In its 15th year, the Midwest Showdown had 142 teams, broken into divisions based on graduation year. Running May 28-30, the event was held at multiple sites with main facility in Mason, Ohio (just north of Cincinnati). Even though NCAA Division 1 schools were not allowed to attend, 45 colleges from NCAA Division 2, Division 3 and the NAIA were present for one or more days according to event organizers.
Players below are listed alphabetically with height, position, graduation year and club team with home town in parenthesis. The criteria for selection was performance at the event in conjunction with success of the team. Congratulations to all selected!
2016 Midwest Showdown All-Tournament Team 10th Grade Division
Adrian Crockwell, 5-7, guard, 2018, All Ohio 10th Grade (Reynoldsburg, Ohio) Tihanna Fulton, 6-0, power forward, 2018, All Ohio Express 2018 (Mason, Ohio) Ciaja Harbison, 5-6, point guard, 2018, Kentucky Premier 15U EYBL Milby (Louisville, Kentucky) Jordan Horston, 6-0, guard, 2019, All Ohio 10th Grade (Columbus, Ohio) MVP Maliya Perry, 5-11, small forward, 2019, All Ohio 10th Grade (Pickerington, Ohio) Ellen Ross, 5-11, forward, 2018, Nike Gold Ladygymrats Elite (Roanoke, Indiana) Molly Sharman, 5-7, shooting guard, 2019, Matrix Black (Springfield, Virginia) Paige Shy, 5-9, shooting guard, 2019, West Virginia Thunder Navy (Huntington, West Virginia) Alexis Starks, 5-11, forward, 2018, Cincinnati Finest Sophomores (Cincinnati, Ohio) Macey Turley, 5-6, point guard, 2018, Kentucky Premier 15U Erin McClain (Mayfield, Kentucky) Lyza Winston, 5-7, guard, 2019, Michigan Crossover 15U Nike EYBL (Muskegon, Michigan)
2016 Midwest Showdown All-Tournament Team 9th Grade Division
Devin Biesbrock. 5-5, point guard, 2019, Midwest Takeover 2019 Take 1 (Maineville, Ohio) Jasha Clinton, 5-6, guard, 2020, BWSL Red Tide (Norfolk, Virginia) Makira Cook, 5-5, point guard, 2020, Cincinnati Angels 15U (Cincinnati, Ohio) Maori Davenport, 6-4, center, 2019. All Alabama (Troy, Alabama) Gabby Hutcherson, 6-2, power forward, 2020, Ohio Lady Hoopsters (Columbus, Ohio) Makenna Marissa, 5-10, shooting guard, 2019, Western PA Bruins - Tate (McMurray, Pennsylvania) Gabbie Marshall, 5-8, point guard, 2019, Cincinnati Heat Premier Sanders (Cincinnati, Ohio) Sammie Puisis, 6-1, small forward, 2019, Cincinnati Heat Premier Sanders (Mason, Ohio) MVP Nyam Thornton, 5-7, 2020, point guard, 2020, All Ohio 9th Grade (Columbus, Ohio) Dontavia Waggoner, 5-10, forward, 2020, Tennessee Flight 2020 Silver (Nashville, Tennessee) Del'Janae Williams, 5-7, guard, 2019, Michigan Crossover 14U (Detroit, Michigan)