ESPN Player Evaluations
- Dec 16, 2011
- No. 11 Nirra Fields eligible for Mater Dei; No. 6 Jordan Adams injured
- Nirra Fields has had her eligibility restored, but No. 10 Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.) is holding its breath on another star guard, Jordan Adams, according to coach Kevin Kiernan.
The No. 11 prospect in the 2012 class, Fields was declared ineligible by the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) after she moved to the Los Angeles area with new Laker coach Mike Brown, who has become her guardian along with his wife Carolyn.
The UCLA-bound Fields had her eligibiity restored just in time for the Nike Tournament of Champions after new paperwork was submitted to the CIF. Fields has been practicing with Mater Dei all season and Kiernan said she "is ready to go. She will be fine."
Mater Dei, the two-time defending national high-school champions, open play in the Joe Smith Invitational Division on Monday against Buford (Ga.), which is ranked No. 12 in the POWERADE FAB 50 and features No. 2 junior Kaela Davis and No. 30 junior prospect Kristina Nelson.
Adams, the No. 6 prospect in 2012, has been out all week with a strained posterior-cruciate ligament (PCL) in her knee.
"We're hoping she is back soon," Kiernan said in a text message.
- Nov 8, 2011
- No. 11 Nirra Fields commits to Pac-12 program
- Nirra Fields of Santa Ana, Calif., the No. 11 prospect in the 2012 class by ESPN HoopGurlz, has committed to UCLA, according to her high-school coach, Kevin Kiernan of Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.).
The 5-foot-9 guard also considered Kentucky, Louisville, Oklahoma and Miami (Fla.).
"I know she was torn," Kiernan said. "She really enjoyed all her visits."
Kiernan's backcourt at Mater Dei, the defending national champions, now is committed to Pac-12 schools. Jordan Adams, ranked No. 6 in the 2012 class, recently verballed to USC. Alexas Williamson, a three-star prospect, is pledged to Washington State University.
A member of Canada's U16, U17 and U19 national teams, Fields averaged 26.5 points as a junior at Oak Hill Academy (Wilson, Va.). She lives with new Laker coach Mike Brown and transferred with his sons, Elijah and Cameron, to Mater Dei.
- Nov 4, 2011
- No. 11 Nirra Fields takes final visit
- Nirra Fields, ranked No. 11 in the 2012 class by ESPN HoopGurlz, is taking her last official visit, to Oklahoma, this weekend and expects to sign with a college choice next week, according to her high-school coach Kevin Kiernan of Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.).
The 5-foot-9 guard also has taken visits to Kentucky, Louisville, Miami and UCLA.
A member of Canada's U16, U17 and U19 national teams, Fields averaged 26.5 points as a junior at Oak Hill Academy (Wilson, Va.). She lives with new Laker coach Mike Brown and transferred with his sons, Elijah and Cameron, to Mater Dei.