Brittany Rayburn, the 6-foot high-scoring guard from Attica, has been named The Indianapolis Star’s 2008 Indiana Miss Basketball. The Purdue recruit received 119 of 309 votes cast statewide by coaches and media.

Briana Bass of North Central (Indianapolis) finished second with 47 votes, with Lebanon’s Maggie Boyer and Danielle Havel of Class 4A state champion Carmel tying for third with 15 each. Forty-one players earned at least one vote.

Rayburn was the state’s second-leading scorer at 28.7 points a game and averaged 8.2 rebounds and 3.2 assists. She led the Red Ramblers to 70 wins and three sectional crowns in four seasons.

Click here to watch Eric Eaton's interview with Rayburn from the 2006-2007 season!

Since the Miss Basketball honor began being awarded in 1976, Rayburn is only the second winner from a 1A school. Jennifer Jacoby of Rossville won in 1991 during the non-class era. Seven winners, meanwhile, have come from schools that are now classified 2A.

Rayburn will be the seventh Miss Basketball to play for Purdue, which is coached by Mishawaka’s 1984 Miss Basketball Sharon Versyp. Rayburn, who ranks third in her class with a 3.92 GPA, plans to study pre-veterinary medicine.

The Indianapolis Star’s Indiana Miss Basketball winners:

1976: Judi Warren, Warsaw
1977: Teri Rosinski, Norwell
1978: Chanda Kline, Warsaw
1979: LaTaunya Pollard, East Chicago Roosevelt
1980: Maria Stack, Columbus East
1981: Cheryl Cook, Indianapolis Washington
1982: Trena Keys, Marion
1983: Jody Beerman, Heritage
1984: Sharon Versyp, Mishawaka
1985: Jodie Whitaker, Austin
1986: Kim Barrier, Jimtown
1987: Lori Meinerding, Fort Wayne Northrop
1988: Vicki Hall, Brebeuf
1989: Renee Westmoreland, Scottsburg
1990: Patricia Babcock, Culver Academies
1991: Jennifer Jacoby, Rossville
1992: Marla Inman, Bedford North Lawrence
1993: Abby Conklin, Charlestown
1994: Tiffany Gooden, Fort Wayne Snider
1995: Stephanie White, Seeger
1996: Lisa Winter, Huntington North
1997: Lisa Shepherd, Richmond
1998: Kelly Komara, Lake Central
1999: April McDivitt, Connersville
2000: Sara Nord, Jeffersonville
2001: Shyra Ely, Ben Davis
2002: Shanna Zolman, Wawasee
2003: Katie Gearlds, Beech Grove
2004: Jaclyn Leininger, Warsaw
2005: Jodi Howell, Alexandria
2006: Amber Harris, North Central (Indianapolis)
2007: Ta'Shia Phillips, Brebeuf
2008: Brittany Rayburn, Attica

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