STANFORD, Calif. – Incoming freshmen Jenna Brown and Lexie Hull have been named WBCA High School Coaches' All-America honorable mention.
The Women's Basketball Coaches Association acknowledged the 30 best prep players in the country. Ten were named 2018 WBCA High School Coaches' All-Americans and 20 received honorable mention accolades.
Brown was named to the five-member Naismith High School Girls' All-America first team early last week and has also been selected to participate in both the McDonald's All American Game on March 28 in Chicago and the Jordan Brand Classic on April 8 in Brooklyn.
After missing her junior season recovering from a torn ACL, the five-star talent averaged 25 points and nine rebounds in leading The Lovett School in Atlanta to a 25-5 record, a perfect 14-0 mark in in Region 5-AAA and the quarterfinals of the GHSA Class AAA State Tournament.
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. 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.
Hull, who yesterday was named The Seattle Times' girls co-state player of the year along with her twin sister Lacie, led Central Valley to its second Class 4A state championship, averaging 20.4 points and 8.4 rebounds per game in an undefeated season. She was named the state tournament MVP and had a career 100-6 record in high school.
Another five-star recruit and the No. 16 overall player in the espnW HoopGurlz Top 100, Hull averaged 16.5 points, 7.3 rebounds and 3.2 steals per game as a junior and was the 2016-17 Gatorade Washington Girls Basketball Player of the Year.
During the other state championship run in 2015-16, Hull averaged 18.1 points and 8.6 rebounds in 28 games and was also voted state tournament most valuable player. She scored 13.8 points and pulled down 6.3 rebounds as a freshman.
