2009 McDonald's All-American Girls Game

August 2023 2009 McDonald's All-American Girls Game West East 69 68 31 38 30 38 April 1, 2009 Marc McClenneyRon LeddingtonTina Harrington BankUnited Center Miami, Florida 5,981 Skylar Diggins,Tierra Ruffin-Pratt ESPN McDonald's All-American 2008 2010 The 2009 McDonald's All-American Girls Game was an All-star basketball game played on Wednesday, April 1, 2009, at the BankUnited Center in Miami, Florida, home of the University of Miami Hurricanes. The game's rosters featured the best and most highly recruited high school girls graduating in 2009. The game was the 8th annual version of the McDonald's All-American Game first played in 2002. The 48 players were selected from 2,500 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. Coach Morgan Wootten, who had more than 1,200 wins as head basketball coach at DeMatha High School, was chairman of the selection committee. Legendary UCLA coach John Wooden, who has been involved in the McDonald's All American Games since its inception, served as chairman of the Games and as an advisor to the selection committee. Proceeds from the 2009 McDonald's All American High School Basketball Games went to Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) of South Florida and its Ronald McDonald House program. 2009 Game The game was telecast live by ESPN. The West Team grabbed a hard-fought 69–68 victory in the opener at the BankUnited Center. The contest was close throughout and came down to a missed free throw with seconds remaining. Kelly Faris (Connecticut) was fouled as she was forced to take a desperation 3-pointer with two seconds to go. After nailing the first two shots, the third came up short and so did the frantic comeback of the East Team. In a game that was dominated by defense, the West Squad managed to get double figure scoring from only five players. Taber Spani (Tennessee), Christina Marinacci (USC) and DeNesha Stallworth (California) led the offensive attack with 11 points each, while Gennifer Brandon (California) added 10. Tierra Ruffin-Pratt (North Carolina) poured in 10 points and grabbed a team high 10 rebounds. The East Team was led by Skylar Diggins (Notre Dame), who scored 18 points, grabbed five rebounds and nabbed three steals. Morgan Wootten Player of the Year Kelsey Bone (South Carolina) and TaShauna Rodgers (Georgetown) contributed with 10 points and five rebounds each. Kelly Faris provided an all-around solid performance, as she paced the East in rebounds with seven, added four points, three steals, three assists and two blocks in just 15 minutes of play. For their efforts, Skylar Diggins and Tierra Ruffin-Pratt were selected as the John R. Wooden MVP's of the game. Unable to play due to injury, Stephanie Holzer (Vanderbilt) was given the Naismith Sportsmanship Award for her involvement in the week's events and for the support she displayed towards her fellow All Americans.http://www.mcdonaldsallamerican.com McDonald's 2009 McDonald's Game Program 2009 West Roster ESPNW100 Rank2009 HoopGurlz Recruiting Rankings - espnW 100 - ESPN https://www.espn.com/high-school/girls-basketball/recruiting/rankings/_/class/2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20160809063327/https://www.espn.com/high-school/girls-basketball/recruiting/rankings/_/class/2009 August 9, 2016 April 27, 2025 ESPN.com dead#NameHeightWeight (lbs.)PositionHometownHigh SchoolCollege Choice30 25 Gennifer Brandon 6–3 160 F Sylmar, CA Chatsworth Cal14 11 China Crosby 5-5 121 G Bronx, NY Manhattan Center for Science & Mathematics Virginia1 42 Brittney Griner 6–8 200 C Houston, TX Nimitz Baylor12 3 Tayler Hill 5–10 155 G Minneapolis, MN Minneapolis South Ohio State90 21 Stephanie Holzer 6–4 190 C Newtown Square, PA Cardinal O'Hara Vanderbilt35 00 Christina Marinacci 6–2 155 F Santa Ana, CA Foothill USC6 34 Monique Oliver 6–2 200 C Long Beach, CA Long Beach Polytechnic USC22 1 Eliza Pierre 5–8 135 G Pasadena, CA John Muir Cal20 12 Tierra Rogers 5–11 160 F San Francisco, CA Sacred Heart Cathedral Prep Cal9 4 Tierra Ruffin-Pratt 6–0 175 G Alexandria, VA T.C. Williams North Carolina13 33 Taber Spani 6–1 180 G Lee's Summit, MO Metro Academy Tennessee24 50 DeNesha Stallworth 6–3 190 F Richmond, CA Pinole Valley Cal 2009 East Roster ESPNW100 Rank#NameHeightWeight (lbs.)PositionHometownHigh SchoolCollege Choice2 5 Kelsey Bone 6–5 210 C Stafford, TX Dulles South Carolina, transferred to Texas A&M3 4 Skylar Diggins 5–9 145 G South Bend, IN South Bend Washington Notre Dame34 34 Kelly Faris 5–11 150 G Plainfield, IN Heritage Christian School Connecticut11 12 Jasmine Hassell 6–2 205 F Lebanon, TN Wilson Central Georgia5 45 Cokie Reed 6–4 200 C Hewitt, TX Midway Texas26 15 TaShauna Rogers 5–11 163 G Suffolk, VA King's Fork Georgetown33 32 Morgan Stroman 6–2 163 F Hopkins, SC Lower Richland Miami (FL)52 2 Dara Taylor 5–7 135 G Wilmington, DE Caravel Academy Maryland10 44 Joslyn Tinkle 6–3 190 F Missoula, MT Big Sky Stanford4 23 Markel Walker 6–2 165 F Pittsburgh, PA Schenley UCLA39 3 Erica Wheeler 5–8 141 G Miami, FL Parkway Academy Rutgers8 24 Destiny Williams 6–3 181 C Benton Harbor, MI Benton Harbor Illinois,transferred to Baylor Coaches The West team was coached by: Head Coach Dave Power of Fenwick High School (Oak Park, IL) Asst Coach Dale Heidloff of Fenwick High School (Oak Park, IL) Asst Coach Derril Kipp of Maine West High School (Des Plaines, IL) The East team was coached by: Head Coach Abby Ward of South Broward High School (Hollywood, FL) Asst Coach Jermaine Hollis of South Broward High School (Hollywood, FL) Asst Coach Patricia James of Boyd H. Anderson High School (Lauderdale Lakes, FL) Boxscore http://www.mcdepk.com/2009allamericangames/mediadocs/gamestats/2009_girls_BoxScores.pdf Archived copy 2010-09-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20101217185435/http://mcdepk.com/2009allamericangames/mediadocs/gamestats/2009_girls_BoxScores.pdf 2010-12-17 dead Visitors: West ## Player FGM/A 3PM/A FTM/A Points Off Reb Def Reb Tot Reb PF Ast TO BS ST Min 3 *Tayler Hill 1/ 6 1/3 0/ 0 3 1 0 1 2 1 0 02 18 4 *Tierra Ruffin-Pratt 5/15 0/ 3 0/ 0 10 3 7 10 3 2 20 2 23 11 *China Crosby 1/ 5 0/ 3 0/ 0 2 0 44 5 2 4 1 021 33 *Taber Spani 3/12 2/ 5 3/ 4 11 3 1 4 20 5 0 2 22 34 *Monique Oliver 2/13 0/ 1 0/ 0 4 24 6 1 0 0 2 220 00 Christina Marinacci 3/ 7 3/ 5 2/ 2 11 3 25 0 1 3 2 3 18 1 Eliza Pierre 1/ 2 0/ 0 1/ 2 3 1 2 3 2 5 0 14 19 12 Tierra Rogers 1/ 7 0/ 0 2/ 2 4 5 3 8 1 1 3 1 1 18 21 Stephanie Holzer / / / 0 0 25 Gennifer Brandon 3/ 8 0/ 0 4/ 5 10 32 5 0 21 1 1 20 42 Brittney Griner 50 DeNesha Stallworth 5/11 1/ 1 0/ 0 11 1 23 0 02 01 21 Team 10 515 1 TOTALS 25/86 7/21 12/15 69 32 32 64 16 14 21 8 18 200 Home: East ## Player FGM/A 3PM/A FTM/A Points Off Reb Def Reb Tot Reb PF Ast TO BS ST Min 2 *Dara Taylor 0/ 3 0/ 3 0/ 0 0 2 0 2 0 13 1 0 19 4 *Skylar Diggins 6/13 2/ 5 4/ 5 18 1 4 5 4 0 3 0 3 21 5 *Kelsey Bone 5/15 0/ 0 0/ 0 10 4 15 1 0 1 31 19 23 *Markel Walker 1/ 3 0/ 0 2/ 2 4 24 6 0 1 01 2 15 34 *Kelly Faris 1/ 4 0/ 0 2/ 3 4 2 5 7 2 3 2 2 3 15 3 Erica Wheeler 1/ 5 1/ 4 0/ 0 3 0 1 1 2 1 3 0 015 12 Jasmine Hassell 3/ 4 0/ 0 0/ 0 6 0 1 1 2 0 10 1 14 15 TaShauna Rogers 3/ 9 3/ 6 1/ 2 10 0 5 5 2 1 2 0 0 20 24 Destiny Williams 0/ 2 0/ 0 1/ 2 1 22 4 0 03 0 1 12 32 Morgan Stroman 1/ 2 0/ 0 1/ 4 3 2 1 3 1 1 1 1 117 44 Joslyn Tinkle 3/ 7 1/ 2 0/ 0 7 0 5 5 0 1 15 0 21 45 Cokie Reed 1/ 8 0/ 0 0/ 0 2 2 2 4 1 0 1 40 14 Team 3 3 6 1 TOTALS 25/75 7/20 11/18 68 20 34 54 15 9 22 17 12 202 (* = Starting Line-up) All-American Week Schedule Tuesday, March 31: Powerade JamFest Three-Point Shoot-out Timed Basketball Skills Competition Wednesday, April 1: 8th Annual Girls All-American Game The Powerade JamFest is a skills-competition evening featuring basketball players who demonstrate their skills in two crowd-entertaining ways. Since the first All-American game in 2002, players have competed in a 3-point shooting challenge and a timed basketball skills competition. Contest Winners The 2009 Timed Skills Competition contest was won by China Crosby. Skylar Diggins was winner of the 2009 3-point shoot-out. See also 2009 McDonald's All-American Boys Game References 2 External links McDonald's All-American on the web Category:2009 in American women's basketball 2009