Forty One Florida players nominated to McDonald’s AA Game

Forty One Florida players nominated to McDonald’s All-American Game By Michael Wholey 1/15/21 12:00 PM EST McDonald’s USA announced 760+ Nominees for the 2022 All American Games in Chicago earlier this week and 41 of them hail from Florida. The Games are returning in March with the final roster of 48 players being named later this month.   The McDonalds All American Game returns in 2022 and a new generation is set to leave it all on the court as more than 760 girls and boys high school basketball players from across the country have been nominated for a chance to play in the 45th anniversary McDonald’s All-American Games. The annual event returns this March, to showcase the nation’s rising stars who will go head-to-head at Wintrust Arena in Chicago. A complete list of 2022 McDonald’s All American Games Nominees is available at mcdaag.com For the full release, click <a href="https://www.mcdonaldsallamerican.com/content/dam/allamerican/Content/HomeContent/2022%20McDAAG%20-%20Nominee%20Announcement%20National%20Press%20Release.pdf">HERE</a>. Players were nominated by either a high school coach, athletic director, principal, or member of the McDonald’s All American Games Selection Committee. This year’s nominees represent 41 states and the District of Columbia, and 41 of the players hail from the state of Florida. The top 24 girls and 24 boys selected to play in the 2022 McDonald’s All-American Games will be revealed Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022 on ESPN’s “NBA Today” between 3-4 p.m. ET. Fans can then tune in to the McDonald’s All American Girls Game on Tuesday, March 29 at 6:30 p.m. ET on ESPN2 and the Boys Game immediately following on ESPN at 9 p.m. ET.   Here are the Florida nominees: [player_tooltip player_id="91562" first="Addison" last="Potts"] (South Fort Myers) – 6’0 Guard Alyxandra Avrach (Spanish River) – 5’8 Guard [player_tooltip player_id="91577" first="Amiya" last="Evans"] (DME Academy) – 6’3 Forward [player_tooltip player_id="353478" first="Aspen" last="Johnson"] (Seminole Ridge) – 5’11 Wing/Forward [player_tooltip player_id="151272" first="Aryana" last="Hicks"] (Charlotte HS) – 5’5 Guard [player_tooltip player_id="154898" first="Ashley" last="Thornton"] (Seminole Ridge) – 5’5 Guard [player_tooltip player_id="151168" first="Audia" last="Young"] (Florida State University HS) – 5’9 Guard Bre Gustave (St. Thomas Aquinas) – 5’7 Guard Casey Lewis (Palm Beach Lakes) – 5’9 Guard [player_tooltip player_id="151173" first="Claire" last="Erickson"] (Westminster Academy) – 5’6 Guard [player_tooltip player_id="219954" first="Fatima" last="Diakhate"] (Montverde Academy) – 6’5 Center [player_tooltip player_id="219953" first="Fernanda" last="Ovalle"] (IMG Academy) – 6’0 Wing [player_tooltip player_id="243981" first="Gabrielle" last="Anderson"] (IMG Academy) – 5’9 Wing [player_tooltip player_id="32623" first="Grace" last="VanSlooten"] (IMG Academy) – 6’2 Forward Hailee Brennen (Mainland HS) – 6’3 Center Halie Murrell (Lennard HS) – 5’7 Guard [player_tooltip player_id="154841" first="Jada" last="Green"] (St. Thomas Aquinas) – 6’1 Forward [player_tooltip player_id="91581" first="Jaela" last="Davis"] (Brooks DeBartolo) – 5’8 Guard [player_tooltip player_id="154907" first="Jania" last="Jones"] (Fivay HS) – 6’2 Forward [player_tooltip player_id="91554" first="Janiah" last="Barker"] (IMG Academy) – 6’4 Wing Jasmine Patrick (Benjamin School) – 5’2 Guard [player_tooltip player_id="248439" first="Joline" last="Raposo"] (Bloomingdale HS) – 5’6 Guard [player_tooltip player_id="91559" first="Jordana" last="Codio"] (IMG Academy) – 6’1 Wing [player_tooltip player_id="91558" first="Kailyn" last="Gilbert"] (IMG Academy) – 5’8 Guard [player_tooltip player_id="91573" first="Kalea" last="Rainey"] (Dr. Phillips) – 5’8 Guard [player_tooltip player_id="91592" first="Kayla" last="Smith"] (Winter Haven HS) – 5’11 Wing Madison Collins (Sarasota Christian) – 5’5 Guard [player_tooltip player_id="91600" first="Marissa" last="Brown"] (Choctawhatchee HS) – 6’1 Guard [player_tooltip player_id="220011" first="Maya" last="Williams"] (St. Thomas Aquinas) – 5’5 Guard [player_tooltip player_id="91561" first="Michiyah" last="Simmons"] (Blanche Ely) – 5’8 Guard Mo’Nique Joseph (King’s Academy) – 6’0 Forward [player_tooltip player_id="91563" first="Mya" last="Kone"] (Blanche Ely) – 6’2 Wing [player_tooltip player_id="91555" first="Nyla" last="Harris"] (Lake Highland Prep) – 6’2 Forward [player_tooltip player_id="91579" first="Savannah" last="Henderson"] (Pine Ridge) – 6’3 Wing [player_tooltip player_id="91585" first="Stefanie" last="Ingram"] (Lake Highland Prep) – 5’8 Guard [player_tooltip player_id="91557" first="Sydney" last="Shaw"] (DME Academy) – 5’8 Guard T’yanna Todd (IMG Academy) – 6’0 Guard [player_tooltip player_id="118146" first="Ta’Niya" last="Latson"] (American Heritage) – 5’10 Guard [player_tooltip player_id="153108" first="Taja" last="Stephens"] (Western HS) – 5’8 Guard [player_tooltip player_id="91556" first="Tonie" last="Morgan"] (Florida State University High School) – 5’8 Guard [player_tooltip player_id="91568" first="Zaria" last="Blake"] (Blanche Ely) – 6’1 Wing   BY THE NUMBERS Florida was represented by 73 players both boys and girls, with 41 of them being girls. Florida’s nominations were good for third in total nominees behind Texas and California. Three of this year’s nominees are in the top 30 in scoring with [player_tooltip player_id="91592" first="Kayla" last="Smith"] coming in at # 15 in the state with 22.3 PPG, [player_tooltip player_id="91562" first="Addison" last="Potts"] at # 16 with 22.2 PPG, and [player_tooltip player_id="91556" first="Tonie" last="Morgan"] at # 29 with 20.2 PPG. While Marrisa Brown is # 4 in the state in rebounding with 15.2 RPG and Halei Murrel is # 15 in the state for steals with 6.1 SPG. WHERE ARE THEY HEADED Five of the state’s top players are headed to the SEC. [player_tooltip player_id="91562" first="Addison" last="Potts"] – Purdue, [player_tooltip player_id="91554" first="Janiah" last="Barker"] – Georgia, [player_tooltip player_id="91559" first="Jordana" last="Codio"] – Texas, and [player_tooltip player_id="151168" first="Audia" last="Young"] and [player_tooltip player_id="91557" first="Sydney" last="Shaw"] – Auburn. UCF had a big in-state haul with for headed to suit up for the Knights next season. [player_tooltip player_id="91577" first="Amiya" last="Evans"], [player_tooltip player_id="219954" first="Fatima" last="Diakhate"], [player_tooltip player_id="91579" first="Savannah" last="Henderson"], and [player_tooltip player_id="91585" first="Stefanie" last="Ingram"] are all part of UCF 2022 recruiting class and are expected to make impact as they transition to the Big 12. While [player_tooltip player_id="91556" first="Tonie" last="Morgan"] – Georgia Tech, [player_tooltip player_id="118146" first="Ta’Niya" last="Latson"] – FSU, and [player_tooltip player_id="91555" first="Nyla" last="Harris"] – Louisville will compete against each other in the ACC next year. And on the other coast [player_tooltip player_id="91558" first="Kailyn" last="Gilbert"] – Arizona and [player_tooltip player_id="32623" first="Grace" last="VanSlooten"] – Oregon will face each other twice a in the Pac-12. [player_tooltip player_id="154841" first="Jada" last="Green"] – Richmond, [player_tooltip player_id="353478" first="Aspen" last="Johnson"] – Mercer, [player_tooltip player_id="151272" first="Aryana" last="Hicks"] – Niagara, [player_tooltip player_id="219953" first="Fernanda" last="Ovalle"] – Xavier, and [player_tooltip player_id="91563" first="Mya" last="Kone"] – James Madison are all signed and will play D1 next season while [player_tooltip player_id="91586" first="Aly" last="Avrach"] – Palm Beach Atlantic will complete in the Sunshine State Conference. UNSIGNED Still open and looking to continue their academic and athletic careers are Seniors [player_tooltip player_id="154898" first="Ashley" last="Thornton"], Bre Gustave, Casey Lewis, [player_tooltip player_id="151173" first="Claire" last="Erickson"], [player_tooltip player_id="243981" first="Gabrielle" last="Anderson"], Hailee Brennen, Halie Murrell, [player_tooltip player_id="91581" first="Jaela" last="Davis"], [player_tooltip player_id="154907" first="Jania" last="Jones"], Jasmine Patrick, [player_tooltip player_id="248439" first="Joline" last="Raposo"], [player_tooltip player_id="91573" first="Kalea" last="Rainey"], [player_tooltip player_id="91592" first="Kayla" last="Smith"], Madison Collins, [player_tooltip player_id="91600" first="Marissa" last="Brown"], [player_tooltip player_id="220011" first="Maya" last="Williams"], [player_tooltip player_id="91561" first="Michiyah" last="Simmons"], Mo’Nique Joseph, T’yanna Todd, [player_tooltip player_id="153108" first="Taja" last="Stephens"], and [player_tooltip player_id="91568" first="Zaria" last="Blake"]. Michael Wholey is the lead scout for Florida Prep Girls Hoop Florida and a former division one Assistant Coach at American University, University of Memphis, and Georgia Tech. Wholey and the rest of the Prep Girls Hoop staff, seek to cover the entire state of player, keeping subscribers up to date with player evaluations, recruiting info, and statewide news. Our audience often supplies us with some of our best information. If you have any information on players, teams, or statewide news in the state of Florida, emailing Michael Wholey at <a href="mailto:WholeyPrepHoops@gmail.com">WholeyPrepHoops@gmail.com</a> or DM him through Twitter or Instagram @WholeyPrepHoops.