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