Media Release, April 4
PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Incoming Rutgers women\’s basketball freshmen Jasmine Dixon (Long Beach, Calif.), Chelsey Lee (Miami, Fla), Brooklyn Pope (Fort Worth, Texas) and April Sykes (Crawford, Miss.) will participate in the 2008 Women\’s Basketball Coaches Association High School (WBCA) All-America Game on Saturday, April 5 at the Sun Dome in Tampa Bay, Fla.
In total, 20 seniors will participate in the 17th annual prestigious event presented by Nike. The players will be divided into two teams of ten players. The college-style regulation game tips off at 4:30 p.m.
Rutgers has the most representation on the roster, tied with Tennessee with four players each on the roster.
The four along with future Scarlet Knight Nikki Speed (Pasadena, Calif.) appeared in the McDonald\’s All American game on March 26 at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee. Speed was chosen an honorable mention on the WBCA All-America team.
The future collegiate players will be available for autographs following the game. The Nike Co-Captains for the event are the WNBA Minnesota Lynx\’s Lindsey Harding and Indiana Fever\’s Tamika Catchings.
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