Sooner Signee Named All-American

Feb. 16, 2008

ATLANTA -- University of Oklahoma women's basketball signee Whitney Hand was one of 20 girls' basketball players selected to participate in the 17th annual WBCA High School All-America Game presented by Nike, annoucned the Women's Basketball Coaches Association Friday.

The players who have been chosen will be divided into two teams of ten players. The college-style regulation game is scheduled for Saturday, April 5, at the University of South Florida's Sun Dome in Tampa Bay, Fla. The game is scheduled to tip-off at 4:30 p.m. ET. This highly-anticipated event is part of the WBCA National Convention, which takes place at the site of the NCAA Women's Final Four.

Hand is a 6-foot-1 guard/forward from Fort Worth, Texas. Hand averaged 17 points, 9.4 rebounds, 7.1 assists and 5.4 steals as she led Argyle Liberty Christian High School to a state basketball championship in 2007.

"The WBCA High School All-America Team committee has selected 20 of the most talented seniors for this season's lineup," said WBCA CEO Beth Bass. "These young women represent the future of the college game and beyond, and the WBCA could not be more proud to play host to our 17^th High School All-America Game presented by Nike."

Below is the list of players selected to participate in the 2008 WBCA High School All-America Game presented by Nike:

NAME	HIGH SCHOOL	HOMETOWN	SIGNED
Cierra Bravard	Perkins High School	Sandusky, Ohio	Florida State
Alyssia Brewer	Sapulpa High School	Sapulpa, Okla.	Tennessee
Elena Delle Donne	Ursuline Academy	Greenville, Del.	Connecticut
Jasmine Dixon	Long Beach Polytechnic HS	Long Beach, Calif.	Rutgers
Ayana Dunning	Eastmoor Academy	Columbus, Ohio	LSU
Ashley Gayle	Bishop Gorman High School	Las Vegas, Nev.	Texas
Angel Goodrich	Sequoyah High School	Tahlequah, Okla.	Kansas
Amber Gray	Lakota West High School	Liberty Township, Ohio	Tennessee
Whitney Hand	Liberty Christian High School	Fort Worth, Texas	Oklahoma
Tiffany Hayes	Winter Haven High School	Lakeland, Fla.	Connecticut
Glory Johnson	Webb School of Knoxville	Knoxville, Tenn.	Tennessee
Shenise Johnson	Rush-Henrietta High School	Henrietta, N.Y.	Miami
Lynetta Kizer	Potomac Senior High School	Woodbridge, Va.	Maryland
Chelsey Lee	Parkway Academy	Miami, Fla.	Rutgers
Nneka Ogwumike	Cy-Fair High School	Cypress, Texas	Stanford
Brooklyn Pope	Dunbar High School	Fort Worth, Texas	Rutgers
Shay Selby	Regina High School	Geneva, Ohio	Duke
Chay Shegog	Brooke Point High School	Stafford, Va.	North Carolina
Shekinna Stricklen	Morrilton High School	Morrilton, Ark.	Tennessee
April Sykes	East Oktibbeha County HS	Crawford, Miss.	Rutgers

"Being selected as a member of the WBCA High School All-America Team is quite an honor," Gary Glasscock, Chairman of the High School All-America Game Selection Committee, said. "Nine selection committee members choose the team after weeks of study, phone calls, compiling data and weekly conference calls in discussion of players throughout the country. It is always difficult to find the most deserving players to be nominated and then chosen as all-Americans, but once again through their tremendous efforts, our nine-person committee has selected an outstanding group of athletes to participate in the WBCA High School All-America Game presented by Nike. Congratulations to our 20 All-Americans, and much appreciation to our outstanding committee members!"

A committee of WBCA-member high school coaches who represent nine geographical districts from across the nation selected the All-America squad. The 2008 WBCA High School All-America Game Selection Committee is comprised of: Gary Glasscock (Chair - St. Louis Metro Academic and Classical High School), Stacy Bilodeau (District 1 - Walpole High School), Bob Mackey (District 2 - Christ the King High School), Brian Robinson (District 3 - Bishop McGuinness High School), Pat Diulus (District 4 -Regina High School), Kelly Flynn (District 5 - South Sioux City High School), Teri Morrison (District 6 - Midway High School), Gail Hook (District 7 - Monarch High School), James Anderson (District 8 - Narbonne High School), Rachel Powell-Moore (District 9 - Cleveland High School), Brad Smith (Past Chair - Oregon City High School) and Daniella Trujillo (WBCA Staff Liaison).

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