Girls Professional Basketball Players
from Michigan High Schools
Last Updated: July 11, 2012
This listing is comprised of players who ATTENDED high school in Michigan
before playing professional basketball. Few professional options have existed
for the women. This is what I've been able to assemble so far.
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| Player | Senior Year | High School | College | Teams | League |
| Markita Aldridge Woods | 1991 | Detroit Martin Luther King | North Carolina-Charlotte | Columbus (ABL), Washington | WNBA |
| Laurie Byrd |
1979 |
Flint Hamady | Eastern Michigan | San Jose, Atlanta | ABL |
| Cheryl Clark |
1967 |
Munising | - | All American Red Heads, Milwaukee, | Women’s Pro Basketball League (WBL) |
| Daedra Charles |
1986 |
Detroit St. Martin dePorres | Tennessee | Los Angeles | WNBA |
| Kathy DeBoer |
1974 |
Grand Rapids Christian | Michigan State | Milwaukee, Minnesota | Women’s Pro Basketball League (WBL) |
| Tonya Edwards | 1986 | Flint Northwestern | Tennessee | Charlotte | WNBA |
| Kristin Haynie |
2001 |
Mason | Michigan State | Sacramento | WNBA |
| Dena Head | 1987 | Plymouth-Salem | Tennessee | Utah, Phoenix | WNBA |
| Stacey Lovelace | 1991 | Southfield | Purdue | New England ABL, Seattle, Minnesota WNBA | ABL and WNBA |
| Tawana McDonald | 1997 | Flint Northern | Georgia | Indiana | WNBA |
| Pamela McGee | 1980 | Flint Northern | USC, 1984 Olympic Gold | Sacramento | WNBA |
| Deanna Nolan | 1996 | Flint Northern | Georgia | Detroit | WNBA |
| Franthea Price | 1985 | River Rouge | Iowa | Sacramento | WNBA |
| Kristen Rasmussen |
1995 |
Okemos | Michigan State | Miami, Utah, Indiana, Houston, Charlotte | WNBA |
| Maxann Reese | 1995 | Redford Bishop Borgess | Michigan State | Sacramento | WNBA |
| Denise Sharps | 1973 | Muskegon Heights | Indiana State | Iowa. Chicago, Minnesota | Women’s Pro Basketball League (WBL) |
| Jennifer Smith |
1999 |
DeWitt | Michigan | New York | WNBA |
| Aiysha Smith Spears | 1998 | Redford Bishop Borgess | Louisiana State University | Washington | WNBA |
| Stacy Thomas |
1995 |
Flint Southwestern Academy | Michigan | Portland, Phoenix, Detroit | WNBA |
| Michele VanGorp | 1995 | Clinton Township Chippewa Valley | Purdue/Duke | New York, Portland, Minnesota | WNBA |
Special thanks to Gwendolyn Burton, John Molina and Andy Frushour for the additions!
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