East Women’s Basketball
Najiha ALLEN Shooting Guard … 5-7 … Senior year: 18 PPG, 11 RPG, 4 APG, 5 SPG, Mid-South Conference Player of the Year, First Team All- District, All-Area Player of the Year, finished career with 1,781 points and 226 three-pointers … Junior year: 22 PPG, 7 RPG, 3 APG, 4 SPG, Second Team All-District, All-Conference, All-Area Player of the Year … Sophomore year: 16 PPG, 5 APG, 3 SPG, All-American Conference Player of the Year, All-Area Player of the Year … Scholar Athlete … Plans to play basketball while attending Bryant & Stratton in Virginia … Plans to major in sports management … Career goal: Continue competing at the highest level while using basketball to create future opportunities … Role model: Mom … Favorite college athlete: Jada Williams … Favorite professional athlete: Taina Mair … Honored to be selected and eager to compete, improve, and build relationships with other elite players … Coach: Teris Wolfe.
East head coach for 2026 … Head coach at Whiteville for 16 seasons … 204-147 record at Whiteville and 234-147 overall in 19 seasons … Won four conference championships, four conference tournament championships and guided the Wolfpack to 13 state playoff appearances … Four- time Conference Coach of the Year and five-time Columbus County Coach of the Year … Also coaches highly successful tennis and track programs, winning nine conference championships in tennis and a conference title in track while coaching a seven- time individual state champion … Graduate of East Bladen High School and UNC Pembroke, where she earned bachelor’s degrees in Criminal Justice and Sociology before completing a master’s degree in Physical Education … Says coaching the East All-Stars is a tremendous blessing and thanks her family, assistant coaches, mentors and players for their support. Serena SMITH
Brian GRAHAM East assistant coach for 2026 … Head coach at Cape Fear since 2020 … Compiled an 85-35 record in five seasons with two conference championships, four state playoff appearances and two United 8 Coach of the Year awards … Also serves on the football coaching staff, helping Cape Fear post a 15-1 record and reach the NCHSAA 4A State Championship game … Graduate of Westover High School and Fayetteville State University with degrees in History and Special Education … Believes coaching is about developing character, teamwork and resilience, and considers serving as an All-Star assistant coach both an honor and a privilege.
Ameya BROWN Point Guard … 5-4 … Senior year: Conference Player of the Year, Second Team All-District … Plans to attend Fayetteville State University on a basketball scholarship … Plans to major in computer science … Career goal: Play professionally overseas or pursue a career in cybersecurity … Favorite college athlete: Talia Trotter … Favorite professional athlete: Stephen Curry … Looking forward to the experience and building lasting relationships with fellow All-Stars … Coach: Christopher Goodman.
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