7th Grade Girls Wanting to Tryout Must Call Coach Gerard Johnson 369-7521
College Senior Twister Players to Watch
We will attending the following games as a group to salute the senior(s) collegiate players that played for the twisters when in high school. Please email Mrs. Johnson at bucs34@aol.com by the Tuesday before the game in order to get on the pass list.
Auburn: Player Tyrese Tanner, Arkansas Senior Lynsday Harris
GAME: Sunday, Feb 12th Auburn vs Arkansas at Auburn
Samford: Seniors Paige Anderson and Jazmine Powers. UT- Chattanoga: Seniors: Whitney Hood and Caprie Tucker other player Ashley "Hurricane" Southern
GAME: Wednesday, February 22nd at Samford
Ericka Russell. University of Alabama
Cynlenthia McKinnon. University of South Alabama
Paige Anderson. Samford University
Jasmine Powers. Samford University
Lyndsay Harris. Univ. Of Arkansas
DeAngela Sword. Troy State
Jasmine Bendolph LA Tech
Kiara Young. LA Tech
Meaghan Brown. UAB
Capriee Tucker. Univ. Of TN Chattanooga
Tiffany McClure. Montevallo
Jasmine Lee. Memphis
Charnise Mitchell. Southern Illinois
Jessie Clark. Reinhardt Univ.
Class of 2012 Twisters Early Commitments
2012 Hoover HS Nicole Tanner Twister since 10U Auburn University
2012 Bessemer City Chelsee Black Twister since 10U UAB
2012 Hoover HS Kayla Anderson Twister since 10U UAB
2012 Faith Academy Madeleine Philpot Twisters since 13u Air Force
11th Grade Twister Elite Team finishes 4th in the 2011 AAU Division ONE National Championships
Alabama Twisters 10th Grade AAU 2011 Silver Showcase Champions Orlando, Fl
4th Grade 9u Twisters Finish Strong in 5th Grade Division of
Tennessee Valley Showcase 
9u Girls Finish 3-0 at DCA Tournament in Nashville
2011 11th Grade Girls Win Alabama AAU State Championship
2011 6th Grade Girls Win Alabama AAU State Championship
8th Grade Elite-Holiday volunteered at the Christian Service Center to help sort donations for Tornado victims.
Team members Brittany Wood, Chelsea Lewis, Kayla Lewis and Robin Isabelle worked the second shift in downtown Birmingham.
Alabama Twisters Elite 8th Grade
Samford University Women's Basketball Camps
2011 Camp Dates:
Individual Week 2: June 6-9
Ages: 5-16
Father/Daughter Camp: June 17-18
Team Camp:
Session 1: June 13-14
Session 2: June 15-16
Session 3: June 24-25
Twisters Vist Duke University, University of North Carolina and North Carolina State University
The Alabama Twisters 10u Girls
"The 10U Alabama Twisters go 4-0 to win the Hustler's Magic City Rumble Championship."
Round 1: Shelby Storm (11) v. Twisters (31)
Round 2: Rim Rockers (29) v. Twisters (34)
Round 3: GA. Pistols (26) v. Twisters (28)
Championship Round: Twisters (38) v. Rim Rockers (26)
Congratulations to the following Alabama Twisters teams for winning their Grade Division in the Lady Raiders Classic held at Spain Park High School.
6th Grade - Alabama Twisters Johnson - Team Marvelous
8th Grade - Alabama Twisters Elite 2015
11th Grade - Alabama Twisters Elite Anderson
Congratulations to the Winners of the 2011 Heart Of Dixie I Invitational Tournament
4th 5th Grade Bessemer Starz Champion
Locust Fork Hornets Runner Up
5th 6th Grade North Alabama Road Runners Champion
Alabama Twisters 5th Grade Runner Up
Jr High Division Champion Alabama Pistons
Georgia Metros Runner Up
10U Twisters win 11U Division at the Southern Spring Invitational Basketball Tourney
Tournament MVP: Hannah Barber
Alabama Twisters 11u Win Alabama Storm Spring Rumble II
Alabama Twisters 4th Grade Girls Travel to Nashville DCA Tournament and finish 2-1.
SEC Women's Hoops Players Of The Week
Updated 2/21/2011
Player of the Week
Ericka Russell • Alabama
Junior • Guard • Tuscaloosa, Ala.
• Helped Alabama earn its second and third straight SEC wins marking the first time the Crimson Tide has won three consecutive league games since 1999.
• Was instrumental in lifting Alabama over Ole Miss, scoring a game-high and season-best, 21 points.
• When the Rebels closed the gap to just one point with 8:08 remaining in the game, Russell nailed a three-pointer and had a pair of steals that she converted to fast break layups to seal the victory for the Tide.
• Her four steals versus Ole Miss set a new career high.
• Averaged 16.5 points, 4.0 assists, 2.5 rebounds and 2.5 steals.
Former Alabama Twister Elite Player Paige Anderson Named SoCon Student-Athlete Of The Week
Anderson holds a 3.95 GPA in business
Feb. 16, 2011
SPARTANBURG, S.C. - Paige Anderson, a junior guard on the Samford women's basketball team, was named the Southern Conference's Student-Athlete of the Week when the league released its weekly academic honor on Wednesday.
The Spring Garden, Ala., native holds a 3.95 grade-point average in business. She was named to both the SoCon Honor Roll and the Winter Academic All-Conference team last season.
In two SoCon games last week, Anderson averaged 13.0 points per game while shooting 6-for-10 from three-point range and a perfect 8-for-8 at the free-throw line. Anderson led the team with 17 points against conference-leading Appalachian State and then added nine points in Monday's win over Davidson.
Pensacola State Athletic Department
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Garrett named State’s Player of the Week
February 15
Karneshia Garrett, Pensacola State
Sophomore – Center – Hoover, Ala.
Pensacola State College’s Karneshia Garrett is this week’s FCCAA Women’s Basketball Player of the Week. Garrett, a sophomore from Hoover, Ala., averaged 19.0 points and 13.0 rebounds in a pair of Panhandle Conference games for the top-ranked Lady Pirates. Garrett posted double-doubles in both games, beginning with a 17-point, 14-rebound outing at No. 2 Northwest Florida State on February 9. Three days later, she tallied 21 points and 12 rebounds against then-No. 8 Tallahassee. For the week, Garrett shot 51.9 percent (14-of-27) from the floor.
Alabama Women’s Basketball Inks Jessica Merrit a Former Twister Player
Kaseama Ashbourne of St. Jude's High School in Montgomery, AL has signed to play with the University of North Alabama
Hoover High Schools-Alabama Twisters Nicole Tanner verbally commits to Auburn University.
Photo by The Birmingham News
Amanda Toliver has played with the Alabama Twisters for the past 2 seasons. She captured the South Alabama coach's attention during 3 of our exposure tournaments we traveled to this Summer. She is the first female basketball, D1 signee for Minor High School.
Jordan Smith and Shannon Steinert Sign with The University of Alabama Huntsville
"1st Annual" Lady Jag Classic Champions
Girls 11U
Congratulations to the 11U Alabama Twisters for winning the Lady Jags
Basketball Tournament held at Spain Park High School on April 16th and
17th. Pictured are (back row left to right): Coach Michael Pruet, Tori
Coker, Paige Pruet, Jessica Compton, Kendra Langham, Kendall Gause,
Kelsi Hobbs and Coach John Hobbs. Front row left to right includes:
Lauren Granier, Veronica Richardson, Jailyn Maddox and Journey Jones.
Alabama Twisters 15s and 16s have a photo opportunity with the "Boo Williams" host of the 25th Annual Boo Williams NIKE Invitational held April 16 - 18, 2010 held at the Boo Williams Sportsplex in Hampton, Virginia.
PRESENT AND FORMER ALABAMA TWISTERS PLAYERS AT THE ALABAMA SPORTS WRITERS PLAYER OF THE YEAR AWARD LUNCHEON HELD AT THE BIRMINGHAM NEWS HEADQUARTERS.
(L to R) Johnqueshia Johns - Sunshine HS; 1A Player of the Year - Shafontaye Myers; 6A Player of the Year - Tyrese Tanner; 5A Player of the Year - Shanice McKinney; 2A Player of the Year - Courtney Strain; Nicole Tanner and Leah Strain. Not pictured but also a former Twister - 4A Player of the Year and Miss Basketball - Karneshia Horn.
Tyrese Tanner of Hoover High School and The Alabama Twisters Standout Since Her 10u Year Named 6A Player of the Year
SouthWest Athletics Conference
Freshman of the Year - Carolinsia "Bit" Crumbly Alcorn State University
Florida Athletic Association Conference (Pensacola Junior College)
Panhandle All Conference 2nd team and Freshman of the Year - Karneshia "KT" Garrett
Panhandle all Conference 2nd team Jessica Merritt
These former Twister Elite players and their teams are going to the NCAA Tournament
Louisiana Tech - Jasmine Bendolph
University of Tennessee Chatanooga - Capriee Tucker