2021-22 MaxPreps All-America Team: Juju Watkins of Sierra Canyon headlines high school girls basketball's best

Lauren Betts, Grandview (Aurora, Colo.)
6-7 | Senior | Center | Stanford
Dominated the paint for the Wolves, blocking 3.6 blocks a game on one end and converting 72 percent of her shots on the other. She totaled 17.2 points and 11.0 rebounds a game, also made 72 percent of her free throws.

Milaysia Fulwiley, Keenan (Columbia, S.C.)
5-6 | Junior | Guard | Uncommitted
The Raiders won the AAA title with Fulwiley contributing 29.6 points, 8.8 rebounds, 6.8 assists and 4.6 steals a game.

Kiki Rice, Sidwell Friends (Washington, D.C.)
5-11 | Senior | Guard | UCLA
The numbers were good – 15.8 points, 7.0 rebounds and 5.1 assists per game – but don't come close to measuring how crucial she was to the unbeaten MaxPreps National Champions. She not only had a 3.6 assist/turnover ratio but was also a top-shelf defender.
Juju Watkins, Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, Calif.)
6-0 | Junior | Wing | Uncommitted
Watkins' dazzling statistics – 25.0 points, 10.6 rebounds, 3.2 assists, 2.7 steals and 1.9 blocks a game – don't fully illustrate her impact on the floor. The MaxPreps National Player of the Year is a generational talent and the prize of the 2023 recruiting class.

Mikaylah Williams, Parkway (Bossier City, La.)
6-0 | Junior | Wing | Uncommitted
Williams is a superb shooter – 39.4 percent from three and 81.1 percent from the line – but also rebounds (8.4 per game) and passes (5.1 assists). Don't forget the 22.8 points a game for the 34-3 Panthers.

Second Team

Breya Cunningham, La Jolla Country Day (La Jolla, Calif.)
6-4 | Junior | Center | Uncommitted
Comfortably averaged a double-double (18.4 and 11.4) for the Torreys, who finished as the No. 9 team in the final MaxPreps Top 25. She was efficient as well, shooting 65 percent from the field.

Nyla Harris, Lake Highland Prep (Orlando, Fla.)
6-2 | Senior | Forward | Louisville
The focal point for No. 15 in the nation scoring 17.8 points a game, and adding 11.4 rebounds.

Ta'Niya Latson, American Heritage (Plantation, Fla.)
5-8 | Senior | Guard | Florida State
The marvelously athletic Latson put up impressive numbers for the 25-4 Patriots, who won the 5A state title. She finished with 27.2 points, 8.0 rebounds and 7.0 assists per game while shooting 43 percent from 3-point distance and 81 percent from the line.

Gisella Maul, Cedar Park (Texas)
5-10 | Junior | Guard | Uncommitted
The Timberwolves finished 37-0, won the Texas 5A championship and rose to No. 11 in the nation, thanks in great part to Maul. She averaged 25.3 points and 8.2 rebounds a game, shot 50 percent from the field, 37.8 percent from 3-point distance and 84 percent from the free throw line.

Indya Nivar, Apex Friendship (Apex, N.C.)
5-9 | Senior | Guard | Stanford
She got the attention of Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer despite playing 2,600 miles from Northern California, thanks to her 18.1 points, 8.6 rebounds and 3.8 assists a game for the 29-3 Patriots.

Third Team

Sydney Bowles, Woodward Academy (College Park, Ga.)
6-0 | Senior | Point guard | Georgia
The War Eagles won the AAAAA title in Georgia, and were one of four teams in the State Champions Invitational, led by Bowles and her 20.9 points, 7.1 rebounds and 4.7 assists.

Jadyn Donovan, Sidwell Friends
6-0 | Junior | Forward | Uncommitted
She did it all for the unbeaten and MaxPreps National Champion Quakers, with 15.2 points, 8.4 rebounds, 3.3 steals and 1.9 blocks a game. And like first-teamer Rice, her totals were deflated by the fact Sidwell Friends won so many games so easily that the starters seldom played much in the fourth quarter.



Imarianah Russell, Reynoldsburg (Ohio)
6-0 | Senior | Wing | West Virginia
The Raiders won the Ohio Division 1 championship behind the outstanding play of Russell, who averaged 24.6 points, 7.4 rebounds and 3.5 steals a game. She scored 36 points in the title game, including eight in overtime.

Sa'Myah Smith, DeSoto (Texas)
6-5 | Senior | Forward | LSU
The Eagles finished 35-2, with the lone losses to No. 1 Sidwell Friends, and Smith was a key contributor to the deep and talented team. She finished 16.3 points, 13.8 rebounds and 4.2 blocks a game for the defensive-minded Eagles.

Madison St. Rose, St. John-Vianney (Holmdel, N.J.)
5-10 | Senior | Guard | Princeton
She averaged 21.0 points and 4.9 rebounds for the No. 4 Lancers, who finished 32-1. St. Rose was the show-runner for Lancers, who capped the season by winning the New Jersey Tournament of Champions.

Honorable Mention

Janiah Barker, Montverde Academy (Montverde, Fla.)
6-4 | Senior | Forward | Uncommitted
She combines elite size and elite athleticism, and her 17.6 points and 8.9 rebounds helped the Eagles to the No. 8 ranking in the final MaxPreps Top 25.

Raegan Beers, Valor Christian (Highlands Ranch, Colo.)
6-2 | Senior | Post | Oregon State
She averaged 19.6 points and 13.0 points a game for the 23-4 Eagles, shooting 58 percent from the field and 75 percent from the free throw line.

K.K. Bransford, Mount Notre Dame (Cincinnati)
5-10 | Senior | Forward | Notre Dame
Not only did she dominate the paint (21.1 points and 8.1 rebounds a game) she also handed out 5.1 assists for the 26-1 Cougars.

Chance Gray, Winton Woods (Cincinnati)
5-9 | Senior | Guard | Oregon
Averaged 26.7 points, 5.1 rebounds and 3.5 assists a game for the Warriors, while hitting 35 percent of her threes and 83 percent of her free throws.

Jennah Isai, Valley Vista (Surprise, Ariz.)
5-11 | Senior | Wing | Oregon
The Monsoon won their third straight 6A title and Isai's efforts were a big reason why: 24.9 points, 7.9 rebounds and 4.5 steals a game.

Ashlon Jackson, Hardin-Jefferson (Sour Lake, Texas)
5-10 | Senior | Guard | Duke
Averaged 20.4 points a game and had 3.5/1 assist/turnover ratio for the 24-5 Hawks. She also blocked 1.6 shots a game.

Gabriela Jaquez, Camarillo (Calif.)
6-0 | Senior | Wing | UCLA
The sister of the UCLA standout Jaime Jaquez burst on the national scene for the Scorpions this season, scoring 34.2 points a game for 30-3 Camarillo. She also added 15.7 rebounds while shooting 53 percent from the field.



Darianna Littlepage-Buggs, Classen SAS (Oklahoma City)
6-1 | Senior | Wing | Baylor
Made an impressive 62.3 percent of her shots for the Comets, who won the 4A championship and finished No. 7. She averaged 15.6 points and 13.3 rebounds per game.

Paulina Paris, Saddle River Day (Saddle River, N.J.)
5-9 | Senior | Guard | North Carolina
Averaged 22.9 points and 4.4 assists a game for the 25-2 Rebels.

Ruby Whitehorn, Edison Academy (Detroit)
6-0 | Senior | Guard | Clemson
The Pioneers won the Division 2 championship with Whitehorn leading the way. She averaged 24.3 points, 12.1 rebounds, 4.5 steals and 3.9 assists a game.