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, Massachusetts |
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] |