The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
02.21.2017 | Women's Basketball
Rellah Boothe is a 6-foot-3 forward from Ocala, Fla.
AUSTIN, Texas – Texas women's basketball signee Rellah Boothe has been named one of five finalists nationally for the 2017 Naismith High School Girls Player of the Year Award, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced on Tuesday. The winner will be announced on March 9.
Boothe is a 6-foot-3 forward from Ocala, Fla., who earlier this year was named a McDonald's High School All-American.
Boothe, the nation's No. 3 overall player and the 1 prospect at the forward position, is a versatile left-handed player who can excel at any of the five positions on the floor. Blue Star Report rated her as the No. 2 player in the class of 2017.
Last season as a junior at IMG Academy, Boothe was named a Naismith Trophy Third-Team All-American. She averaged 22.7 points per game, 8.5 rebounds per game and 1.6 steals per game. In a game against Fort Myers High School last year, Boothe scored 41 points and brought down 20 rebounds. She was named a USA Today All-USA Third Team selection and was named to the USA Today All-Florida First Team.
Boothe was a member of the gold medal-winning USA U18 team at the FIBA Americas Championship this past summer. In the championship game, Boothe set a Team USA tournament record for free-throw percentage, shooting 9-for-9 from the charity stripe.
Boothe played the first two seasons of her high school career at Potter's House Christian in Jacksonville, Fla. As a freshman, she averaged 19.1 points per game, 10.6 rebounds per game and 2.2 blocks per game, helping her team to a 32-6 overall record. As a sophomore, she posted averages of 20.7 points per game, 13.8 rebounds per game and 2.7 blocks per game, directing her team to a 38-5 record and the National Association of Christian Athletes national championship. In 2014-15, she was named a MaxPreps Fourth-Team All-American.
