Seaforth's White nominated for McDonald's All American team

The Virginia signee is averaging 19.4 points per game this season.

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Seaforth girls’ basketball senior Gabby White is a 2025 McDonald’s All American nominee for the East team.

McDonald’s All American Games announced the boys and girls nominees on Jan. 15. White, a Virginia signee, was one of nine girls from North Carolina nominated for the prestigious prep basketball showcase.

Players could only be nominated by a high school varsity head coach, high school athletic director, a high school principal or the McDonald’s All American Game selection committee. The top 24 girls selected for the final rosters will be announced later in the month. The McDonald’s All American Games will be played on April 1 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.

White, a 5-foot-10 guard, is rated as a four-star prospect and is ranked 96th in ESPN’s 2025 HoopGurlz Top 100 recruiting rankings. She committed to Virginia in July and signed with the Cavaliers on a financial aid agreement in November.

“Gabby is an extremely high-character kid who is serious about her craft,” Virginia women’s basketball coach Amaka Agugua-Hamilton said. “She is a big, athletic guard who can get downhill and create.”

The two-time all-state selection and three-time Mid-Carolina 1A/2A conference player of the year is averaging 19.4 points, eight rebounds and 2.7 steals per game during her senior season as of Sunday. White has scored in double figures in 13 of Seaforth’s first 14 games, recording a career-high 32 points in a win over Holly Springs on Dec. 20.

Outside of that performance, White has showed up huge in other big games this season. She poured in 26 points to down Southeast Alamance for first place in the conference on Jan. 7, and she scored 25 points to help Seaforth win at Wakefield on Dec. 14.

Within North Carolina, White is up against Albemarle’s Amari Baldwin (Winston-Salem State signee), Bishop McGuinness’ Adelaide Jernigan (NC State signee), Rolesville’s Caitlyn Jones (Wake Forest signee), Cannon’s Maya McCorkle (East Tennessee State signee), Terry Sanford’s Breonna Roaf (Winston-Salem State signee), Watauga’s Kate Sears (Virginia Tech signee), Mallard Creek’s Elle Stone (Delaware signee) and Cannon’s Khloe Thompson (Winston-Salem State signee) for a spot on the McDonald’s All American team.

White got a chance to play against Jones and outdueled her in a win over Rolesville last season, posting a stat line of 20 points, seven rebounds, four assists and two steals.

Across her four year career, White is averaging 16.7 points, 9.4 rebounds and 3.1 steals per game, playing as the offensive and defensive leader for the Hawks. She’s helped Seaforth reach the playoffs in every season since the school opened in 2021, including a state final appearance in 2023 and a state semifinal appearance last year.

In the loss to North Pitt in the 2024 2A state semifinal, White backed up her postgame statement as being “probably one of the best guards in the country” by recording a 30-point, 11-rebound double-double in a duel with current NC State guard Zamareya Jones, who herself poured in 29 points and 10 rebounds in that postseason matchup.

As a sophomore, White tallied 15 points and 11 rebounds in Seaforth 2023 2A state championship loss and was selected as the Hawks’ Most Outstanding Player. She also reached 1,000 career points as a junior.