WBB Signee Jada Walker Named McDonald’s AA Game Nominee
LEXINGTON, Ky. – University of Kentucky women’s basketball signee Jada Walker, who is ranked as one of the best guards in the 2021 recruiting class, has been named a nominee for the 2021 McDonald’s All-American Game, it was announced this week.
Although the game will not take place for the second straight year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, 24 female players will be named to the team later this month and celebrated virtually.
Walker, a four-star guard by ESPN.com which ranks her the 18th best point guard and 87th overall player in the 2021 class, has received universal praise for her strong play. ESPN.com evaluated the 5-foot-7 guard at the Nike Nationals in 2019 as a “confident game manager that executes in half-court game; left-handed playmaker knocks down jumpers with range to the arc; elusive off the dribble, penetrates and finds a way to the rim, takes contact and finishes plays, gets to the stripe; brings consistency, toughness to the back court; clock manager, basketball IQ.”
The crafty guard had a breakout junior season at Henrico High School averaging 26.3 points and 5.9 steals per game while hitting 54 percent from the field. The strong season led the Warriors to the Class 5 Region B championship game and a berth in the state tournament. For her efforts, she was named a Virginia High School League First-Team 5A All-State honoree.
As a sophomore at New Hope Academy in Landover Hills, Maryland, Walker helped her team defeat the top-two ranked teams in the nation at GEICO High School Basketball Nationals where she was named the MVP. The guard averaged 23 points, three steals and five assists per game at New Hope and gained USA Today All-Maryland First-Team honors in the process. As a freshman at Highland Springs High School, Walker averaged 19.3 points, 6 assists, 5 steals and 4 rebounds per game, earning all-metro and all-state honors. Other accomplishments for Walker include being named to the Nike Tournament of Champions All-Tournament Team in 2018 and surpassing the 1,000-point mark as a sophomore.
Walker, who chose Kentucky over Michigan, Arizona, NC State and Mississippi State, is part of the National Honor Society at her high school.
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