10 More Hoopsters Named to CIAC All-Century Teams

CONNECTICUT — Five more girls and five more boys have been named by the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference (CIAC) to its All-Century high school basketball teams, picked in commemoration of the organization's 100th anniversary.

Over a 5-week period, a total of 25 players will be named to each squad. Players are listed with their name during their high school career, their graduation year and school. The All-Century teams were compiled with input from past and current coaches, veteran high school basketball writers and others closely associated with Connecticut boys and girls basketball through the decades.

Selections were made strictly on the player's high school career, not necessarily on their later accomplishments in college and/or pro ball. Players selected to the teams are not ranked in any order; rather, the CIAC is releasing five names weekly at random.

GIRLS

Nadine Domond – Bridgeport Central – 1994

• Scored 2,300 career points
• Led team to 1994 state championship, only girls basketball title in school history
• First team Parade All-American in 1993
• Senior year averaged 23.6 points, 10.9 rebounds, 6.4 steals, 5.8 assists - top rated guard in the nation
• Four-time All-State, 1994 Gatorade Player of the Year, USA Today All-USA Team in 1994

Krista Rappahahn – Norwich Free Academy – 2002

• 2002 Gatorade Player of the Year
• 2,048 career points
• All-State and All-American
• Team went 106-2 in four years with three state titles
• Career averages of 22.9 pts., 9 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 steals

Symone Roberts – New Britain – 2009

• Led team to three championship games in four years, winning two titles
• Scored 2,374 career points (fourth all time)
• 2009 Gatorade Player of the Year
• Honorable mention All-American

Da’Shena Stevens – Trinity Catholic – 2008

• Scored 2,182 career points

Rita Williams – Brien McMahon – 1994

• Parade All-American
• 2-time All-State
• 1,965 career points in three seasons
• MVP of 1994 Class L game vs. Sacred Heart Academy
• Led team to two title games, winning one

BOYS

Rick DiCiccio – St. Joseph – 1973

• 1,666 career points and 1,210 career rebounds
• Single season St. Joseph rebounding record with 433
• Received All-American recognition during his career
• All-State selection in 1972 and 1973

Rod Foster – St. Thomas Aquinas – 1979

• 2-time All-State selection
• Led team to 2 state championship appearances and 1979 state championship
• Senior year: averaged 30.2 points per game
• Named 1979 Adidas All-American and 2nd Team Parade Magazine All-American
• Nicknamed “Rocket” for his blazing speed

Calvin Murphy – Norwalk – 1966

• Bob Ryan wrote in 1993, “Murphy is the greatest high school player in the history of New England. Period. End of discussion, and that is non-negotiable.”
• 2-time All-American, 3-time All-State
• Helped team win a state championship 1966
• 2,192 career points
• Averaged 25.6 points per game as sophomore, 31.8 as junior and 40.3 as senior

Chris Smith – Kolbe Cathedral – 1988

• 1988 Connecticut Gatorade Player of the Year
• 3rd Team Parade Magazine All-American
• 2-time All-State
• Two title game appearances, including 1985 championship
• First impact in-state national recruit to choose UConn under Jim Calhoun

Corny Thompson – Middletown – 1978

• His teams were undefeated (76-0) his sophomore, junior and senior seasons
• 1978 McDonald’s All-American
• 3-time All State
• 1st Team Parade Magazine All-American

Previously named:

• 5 of 25 Selections Named to All-Century Girls Basketball Team
• First 5 Members of All-Century Boys Basketball Team Announced