2022 McDonald's All-American Rosters Revealed

2022 McDonald’s All-American Game Roster Announcement

Top prospects Lauren Betts, Kiki Rice, Janiah Barker, Ayanna Patterson, and Isuneh Brady headline the 2022 girls’ McDonald’s All-American Class that was announced on ESPN’s NBA Today on Tuesday, January 25th.

Betts is headed to 2021 National Champion Stanford. Kiki Rice chose to join a loaded class headed to UCLA. Janiah Barker will be joining Joni Taylor’s squad at Georgia. Patterson and Brady are a forward duo that is headed to 11-time champion UConn.

Both of the 2020 and 2021 games were canceled due to COVID. This year they will return to Chicago for the 45^thanniversary of the games. Wintrust Arena, home of the DePaul University basketball programs and the WNBA’s Chicago Sky, will host the games.

24 of the top 29 in the espnW 100 were named All-Americans.

17 schools will have signed McDAA’s this year and 17 states are represented.

 
Janiah Barker (No.3, Georgia)

Raegan Beers (No. 10, Oregon State)

Lauren Betts (No. 1, Stanford)

Isuneh Brady (No. 5, UConn)

KK Bransford (No. 29, Notre Dame)

Talaysia Cooper (No. 18, South Carolina)

Paris Clark (No. 21, Arizona)

Timea Gardiner (No. 6, Oregon State)

Aaliyah Gayles (No. 8 USC)

Chance Gray (No. 7, Oregon, Duke)

Ashlon Jackson (No. 16, Duke)

Gabriela Jaquez (No. 19, UCLA)

Flau’jae Johnson (No. 26, LSU)

Darianna Littlepage-Buggs (No. 17, Baylor)

Ta’Niya Latson (No. 14, Florida State)

Maya Nnaji (No. 9, Arizona)

Indya Nivar (No. 20, Stanford)

Kyla Oldacre (No. 25, Miami)

Ayanna Patterson (No. 4, UConn)

Justine Pissott (No. 11, Tennessee)

Kiki Rice (No. 2, UCLA)

Grace VanSlooten (No. 13, Oregon)

Ashlyn Watkins (No. 12, South Carolina)

Ruby Whitehorn (No. 15, Clemson)
 

Name	Position	High School	Club	College
Janiah Barker	F	Montverde Academy (FL)	Essence	Georgia
Paris Clark	G	Long Island Lutheran HS (NY)	Exodus	Arizona
Talaysia Cooper	G	East Claredon HS (SC)	Team Curry	South Carolina
Chance Gray	PG	Winton Woods HS (OH)	Sports City U	Oregon
Ta’Niya Latson	G	American Heritage HS (FL)	FBC	Florida St
Indya Nivar	G	Apex Friendship HS (NC)	Carolina Flames	Stanford
Kyla Oldacre	P	William Mason HS (OH)	All Ohio	Miami
Kiki Rice	PG	Sidwell Friends (DC)	Fairfax Stars	UCLA
Ayanna Patterson	F	Homestead HS (IN)	Ohio United	Connecticut
Justine Pissott	F/W	Red Bank Catholic HS (NJ)	Philly Rise	Tennessee
Grace VanSlooten	F	IMG Academy (FL)	Sports City U	Oregon
Ashlyn Watkins	P	Cardinal Newman School (SC)	FBC	South Carolina

The East roster is loaded with combo guards and physical high risers at the forward/post positions. Justine Pissott will offer offensive spacing as possibly the best deep range shooter in the class. Janiah Barker, Ayanna Patterson, and Ashlyn Watkins can all dunk the basketball. Kiki Rice and Chance Gray are two dynamic playmakers and scorers. The lockdown ability of Ta’Niya Latson and Talaysia Cooper will be a major asset. Paris Clark brings grit and New York flair while  Indya Nivar is a physical guard who handle pressure and set the tone. Inside, Kyla Oldacre will hold it down in the paint as a traditional post player.

The East needs to force tempo and emphasize spacing. They have the ability to rebound the ball and get out into transition quickly. Their athletes can drive the ball and get early opportunities in the paint to create open shots on the kick-out. They will be able to change things up when Oldacre is in the game to combat the size of the West on the block.

The speed and versality of the forwards/posts will help them on the glass. The quickness of the perimeter play will allow the guards to pressure and speed up their opponent.
 

Name	Position	High School	Club	College
Raegan Beers	F	Valor Christian HS (CO)	Hardwood Elite	Oregon St
Lauren Betts	P	Grandview HS (CO)	Colorado Premier	Stanford
Isuneh Brady	P	Cathedral Catholic HS (CA)	Cal Sparks	Connecticut
KK Bransford	W	Mount Notre Dame HS (OH)	Cincinnati Angels	Notre Dame
Timea Gardiner	F	Fremont HS (UT)	NWBA Elite	Oregon St
Ashlon Jackson	G	Hardin-Jefferson HS (TX)	SA Finest	Duke
Gabriela Jaquez	W	Adolfo Camarillo HS (CA)	Cal Stars	UCLA
Flau’jae Johnson	G	Sprayberry HS (GA)	Team Elite	LSU
Darianna Littlepage-Buggs	W	Classen HS (OK)	Mavs Elite	Baylor
Maya Nnaji	F	Hopkins HS (MN)	FBC North	Arizona
Aaliyah Gayles	PG	Spring Valley HS (NV)	West Coast United	Southern California
Ruby Whitehorn	G	Detroit Edison Public Academy (MI)	Michigan Crossover	Clemson

The West team’s advantage will be size in the post. Lauren Betts, Isuneh Brady, Maya Nnaji, and Raegan Beers can all post on the block and are threats out beyond the high post area. Timea Gardiner and Darianna Littlepage-Buggs are wing/forwards that provide even more length and size. The West team has some serious shot-making ability in Flau’jae Johnson and Ashlon Jackson. Gabriela Jaquez and KK Bransford are two of the toughest competitors in the country. Ruby Whitehorn and Aliyah Gayles have the ball on a string and can flat out score.

Overall, the West will want to establish an inside-outside strategy early on to set the tone of the game. They will be able to utilize some high-low options as well as ball-screen + roll-and-rise. Once they get some early easy buckets inside, it will open up things on the outside for the perimeter players.

Defensively, the West guards will be able to pressure the ball and get into the passing lanes because they can funnel everything to the bigs who will challenge everything in the paint.
 

F Janiah Barker
Montverde Academy (FL)
2022 espnW 100 ranking: 3
Signed with: Georgia

Barker is a 2021 U18 3x3 World Cup Team USA Basketball gold medalist. As one of the outright most talented players in the 2022 class, her game has been followed for years now. Her combination of size and strength, agility, and skills makes her a candidate to play for years to come beyond college. She brings the ability to score the ball and space the floor to Georgia next year.



F/P Raegan Beers
Valor Christian HS (CO)
2022 espnW 100 ranking: 10
Signed with: Oregon State

Beers is one of the most physically impressive players in the class. With her size, frame, and strength she is incredibly nimble and agile. She has fantastic hands and catches everything thrown her way. She can handle the ball in any situation as well as create off the dribble. She can knock down the three and is one of the best passers in the entire class. Oregon State is getting a very versatile post and they have proven in their program that it leads to success.



P Lauren Betts
Grandview HS (CO)
2022 espnW 100 ranking: 1
Signed with: Stanford

Betts is a 6-foot-7 post who is the top center in the class and is a two-time USA Basketball gold medalist including being the youngest member of the 2021 U19 World Cup team. The 2021 Gatorade Colorado player of the year will bring a traditional inside presence to a Stanford program who has a history of post development and utilization in both the Triangle Offense and Princeton Offense schemes.

F/P Isuneh Brady
Cathedral Catholic HS (CA)
2022 espnW 100 ranking: 5
Signed with: UConn

Brady is a smooth operator with an “old school” feel to her game. She can be powerful inside while also being a threat to knock down the three-pointer. What may help her most beyond just her physicality when she gets to UConn is her passing ability. When a team can run their offense through a forward or post, things really open up on the floor.



G KK Bransford
Mount Notre Dame HS (OH)
2022 espnW 100 ranking: 29
Signed with: Notre Dame

Bransford is one of the toughest matchups in the class. She is so strong and physical on the perimeter that it is hard for defenses to keep her from touching the paint. She has a good feel for the post-up game, which allows for advantageous touches and facilitation from close to the rim. KK sees the floor and can be a physical defender for Niele Ivey and Notre Dame. 



G Paris Clark
Long Island Lutheran HS (NY)
2022 espnW 100 ranking: 21
*Committed to Arizona

As a guard Clark is one of the best rebounders from the perimeter in her class. She has overall game and has fine-tuned her skills over the last couple of years to add consistency to her three-ball range as well as her footwork and handle to create off the dribble. She has a natural instinct for the defensive end. She joins fellow McDAA Maya Nnaji in the class headed to Arizona.



G Talaysia Cooper
East Clarendon HS (SC)
2022 espnW 100 ranking: 18
Signed with: South Carolina

Cooper is a big guard with immense talent and creativity in her game. Her length and size are well utilized as she breaks down opponent defenses and gets to the paint for easy scores or drop-offs. She is dynamic and almost impossible to stop in the open court. She will bring playmaking with the potential of a lock-down defender to South Carolina.

F/W Timea Gardiner
Fremont HS (UT)
2022 espnW 100 ranking: 6
Signed with: Oregon State

Gardiner brings a wealth of experience to Corvallis including USA Basketball and GEICO National Championship appearances. She is a versatile forward who can play inside, facilitate, and score the ball out to the perimeter. She will fill a Taya Corosdale-like role at Oregon State.



PG Aaliyah Gayles
Spring Valley HS (NV)
2022 espnW 100 ranking: 8
** Committed to USC

Gayles has a natural ability to make plays with flair. The way she attacks off the dribble and finds ways into her pull up jumper, runners, or floaters is uncanny. Her footwork plus her handle allows her to get to spots unlike many others. She has great instincts defensively and will bring a fan-favorite style to USC.

PG Chance Gray
Winton Woods HS (OH)
2022 espnW 100 ranking: 7
Signed with: Oregon

Gray will fit right in at Oregon with her ability to both shoot the ball and play off the dribble. She is a quick guard who can push the ball and play out of the ball screen as well as put a lot of pressure on the opposing guards defensively. Gray joins fellow Oregon signee and McDAA Grace VanSlooten in the #2 recruiting class in the country headed to Eugene.



PG Ashlon Jackson
Hardin Jefferson HS (TX)
2022 espnW 100 ranking: 16
Signed with: Duke

Jackson is all smiles while competing and shows some real competitive fire. Her claim to fame is the range on her three-ball, but she has also become adept at navigating the ball-screens for scoring or facilitating. Ashlon has leadership intangibles that draws teams together. Look for her to continue to grow under Kara Lawson at Duke.



W Gabriela Jaquez
Adolfo Camarillo HS (CA)
2022 espnW 100 ranking: 19
Signed with: UCLA

Jaquez is one of the most complete and competitive players in the class. She can play on the perimeter or guard someone inside; she just wants to get the job done. Over time, she added range and skills to her offensive game and her stock sky-rocketed. She is part of the #1 class headed to UCLA joining fellow McDAA Kiki Rice.



G Flau’jae Johnson
Sprayberry HS (GA)
2022 espnW 100 ranking: 26
Signed with: LSU

Johnson has some serious star potential. Ever since she hit the national radar, her game has incrementally gotten better. Known for her aggressiveness off the dribble, she has improved her ability to create for others, particularly out of the ball screen, and her range on her three ball. She is creative and fun to watch in the full court. Kim Mulkey is getting one of the most gifted scorers in the country at LSU.



G Ta’Niya Latson
American Heritage HS (FL)
2022 espnW 100 ranking: 14
Signed with: Florida State

Latson is one of the most explosive guards in the country. Her ability to elevate and finish in traffic and with contact is outstanding. She is a defensive on ball terror to opponents and that generates quick easy buckets on the offensive end. She will bring a lock down defender attitude to Florida State.



W/F Darianna Littlepage-Buggs
Classen HS (OK)
2022 espnW 100 ranking: 17
Signed with: Baylor

Littlepage-Buggs is in the conversation as the most versatile defender in the class. Her length and supreme competitiveness help her to match up for any assignment. She has one of the best pull-up jumpers in the class and she knows how to get to her spots. She rebounds well from the wing/forward position as well. Nicki Collen and Baylor are getting a player who wants to win.

PG/G Indya Nivar
Apex Friendship HS (NC)
2022 espnW 100 ranking: 20
Signed with: Stanford

Nivar’s development over the last three years has been steady. A gifted athlete with a strong frame and rise on her jumper, she got more aggressive offensively in the last calendar year and it has really paid off. She can lead the offense and get others going or she can be the focal point for clutch buckets. Stanford is getting a versatile perimeter player when she arrives in Palo Alto.



F Maya Nnaji
Hopkins HS (MN)
2022 espnW 100 ranking: 9
Signed with: Arizona

Nnaji has a traditional power forward type of game. She is gifted in back-to-the-basket game as well as driving the ball from the high post and mid-post areas. Her face up game really sets her apart. She can stretch the defense and make reads to facilitate. Nnaji will bring a physical presence who can help in the paint to Arizona.

P Kyla Oldacre
William Mason HS (OH)
2022 espnW 100 ranking: 25
Signed with: Miami

Oldacre’s timing and feel in the post really make her stand out. She knows the “when, how, why” in terms of post play in the paint. She has the best back-to-basket game in the class and it leads to quality paint touches and buckets. She is efficient when she gets the ball and reads the double-team well enough to keep teams honest. She improved her conditioning over the last year and it has paid major dividends. Miami is getting a complete post when she heads to campus.



F/W Ayanna Patterson
Homestead HS (IN)
2022 espnW 100 ranking: 4
Signed with: UConn

Patterson is arguably the athlete in the class with the most jumping and leaping ability. She has gone viral with two-handed dunks off of two feet. She is quick, fast, and powerful. She can handle the ball like a guard, post up, and knock down the jumper out to the three. UConn is getting a player with some major potential next year.



F/W Justine Pissott
Red Bank Catholic HS (NJ)
2022 espnW 100 ranking: 11
Signed with: Tennessee

Pissott has some serious range on her shot and she is not shy to pull from deep. She has gone from simply a floor spacer to a player who can put the ball on the floor and create off the dribble. She can fit in a multitude of systems and schemes because of her overall skill and understanding of the game. She shows leadership intangibles and is also a very good passer. She brings a competitiveness and grit to Tennessee that Kelly Harper will love.

PG Kiki Rice
Sidwell Friends School (DC)
2022 espnW 100 ranking: 2
Signed with: UCLA

Rice is a 5-foot-11 do-it-all guard who is considered to be the top guard in the class. Sidwell Friends is currently ranked the #1 HS in the country. Rice is a two-time USA Basketball gold medalist including 2021 U18 3x3 World Cup Team. She will bring a dynamic combo guard presence to a UCLA team that utilizes versatility within their offensive schemes.



F Grace VanSlooten
IMG Academy (FL)
2022 espnW 100 ranking: 13
Signed with: Oregon State

VanSlooten is one of the most competitive players in the class. She brings a gritty blue-collar physicality to the game and leaves her mark by rebounding and her defensive effort. Her overall skills offensively give her the ability to stretch the floor as well as facilitate. She joins fellow Oregon signee and club teammate (Sports City U) Chance Gray in the #2 recruiting class headed to Oregon and Kelly Graves.



F/P Ashlynn Watkins
Cardinal Newman School (SC)
2022 espnW 100 ranking: 12
Signed with: South Carolina

Watkins is a gifted athlete and another one in the class that has gone viral with multiple dunks. She glides up and down the court smoothly, is one of the best rebounders in the class, and also blocks shots with regularity. Over her HS career, her touch and range has improved and she has proven to be able to knock down the perimeter jumper. She brings the potential to be a lock down defender with tremendous offensive upside to a loaded South Carolina roster.

G Ruby Whitehorn
Detroit Edison Public Academy (MI)
2022 espnW 100 ranking: 15
Signed with: Clemson

Whitehorn is one of the most gifted players with the ball in her hands in the class. No matter what opposing defenders throw at her, she seems to have a solution. She is dynamic ball-handler who can weave her way with her footwork to her spots to score the ball. She is a bigger guard who can finish inside and knock down the three both off the catch and off the dribble. She brings an immense offensive talent to Clemson.