Alabama rosters set for Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Classic

Alabama rosters set for Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Classic

Rosters for the 33rd Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Basketball Classic were announced on Saturday, consisting of a dozen senior girls and boys selected by the Alabama High School Athletic Directors & Coaches Association All-Star Committee from coaches’ nominations.

The game will be played on March 11 at the Pete Mitchell Center at the University of South Alabama in Mobile.

Six girls and four boys from the all-star rosters will be playing in the 102nd AHSAA State Basketball Championships at the Legacy Arena at the BJCC in Birmingham beginning Monday.

The Alabama girls’ team will be coached by Kenny Hill of Guntersville High School and Katie Barton of Montgomery’s St. James High School. Hewitt-Trussville’s Tonya Hunter will serve as the girls’ team administrative coach.

The Alabama boys’ coaches are Rhett Harrelson of Enterprise High School and Darren Golson of Autaugaville. Dru Powell of Saraland High School is the administrative coach.

The six girls on the roster who will be playing for state championships are 6-foot-2 Kristen McMillan and 5-9 Reniya Kelly of two-time defending 7A champ Hoover; five-time defending champ Hazel Green’s Nyla Grace Collier; Hannah Jones of Prattville Christian, two-time defending 3A champ now playing in 4A; Sparkman’s Kennedy Langham; and Susan Moore’s Cali Smallwood.

Among the other standout players on the girls’ roster is guard Chloe Siegel of Deshler, who was the MVP of the Class 4A state tournament in 2022 after leading the Tigers to the championship. She finished her career at the Tuscumbia school as the national leader for career 3-point baskets made. Also on the team is Emily Vandergrift of Guntersville, who earned MVP honors in leading her team to the 2022 5A title. Neither of those defending champions made it back to Birmingham this year having lost in regional play.

The boys on the all-star roster who will be competing for a state title are Jaden Nixon of Autaugaville, Thomas Dowd of Dothan, Kerrington Kiel of Ramsay and John Broom of defending 4A champion Jacksonville.

Alabama’s girls won last year’s game over Mississippi 89-81 and the Alabama boys won 96-89. Alabama’s boys hold a 17-15 edge in the series and the Alabama girls have an 18-14 lead.

This year’s rosters:

2023 ALABAMA ALL-STAR ROSTERS

GIRLS

Player, School, Position, Height, College

Chloe Siegel, Deshler – SG – 5-7 – North Alabama

Olivia Vandergriff, Guntersville – G – 5-7 – Lipscomb

Nyla Grace Collier, Hazel Green – G – 5-9 – Montevallo

Audreonia  Benson, Hewitt-Trussville – G – 5-7 – Central Arkansas

April Hooks, Hewitt-Trussville – G – 5-8 – Alabama State

Kristen McMillan, Hoover – PF – 6-1 – Central Arkansas

Reniya Kelly, Hoover – PG – 5-7 – North Carolina

Naomi Jones, Jackson – F/C – 6-3 – Alabama

Timya Thurman, Linden – C – 6-5 – Auburn

Hannah Jones, Prattville Christian – SF, 6-2 – Memphis

Kennedy Langham, Sparkman – G – 5-8 – Samford

Cali Smallwood, Susan Moore – G – 5-8 – Montevallo

BOYS

Player, School, Position, Height, College

Cameron Collins, Austin – G/F – 6-4 – Undecided

Jaden Nixon, Autaugaville – G – 6-3 – Undecided

Thomas Dowd, Dothan – SF – 6-8 – Troy

RJ Johnson, Grissom – PG – 6-4 – Alabama

Israel Miles, Grissom – G – 6-2 – Undecided

Jamari Arnold, Huntsville – PG – 5′10 – North Georgia

John Broom, Jacksonville – SG – 6-2 – South Alabama

Antonio Jackson, Blount – SG – 6-4 – Coastal Alabama CC

Alex Odam, Piedmont – PG – 6-3 – Jacksonville State

Kerrington Kiel, Ramsay – SF/F – 6-6 – Troy

Sam Wright, Spain Park – F/P – 6-10 – Undecided

Win Miller, Vestavia Hills – PG – 6-3 – Belmont