Ga.) — Tennessee
Sophie Cunningham, 6-1, G, Rock Bridge (Columbia, Mo.) — Missouri
Ashley Hearn, 6-3, F, Sachse (Texas) — UCLA
Lashann Higgs, 5-9, G, Cedar Ridge (Round Rock, Texas) — Texas
Jordan Hosey, 6-2, F, Manvel (Texas) — Texas
Kyra Lambert, 5-8, G, Clemens (Schertz, Texas) — Duke
Katie Lou Samuelson, 6-3, G, Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.) — Connecticut
Destinee Walker, 5-9, G, Lake Highland Prep (Orlando, Fla.) — North Carolina
Stephanie Watts, 5-9, G, Weddington (Matthews, N.C.) — North Carolina
Head coach: Emery Roy, Rocky Mountain (Meridian, Idaho)