ADA, Okla.-The Chickasaw Nation proudly announces that Chickasaw citizen Sania Richardson of Ada High School has made the top 25 on ESPN's 2025 HoopGurlz Recruiting Rankings.
As a freshman, Sania ranks 13 on ESPN's list and currently has multiple offers to play college basketball.
Richardson was already considered one of the top girls basketball players in the state-media attention is nothing new to this athlete-and some talent evaluators have put her in the top spot-before she's even taken a dribble in an official varsity high school game.
Last year, as an eighth grader, Richardson was named the MVP of the 2021 Super 16 All-Star game after scoring 21 points with three assists, three rebounds, and a steal to lead her team to victory in the 2025 Girls All-Star game. That is just one of the awards Richardson has won.
"I have been playing basketball since I was a little kid," Sania said in a previous interview with Chickasaw Times. "I started before kindergarten. My dad bought me a basketball goal and we would shoot a little bit in the house. I just fell in love with the game."
Her dad also speculated that basketball was "in her blood." Richardson's grandfather was a respected ball player who earned a tryout with the Harlem Globetrotters during their popular days, and both Sania's parents played college basketball.
"We were excited to see her on that ESPN Top 25 list but weren't surprised. We know her future is extremely bright. We look forward to what she will bring to our team this year," said Ada head coach Christie Jennings. "Sania is a tremendous player but an even better teammate. She makes everyone around her better."
Richardson told VYPE, "The biggest thing I love about my team and my teammates is no matter what, we are always going to have each other's back, even if one of us is in the right or wrong. There's been plenty of incidences on and off the court we're they showed some type of loyalty towards me and each other . . . I know if I was in any type of situation and I need someone to have my back, it would be them."
