ATLANTA (May 11, 2021) – Raven Johnson of Westlake High School in Atlanta is the 2021 WBCA High School Player of the Year and headlines the 2021 WBCA High School Coaches’ All-America team, announced today by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association.
Johnson, a 5-foot-9 point guard, led Westlake to four consecutive Georgia High School Association state championships and a 110-4 record in her four-year high school career, never losing a game in Georgia. She averaged 15.1 points, 5.0 rebounds, 3.7 steals and 5.8 assists per game for the Lions, which finished this season 20-0. Johnson will play collegiately for head coach Dawn Staley at the University of South Carolina.
The WBCA presents the Player of the Year award annually to the top player in five of the six WBCA membership divisions (NCAA Divisions II, and III, NAIA, two-year college and high school). The Player of the Year and the 10-member Coaches’ All-America team in each division are selected by a committee of WBCA member coaches in that division. The Wade Trophy is presented to the best player in NCAA Division I.
"The WBCA is pleased to name Raven Johnson as the 2021 WBCA High School Player of the Year,” said WBCA Executive Director Danielle Donehew. “Raven has played an integral role in guiding her team to an outstanding season under extraordinary circumstances because of the pandemic. She is very deserving of this distinguished honor. The WBCA applauds Raven for her hard work, dedication and contributions to the game during the 2020-21 season.”
Here are the 2021 WBCA High School Coaches’ All-Americans (all players are seniors):
|
Name |
Height |
Position |
School |
|
Sonia Citron |
6-1 |
Guard |
Ursuline School (New Rochelle, NY) |
|
Brooke Demetre |
6-2 |
Forward |
Mater Dei High School (Santa Ana, CA) |
|
Caroline Durcharme |
5-10 |
Guard |
Noble & Greenough School (Dedham, MA) |
|
Sania Feagin |
6-3 |
Forward |
Forest Park High School (GA) |
|
Raven Johnson |
5-8 |
Guard |
Westlake High School (Atlanta, GA) |
|
Teonni Key |
6-3 |
Forward |
Cary High School (NC) |
|
Aaliyah Moore |
6-1 |
Forward |
Moore High School (OK) |
|
Saniya Rivers |
6-0 |
Guard |
Eugene Ashley High School (Wilmington, NC) |
|
Payton Verhulst |
6-1 |
Guard |
Bishop Miege High School (Roeland Park, KS) |
|
Jersey Wolfenbarger |
6-5 |
Forward |
Northside High School (Fort Smith, AR) |
“We congratulate the 10 members of the 2021 WBCA High School Coaches’ All-America team for what they have accomplished in this challenging season,” said Donehew. “These young women have worked to elevate their teams and themselves to an elite level of competition. Through their exceptional talents on the basketball court, they have also lifted the women’s game.”
Here are the student-athletes who received 2021 WBCA High School Coaches’ All-America honorable mention:
|
Name |
School |
|
Destiny Adams |
Manchester Township High School (NJ) |
|
Clarisse Akunwafo |
Rolling Hills Preparatory School (San Pedro, CA) |
|
Jayda Curry |
Centennial High School (Corona, CA) |
|
Maryam Dauda |
Bentonville High School (AR) |
|
Amari DeBerry |
Williamsville South High School (NY) |
|
Kiya Dorroh |
Sabino High School (Tucson, AZ) |
|
Alyssa Durazo |
Mater Dei High School (Santa Ana, CA) |
|
O’Mariah Gordon |
Braden River High School (Bradenton, FL) |
|
Damiya Hagemann |
Detroit Edison Public Academy (MI) |
|
Aubryanna Hall |
Wayne High School (Huber Heights, OH) |
|
Rori Harmon |
Cypress Creek High School (Houston, TX) |
|
Jillian Hollingshead |
McEachern High School (Powder Springs, GA) |
|
Okiliola Iriafen |
Harvard-Westlake School (Los Angeles, CA) |
|
Aziaha James |
Princess Anne High School (Virginia Beach, VA) |
|
Rayah Marshall |
Lynwood High School (CA) |
|
Laila Phelia |
Mount Notre Dame High School (Cincinnati, OH) |
|
Sara Puckett |
Muscle Shoals High School (AL) |
|
Reigan Richardson |
Cannon School (Concord, NC) |
|
Shyanne Sellers |
Aurora High School (OH) |
|
Karoline Striplin |
Geneva County High School (Hartford, AL) |
|
Makayla Timpson |
Early County High School (Blakely, GA) |
|
Morasha Wiggins |
Kalamazoo Central High School (MI) |
About the WBCA
Founded in 1981, the Women's Basketball Coaches Association is the professional association for coaches of women's and girls' basketball at all levels of competition. The WBCA offers educational resources that coaches need to help make themselves better leaders, teachers and mentors to their players; provides opportunities for coaches to connect with peers in the profession; serves as the unifying voice of a diverse community of coaches to the organizations that control the game; and celebrates those coaches, players and other individuals who excel each year and contribute to the advancement of the sport. Visit www.WBCA.org for more details about the Association.
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