2002 McDonald's All-American Girls Game

2003 McDonald's All-American Girls Game
West East
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DateMarch 31, 2002
VenueMadison Square Garden, New York, New York
MVPAnn Strother & Shanna Zolman
NetworkESPN
McDonald's All-American

The 2002 McDonald's All-American Girls Game was an all-star basketball game that was played at Madison Square Garden in New York.[1] The game's rosters featured the best and most highly recruited high school girls graduating in the class of 2002. The game was the 1st annual version of the McDonald's All-American Game. The 20 players were selected from over 700 nominees by a committee of basketball experts. They were chosen not only for their on-court skills, but for their performances off the court as well.[2]

Rosters

The roster was announced on February 27, 2002.[3]

Team East

Name Height Position Hometown High school College choice
LaTangela Atkinson 6–0 SF Bishopsville, South Carolina Lee Central North Carolina
Seimone Augustus 6–2 SG Baton Rouge, Louisiana Capitol LSU
Mistie Bass 6–3 PF Janesville, Wisconsin George S. Parker Duke
Dawn Chriss 6–2 PF Hillcrest Heights, Maryland St. Johns College Virginia Tech[4]
Kate Dessart-Mager 6–0 SF Media, Pennsylvania Cardinal O'Hara (PA) Villanova[5]
Gillian Goring 6–7 SF Morvant, Trinidad and Tobago Waterloo West UConn[6]
Lindsay Richards 5–9 PF Barrington, Illinois Barrington Iowa[7]
Johanna Solverson 6–3 SF Lake Zurich, Illinois Lake Zurich Iowa [8]
Kasha Terry 6–3 C Douglasville, Georgia Douglas County (GA) Georgia Tech
Nicole Wolff 5–11 SG Walpole, Massachussetts Walpole UConn [9]
Shanna Zolman 5–10 PG Syracuse, Indiana Wawasee Tennessee

Team West

Name Height Position Hometown High school College choice
Nikki Blue 5–7 PG Bakersfield, California West (CA) UCLA
Janice Bright 5–9 SG Los Angeles, California Lynwood Cincinnati State Technical[10]
Wilnett Crockett 6–3 SF Harbor City, California Narbonne UConn [11]
Tye'sha Fluker 6–5 C Pasadena, California John Muir Tennessee
Erin Grant 5–7 PG Arlington, Texas Mansfield (TX) Texas Tech[12]
Alexis Kendrick 5–7 SG Inglewood, California St. Bernard Georgia[13]
Tamika Kursh 6–1 PF Fort Smith, Arkansas Ft. Smith Northside Louisiana Tech[14]
Courtney LaVere 6–3 PF Ventura, California Buena (CA) Notre Dame[15]
Nina Norman 5–7 PG Houston, Texas Jersey Village Texas[16]
Brooke Smith 6–3 C San Anselmo, California Marin Catholic Duke
Ann Strother 6–1 SG Castle Rock, Colorado Highlands Ranch UConn
Ruby Vaden 6–2 C Osceola, Arkansas Osceola (AR) Arkansas[17]

References

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  2. ^ "ESPN.com: NCW - Five UConn recruits put their mark on first McDonald's game for girls". www.espn.com. Retrieved 2025-04-30.
  3. ^ "Girls McDonalds All-America Teams". basketballrecruiting.rivals.com. 2002-02-28. Retrieved 2025-04-30.
  4. ^ "Dawn Chriss College Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2025-05-01.
  5. ^ "Kate Dessart-Mager College Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2025-05-01.
  6. ^ By (2007-03-24). "GORING A FAMILIAR FACE TO UCONN, AURIEMMA". Hartford Courant. Retrieved 2025-05-01.
  7. ^ "Lindsay Richards College Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2025-05-01.
  8. ^ "Johanna Solverson - Women's Basketball 2006-07". Iowa Hawkeyes Athletics - Official Athletics Website. Retrieved 2025-05-01.
  9. ^ "Nicole Wolff - Women's Basketball". University of Connecticut Athletics. Retrieved 2025-05-01.
  10. ^ "Janice Bright - 2008-09 - Women's Basketball". Washburn University Athletics. Retrieved 2025-05-01.
  11. ^ "Willnett Crockett - Women's Basketball". University of Connecticut Athletics. Retrieved 2025-05-01.
  12. ^ "Erin Grant - Women's Basketball Coach". Texas Tech Red Raiders. Retrieved 2025-05-01.
  13. ^ "Alexis Kendrick 2003-04 Game Log". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2025-05-01.
  14. ^ "Tamika Kursh College Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2025-05-01.
  15. ^ "Courtney LaVere College Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2025-05-01.
  16. ^ "Nina Norman - Women's Basketball". University of Texas Athletics. Retrieved 2025-05-01.
  17. ^ "Ruby Vaden College Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2025-05-01.