THE FRONT ROW with Jason Elliott May. 15, 2013

It has been a good year for Post Falls High senior Dani Failor.

Gatorade state Player of the Year in girls basketball, winning a state title and being named the state 5A girls Player of the Year on the All-Idaho team by the Idaho Statesman, the honors are continuing to roll in.

LAST WEEK, Post Falls girls basketball coach Marc Allert was notified by the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame that they'd like to include Failor's jersey in the Ring of Honor, which includes high school and college All-Americans.

"I don't even know what to think about it right now," Failor said. "It's another thing to add to the list. When the Hall of Fame calls and wants you to send them your jersey, it's one of the greatest feelings ever."

But it won't be a jersey that she wore during the tournament or regular season game this year, but rather a jersey from her junior varsity year as a freshman.

"We just got new jerseys and we didn't want to take a chance of not getting it back," Failor said. "So we sent the bright orange No. 41 I wore then."

It will be displayed at the Hall of Fame, located in Knoxville, Tenn., for a year.

"Honestly, it's such an amazing blessing," Failor said. "I never thought I'd win so many awards. You grow up watching those movies of people winning awards and I can't believe it's happening to me. I don't have any plans of going to see it yet, but who knows, I might end up there within the next year. It's a really awesome feeling."

Failor, a 6-foot forward, has signed to continue her basketball career at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y.

"It's a really cool deal for her," Allert said. "She really deserves it with the year she's had. Being able to have the opportunity to coach someone like Dani is very special for me. And it's not only because she's a great player, it has more to do with what a great person she is and knowing how hard she has worked to get herself where she is today."

FAILOR AND the rest of her teammates from this year's championship team will get one final home game as the 20th annual Jack Blair Memorial Girls Basketball Classic will take place on May 29 at Post Falls High.

Failor, along with Katie King, Brooke Litalien and Hallie Gennett will play on the Region team, coached by Allert. King (North Idaho College), Litalien (Lewis-Clark State) and Gennett (Sacramento State) have signed to continue their basketball careers.

"I think for her to be able to play at Post Falls in her last high school game in such a prestigious all-star game with Katie, Brooke and Hallie is only fitting," Allert said. "She has done so much for this community and everyone is so proud of her."

Jason Elliott is a sports writer for the Coeur d'Alene Press. He can be reached at 664-8176, Ext. 2020 or via email at [email protected].