Parade Magazine  published its 35th annual All-America High School Girls Basketball team, and among the three Florida players making the roster is Amber Henson, a 6’4” forward/center from Sickles High School.

Henson, who has verbally committed to attend Duke University in 2011-2012, was honored as Parade Magazine All-America fourth team member in 2009 and named to the third team in 2010.

Henson was honored as a 2010 ESPN Rise Underclass All-American, and named Florida Times Hillsborough County Player of the Year in 2009 and 2010, and to the Times’ All-Suncoast first team in 2010.

Henson averaged 22.1 points per game, 12.1 rebounds, and 4.9 blocks as a junior to help Sickles to a 25-4 record and the 5A State region final. She recorded 20 double doubles in 2009-2010.

As a sophomore, Henson averaged 19.2 points per game in helping her team to the region semi-finals.

Henson’s family moved to Tampa from Round Rock, Texas before her sophomore year. She also plays for the AAU for the Orlando Coments.

Henson’s brother, John, plays for the North Carolina Tar Heels, and she’s a member of the National Honor Society.

Henson is a right-handed shooter and wears #33 because her father and brother also wore that number. She says her favorite food is her dad’s ribs, and her favorite sports website is ESPN. Her favorite NBA players are Kobe Bryant and Dwight Howard, and other than basketball, her favorite sport is football.