14 Aprill McRae
14 Aprill McRae
Height: 6-3
Year: Fr.
Hometown: Raleigh, N.C.
Position: C
AROUND THE HORNS:
  • Is perhaps the most heavily recruited player coming out of high school VCU has signed during head coach Beth Cunningham’s tenure
  • Is expected to make an immediate impact with her size, presence, and aggressiveness on both ends of the floor
  • Ranked among the nation’s best post players coming out of high school


PRIOR TO VCU    

  • Listed as the 22nd ranked post player in the nation, according to ESPN Hoopgurlz and ranked as the 30th-best center in the country, according to Dan Olsen College Girls Basketball Report
  • Played for Nicole Sampson-Meyers at Southeast High School, where she helped lead the Lady Bulldogs to a 23-5 record, a Greater Neuse River Conference title and an appearance in the North Carolina regional semifinal as a junior
  • Named First Team All-GNRC in 2009-10
  • McDonald’s All-American nominee
  • Played in the East vs. West All-Star basketball game as a senior
  • Also played volleyball, softball and track & field in addition to basketball at Southeast
  • Member of the Ovester Grays Triangle Lady Nights AAU program


PERSONAL           

  • Daughter of Leroy and Brenda McRae
  • Born in Wake Forest, N.C., on July 27, 1993
  • Majoring in forensic science/criminal justice