Best of All-USA team

The 35th anniversary of team announced

To commemorate the 35th anniversary of the All-USA program, USA TODAY high school reporter Jim Halley narrowed down 35 years of All-USA Girls Basketball players who went on to have distinguished college and WNBA careers to 50. A panel, consisting of nine experts, ranked each player in their respective positions. Fans polls were created for each position, and the results counted as the 10th panel vote. Below are the players selected to the American Family Insurance 35th Anniversary All-USA Girls Basketball team.

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MICHAEL A. SCHWARZ/USA TODAY Collins Hill’s Maya Moore in 2007

ROBERT SCHEER/THE INDIANAPOLIS STAR Naperville Central’s Candace Parker in 2002

ROBERT HANASHIRO/USA TODAY Connecticut’s Sue Bird in 1998

ANDY LYONS/GETTY IMAGES Connecticut’s Diana Taurasi in 2002