Two of Purdue's incoming freshman class for the 2004-05 season have been chosen to play in postseason all-star events. Natasha Bogdanova has been invited to play in two postseason games, the WBCA High School All-American game on April 3rd and the adidas/EA Sports Superstar game on March 26th. Brina Pollack will join Bogdanova in Knoxville for the adidas Superstar game.
March 26, 2004 - adidas/EA Sports Superstar Game
Sponsors adidas and EA Sports have announced the rosters for the third annual adidas/EA Sports Superstar Girl’s Game. The tournament was formerly known as the l’adidas Roundball Classic in its first two years.
Twenty-four of the nation's top senior players have been invited to Knoxville (TN) where two teams will play each other, capping a week of events sponsored by adidas. The adidas/EA Sports Superstar Games will be played at 5:50pm on Friday, March 26th at Thompson Boling Arena on the campus of the University of Tennessee. Purdue's Natasha Bogdanova will play on the T-Mac Superstar team, while fellow Purdue signee Brina Pollack will play on the KG Superstar team.
Tickets for the event are $100, $15 and $10 and can be purchased online at www.knoxvilletickets.com or by calling (877)-995-9961.
The team rosters for the adidas game is as follows:
T-Mac Superstars
Amber Bland
5'11
Boardman, OH
Penn State
Natasha Bogdanova
6'4
Charlotte, NC
Purdue
Sade Buley
5'11
Knoxville, TN
Kentucky
Melissa D'Amico
6'5
Mastic Beach, NY
Notre Dame
Megan Darrah
6'2
Moreland, GA
Georgia
Courtney Davidson
5'5
Youngstown, OH
Michigan State
Sparkle Davis
5'10
Decatur, GA
Auburn
Sarah Elliott
6'6
McKee, KY
Kentucky
Lateefa Joye
5'10
Lenoir, NC
Alabama
Laura Kurz
6'1
Philadelphia, PA
Duke
Daphne Mitchell
6'3
College Park, GA
Alabama
Erica White
5'5
Jacksonville, FL
LSU
Head Coach: Marlon Wells (San Diego HS - San Diego, CA)
KG Superstars
Brynn Cameron
6'0
Newbury Park, CA
USC
Quianna Chaney
5'11
Baton Rouge, LA
LSU
Brittney Davis
5'7
Portland, OR
Minnesota
Sybil Dosty
6'3
Tucson, AZ
Tennessee
Jessie Elway
5'11
Englewood, CO
Stanford
Darrice Griffin
6'1
Seagraves, TX
Texas Tech
Charde Houston
6'1
San Diego, CA
Connecticut
Christie Lautsch
6'4
Smyrna, GA
Florida State
Lindsey Pluimer
6'3
San Clemente, CA
UCLA
Brina Pollack
5'8
Marlboro, NJ
Purdue
Kat Suderman
6'4
San Luis Obispo, CA
Santa Barbara
Candice Wiggins
5'11
La Jolla, CA
Stanford
Head Coach: Terri Bamford (La Jolla Country Day - La Jolla, CA)
April 3, 2004 - WBCA High School All-American Game
The top 20 female prep players in the nation have been named to the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) High School All-America Team.
The players will be assigned to two teams and will participate in the WBCA High School All-America Game, a college-style regulation game sponsored by Nike, on Saturday, April 3, at Tulane University's Fogelman Arena in New Orleans, LA.
The game will tip off during the "WBCA Night of All-Stars" at 5:30pm, followed by the WBCA All-Star Challenge, which will feature 20 of the top senior collegiate players in the nation versus the USA Basketball Women's Senior National Team.
Players selected for the WBCA game include:
WBCA High School All-American Game
Matee Ajavon
Newark, NJ
Rutgers
Nkolika Anosike
Staten Island, NY
Tennessee
Erneisha Bailey
Kansas City, MO
Texas
Chante Black
Kernersville, NC
Duke
Natasha Bogdanova
Charlotte, NC
Purdue
Essence Carson
Patterson, NJ
Rutgers
Sylvia Fowles
Miami, FL
LSU
Alex Fuller
Shelbyville, TN
Tennessee
Laura Harper
Wyncote, PA
Maryland
Alexis Hornbuckle
Charleston, WV
Tennessee
Natasha Humphrey
Gainesville, GA
Georgia
Crystal Kelly
Louisville, KY
Undecided
Crystal Langhorne
Willingboro, NJ
Maryland
Erlana Larkins
N. Palm Beach, FL
North Carolina
Marscilla Packer
Pickerington, OH
Ohio State
Candace Parker
Naperville, IL
Tennessee
Allie Quigley
Joliet, IL
DePaul
Wanesha Smith
Upper Marlboro, MD
Duke
Mel Thomas
Cincinnati, OH
Connecticut
Sade Wiley-Gatewood
Lynwood, CA
Tennessee
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