Meet the Sun Herald All-South Mississippi Girls Basketball Team for the 2022-23 season
The 2022-23 season produced a pair of Final Four teams in Biloxi and Harrison Central and a host of next-level stars showcasing their talents, as well as some rising names to watch.
The top honors this year go to the Lady Indians, who were guided by one of the top players in program history and a coach who navigated a trying season to get his girls to Jackson.
Here is the full All-South Mississippi girl’s basketball team:
Coach of the Year
Devin Hill, Biloxi
A season after being the odd team out of a brutally difficult district, Hill guided his Lady Indians to a district championship with wins over Hancock and Harrison Central in the region tournament.
Biloxi then won its first playoff game since 2019 and reached the Final Four in Jackson for the first time since 2017 despite injuries at the guard position.
Player of the Year
Shaneal Corpuz, Biloxi
Corpuz was the central reason for Biloxi’s success and wrapped up an illustrious career with a senior season that saw her score 20.5 points per game and haul in 9.3 rebounds a contest.
The William Carey signee created a lasting impact with her help in developing an eighth grader and fast-rising talent in Zaniyah Johnson.
FANS’ CHOICE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Brooklyn Mitchell, St. Patrick
Mitchell is currently enjoying a pretty successful month. Shortly after helping secure her Lady Irish softball team a district title, Mitchell was named the Fan’s Choice Player of the Year by voters.
One of the top scorers on the Coast this year, Mitchell earned over 16,000 votes to claim the honor. Bay High’s Kiara Burney finished second in the voting with over 10,700 votes.
Sun Herald Starting Five
- Madison O’Dell, Gulfport: The Robert Morris signee helped guide Gulfport to a pair of postseason wins with a points-per-game season.
- Brooklyn Mitchell, St. Patrick: The junior averaged 17.5 points, 4.9 rebounds, 4.2 steals and 3.9 assists per game.
- Taylor Hopgood, West Harrison: The senior leader scored 10 points per contest and grabbed 5.5 rebounds a game.
- Anaisha Carriere, Harrison Central: Carriere’s role increased and so did her production, scoring 14.2 points per game.
- Shaneal Corpuz, Biloxi: Corpuz leaves Biloxi with over 1,500 points, 1,000 rebounds and 500 blocks recorded in her career.
All-South Mississippi girl’s basketball team
- Zaniyah Johnson, Biloxi: Johnson burst onto the scene this season as an eighth grader, scoring 9.8 points and hauling in nine rebounds per game while adding 2.1 blocks.
- Brooklyn Cuevas, Hancock: The junior led the Lady Hawks with 14 points per contest.
- Anslee James, Hancock: James’ sophomore season saw her score nine points and grab seven rebounds per game.
- Jenna Garriga, Hancock: One of the top seniors in the state, the William Carey signee scored 11 points and grabbed nine rebounds per game.
- Kiara Burney, Bay High: Burney scored 8.8 points and hauled in 3.1 rebounds per game.
- Nakeria Coleman, Bay High: Coleman was named district defensive MVP and averaged 8.1 points per game.
- Natalie Davis, Christian Collegiate: Davis averaged 16.9 points and 7.5 rebounds per game for the Bulldogs.
- Micah O’Dell, Gulfport: O’Dell will be joining her twin Madison at Robert Morris after a season that saw her average eight points, seven rebounds and four assists per game.
- Dekeria Walls, Harrison Central: The Mississippi College-bound forward averaged 11.3 points and 8.4 rebounds per game.
- Jaslyn Davis, Harrison Central: Davis, a Meridian C.C. signee, averaged 7.1 points and 5.2 rebounds a game.
- Larissa Hubbard, Harrison Central: The junior contributed to HC’s Final Four run with 9.7 points, 4.4 rebounds and 2.1 steals per game.
- Kaleah Lowery, Ocean Springs: Lowery averaged 11 points per game, five rebounds and two steals for the Greyhounds.
- Starr Jackson, Ocean Springs: Jackson averaged 10 points and two steals per game in her freshman season.
- Jordyn Ford, Moss Point: Ford picked up 8.6 points per contest while averaging 4.2 rebounds and 1.2 steals a game.
- Kamaiyah Pruitt, Pass Christian: Pruitt scored 12.4 points and grabbed 7.8 rebounds per game for the Pirates.
- Daydria Cuevas, Pass Christian: Another Coast star heading to William Carey, Cuevas averaged 8.8 points, 6.2 rebounds and 2.7 blocks a game her senior year.
- Hannah Mitchell, Pearl River Central: Mitchell led the Blue Devils back to the postseason and will be continuing her career at William Carey.
- Sydnei Barner, West Harrison: Barber led the Lady Hurricanes in scoring with 11.2 points a contest.
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This story was originally published May 3, 2023 at 9:46 AM.
