Pair of Gamecock Signees Named McDonald’s All-Americans

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Two of South Carolina’s Class of 2023 signees earned spots within the 2023 McDonald’s All-American Recreation, the group introduced right now. Gamecock head coach Daybreak Staley is one among 5 coaches to land a pair of entries with Milaysia Fulwiley and Tessa Johnson named to the East and West rosters, respectively.

Columbia’s personal Fulwiley is ranked No. 13 general within the Class of 2023 and is among the many most dynamic gamers within the nation along with her means to complete on the rim, together with dunking, and shoot from the surface. Averaging 26.7 factors, 9.3 rebounds, 6.1 assists and 5.8 steals to date this season, the 5-foot-6 level guard has W.J. Kennan Excessive ranked No. 1 in Class 2A within the newest South Carolina Basketball Coaches rankings. She turns into the sixth participant from South Carolina to earn a spot within the McDonald’s All-American Recreation, becoming a member of earlier Gamecock signees Ashlyn Watkins (2022), Talaysia Cooper (2022), A’ja Wilson (2014) and Alaina Coates (2013).

Johnson is a product of Saint Michael Albertville in Minnesota who’s ranked No. 25 general within the Class of 2023. Capable of shoot the ball from anyplace, Johnson put up 51 factors in a sport in December 2022 in a bounce-back senior season following an harm that slowed her junior 12 months effort. The 5-foot-10 guard earned First-Group All-State honors final season after serving to her workforce to a runner-up end within the Class 4A state match behind 23.4 factors and three.9 assists per sport.

The pair turn into the 21^st and 22^nd Gamecock signees to be named McDonald’s All-People, together with 9 on this season’s roster – six of that are slated to return in 2023-24 to play alongside Fulwiley and Johnson.

The McDonald’s All American Recreation is slated for Tue., March 28, at Toyota Middle in Houston.

No. 1/1 South Carolina (20-0, 8-0 SEC) is again in motion on Solar., Jan. 29, at Alabama in a 1 p.m. ET tipoff on ESPN2.

Keep tuned to GamecocksOnline.com and the workforce’s social media accounts (@GamecockWBB) for extra data on the 2022-23 season forward.

2023 McDonald’s All-America Recreation Rosters
East Roster
Zoe Brooks, NC State
Essence Cody, Alabama
Aalyah Del Rosario, LSU
Jadyn Donovan, Duke
Milaysia Fulwiley, South Carolina
Hannah Hidalgo, Notre Dame
Riley Nelson, Maryland
Courtney Ogden, Stanford
Laila Reynolds, Florida
Emma Risch, Notre Dame
Taliah Scott, Arkansas
Ashlynn Shade, UConn

West Roster
Ok.Ok. Arnold, UConn
Sofia Bell, Oregon
Madison Booker, Texas
Addy Brown, Iowa State
Breya Cunningham, Arizona
Kymora Johnson, Virginia
Tessa Johnson, South Carolina
Amanda Muse, UCLA
Juju Watkins, Southern Cal
Jada Williams, Arizona
Mikaylah Williams, LSU
Sahara Williams, Oklahoma