Bulldog Signee Teaira McCowan Named Parade All-American
STARKVILLE, Miss. – Teaira McCowan is coming to Mississippi State with some additional hardware as she was named to the prestigious 2015 Parade All-America Girls Basketball Team.
McCowan earned the distinction following a stellar senior campaign that saw her average 19.3 points, 17.1 rebounds and 4.0 blocks for Brenham (Texas) High School.
She was tabbed a repeat Texas Association of Basketball Coaches All-State selection after leading the Cubettes to a 25-8 overall record and a 13-1 district mark.
“I was very surprised to find out I was named a Parade All-American, but I am very honored and thankful to receive such a prestigious honor because I didn’t think I would ever receive something like that,” McCowan said. “It definitely gives me more confidence in my abilities, and now I’m ready to transfer what I did in high school to college and continue to improve from there.”
The 6-foot-7 McCowan capped her prep career by earning a selection to the TABC All-Star Game. She earned five stars from ESPN/HoopGurlz and has been rated as high as the No. 12 prospect nationally and the second-best center.
In addition to being ranked 49th overall in the ESPN/HoopGurlz Top 100, she was rated the 26th-best prospect by Premier Girls Report while Full Court had her 12th overall and the No. 2 center.
All-Star Girls Report also pegged her the No. 2 center and 16th overall.
McCowan represented the United States at the 2014 FIBA Americas U18 Championship, helping the team to the gold medal.
McCowan becomes the second-straight Bulldog to earn the honor, joining 2014 selection Victoria Vivians.
Off the court, McCowan earned all-state honors in track and field after claiming the silver medal in the shot put with a throw of 42-0 at the UIL state meet.
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2015 Parade Girls Basketball All-America Team |
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Name |
Pos. |
High School |
Ht. |
College |
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Kristine Anigwe |
C |
Desert Vista (Phoenix, Ariz.) |
6’4 |
California |
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Guirantes Arella |
G |
Bellport (Brookhaven, N.Y.) |
5’10 |
undecided |
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Kalani Brown |
C |
Salmen (Slidell, La.) |
6’5 |
Baylor |
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Lauren Brozoski |
G |
Long Island Luth. (Brookville, N.Y.) |
5’5 |
Michigan |
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Napheesa Collier |
F |
Incarnate Word (St. Louis, Mo.) |
6’1 |
Uconn |
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Te’a Cooper |
G |
McEachern (Powder Springs, Ga.) |
5’8 |
Tennessee |
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Tania Davis |
G |
Goodrich (Mich.) |
5’3 |
Iowa |
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Asia Durr |
G |
St. Pius X Catholic (Atlanta, Ga.) |
5’10 |
Louisville |
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Taylor Emery |
G |
Freedom (Tampa, Fla.) |
5’9 |
Tulane |
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Kiah Gillespie |
F/G |
Capital Prep (Hartford, Conn.) |
6’2 |
Maryland |
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Shayna Gore |
G |
Logan (W.Va.) |
6’0 |
Marshall |
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Haley Gorecki |
G |
William Fremd (Palatine, Ill.) |
6’0 |
Duke |
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Lashann Higgs |
G |
Cedar Ridge (Round Rock, Texas) |
5’9 |
Texas |
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Lindsey Jensen |
G |
Sky View (Smithfield, Utah) |
5’10 |
Utah State |
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Kyra Lambert |
G |
Clemens (Schertz, Texas) |
5’9 |
Duke |
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Marina Mabrey |
G |
Manasquan (N.J.) |
6’0 |
Notre Dame |
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Teaira McCowan |
C |
Brenham (Texas) |
6’7 |
Mississippi St. |
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Beatrice Mompremier |
C |
Miami (Fla.) Senior |
6’4 |
Baylor |
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Maci Morris |
G |
Bell County (Ky.) |
6’0 |
Kentucky |
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Taylor Murray |
G |
Annapolis Area Chr. (Severn, Md.) |
5’6 |
Kentucky |
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Arike Ogunbowale |
G/F |
Divine Savior Holy Angels (Milwaukee, Wis.) |
5’9 |
Notre Dame |
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Ali Patberg |
G |
Columbus (Ind.) North |
5’10 |
Notre Dame |
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Cierra Rice |
G |
South (Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich.) |
5’9 |
Illinois |
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Katie Lou Samuelson |
G |
Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.) |
6’3 |
Uconn |
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Jessica Shepard |
F |
Fremont (Neb.) |
6’4 |
Nebraska |
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Marta Sniezek |
G |
National Cathedral (Washington, D.C.) |
5’7 |
Stanford |
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Hallie Thome |
C/F |
Chagrin Falls (Ohio) |
6’5 |
Michigan |
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Shaquera Wade |
G/F |
Huntsville (Ala.) |
5’11 |
Alabama |
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Stephanie Watts |
G |
Weddington (Matthews, N.C.) |
5’10 |
North Carolina |
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Danni Williams |
G |
Clovis (N.M.) |
5’10 |
Texas A&M |
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