| Deirdre Naughton |
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Prior To Wake Forest:
Ranked as the #33 recruit by the Blue Star Report ... named the 2005 Chicago Sun Times Player of the Year ... a third-team Parade All-American ... averaged 21 points per game, four assists per game and four steals per game for New Trier High School ... high school was named the 12th most athletic high school in the nation by Sports Illustrated ... selected to the Nike All-American camp in 2004 ... an IBCA All-State first team in 2004 and 2005 ... named to the AP AA All-State third team in 2004 ... a Chicago Tribune All-State second team selection in 2003 and 2004 ... also named to the Chicago Sun Times all-area team in 2003 ... broke the school record for most points scored in a career at New Trier --- both for men and women ... finished career with over 2,000 points ... joined fellow freshman Yolanda Lavender as a member of the 2005 Women's Basketball Coaches Association honorable mention All-American ... played for the Illinois Hustle under coach Derril Kipp ... played for Teri Rodgers at New Trier High School.
Personal:
Born May 10, 1987 ... the daughter of John and Julie Naughton ... was a member of the honor roll in high school ... has three teammates playing Division I basketball, including Brittanny Johnson of Boston College ... selected Wake Forest over Boston College, Ohio State and Michigan ... choose Wake Forest because of the up and coming program and the challenging conference.
