STANFORD, Calif. – Stanford signee Jenna Brown is one of 20 players on the All-USA Preseason Girls Basketball Team for 2017-18. The team was selected by USA TODAY Sports' Jim Halley in consultation with various recruiting analysts and high school coaches.
Brown, who last month was named to the Naismith Trophy watch list, is a five-star talent, the No. 20 prospect in the espnW HoopGurlz Top 100 and part of Stanford's ninth-ranked recruiting class along with twins Lacie and Lexie Hull out of Spokane, Wash.
She has played a pair of varsity prep seasons for The Lovett School in Atlanta, sitting out her junior year while recovering from a knee injury. As a sophomore in 2015-16 she played in all 30 games and averaged 18.2 points, 6.2 rebounds, 4.1 assists, 2.7 steals and 1.3 blocks to help her team to an 18-12 record and state tournament appearance.
"Stanford offers everything I've ever dreamed about in my college choice," Brown said upon signing. "Between the top-notch academics, elite basketball program and overall atmosphere of the campus, I couldn't see myself anywhere else."
She started 28 games as a freshman with averages of 15.1 points, 3.4 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.6 steals. The Lions went 21-9 record and advanced to the semifinals of the state tournament.
A USA Basketball veteran, Brown won bronze alongside current Cardinal Maya Dodson at the 2016 FIBA U17 World Cup in Zaragoza Spain.
