Meet the top women’s college basketball recruits in North Carolina, the HS class of 2025
Last week, Independence High’s Kamryn Kitchen committed to Virginia after reclassifying up a year, into the class of 2024.
For now, Kitchen — scheduled to graduate Wednesday — is still officially in the class of 2025 and is the No. 2 college basketball recruit in the state.
Here are the other players in the top 25.
This list includes rising seniors, players who would graduate during the 2024-25 school year. It is inclusive of players who have played the bulk of their careers in the state and not moved here to play for a non-traditional school.
▪ Note: The Observer has ranked the boys’ basketball and high school football top 25 players for years. This is the first time the media company has ranked the girls’ players. The rankings were done by Randall Clark, a co-host of The Observer’s Talking Preps streaming show.
Rk. | Name | School | Pos. | College |
1. | Kate Sears | Watauga | Combo | Virginia Tech |
2. | Kamryn Kitchen | Independence | 2G | Virginia* |
3. | Adelaide Jernigan | Bishop McGuinness | W | Undecided |
4. | Caitlyn Jones | Rolesville | PG | Undecided |
5. | Kylie Torrence | High Point Christian | SF | Boston College |
6. | Gabrielle White | Seaforth | Combo | Undecided |
7. | Elle Stone | Mallard Creek | Combo | Undecided |
8. | Trista Charles | Oak Grove | F | Undecided |
9. | Skyla Tuthill | Winston-Salem Christian | 2G | Rice |
10. | Icyss Storm | Grace Christian | SF | Undecided |
11. | Tionna Pettus | Bessemer City | F | Undecided |
12. | Samantha Shehan | Lake Norman | SG | Undecided |
13. | Maya McCorkle | Cannon School | PG | Undecided |
14. | Alyssa Hankerson | 1-of-1 Prep | SG | Undecided |
15. | Alana Hankerson | 1-of-1 Prep | SG | Undecided |
16. | Jocelyne Grier | Winston-Salem Christian | Combo | Undecided |
17. | Breonna Roaf | Terry Sanford | G | Undecided |
18. | Alexis Shehan | Lake Norman | SF | Undecided |
19. | Jamyia Lindsey | Richmond Senior | PG | Undecided |
20. | Peyton Harvey | AC Reynolds | PG | Undecided |
21. | Braelyn Stilwell | East Burke | PG | Undecided |
22. | Samiyah Barker | Durham Hillside | PG | Undecided |
23. | Shaymiah Bailey | Mount Tabor | PF | Undecided |
24. | Shalyn Bell | North Stanly | PF/C | Undecided |
25. | Whitney Rogers | Cherokee | W | Undecided |
*Kitchen has reclassified into the 2024 class and is expected to graduate Wednesday
