High school girls basketball: Jaloni Cambridge, Joyce Edwards headline 2024 McDonald's All American Game selections
By Aaron Williams
Jan 23, 2024, 1:00pm
Postseason showcase to be played April 2 in Houston.
The McDonald's All America Game returns to Houston for the second straight year as the best high school girls basketball players from around the country meet April 2 for the 47th annual event. On Tuesday, the 24-player roster was announced.
Eight players on the MaxPreps Preseason All-America Team made the roster, including first-teamers
Jaloni Cambridge of
Montverde Academy (Montverde, Fla.),
Joyce Edwards of
Camden (S.C.) and
Kennedy Smith of
Etiwanda (Calif.).
USC has three commits on the McDonald's roster with Smith, Heckel and
Avery Howell of
Boise (Idaho). UCLA, UConn, Florida, Michigan and Texas each have two players headed to Houston.
Fran Burbridge of
Westtown (West Chester, Pa.) will coach the East while Ann Fritz of
Blue Valley North (Overland Park, Kan.) is the West coach.
The 2024 McDonald's All American girls game airs on ESPN2 at 6:30 p.m. ET on April 2 with the boys game following at 9 p.m. Both will be played at the Toyota Center in Houston.
Long Island Lutheran's Kate Koval will represent the East in the McDonald's All American Game on April 2. The Notre Dame commit will be joined on the East roster by teammates Kayleigh Heckel and Syle Swords. (Photo: Darin Sicurello)
East rosterMikayla Blakes, Rutgers Prep (Somerset, N.J.)
5-10 | Guard | Vanderbilt
Kendall Dudley, Sidwell Friends (Washington, D.C.)
6-2 | Guard | UCLA
Joyce Edwards, Camden (S.C.)
6-2 | Forward | South Carolina
Kayleigh Heckel, Long Island Lutheran (Brookville, N.Y.)
5-9 | Guard | USC
Zamareya Jones, North Pitt (Bethel, N.C.)
5-7 | Guard | N.C. State
Kate Koval, Long Island Lutheran
6-4 | Center | Notre Dame
Maddy McDaniel, Bishop McNamara (Forestville, Md.)
5-9 | Guard | South Carolina
Olivia Olson, Benilde-St. Margaret's (St. Louis Park, Minn.)
6-1 | Guard | Michigan
Zania Socka, SIdwell Friends
6-3 | Forward | UCLA
Sarah Strong, Grace Christian (Sanford, N.C.)
6-2 | Forward | Uncommitted
Syla Swords, Long Island Lutheran
6-0 | Wing | Michigan
Berry Wallace, Pickerington Central (Pickerington, Ohio)
6-1 | Wing | Illinois
Jaloni Cambridge of Montverde Academy headlines a West roster for the 47th McDonald's All American Game on April 2 in Houston. (Photo: Darin Sicurello)
West roster
Imari Berry, Clarksville (Tenn.)
5-10 | Guard | Clemson
Jaloni Cambridge, Montverde Academy (Montverde, Fla.)
5-6 | Guard | Ohio State
Justice Carlton, Seven Lakes (Katy, Texas)
6-2 | Forward | Texas
Morgan Cheli, Archbishop Mitty (San Jose, Calif.)
6-2 | Guard | UConn
Avery Howell, Boise (Idaho)
5-11 | Guard | USC
Jordan Lee, St. Mary's (Stockton, Calif.)
6-0 | Wing | Texas
Alivia McGill, Hopkins (Minnetonka, Minn.)
5-9 | Guard | Florida
Me'Arah O'Neal, Episcopal (Bellaire, Texas)
6-3 | Center | Florida
Mackenly Randolph, Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, Calif.)
6-0 | Forward | Uncommitted
Arianna Roberson, Clark (San Antonio, Texas)
6-4 | Forward | Duke
Kennedy Smith, Etiwanda (Calif.)
6-1 | Wing | USC
Allie Ziebell, Neenah (Wis.)
5-10 | Guard | UConn
