Meet the nominees for 2023-24 All-USA TODAY HSSA Girls Basketball Player of the Year!
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The USA TODAY High School Sports Awards is pleased to announce the 2023-24 All-USA TODAY HSSA Girls Basketball Team!
These 25 All-USA Team members will be honored as nominees for national Girls Basketball Player of the Year. The winner will be revealed in August during an on-demand broadcast that will feature top athletes in 35 boys and girls sports awards categories β as well as special honors like Special Olympics Athlete of the Year, Play of the Year, Team of the Year and more!
Athletes were considered based on season-wide performance β with an emphasis on state playoffs and championships β and any other state, regional and/or national recognition. Team performance was also considered. Athletes who played less than half of their team's season schedule, or whose team does not compete in a state-sanctioned league with a tournament championship, were not considered this year. Visit the event website for more information on this year's fourth annual event.
And the nominees are ...
2023-24 ALL-USA TODAY HSSA GIRLS BASKETBALL:
Dee Alexander, G, Purcell Marian High School (Ohio) β JR
Imari Berry, G, Clarksville High School (Tennessee) β SR
Sienna Betts, F, Grandview High School (Colorado) β JR
Mikayla Blakes, G, Rutgers Preparatory School (New Jersey) β SR
Justice Carlton, F, Seven Lakes High School (Texas) β SR
Danielle Carnegie, G, Grayson High School (Georgia) β SR
Aaliyah Chavez, G, Monterey High School (Texas) β JR
Aaliyah Crump, G, Minnetonka High School (Minnesota) β JR
Jazzy Davidson, F, Clackamas High School (Oregon) β JR
Joyce Edwards, G, Camden High School (South Carolina) β SR
Kayleigh Heckel, G, Long Island Lutheran High School (New York) β SR
Avery Howell, F, Boise High School (Idaho) β SR
Zakiyah Johnson, F, Sacred Heart Academy (Kentucky) β JR
Zamareya Jones, G, North Pitt High School (North Carolina) β SR
Jordan Lee, F, Saint Mary's High School (California) β SR
Britt Prince, G, Elkhorn North High School (Nebraska) β SR
Mackenly Randolph, F, Sierra Canyon School (California) β SR
Kennedy Smith, G, Etiwanda High School (California) β SR
Sarah Strong, F, Grace Academy (North Carolina) β SR
Syla Swords, F, Long Island Lutheran High School (New York) β SR
Kennedy Umeh, F, McDonogh School (Maryland) β SR
Kyndal Walker, G, St. John's College High School (Washington, D.C.) β SR
Berry Wallace, F, Pickerington Central High School (Ohio) β SR
McKenna Woliczko, F, Archbishop Mitty High School (California) β SO
Allie Ziebell, G, Neenah High School (Wisconsin) β SR