Originally published at Orange County Catholic
ADDISON DEAL’S accomplishments on the basketball court speak volumes.
A senior point guard on the Mater Dei basketball team, Deal is one of the best players in the state, playing on one of the best teams in the state and a few months away from playing at the University of Iowa, the alma mater of super star Caitlin Clark, who now plays for the Indiana Fever of the WNBA.
ADDISON DEAL WITH HER PARENTS DANNY AND ASHLEY. PHOTO COURTESY OF MATER DEI HIGH SCHOOL
The six-foot point guard was recently selected as a McDonald’s All American, the highest honor bestowed on a high school senior.
Deal, who will play for the West squad, is among 12 players who will showcase their skills against the East team at the McDonald’s All-American Games at the Barclay’s Center in Brooklyn New York on April 1.
“I’m just so blessed that I was selected and I’m just really just going to absorb it all and live in the moment,” Deal said.
There is an intangible that doesn’t appear in any Deal’s statistics. Deal’s faith has been a guiding force through all of it, from the highs to the lows.
“I think it really
