Below are some of the state's best players, some stats from Max Preps and collegiate info is from the player's coaches. If you're a player on the list and want to add college info, stats or videos, email me at hchisholm@nhregister.com. Also, if you feel like you should be added to the list, email me your stuff. Connecticut is loaded with girls' basketball talent, this is where the best get exposure.
The List
Tanaya Atkinson, Career Magnet, New Haven
Senior forward, 5-foor-9
Stats: Averaged 20.8 points, 7.9 rebounds and 3.4 steals per game and shot 54 percent from the floor.
Accolades: She won the Most Outstanding Player award in the Southern Connecticut Conference Final. She led her team to an SCC championship.
She was named All-SCC.
Committed: Temple University
Signed yet: No.
Alyssa Alston, Career Magnet, New Haven
Reclassified sophomore guard, 5-foot-9
Stats: Averaged 13.3 points, 4.6 assists and 3.0 steals per game.
No longer plays in Connecticut, transferred to Upper Christian Academy
Missy Bailey, Cheshire High School, Cheshire
Senior guard, 5-foot-5
Stats: Averaged 11.8 points per game and made 29.
Accolades: All-SCC
Committed: Franklin Pierce
Signed yet: No.
Scholarship: N/A
Bailey bangs in buzzer-beater
Taylor Ceballos, Foran High School, Milford
Sophomore center
Stats: Averaged 15.1 points per game and 13.9 rebounds per game. The freshman grabbed 250 boards.
Accolades:
Schools interested:
Schools offered:
Signed yet: No
Scholarship: None.
Desiree Elmore, Captial Prep, Hartford
Sophomore forward, 5-foot-10
Stats: Averaged 16.8 points and 8.8 rebounds and 3.0 steals per game and shot 51 percent from the floor.
Accolades:
Schools interested: Big East, ACC schools.
Schools offered: None.
Signed yet: No.
Scholarship: No.
The Best of Desiree
Kiah Gillepsie, Capital Prep, Hartford
Junior forward, 6-foot-0
Stats: Averaged 17.3 points per game, 10 rebounds, two blocks and two steals per game and shot 54 percent from the floor.
Accolades: Named Constitution State Conference Tournament Most Outstanding Player, All-CSC.
Schools interested: Received letters from Hofstra, UConn, Rutgers, Providence, Penn State, St. Joseph, Central Connecticut State University, Stanford, Boston College, Georgetown, Drexel, Brown, Princeton, UMass.
Schools offered: None.
Signed yet: None.
Rachel Gartner, Danbury High School, Danbury
Senior guard, 5-foot-8
Stats: Averaged 12.9 points and 4.3 steals per game.
Accolades: Led the Hatters to an FCIAC championship.
Schools interested: Lafayette, University of Rhode Island, Brown University, Vermont, Fordham, Central Connecticut State University
Schools offered: Lafayette, Vermont, Central Connecticut State University
Committed: Boston College
Signed yet: No
Scholarship: N/A
Rebecca Gartner, Danbury High School, Danbury
Senior guard, 5-foot-8
Stats: Averaged 11.6 points per game, 5.5 rebounds and 3.0 steals per game.
Accolades: Led the Hatters to an FCIAC championship.
Schools interested: Lafayette, University of Rhode Island, Brown University, Vermont, Fordham, Central Connecticut State University
Schools offered: Lafayette, Vermont, Central Connecticut State University
Signed yet: No
Trayneice Mims, Hyde Leadership, New Haven
Senior guard, 5-foot-1
Stats: Averaged 16.9 points per game and became the first female basketball player to score 1,000 career points at the school.
Accolades: N/A
Schools interested: Western Connecticut State University
Schools offered: none.
Signed yet: No.
Scholarship: None.
The Best of Trayneice
Kiera O'Donnell, Holy Cross, Waterbury
Senior guard, 5-foot-11
Stats: Averaged 17 points and nine rebounds per game.
Accolades:
Twice named All-Naugatuck Valley League, Most Valuable Player in NVL
All-Star Game this season, Waterbury All-City Team and Player of the
Year.
Schools interested: University of New Haven and other DI, DII and Ivy League schools
Schools offered: none.
Committed: Assumption College
Signed yet: No.
Scholarship: N/A
The Best of Kiera
Shyla Osmond, (transferred, to play at Hillhouse, New Haven)
Senior guard, 5-foot-4
Stats: Averaged 12.9 points per game.
Accolades: All-SCC and was voted regular-season MVP by the fans in a
www.nhregister.com poll.
Schools interested: N/A
Schools offered: N/A
Signed yet: N/A
Scholarship: N/A
The Best of Shyla
Alyssa Velles, Norwich Free Academy, Norwich
Senior shooting guard, 5-foot-10
Stats:
Averaged 18.2 points, five rebounds and two steals per game, shot 48 percent from the floor and scored her 1,000th career point in her junior season.
Accolades: Made All-Tournament and All-Conference teams and also the All-tournament team in the Masuk and Manchester tournaments. As a sophomore, she was named conference MVP, made All-Conference and set a school record going 16-for-16 at the free throw line.
Schools
interested: Holy Cross, Colgate, University of Hartford, University of Vermont, University of Rhode Island, University of New Hampshire, Quinnipiac, Sacred Heart, Marist, Lehigh, Bucknell, Fairfield.
Schools offered:
Committed: St. Peter's University
Signed yet: No
Scholarship: N/A
Sarah Veilleux, RHAM, Hebron
Senior guard/forward
Stats: Averaged 28.3 points, 11.7 rebounds, 3.9 steals and 3.5 assists per game. Shot 55 percent from the field and 79 percent from the free throw line.
Accolades: Named Connecticut Gatorade Player of the Year, All-Central Connecticut Conference all three seasons.
Committed: St. Joseph (PA.)
Scholarship: N/A