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Addison Bjorn

Guard/Forward
PARK HILL SOUTH HS
RIVERSIDE, MISSOURI
JUNIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-2
Press Release

Peak Performance

22

Average Points (per game)

11.5

Average Rebounds (per game)

3.4

Average Assists (per game)

3.3

Average Steals (per game)
“Addison is special. I have been doing this for 25 years and she is the single-best player I have coached against. She is incredible. Her ability to guard 1-5 and score against any type of player and defense is the best I have seen.”
Aaron Neeser
Head Coach - Liberty High
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Athletic Excellence

At the time of her selection, the 6-foot-2 junior guard and forward had led the Panthers to a 28-0 record and a berth in the Class 6, District 8 tournament championship game. Bjorn averaged 22.0 points, 11.5 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 3.3 steals through 28 games as Park Hill South pursued a perfect season. A member of the USA Basketball Under-17 Women’s National Team that won the gold medal at the FIBA World Cup last summer, Bjorn is a 2025 Naismith Award Honorable Mention All-American selection. She is ranked as the nation’s No. 11 recruit in the Class of 2026 by espnW and 247Sports and entered the district final with 1,617 points in her prep basketball career.

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Academic Achievement

Bjorn has maintained a weighted 3.85 GPA in the classroom. She will begin her senior year of high school this fall.

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Exemplary Character

A member of the Park Hill South High student council, Bjorn has volunteered locally with People of All Colors Succeed, a non-profit that focuses on self-empowerment in students.