Asheville Girls Basketball senior standout Rashanda McCants was recently selected as o­ne of twenty women to play in the Women's Basketball Coaches Association All-American Game at the University of Indianapolis o­n April 2nd. She has also been named a McDonald's All-American and will play in that prestigious all-star classic at the University of Notre Dame o­n March 30th.

McCants (6'2", 20.6 ppg, 7.9 rebs, 5.1 assts, 5.2 steals, 3.2 blocks) is o­ne of o­nly four WNC girls to score over 2,000 career points.  Last season, she was named the 2004 Asheville Citizen-Times All-WNC Player of the Year, and iHigh.com's 3A Miss Basketball for North Carolina.  She will play for the UNC Lady Tarheels next season. 

McCants shares the All-American honor with two of her family members: brother Rashad McCants (UNC-CH) in basketball, and cousin Cameron Maybin (T.C. Roberson HS) in baseball.  Congratulations, Rashanda!