Two of South Carolina’s Class of 2023 signees earned spots within the 2023 McDonald’s All-American Recreation, the group introduced at present. Gamecock head coach Daybreak Staley is one among 5 coaches to land a pair of entries with Milaysia Fulwiley and Tessa Johnson named to the East and West rosters, respectively.
Columbia’s personal Fulwiley is ranked No. 13 general within the Class of 2023 and is among the many most dynamic gamers within the nation along with her skill to complete on the rim, together with dunking, and shoot from the skin. Averaging 26.7 factors, 9.3 rebounds, 6.1 assists and 5.8 steals up to now this season, the 5-foot-6 level guard has W.J. Kennan Excessive ranked No. 1 in Class 2A within the newest South Carolina Basketball Coaches rankings. She turns into the sixth participant from South Carolina to earn a spot within the McDonald’s All-American Recreation, becoming a member of earlier Gamecock signees Ashlyn Watkins (2022), Talaysia Cooper (2022), A’ja Wilson (2014) and Alaina Coates (2013).
Johnson is a product of Saint Michael Albertville in Minnesota who's ranked No. 25 general within the Class of 2023. In a position to shoot the ball from anyplace, Johnson put up 51 factors in a recreation in December 2022 in a bounce-back senior season following an harm that slowed her junior yr effort. The 5-foot-10 guard earned First-Crew All-State honors final season after serving to her group to a runner-up end within the Class 4A state match behind 23.4 factors and three.9 assists per recreation.
The pair develop into the twenty first and twenty second Gamecock signees to be named McDonald’s All-Individuals, together with 9 on this season’s roster – six of that are slated to return in 2023-24 to play alongside Fulwiley and Johnson.
The McDonald’s All American Recreation is slated for Tue., March 28, at Toyota Heart in Houston.
2023 McDonald’s All-America Recreation RostersEast RosterZoe Brooks, NC StateEssence Cody, AlabamaAalyah Del Rosario, LSUJadyn Donovan, DukeMilaysia Fulwiley, South CarolinaHannah Hidalgo, Notre DameRiley Nelson, MarylandCourtney Ogden, StanfordLaila Reynolds, FloridaEmma Risch, Notre DameTaliah Scott, ArkansasAshlynn Shade, UConn
West RosterOk.Ok. Arnold, UConnSofia Bell, OregonMadison Booker, TexasAddy Brown, Iowa StateBreya Cunningham, ArizonaKymora Johnson, VirginiaTessa Johnson, South CarolinaAmanda Muse, UCLAJuju Watkins, Southern CalJada Williams, ArizonaMikaylah Williams, LSUSahara Williams, Oklahoma