Girls’ basketball: Katie Lou Samuelson is Gatorade national player of the year
Katie Lou Samuelson of Santa Ana Mater Dei has been selected the Gatorade national player of the year in girls’ basketball.
The Connecticut-bound senior has averaged 30.0 points and 8.7 rebounds in leading the Monarchs to the Open Division Southern California Regional championship game on Saturday against Chaminade at 6 p.m. at The Pyramid in Long Beach.
She was scheduled to be presented her award on Thursday morning at Mater Dei by WNBA All-Star Elena Delle Donne.
Samuelson scored a school-record 42 points for the Monarchs earlier this season. She’s considered the best scorer in girls’ basketball in California, if not the nation.
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