High school girls basketball: Georgia rapper and hoops star Flau'Jae Johnson among those headed to 2022 Jordan Brand Classic

Top players from 20 different states are represented in 21st showcase game that returns after three-year hiatus due to the pandemic.

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Mar 16, 2022, 11:30am
Rosters for the Jordan Brand Classic girls basketball showcase were announced Wednesday. The event is back in business after a three-year hiatus due to the pandemic.

The 2022 game will be played April 15 at Chicago's Hope Academy, with the girls tipping off at 6 p.m. ET and the boys at 8 p.m.  

Twenty-six players representing 20 states earned an invite to the Windy City. California with three and Florida, Ohio, New Jersey and Colorado with two all had multiple selections.

College destinations for the players are also wide and varied with 18 different Division I schools represented. Oregon and UCLA have each secured three Jordan Brand Classic players to lead the way. Connecticut, Arizona and Stanford each have two.

Flau'Jae Johnson of Sprayberry (Marietta, Ga.) was selected to play in the game but may also be capable of providing halftime entertainment. The LSU signee raps for Jay-Z's Roc Nation label and has nearly 700,000 followers on Instagram.

Former players who have starred in the Jordan Brand Classic include Sabrina Ionescu, DiJonai Carrington, Napheesa Collier and Satou Sabally. See complete rosters below.
Flau'Jae Johnson warms up for a game in early February.
Flau'Jae Johnson warms up for a game in early February.
Photo by Cecil Copeland
2022 Jordan Brand Classic roster

Away Team

Height: 6-1 | Position: G | Status: Vanderbilt

Janiah Barker, Montverde Academy (Montverde, Fla.)
Height: 6-2 | Position: F | Status: Georgia

Isuneh Brady, Cathedral Catholic (San Diego)
Height: 6-3 | Position: C | Status: Connecticut

Paris Clark, Long Island Lutheran (Brookville, N.Y.)
Height: 5-8 | Position: G | Status: Arizona

Flau'Jae Johnson, Sprayberry (Marietta, Ga.)
Height: 5-10 | Position: G | Status: LSU

Height: 6-1 | Position: F | Status: Baylor

Height: 6-1 | Position: F | Status: Texas

Indya Nivar, Apex Friendship (Apex, N.C.)
Height: 5-9 | Position: G | Status: Stanford

Kyla Oldacre, Mason (Ohio)
Height: 6-5 | Position: C | Status: Miami

Height: 5-7 | Position: G | Status: USC

Grace VanSlooten, IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.)
Height: 6-3 | Position: F | Status: Oregon

Ashlyn Watkins, Cardinal Newman (Columbia, S.C.)
Height: 6-3 | Position: C | Status: South Carolina

Ruby Whitehorn, Edison Academy (Detroit)
Height: 6-0 | Position: G | Status: Clemson

Coaches: Tamika Dudley, Sidwell Friends (Washington, District of Columbia); Dan Rolfes, Incarnate Word Academy (St. Louis, Mo.), Elbert Kinnebrew, Cal Sparks (EYBL)

Home Team

Raegan Beers, Valor Christian (Highlands Ranch, Colo.)
Height: 6-2 | Position: C | Status: Oregon State

Lauren Betts, Grandview (Aurora, Colo.)
Height: 6-7 | Position: C | Status: Stanford

Timea Gardiner, Fremont (Plain City, Utah)
Height: 6-3 | Position: F | Status: Oregon State

Aaliyah Gayles, Spring Valley (Las Vegas)
Height: 5-9 | Position: G | Status: USC

Chance Gray, Winton Woods (Cincinnati)
Height: 5-9 | Position: G | Status: Oregon

Height: 5-11 | Position: G | Status: Oregon

Ashlon Jackson, Hardin-Jefferson (Sour Lake, Texas)
Height: 5-10 | Position: G | Status: Duke

Gabriela Jaquez, Camarillo (Calif.)
Height: 6-0 | Position: F | Status: UCLA

Height: 5-5 | Position: G | Status: UCLA

Maya Nnaji, Hopkins (Minnetonka, Minn.)
Height: 6-4 | Position: F | Status: Arizona

Ayanna Patterson, Homestead (Fort Wayne, Ind.)
Height: 6-2 | Position: F | Status: Connecticut

Justine Pissott, Red Bank Catholic (Red Bank, N.J.)
Height: 6-2 | Position: F | Status: Tennessee

Kiki Rice, Sidwell Friends (Washington, D.C.)
Height: 5-11 | Position: G | Status: UCLA

Coaches: Andrea Robinson, DeSoto (Texas); Dean Young, 'Iolani (Honolulu, Hawaii), Russ Davis, Cal Swish (EYBL)

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