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Subs lead the way for both sides in WBCA All-American Game

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NEW ORLEANS – In true Big Easy fashion,where the Final Four festivities kicked off last night with a Mardi Gras-style parade complete with floats and shouts of “Throw me something, Mister” (or, in this case, “Miss”), the WBCA All-Americans eschewed the traditional red-and-blue uniforms for a purple-and-black motif with numbers and lettering in a neon-yellow-green hue never seen in nature.

Washington, Davis win Powerade Jam Fest

The McDonald's All-American festivities have officially kicked off in Chicago with the skills and three-point competition, all part of the Powerade Jam Fest.

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DeShields named WBCA player of the year

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ATLANTA, GA – The Women’s Basketball Coaches’ Association (WBCA) announced today that Diamond DeShields of Norcross (Ga.) High School is the 2013 State Farm®/WBCA High School Player of the Year.

2013 McDonald's All-American rosters announced

Today the McDonalds All-American Games unveiled the rosters for the 12th annual McDonald's All-American Girls Team.  The game will feature the first ever father/daughter duo with Taya Reimer (Hamilton Southeastern – Indianapolis, Ind.), daughter of Ben Davis who was a McDonald's All-American in 1991.

WBCA names 2013 All-American Team

ATLANTA, Ga. -- The Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) announced the 20 player roster for the 22nd WBCA All-American Game presented by Nike to be played on April 6  in New Orleans.  For the fourth consecutive year, the game will be played on the official NCAA Women’s Final Four court. The roster will be divided into two 10-player teams for the game, which will be played according to NCAA rules. Tipoff is set for 4:30 p.m. CT.

Davis and DeShields top the Naismith Early-Season Watch List

Six top high school seniors have been named to this year's Naismith Girl's High School Player of the Year Early-Season Watch List, the Atlanta Tipoff Club, sponsor of the prestigious award, announced today. All six are ranked in the top 10 of the 2013 Full Court Fresh 50. Interestingly, in this guard-rich recruiting class, all but one of those selected are either guards or wings.

UNC, Duke top the 2013 recruiting rankings

Now we know why Maryland is leaving the ACC -- North Carolina and Duke have the top two 2013 recruiting classes and on paper, look to be national championship mix for some time to come.