The 2026 Michigan Sports Writers Division 2 All-State girls basketball team selected by a panel of 13 sports writers:
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Kendyl Smith, Flint Powers Catholic
COACH
Jason Gray, Goodrich
FIRST TEAM
Sophia Prins, Grand Rapids South Christian
Lillie Johnson, Gladstone
Sadie Dykstra, Yale
Baylor Lauinger, Goodrich
Vanessa Rodriguez, Ann Arbor Father Gabriel Richard
Kendyl Smith, Flint Powers Catholic
Chloe Bullinger, Tecumseh
Ly’Nique Cunningham, South Haven
Emersen Holder, Warren Regina
Jozelynn Begick, Freeland
Kaitlyn Johnson, Haslett
COACH
Jason Gray, Goodrich
SECOND TEAM
Kenley Slanger, Grand Rapids West Catholic
Danica Dwyer, Owosso
Taylor DeKuiper, Fremont
Alexis Asekomeh, Grand Rapids West Catholic
Kayla Hairston, Goodrich
Gretel Johnson, Negaunee
Alexis Bruyere, Imlay City
Brooke Smalldon, Otsego
Janiyah Turner, Center Line
Addi Zajac, Tecumseh
Dani Glass, Three Rivers
Rayah Hitt, Parma Western
Nayia Crispin, Detroit Country Day
COACH
Kristy Zajac, Tecumseh
HONORABLE MENTION
Ava Rodriguez, Ann Arbor Father Gabriel Richard
Aubrie Moore, Kingsford
Madleen Hussein, Flat Rock
Olivia Gratz, Carleton-Airport
Kaylyn Sowers, Pontiac Notre Dame Prep
Valeria Ricossa, Armada
Elaina Flynn, Petoskey
Christina Dixon, Haslett
Lilly Thelen, Portland
Grace Pickelhaupt, St. Clair
Ella Salenbien, Adrian
The Michigan Sports Writers All-State girls basketball team was selected by: Doug Donnelly, The Advance, Blissfield; James Cook, Traverse City Record-Eagle; Bryan Everson, Oakland Press; Daniel Stickradt, Macomb Daily; Jason Juno, The Globe, Ironwood; Fred Kelly, Midland Daily News; Josh VanDyke, Muskegon Chronicle; Tom Greene, Huron Daily Tribune; Dan D’Addona, Holland Sentinel; Brandon Watson, Sturgis Journal; Patrick Nothaft, Grand Rapids Press; Jared Ramsey, Detroit Free Press; Matthew Ehler, Kalamazoo Gazette.
