McDonald's All American girls selections announced

North Carolina and California are big winners for prestigious 12th annual game in Chicago.

Find us on FacebookThursday, February 14, 2013By Mitch Stephens | MaxPreps.com

Photo by Larry Lawson

Norcross (Ga.) standout Diamond DeShields is one of 24 players to be chosen to play in the McDonald's All American Game in Chicago on April 3.

If the McDonald's girls All American teams have any bearing — and they always do — the state of North Carolina will be in good shape collegiately in 2013-14.

Three Duke and three North Carolina signees were among the 24 females picked to play in the prestigious event, which will take place April 3 at 6 p.m. (CT) at Chicago's United Center.

The West will feature future Blue Devils in Oderah Chidom, a 6-foot-3 forward from Bishop O'Dowd (Oakland, Calif.), 6-3 St. Anthony (Long Beach, Calif.) post Kendall Cooper and Rebecca Greenwell, a 6-1 guard from Owensboro Catholic (Owensboro, Ky.), along with North Carolina-bound Jessica Washington, a 5-8 guard from Jenks (Okla.).

Washington will play against her future teammates Diamond DeShields, a 6-2 guard from Norcross (Ga.) and Stephanie Mavunga, a 6-2 forward from Brownsburg (Ind.).

Notre Dame, Kentucky, Stanford and Tennessee all feature two future players in the 12th annual game, which will be played before the 36th annual boys game.

More than 1,100 players have competed in McDonald's All American Games, including college and WNBA stars Sylvia Fowles, Candace Parker and Maya Moore.

The girls game will feature the first-ever McDonald's All American Games father-daughter duo of Tya Reimer, a 6-2 forward from Hamilton Southeastern (Ind.), whose dad is Ben Davis, a 1991 selection.

Whitney Young (Chicago) point guard Linnae Harper, of the West, will represent the home crowd, as will the West coach Anthony Smith, of Bolingbrook (Ill.). Oakton (Vienna, Va.) Fred Priester was selected to coach the East squad.

California has the most selections with four.

View the complete rosters below.

East Team

Name	Pos	Ht	High School	College
Lindsay Allen	G	5-8	St. John's (Washington, D.C.)	Notre Dame
Lexie Brown	G	5-9	North Gwinnett (Suwanee, Ga.)	Maryland
Alaina Coates	C	6-4	Dutch Fork (Irmo, S.C.)	South Carolina
Nia Coffey	F	6-1	Hopkins (Minnetonka, Minn.)	Northwestern
Kaela Davis	G	6-2	Buford (Ga.)	Georgia Tech
Diamond DeShields	G	6-2	Norcross (Ga.)	North Carolina
Makayla Epps	G	5-8	Marion County (Lebanon, Ky.)	Kentucky
Kai James	C	6-4	Dwyer (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.)	Florida State
Stephanie Mavunga	F	6-2	Brownsburg (Ind.)	North Carolina
Taya Reimer	F	6-2	Hamilton Southeastern (Fishers, Ind.)	Notre Dame
Ieshia Small	G	6-0	Florida State University (Tallahassee, Fla.)	Undecided
Ronni Williams	F	6-0	Atlantic (Port Orange, Fla.)	Florida

Head Coach:   Fred Priester, Oakton (Vienna, Va.)
Asst. Coach:    Krista Jay, Oakton (Vienna, Va.)
Asst. Coach:    Derek Fisher, Loudoun County (Leesburg, Va.)

West Team

Name	Pos	Ht	High School	College
Oderah Chidom	F	6-3	Bishop O'Dowd (Oakland, Calif.)	Duke
Kendall Cooper	C	6-3	St. Anthony (Long Beach, Calif.)	Duke
Rebekah Dahlman	G	5-9	Braham (Minn.)	Vanderbilt
Becca Greenwell	G	6-1	Owensboro Catholic (Owensboro, Ky.)	Duke
Linnae Harper	G	5-6	Whitney Young (Chicago)	Kentucky
Kailee Johnson	F	6-3	Central Catholic (Portland, Ore.)	Stanford
Erica McCall	F	6-3	Ridgeview (Bakersfield, Calif.)	Stanford
Kelsey Plum	G	5-9	La Jolla Country Day (La Jolla, Calif.)	Washington
Jordan Reynolds	G	6-1	Central Catholic (Portland, Ore.)	Tennessee
Mercedes Russell	C	6-5	Springfield (Ore.)	Tennessee
Tyler Scaife	G	5-8	Hall (Little Rock, Ark.)	Rutgers
Jessica Washington	G	5-8	Jenks (Okla.)	North Carolina

Head Coach:   Anthony Smith, Bolingbrook (Ill.)
Asst. Coach:    Willie Smith, Bolingbrook (Ill.)
Asst. Coach:    Evan Bercot, Bolingbrook (Ill.)