Providence Day’s Janelle Bailey named McDonald’s All-American
Providence Day senior Janelle Bailey is a McDonald’s All-American.
Bailey, a 6-foot-3 senior signed to North Carolina, was named to the annual all-star game, which features 24 of the top girls’ players in the country. She’ll play for the East team in the game, which will played March 29 in Chicago and televised nationally by ESPN.
Bailey is one of two seniors on a Providence Day team that is 15-3 and has three sophomores, four freshmen and junior Division I recruit Kennedy Boyd. Bailey is averaging 24.4 points, 12.6 rebounds, 2.3 steals and two blocks this season.
She is the second Providence Day player to make the McDonald’s game, following Jatarie White, who played in 2014. White has transferred from South Carolina to Texas and will have two years eligibility remaining beginning in the 2017-18 season.
Other Mecklenburg County players to play in the McDonald’s girls game include South Meck’s Joy Cheek (2006), and Butler’s Cierra Burdick (2011).
▪ In the boys game, no N.C. player was selected for the first time since 2008. Kentucky has four recruits playing. There are three ACC recruits in the game: Duke-bound Wendell Carter and Gary Trent Jr., and Lonnie Walker, headed to Miami. North Carolina did not have any McDonald’s All-Americans among its incoming recruiting class.
McDonald’s Girls All-American Rosters
EAST | ||||
Name | Pos. | Ht. | High school (Location) | College |
Janelle Bailey | C | 6-3 | Providence Day (Charlotte, N.C.) | N. Carolina |
Rellah Boothe | F | 6-1 | IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.) | Texas |
Mikayla Coombs | W | 5-10 | Wesleyan School (Peachtree Corners, Ga.) | UConn |
Rennia Davis | W | 6-2 | Ribault (Jacksonville, Fla.) | Tennessee |
Maya Dodson | F | 6-3 | Saint Francis (Alpharetta, Ga.) | Stanford |
Dana Evans | PG | 5-6 | West Side Leadership (Gary, Ind.) | Louisville |
Raven Farley-Clark | C | 6-3 | Queen of Peace (North Arlington, N.J. | LSU |
Anastasia Hayes | G | 5-7 | Riverdale (Murfressboro, Tenn.) | Tennessee |
Kasiyahna Kushkituah | C | 6-4 | Saint Francis (Alpharetta, Ga.) | Tennessee |
Chasity Patterson | PG | 5-6 | North Shore (Houston) | Texas |
Danielle Patterson | C | 6-3 | Mary Lewis Academy (Jamaica, N.Y.) | Notre Dame |
Megan Walker | W | 6-1 | Monacan (North Chesterfield, Va.) | Uconn |
WEST | ||||
Chennedy Carter | PG | 5-7 | Timberview (Arlington,Texas) | Texas A&M |
Ayanna Clark | C | 6-1 | Long Beach Poly (Long Beach, Calif.) | USC |
Sidney Cooks | F | 6-4 | St. Joseph Catholic (Kenosha, Wis.) | Michigan St. |
Loretta Kakala | C | 6-3 | Manteca (Calif.) | Louisville |
Destiny Littleton | G | 5-8 | Bishop’s School (La Jolla, Calif.) | USC |
Alexis Morris | PG | 5-6 | Legacy Christian (Beaumont, Texas) | Baylor |
Michaela Onyenwere | F | 5-11 | Grandview (Aurora, Colo.) | UCLA |
Deauzya Richards | G | 6-1 | Cypress Ranch (Cypress, Texas) | Baylor |
Kianna Smith | G | 6-0 | Troy (Fullerton, Calif.) | California |
Evina Westbrook | G | 6-0 | South Salem (Salem, Ore.) | Tennessee |
Jade Williams | F | 6-4 | The Colony (The Colony, Texas) | Duke |
Kiana Williams | PG | 5-7 | Wagner (San Antonio) | Stanford |
McDonald’s Boys All-American Rosters
EAST ROSTER
F Wendell Carter (Pace Academy (Georgia)/Duke commit)
G Trevon Duval (IMG Academy (Florida)/Undecided)
F P.J. Washington (Findlay Prep (Nevada)/Kentucky commit)
G Quade Green (Neumann Goretti (Pennsylvania)/Kentucky commit)
F Kevin Knox (Tampa Catholic (Florida)/Undecided)
F Nick Richards (St. Patrick’s (New Jersey)/Kentucky commit)
C Mitchell Robinson (Chalmette (Louisiana)/Western Kentucky commit)
G Collin Sexton (Pebblebrook (Georgia)/Alabama commit)
G Lonnie Walker (Reading (Pennsylvania)/Miami commit)
F Mohamed Bamba (Westtown (Pennsylvania)/Undecided)
F Kris Wilkes (North Central (Indiana)/UCLA commit)
F Jarred Vanderbilt (Victory Prep Academy (Texas)/Kentucky commit)
WEST ROSTER
C DeAndre Ayton (Hillcrest Prep (Arizona)/Arizona commit)
F Michael Porter Jr. (Nathan Hale (Washington)/Washington commit)
G Gary Trent Jr. (Prolific Prep (California)/Duke commit)
F Brian Bowen (La Lumiere School (Indiana)/Undecided)
G Troy Brown Jr. (Centennial (Nevada)/Oregon commit)
G Jaylen Hands (Foothills Christian (California)/UCLA commit)
F Jaren Jackson Jr. (La Lumiere School (Indiana)/Michigan State commit)
C Brandon McCoy (Cathedral Catholic (California)/Undecided)
F Charles O’Bannon Jr. (Bishop Gorman (Nevada)/USC commit)
F Billy Preston (Oak Hill Academy (Virginia)/Kansas commit)
G M.J. Walker (Jonesboro (Georgia)/Undecided)
G Trae Young (Norman North (Oklahoma)/Undecided)
This story was originally published January 16, 2017 at 10:53 AM with the headline "Providence Day’s Janelle Bailey named McDonald’s All-American."