South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley has a pair of first teamers headed to Columbia.
Each year since 2006, MaxPreps has recognized the top high school girls basketball players in America. Past honorees include Tina Charles, Elena Delle Donne, Maya Moore, Nneka Ogwumike, Breanna Stewart and A'ja Wilson, who all went on to win the WNBA's Most Valuable Player award.
Selections are based on
team success, individual production and local, regional and state honors
from the recently-completed season. Potential at the college and
professional level is not a primary consideration. Players in
post-graduate and non-scholastic programs are not eligible for
inclusion.
It should be noted that are a handful of previous All-America selections not included this year — Azzi Fudd of St. John's (Washington, D.C.), Caroline Ducharme of Noble & Greenough (Dedham, Mass.), Brooke Demetre of Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.) and JuJu Watkins of Windward (Los Angeles) — due to their seasons being shortened, delayed or canceled by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Highlighted by MaxPreps Girls National Player of the Year selection Raven Johnson of Westlake, we present the 2020-21 MaxPreps All-America Team.
First Team
6-7 | Junior (2022) | Post | StanfordFocal point of 17-1 team, scoring 17.1 points a game and adding 11.0 rebounds and 2.6 blocks. At 6-7, she was automatic close to the basket, hitting 80 percent of her field goal attempts.
K.K. Bransford, Mount Notre Dame (Cincinnati)
5-10 | Junior (2022) | Forward | UncommittedOhio Ms. Basketball led the Cougars to an unbeaten season, a state title and the No. 3 ranking in the MaxPreps Top 25, averaging 21.4 points, 6.4 rebounds, 5.1 assists and 3.0 steals per game.
MAXPREPS NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Raven Johnson, Westlake (Atlanta)
5-8 | Senior (2021) | Guard | South CarolinaKey to Westlake's No.1 ranking, tallying 15.1 points, 5.8 assists, 5.0 rebounds and 3.7 steals a game to go along with a 3.2 assist-to-turnover ratio.
Saniya Rivers, Ashley (Wilmington, N.C.)
6-0 | Senior (2021) | Guard | South CarolinaHer statistics speak volumes: 36.8 points per game — more than a point a minute — to go along with 11.5 rebounds, 5.3 steals and 5.1 assists for a team that advanced to the 4A semifinals.
Payton Verhulst, Bishop Miege (Shawnee Mission, Kan.)
6-1 | Senior (2021) | Wing | LouisvilleMcDonald's All-American averaged 20.0 points, 7.5 rebounds, 3.6 assists, 3.8 steals and 3.5 blocks per game for state champions.
Second Team Kamorea Arnold, Germantown (Wis.)
5-9 | Sophomore (2023) | Guard | UncommittedAveraged 22.9 points, 6.3 rebounds, 5.1 assists and 3.8 steals a game for state champion Warhawks, who finished 29-1.
Sonia Citron, Ursuline (New Rochelle, N.Y.)
6-1 | Senior (2021) | Wing | Notre DameMcDonald's All-American averaged 26.5 points, 11.2 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 3.5 steals per game for the unbeaten Koalas, who rode their win streak to 38.
Milaysia Fulwiley, Keenan (Columbia, S.C.)
5-6 | Sophomore (2023) | Guard | UncommittedAveraged 25.9 points, 6.9 assists, 5.7 rebounds and 5.2 steals per game for the Raiders, who won the 3A state championship. She also shot 42 percent from beyond the arc.
Rori Harmon, Cypress Creek (Houston)
5-6 | Senior (2021) | Guard | TexasMcDonald's All-American averaged 18.0 points, 5.8 rebounds, 5.8 assists and 5.2 steals per game. Cypress Creek finished with a 32-1 record and No. 16 in the final MaxPreps Top 25.
Reigan Richardson, Cannon (Concord, N.C.)
5-10 | Senior (2021) | Guard | GeorgiaProduced 27.0 points, 10.4 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 4.2 steals per game for 20-5 Cougars.
Third Team
Damiya Hagemann, Edison Academy (Detroit)
5-7 | Senior (2021) | Guard | Michigan StateHer 9.9 assists a game is the most impressive stat, but the rest of Hagemann's numbers are pretty good as well: 17.4 points, 5.2 rebounds and 3.7 steals a game.
Bree Hall, Wayne (Huber Heights, Ohio)
5-11 | Senior (2021) | Guard | South CarolinaLed Warriors to an 18-4 record, averaging 25.7 points, 7.1 rebounds, 3.4 steals and 2.5 blocks a game.
Mallory Heyer, Chaska (Minn.)
6-1 | Junior (2022) | Forward | MinnesotaIn leading Chaska to an unbeaten season, 4A state title and No. 6 final national ranking, averaged 21.4 points and 9.5 rebounds per game.
Aaliyah Moore, Moore (Okla.)
6-1 | Senior (2021) | Forward | TexasPiled up 25.9 points and 10.9 rebounds per game.
Maya Nnaji, Hopkins (Minnetonka, Minn.)
6-4 | Junior (2022) | Post | UncommittedAveraged 18.8 points and 7.6 rebounds for the No. 9 Royals while hitting on 80.4 percent of her free throws.
Honorable Mention
Destiny Adams, Manchester Township (Lakehurst, N.J.)
6-3 | Senior (2021) | Forward | North CarolinaThe McDonald's All-American averaged 30.1 points and 18.7 rebounds a game for the 10-5 Hawks.
Jessica Carrothers, Crown Point (Ind.)
5-8 | Junior (2022) | Guard | UncommittedScored 23.3 points per game to go along with 5.4 rebounds for the 25-1 Bulldogs, who finished No. 23 in the nation.
Maryam Dauda, Bentonville (Bentonville, Ark.)
6-4 | Senior (2021) | Post | BaylorMcDonald's All-American averaged 17.0 points and 8.1 rebounds a game while shooting 61.5 percent from the field and 41.5 percent from 3-point distance.
Marisa Davis, Valley Vista (Surprise, Ariz.)
6-1 | Senior (2021) | Forward | WashingtonScored 17.9 points a game and added 6.7 rebounds and 2.9 steals for the Monsoons, who finished 17-1 and won the 6A championship.
Aziaha James, Princess Anne (Virginia Beach, Va.)
5-11 | Senior (2021) | Guard | North Carolina StateAveraged 22.2 points and 5.3 rebounds and had a 3.7 assist-to-turnover ratio for the No. 14 team in the nation.
Greta Kampschroeder, Naperville North (Naperville, Ill.)
6-0 | Senior (2021) | Guard | Oregon StateProduced 17.8 points, 10.1 rebounds, 3.0 steals and 3.0 assists per game while shooting 89.7 percent from the free-throw line.
Ta'Niya Latson, Westlake
5-8 | Junior (2022) | Guard | UncommittedAveraged 23.2 points a game for the MaxPreps National Champions while shooting 62 percent from the field.
Alexis Markowski, Pius X (Lincoln, Neb.)
6-3 | Senior (2021) | Center | Nebraska Averaged 23.3 points, 13.0 rebounds and 2.0 blocks per game while shooting 60 percent from field for the Thunderbolts, who won state championship and finished No. 22 in the MaxPreps Top 25.
Alanna Micheaux, Wayne Memorial (Wayne, Mich.)
6-2 | Senior (2021) | Post | MinnesotaPiled up 27.3 points, 14.3 rebounds and 3.4 blocks per game for the 17-3 Zebras.
Sa'Myah Smith, DeSoto (Texas)
6-2 | Junior (2022) | Forward | UncommittedWith 16.3 points, 13.8 rebounds and 4.2 blocks a game, Smith was a force inside for the No. 10 team — and she also handed out 3.4 assists.
Madison St. Rose, St. John-Vianney (Holmdel, N.J.)
5-10 | Junior (2022) | Guard | Verbal to PrincetonAveraged 19.4 points, 4.7 rebounds and 2.9 steals per game for the No. 9 team in the nation.
Jeriah Warren, LaGrange (Lake Charles, La.)
5-11 | Senior (2021) | Forward | Florida Contributed 17 points and 12 rebounds per game to the state championship team.
Kelbie Washington, Norman (Okla.)
5-7 | Senior (2021) | Guard | OklahomaSparkplug for unbeaten No. 7 Norman with a 2.5 assist-to-turnover ratio while averaging 13.8 points, 4.2 rebounds and 4.2 steals per game.
Morasha Wiggins, Kalamazoo Central (Kalamazoo, Mich.)
6-0 | Senior (2021) | Wing | North Carolina Averaged 24.7 points, 8.2 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 2.5 blocks a game for the 14-2 Maroon Giants.
Jersey Wolfenbarger, Northside (Fort Smith, Ark.)
6-5 | Senior (2021) | Wing | ArkansasMcDonald's All-American averaged 19.0 points, 8.8 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.7 blocks a game for the state champion Grizzlies.
