Video: Girls Morgan Wootten Player of the Year Award finalistsTexans Natalie Chou, Lauren Cox and Joyner Holmes among nominees.What a year for girls high school basketball in Texas.
Of the five finalists named Wednesday for the 2016 McDonald's All American Games Morgan Wootten Player of the Year Award, three hail from the Lone Star State.
Leading the list is HoopGurlz/ESPNW No. 1 overall prospect
Lauren Cox of
Flower Mound. The 6-foot-4 Baylor signee is averaging 21.8 points, 12.7 rebounds and 3.4 blocked shots per game.
The other two Texans are fellow Baylor pledge
Natalie Chou, a 6-1 guard at
Plano West (Plano), and 6-3 forward
Joyner Holmes of
Cedar Hill.
Future UConn point guard
Crystal Dangerfield of
Blackman (Murfreesboro, Tenn.) and
Princeton (Ind.) guard
Jackie Young – who is averaging over 37 points per game this season – round out the selections.
