Entire Miami Class Nominated for McDonald's All-American Honor
Feb. 8, 2010
CORAL GABLES – Sports America Inc. in connection with the McDonald’s All-America Game has announced that all four student-athletes in the incoming 2010 class have been nominated to appear on McDonald’s All-American ballots.
“I believe this is a very telling moment in the growth of our program here at the University of Miami,” said head coach Katie Meier. “To have the entire recruiting class nominated for such a distinct honor speaks volumes about the quality of young people we are attracting to `The U’.”
The four members of the incoming class are Selina Archer of Clermont, Fla., Maria Brown of Monroe, La., Krystal Saunders of West Park, Fla. and Suriya McGuire of Minneapolis, Minn. All four members of the class are currently ranked in the top 50 in their positions by Hoopgurlz.com
McGuire, a 5-11 guard from Roosevelt High School, is ranked as the No. 7 overall player in the nation by Collegiate Girls Basketball Report and the fifth-best point guard by hoopgurlz.com. With elite quickness and ball handling, McGuire scored 13 points per game a season ago and was one of five players to be named to the Nike Nationals All-Tournament Team while playing for her North Tartan AAU squad.
Brown, a 6-1 forward from Ouchita Christian High School, is rated as the 28th best player at her position nationally by HoopGurlz.com. She averaged 13 points and nine rebounds per game as a junior, often facing double and triple-team defense. Brown received all-state recognition after her sophomore and junior seasons. During her career she has helped the Lady Lions achieve a No. 1 ranking in the state in class 5A.
Archer, a 6-4 center from East Ridge High School, ranked as high as No. 49 overall in the nation according to AllStarGirlsReport.com. The athletic post player scored18.7 points per game her junior season while shooting 60 percent from the field.
Saunders, a 5-8 guard from South Florida’s own South Broward High School, averaged 17 points, five rebounds and 4.5 assists her junior season. She is currently ranked as the No. 40 guard in the nation and her shooting touch will add to the Hurricane scoring punch in the future.
Each nominee will go through a four-round voting process to determine the top-20 student-athletes in the nation to participate in the 2010 All-American Game. The McDonald’s All-American teams will be determined in late February.
The Hurricanes have had a McDonald’s All-American in each of the last two years – Shenise Johnson in 2008 and Morgan Stroman in 2009.
