The Carolina All-Stars have established themselves as one of North Carolina’s longstanding girls basketball programs, and the 2026 season brought another opportunity for the organization to showcase its players on a national stage through the New Balance circuit.
Founded in 2004 and based in Durham, North Carolina, the Carolina All-Stars report that more than 250 players from the program have earned NCAA scholarships. More than 35 alumni were playing college basketball during the 2025-26 season, giving the organization a substantial track record of helping players advance beyond the travel basketball level.
For 2026, Carolina All-Stars expanded that pathway across several levels of the New Balance platform. The organization fielded 15U, 16U and 17U teams in both Lady P32 and Lady E32, along with younger teams competing in Jr. Lady P32. The program's overall schedule also included Blue Star League and Prep Girls Hoops competition.
That structure gives Carolina All-Stars players an opportunity to develop inside the program before reaching the high school circuit. The organization's current lineup extends from younger age groups through 17U, creating a pipeline rather than relying exclusively on assembling teams once players reach recruiting age.
The program also generated individual prospect attention during the 2026 season. Prep Girls Hoops covered Carolina All-Stars players throughout the spring and summer, including at the PGH Southeast Kickoff and other regional events. Its Carolina All-Stars program page continued featuring prospects into September 2026.
At the Shootout at Boo Williams, Prep Girls Hoops highlighted several Carolina All-Stars prospects, including 2027 guards Alissa Brown, Faith Yon and Zaniya Reddick, along with 2029 combo guard Samira Shands. The coverage noted Brown's decision-making and ability to create for teammates, Shands' defensive energy and versatility, Yon's multi-level scoring and Reddick's ability to pressure defenses by attacking the basket.
Carolina All-Stars also had teams represented at the New Balance national level, with 14U Jr. LP32, 15U LP32, 16U P32, 17U LE32 and 17U P32 teams appearing in event listings.
For a program that has been operating for more than two decades, the New Balance platform represents another chapter in its development. Carolina All-Stars now has a pathway stretching from middle school basketball through the upper high school divisions, while its players receive opportunities to compete in front of evaluators and college programs.
With its established alumni base and younger prospects continuing to emerge, Carolina All-Stars remains a program to follow as the next group of North Carolina players moves through the New Balance P32 pipeline.
