Published Jan 4, 2011
Top 25 Girls basketball players in Florida
Kenny Kallina
Special to FlaVarsity.com
1. Anne Pederson 6-2 W The Rock (Gainesville, Fl) - Louisiana State - Long athletic shooting guard who can shoot, handle and pass. Pederson came to the United States this year from Denmark and is spending her senior year at The Rock School where she is the class of Florida this year.
2. Amber Henson 6-3 F Sickles (Odessa, Fl) - Duke - Played in the US 3 on 3 Developmental team after sitting out the July recruiting period with some injuries. The injuries havnt gone away and Henson's already missed a substantial amount of the season with her ailing knee. Henson's brother John also plays at the ACC, at North Carolina.
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3. Loliya Briggs 5-11 W Potter's House Christian Academy (Jacksonville, Fl) Pitt -- The athletic lefty guard is the gem of Pitt's 2011 class. A great defender who can shoot the 3 and get to the rim is one of the more underrated kids on a team of stars in Jacksonville.
4. Katherine Zander 6-3 F Orange Park - Oklahoma - Zander will join a great frontcourt at Oklahoma with Sooner Coach Sherri Coale. Zander has great hands good mobility and is a hardworker. A kid who came from the far west was recruited by nearly every program in the SEC and ACC.
5. Morgan Jones 6-1 F Lake Mary (Altamonte Springs, Fl) - Northwestern - Last year's star in Lakeland has struggled to find her niche' at Lake Mary this year only averaging 12 points per game this year for the Rams. A streaky shooter will have to find consistency at the next level to maximize her potential.
6. Brittany Rountree 5-6 PG Potter's House Christian (Jacksonville, Fl) - North Carolina - A well rounded guard who shoots the ball well and is a great defender fits well with the style of play at North Carolina. Rountree has been ranked as high as top 20 nationally and plays on a team which will finish the year top 10 in the national polls.
7. Shalethia Stringfield 5-6 PG Potter's House Christian (Jacksonville, Fl) - South Florida - A lightning bolt guard who can get up and down the floor as fast as anyone. Stringfield will suit up as the 2nd player in the last 4 years to go to South Florida and play for Coach Jose Fernandez and the Bulls.
8. Jovana Mandic 6-4 C The Rock (Gainesville, Fl) - North Carolina Wilmington - Another player who came to the Rock this year internationally, this time from Croatia. Mandic who never played on the summer circuit hovered below the radar until Hall-of-Fame Coach Cynthia Cooper-Dyke and her staff noticed her in a fall workout. Mandic has a big body and is very skilled an absolute steal for Wilmington.
9. Tamara Taylor 5-10 G Boca Ciega (Gulfport, Fl) - South Florida Taylor has never played a season where she didn't make it to the FHSAA Final Four at Boca Ciega, with FAU freshman Latavia Dempsey gone, Taylor has to pick up the slack for a Bogie team who will live and die with her play. Taylor also is signed to go to USF.
10. Michelle Woods 5-8 CG Community School (Naples, FL) - A skilled guard who understands the game will bring some stability to Miami's backcourt. Woods is very different then the players Miami currently has and could thrive as a change of pace guard for the Canes'.
11. Danielle McCray 6-0 F Trinity Christian (Lake Worth, Fl) - Ole Miss
12. Alexis Brown 5-7 G Potter's House Christian (Jacksonville, Fl) - Seton Hall
13. Myeisha Hall 5-8 G Palm Beach Lakes - Old Dominion
14. Jessica Goble 5-10 G Buchholz (Gainesville, Fl)
15. Paulina Zaveckaite 6-2 PF The Rock (Gainesville, Fl) - South Carolina Upstate
16. Wendy Miller 6-1 F Palatka - Southern Miss
17. Viktorija Damaite 6-4 C The Rock (Gainesville, Fl) - University of Florida
18. Brianna Wright 6-2 F Titusville - Florida International
19. Clarissa Coddington 5-8 G Nova (Davie) - Stetson
20. April Carson 5-8 SG Nova (Davie) - UNC Greensboro
21. Laurie' Beaty 5-7 G Jefferson (Tampa, Fl) - Louisiana Lafayette
22. T'Keyah Williams 6-1 F Dillard (Ft. Lauderdale, Fl) - Tennessee Tech
23. Lauren McGraw 5-8 G Dillard (Ft. Lauderdale, Fl) - Memphis
24. Dyana Pierre 6-1 PF Lincoln Park (Fort Pierce, Fl) - Unsigned
25. Tyneka Addison 5-9 G Flagler (Palm Coast, Fl) - Unsigned
*Rankings done on college potential.