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Parade Girls’ Basketball POY streak hits three for UConn

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MaxPreps.com

Next October head coach Geno Auriemma and the UConn Huskies will begin their quest for a second consecutive (and ninth overall) national title.

On Saturday the program continued a streak of sorts, as signee Saniya Chong was named Girls’ Basketball Player of the Year by Parade Magazine. Chong, who hails from Ossining, N.Y., is the third Player of the Year in a row to sign with UConn.

Chong, who averaged 34.4 points per game and led her high school to its first-ever state title, beat out Rebekah Dahlman (Vanderbilt signee), Diamond Deshields (North Carolina), Kianna Holland (Duke), and Tori Jankoska (Michigan State) for the award.

North Carolina has three players on the Parade All-American Team, which can be seen below.

NamePos.High SchoolHt.College
Lindsay AllenGSt. John’s (Washington, D.C.)5-7Notre Dame
Lakota BeattyGAnadarko (Okla.)5-8Oklahoma State
Lexie BrownGNorth Gwinnett (Suwanee, Ga.)5-8Maryland
Dennisha ChambersGLouisiana New Tech (Plain Dealing, La.)5-5Grambling State
Saniya ChongGOssining (N.Y.)5-10UConn
Alaina CoatesCDutch Fork (Irmo, S.C.)6-5South Carolina
Rebekah DahlmanGBraham (Minn.)5-9Vanderbilt
Nina DavisFMemphis Central (Memphis, Tenn.)6-0Baylor
Diamond DeShieldsGNorcross (Ga.)6-2North Carolina
Ally DisterhoftGWest (Iowa City, Iowa)6-0Iowa
Makayla EppsGMarion County (Lebanon, Ky.)5-9Kentucky
Amanda FioravantiFGood Counsel (Olney, Md.)6-1Virginia
Becca GreenwellGOwensboro Catholic (Ky.)6-1Duke
Ciara GregoryGJeannette (Pa.)5-7Charlotte
Linnae HarperGWhitney Young (Chicago, Ill.)5-6Kentucky
Breanna HaydenGJames Madison (Dallas, Texas)5-9Baylor
Olivia HealyFReading (Mass.)5-10Richmond
Ahlisha HendersonCReseda (Los Angeles, Calif.)6-3Grambling State
Kianna HollandGSeneca (S.C.)5-9Duke
Jessica JacksonFJacksonville (Ark.)6-2Arkansas
Tori JankoskaGFreeland (Mich.)5-8Michigan State
Kailee JohnsonFCentral Catholic (Portland, Ore.)6-3Stanford
Breyana MasonGForest Park (Woodbridge, Va)5-8Virginia
Stephanie MavungaCBrownsburg (Ind.)6-3North Carolina
Erica McCallFRidgeview (Bakersfield, Calif.)6-2Stanford
Brandy MontgomeryGLincoln Park (Fort Pierce, Fla.)5-11Auburn
KiKi PattersonGColumbus (Miss.)5-9Mississippi State
Kelsey PlumGLa Jolla Country Day (Calif.)5-9Washington
Kaitlyn PrattFMcDonogh 35 (New Orleans, La.)6-0Arkansas-Little Rock
Bianca QuisenberryGTecumseh (New Carlisle, Ohio)5-8Cincinnati
Taya ReimerFHamilton Southeastern (Fishers, Ind.)6-2Notre Dame
Mercedes RussellCSpringfield (Ore.)6-6Tennessee
Tyler ScaifeGHall (Little Rock, Ark.)5-9Rutgers
Ieshia SmallFFlorida High (Tallahassee, Fla.)6-0Baylor
Jazmine SpearsFNew Albany (Miss.)5-11Mississippi State
Malia Tate-DeFreitasGSteelton-Highspire (Steelton, Pa.)5-8Hampton
Shatori Walker-KimbroughFHopewell (Aliquippa, Pa.)5-11Maryland
Jessica WashingtonGJenks (Tulsa. Okla.)5-8North Carolina
Ronni WilliamsFAtlantic (Port Orange, Fla.)6-2Florida
Faith WoodardFFreedom (Tampa, Fla.)6-2Georgetown

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