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Kaelyn Carroll Named to 2025 McDonald’s All-American Game Roster

Kaelyn Carroll Named to 2025 McDonald’s All-American Game Roster

LEXINGTON, Ky. – Kaelyn Carroll, University of Kentucky women’s basketball incoming freshman, has been named to the 2025 McDonald’s All-American Game roster. She is one of 24 high school players to make the esteemed list.

The annual McDonald’s All-American Game will take place Tuesday, April 1 at 6:30 p.m. ET at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, and will be televised on ESPN2.

Carroll is Kentucky’s ninth incoming freshman in the last 15 seasons to be named McDonald’s All-America, including the following:

Jennifer O’Neill (2010)
Bria Goss (2011)
Janee Thompson (2012)
Makayla Epps (2013)
Linnae Harper (2013)
Alyssa Rice (2014)
Taylor Murray (2015)
Treasure Hunt (2020)
Kaelyn Carroll (2025)

Carroll, a 6-3 wing from Marion, Massachusetts, is ranked the 15th best player in the nation, according to espnW / HoopGurlz. The five-star wing plays for Tabor Academy, an independent preparatory school in the state of Massachusetts, under head coach Will Becker. She also played for the Bay State Jaguars’ 17U Under Armour Association (UAA) team under Laurie Bollin.

Last season as a junior with the Tabor Academy Seawolves, she helped her team to a 22-6 record and a trip to the New England Preparatory School Athletic Council’s Semifinals. She was named to the All-Independent School League First Team after averaging 13.7 points per game, 7.1 rebounds per game and 2.0 assists per game in 2023-24.

In 15 games with the Bay State Jaguars last summer, she shot 42.5 (65-of-153) percent from the field and 35.8 (29-of-81) percent from the arc for 13.1 points per game, adding 101 rebounds, 23 assists, 20 blocks and 18 steals in 2024.

She recently attended the 2024 Wootten 150 Camp in October, while she also received invites to the 2024 USA Basketball Women’s U18 National Team trials and the 2024 Under Armour Next Elite showcase.

Shane Laflin, who covers girls basketball for ESPN, wrote this about Carroll on Nov. 13:

“Carroll’s footwork, handle and ability to get to the rim are a unique combination. She hunts threes and gets them off from relocation or even creating space off the dribble. She can receive the screen or be the screener in the pick and roll game. She has become physical in her takes to the rim and finds ways to finish over defenders or get to the free throw line effectively. She is also a savvy defender and solid passer because she reads the floor well.”

For more information on the Kentucky women’s basketball team, visit UKathletics.com or follow @KentuckyWBB on X, Instagram, and Facebook.

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