***Who are the best women's basketball players from the Tampa Bay area? We talked to several longtime coaches and sportswriters to produce a Top 10. The list is filled with McDonald's All-Americans, National Champions and a couple of Florida Miss Basketballs.***

1. Necole Tunsil, Lakewood High School

Tunsil was the second-ever Florida female to be named to Parade's All-America team. She averaged 25.8 points, 13.9 rebounds and 9.7 assists per game for the Spartans her senior season. Tunsil led Lakewood to a 30-1 record and their first Class 3A state championship. She was a first team all-state selection who also excelled in track and field. She was a three-time high jump champion and also won a state title in the shot put.

Heavily recruited, Tunsil committed to play for Vivian Stringer at Iowa where she helped lead the Hawkeyes to the Final Four in 1993. After Iowa, Tunsil spent six seasons overseas playing in Italy, Greece and France.

After her playing days were over, Tunsil returned to her alma mater and led the Lakewood girls basketball team to a state title in 2011.

2. Tiffany Hayes, Winter Haven High School

Arguably the best player to come out of Polk County, Hayes helped lead the Blue Devils to their first two state championships in 2005 and 07. She earned Florida Miss Basketball honors in 2008. One of the most heavily recruited Bay Area basketball players, Hayes played for legendary coach Geno Auriemma at UConn, winning National Championships in 2009 and 10.

After she graduated from UConn, Hayes was the 14^th overall pick in the 2012 WNBA Draft.

A 2017 WNBA All-Star for the Atlanta Dream, Hayes has also played overseas.

3. Dominique Redding, Clearwater high School

The Tornadoes all-time leading scorer posted 2,648 points while earning all-state honors all four years at Clearwater. She was a consensus All-America pick in 2003 was also a McDonald’s All-America selection. Her junior year at Clearwater, Redding put up more than 1,000 points in leading the Tornadoes to a state runner-up finish. Her senior season, Clearwater advanced to the Final Four where they lost to eventual state champs South Broward.

In college, Redding played for the winningest basketball coach of all time, Pat Summitt, at Tennessee. She won a National Championship with the Lady Vols in 2007.

After graduation, Redding has remained involved in basketball, helping coach youth boys teams.

4. Amber Henson, Sickles High School

A three-time Parade All-American and Florida Gatorade Player of the Year as a senior, in addition to WBCA and McDonald’s All-America honors, Henson set new Gryphons records with 2,027 career points and 1,218 rebounds. In four years at Sickles, Henson posted 60 double-doubles. Her senior season, she averaged 20.7 points per game and 13. 6 rebounds.

Also played AAU ball for the Orlando Comets, winning a state championship in 2009.

Recruited by the top women’s programs, Henson selected Duke where she play from 2011-15 while undergoing six knee surgeries. She received her degree in public policy in 2015.

5. Candice Dupree, Wharton High School

Dupree earned Tampa Tribune Player of the Year honors in 2002 and was also an All-State second team selection.

Dupree played for Dawn Staley at Temple where the two-time All-American helped lead the Owls to three Atlantic 10 Conference titles and the program’s first ever NCAA win in 2005. Temple retired Dupree’s No. 4 jersey in 2017, marking only the second time the school retired a women’s number.

She was the sixth overall pick in the 2006 WNBA Draft, earning All-Star honors six times and helping the Phoenix Mercury win a championship in 2009

6. LaDazhia Williams, Lakewood Ranch High School: the Class 8A Player of the Year as a senior, led the Mustangs to a state runner-up finish as a junior. Currently plays for Coach Staley at South Carolina.

7. Taylor Emery, Freedom High School: Hillsborough County’s all-time leading career scorer with 2,689 points, Emery just wrapped up a successful career at Virginia Tech where she earned All-ACC honors and scored a school-record 667 points last season.

8. O’Mariah Gordon, Braden River High School: The reigning Florida Gatorade Player of the Year averaged 29.7 ppg, 6.8 assists, 6.6 rebounds, 5.3 steals as a sophomore. She helped lead the Pirates to the Class 8A-3 region final.

9. Sherisha Hills, Academy of the Holy Names: A three-time Tampa Tribune Player of the Year, Hills posted 2,538 career points and went on to play at Notre Dame and Florida.

10. Sabrina Crump, Countryside High School: The very first Florida Miss Basketball, Crump received the inaugural honor in 1993, one of only four Tampa Bay products to receive the annual award.

On the bubble: Nicole Adams (Gulf), Depree Bowden (Southeast), LaQwesha Gamble (Winter Haven), Wanda Guyton (Hillsborough), Chelsea Hall (Seffner Christian), Tesha Hanson (Seffner Christian), Sthefany Thomas (Wesley Chapel), Shinikki Whiting (Clearwater) Faith Woodard (Freedom)