Meet The News-Gazette's 49th All-State girls' basketball team

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The News-Gazette has announced its 49th All-State girls' basketball team for the 2025-26 season, featuring standout players including Player of the Year Trinity Jones from Naperville Central.

Key points

Trinity Jones named Player of the Year
180 best players recognized for the 2025-26 season
Callahan averaged 20 points and nine rebounds
Dejesus averaged 20.6 points and 10.1 rebounds
Fisher led Wildcats with 19.8 points per game

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Apr. 29—Meet the 180 best players from across the state during the 2025-26 season, headlined by Player of the Year Trinity Jones from Naperville Central:

Furman-bound forward was the East Suburban Catholic Conference Player of the Year and averaged 17 points, nine rebounds and three assists for Redwings.

Callahan didn't falter for the Celtics after transferring from Morris, with the Pepperdine-bound forward averaging 20 points and nine rebounds.

Dejesus, a Quincy signee, closed out her career doing it all for Class 1A champs with 20.6 points, 10.1 rebounds, 4.6 assists, 3.3 steals and 2.7 blocks per game.

Multiple high-major programs are pursuing Fisher, who led the 27-7 Wildcats in averaging 19.8 points, 6.6 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 2.9 steals.

The best freshman in the state already has multiple D-I offers and put up 17.5 points, 9.7 rebounds, two assists and two steals per game for the Corsairs.

Jones, who averaged 28.5 points, 8.2 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 2.4 steals for Redhawks, is now headed to the Big Ten after flipping from Clemson to Maryland.

Kent State is getting a productive guard in Kiper, who put up 23 points, seven rebounds and 1.8 assists per game for the 23-win Indians.

Murray State-bound Linke averaged a double-double for Knights at 16.1 points and 11.2 rebounds to go with 3.8 assists, 3.1 blocks and 2.3 steals per game.

Mporokoso will head to Illinois State next season after averaging 28 points, 5.4 rebounds, 3.3 assists and two steals for the 32-win Warriors.

Ramblers won 34 games and finished as Class 4A runners-up with Naraky leading the way at 17.2 points, 7.1 rebounds, three assists and 2.5 steals per game.

Neumann was the driving force for the 30-win Class 3A runners-up and averaged 14 points, nine rebounds, two steals, two blocks and two assists.

The BYU-bound Sakalas is a repeat First-Team selection after averaging 18.5 points, 7.8 rebounds and three assists for the Class 4A state champions.

McKendree might have gotten a steal in Tibbs, who put up 20.5 points, five rebounds, three assists and three steals per game for the Class 3A title winners.

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Trame, who will play next at Southern Illinois Edwardsville, was go-to option for Class 2A champs, averaging 14.7 points, 6.3 rebounds, 2.1 assists and two steals.

Walton will join her sister, Xamiya, at Northwestern after averaging 19 points, 11 rebounds, four assists and three steals in her final season with the Lynx.

The Butler-bound Baer missed the Class 3A postseason because of hip surgery but still averaged 16.6 points, seven rebounds and 1.4 assists for the Irish.

Edwards was a force in the paint, averaging 20 points on 66 percent shooting to go with seven rebounds and two assists per game for the 29-6 Lions.

Brooks will join Illinois-Chicago next season as a legitimate two-way threat after putting up 15.6 points, 3.6 assists and 2.8 steals per game for 25-win Broncos.