The letters of intent are rolling in, and the big winner appears to be North Carolina. The Tar Heels inked four players, all of whom were rated among the Top 20 recruits in the country by the All Star Girls Report.
“North Carolina led the way, and the ACC as a whole did very, very well. They were clearly the best conference. The ACC schools went all across the country and they just did a great job finding outstanding recruits,” said ASGR analyst Bret McCormick.
“I think UNC has a great class. They have the No. 1 class and a very special player in Diamond DeShields. She will come in next year and immediately give them good production from the guard position.”
The following is a look at the Top 30 recruiting classes using the information available as of Nov. 14. The number with each recruit is their individual national ranking from ASGR.
1 – NORTH CAROLINA: # 2, 6’2, Diamond DeShields; # 4, 6’3, Stephanie Mavunga; # 7, 5’11, Allisha Gray; # 16, 5’8, Jessica Washington.
2 – TENNESSEE: # 1, 6’5, Mercedes Russell; # 11, 6’0, Jannah Tucker; # 22, 6’0, Jordan Reynolds.
3 – DUKE: # 8, 6’3, Oderah Chidom; # 10, 6’3, Kendall Cooper; # 18, 6’0, Becca Greenwell; # 42, 5’10, Kianna Holland.
4 – NOTRE DAME: # 5, 6’2, Taya Reimer; # 24, 5’8, Lindsay Allen; # 48, 6’2, Kristina Nelson; # 97, 6’4, Diamond Thompson.
5 – KENTUCKY: # 6, 5’8, Linnae Harper; # 15, 5’11, Makayla Epps; # 67, 6’0, Kyvin Goodin – Rogers.
6- MARYLAND: # 13, 5’11, Lexie Brown; # 30, 6’0, Shatori Walker; # 35, 6’1, A’lexus Harrison; # 39, 6’3, Brionna Jones.
7 – FLORIDA STATE: # 12, 6’5, Kai James; # 16, 6’3, Morgan Jones (Transfer from Northwestern); # 42, 6’4 C Quaneisha McCurty (Transfer from Indiana); # 64, 5’8, Brittany Brown; # 69, 6’1, Ivey Slaughter; # 73, 5’7 PG Emiah Bingley (Transfer from Iowa State); # 116, 6’3, Gabby Bevillard.
8 – STANFORD: # 8, 6’2, Erica McCall; # 29, 6’2, Kailee Johnson; #95, 5’11, Karlie Samuelson; # 99, 5’7, Li Li Thompson; # 123, 5’7, Briana Roberson.
9- PENN STATE: # 40, 6’2, Kaliyah Mitchell; # 49, 6’3, Alexandria Harris; # 60, 6’3, Peyton Whitted; # 96, 6’6, Infiniti Alston; # 103, 5’7, Lindsey Spann; # 147, 6’1, Jenny DeGraaf; # 150, 5’6, Aketra Sevillian.
10 – GEORGIA TECH: # 3, 6’2, Kaele Davis; # 92, 6’0, Donnaizha Fountain; # 137, 6’0, Gabby Holston.
11 – MIAMI FL: # 25, 5’10, Nigia Green; # 28, 5’9, Adrienne Motley; # 145, 5’6, Jessica Thomas.
12 – VANDERBILT: # 33, 5’10, Rebecca Dahlman; # 37, 6’2, Marqu’es Webb; # 100, 5’11, Kylee Smith.
13 – CALIFORNIA: # 41, 6’2, Courtney Range; # 51, 6’2, Kendall Waters; # 74, 5’10, Mercedes Jefflo.
14 – VIRGINIA: # 32, 6’2, Sydney Umeri; # 93, 5’8, Breyana Mason; # 107, 5’11, Tiffany Suarez; # 174, 6’1, Amanda Fioravanti.
15 – LSU: # 14, 5’9, Raigyne Moncrief; # 128, 5’9, Jasmine Rhodes.
16 — Rutgers: #17, 5-8, Tyler Scaife.
17 – CONNECTICUT: # 20, 5’9, Saniya Chong.
18 – LOUISVILLE: # 8 JC, 5’9, Janelle Cannon; # 9 JC, 5’5, Star Breedlove; # 21, 6’2, Emmonie Henderson.
19 – SOUTH CAROLINA: # 23, 6’5, Alaina Coates.
20- FLORIDA: # 26, 5’9, Antoninette Bannister (Transfer from North Carolina); # 27, 6’2, Ronni Williams.
21 – DAYTON: # 34, 6’2, Andrijana Cuitkovic; # 55, 5’8, Celeste Edwards; #601, 5’9, Christy Maciocce.
22 – BAYLOR: # 52, 6’0, Imani Wright; # 66, 5’10, Nina Davis; # 68, 5’11, Breanna Hayden; NR, 6-3, Khadijah Cave.
23 – TEXAS: # 54, 5’11, Nekia Jones; # 58, 5’10, Brianna Taylor; # 94, 6’6, Kelsey Lang; # 124, 6’3, Lilly Vander Zee.
24 – GEORGETOWN: # 53, 6’1, Shayla Cooper; # 75, 5’11, Tyshell King; # 82, 5’10, Jade Martin; # 105, 6’2, Kelsey Briggs; # 129, 6’2, Faith Woodard; # 157, 6’4, Natalie Butler.
25 – IOWA STATE: # 44, 5’9, Jadda Buckley; # 72, 5’11, Tyseanna Johnson; #256, 6’2, Jordan Jensen.
26- WEST VIRGINIA: # 36, 6’2, Teana Muldrow; # 85, 6’4, Lubirdia Gordon.
27 – NORTHWESTERN: # 43, 6’0, Nia Coffey; # 46, 5’10, Christen Inman; # 158, 5’4, Ashley Deary; #415, 6’4, Allie Tuttle.
28 – SYRACUSE: # 57, 6’4, Briana Day; # 63, 5’6, Alexis Peterson; # 89, 6’0, Tasia Butler; # 149, 6’4, Bria Day.
29 – GEORGIA: # 31, 6’2, Halle Washington; # 121, 5’7, Sydnei McCaskill; # 134, 6’3, Samantha Glodis.
30 – DEPAUL: # 47, 6’1, Antania Hayes; # 101, 5’9, Shakeya Graves; # 109, 5’8, Jessica January; # 199, 6’3, Merideth Bennett – Swanson.
Honorable Mention: Washington, Oklahoma State, Texas A & M, TCU, Arkansas, Texas Tech, Oklahoma, Michigan, Iowa, Oregon State, Marquette, South Florida, San Diego State, MTSU, Virginia Tech, St. John’s, Princeton, Kansas.