Topic: Basketball
2016-17 NATIONAL GIRLS PREVIEW
Below are the top six candidates for the female's 2016-17 Naismith High School "Player of the Year" Award along with the nation's top teams for next season.
NAISMITH'S TOP CANDIDATES FOR H.S. PLAYER OF THE YEAR (Seniors normally nominated)
- Rellah Booth 6-1/F Bradenton IMG Academy, FL
- Ayanna Clark 6-2/C Long Beach Poly, CA
- Anatasia Hayes 5-7/PG Murfreesboro Riverdale, TN
- Kasiyahna Kushkituah 6-4/C Alpharetta St. Francis, GA
- Megan Walker 6-1/F Richmond Monacan, VA
- Evina Westbrook 6-0/WF Salem South Salem, OR
NATION'S TOP TEAMS
- Columbus North, IN
- Fairfax Paul VI, VA
- Stockton St. Mary's, CA
- Duncanville, TX
- Blairstown Township Blair Academy, NJ
- Murfreesboro Riverdale, TN
- Louisville Butler, KY
- Ft. Wayne Homestead, IN
- Chattanooga Hamilton Heights Christian, TN
- Santa Ana Mater Dei, CA
- Alpharetta St. Francis, GA
- Philadelphia Neumann-Goretti, PA
2016-17 NATIONAL BOYS PREVIEW
We have listed below the top seven candidates for the 2016-17 Naismith High School "Boy's Player of the Year" along with the top teams for next season.
TOP NAISMITH'S H.S. PLAYER OF THE YEAR CANDIDATES (SENIORS NORMALLY CONSIDERED. LISTED ALPHABETICALLY).
- DeAndre Ayton 7-1/C Phoenix Hillcrest Aczdemy, AZ
- Mohamed Bamba 6-11/C Westtown School, PA
- Wendell Carter 6-11/C Atlanta Pace Academy, GA
- Trevon Duvall 6-3/PG Dallas API, TX
- Kevin Knox 6-8/WF Tampa Catholic, FL
- Michael Porter 6-8/PF Columbia Tolton Catholic, MD
- Billy Preston 6-9/PF Dallas API, TX
TOP NATIONAL TEAMS FOR 2016-17
- Mouth of Wilson Oak Hill Academy, IN
- Montverde Academy, FL
- LaPorte La Lumiere, IN
- Dallas API, TX
- Henderson Findlay Prep, NV
- Chatsworth Sierra Canyon, CA
- Chino Hills, CA
- Napa Prolific Prep, CA
- Decatur Greenforest Christian Academy, GA
- Westtown School, PA
- Memphis East, TN
- Peoria Manual, IL
- Atlanta Westlake, GA
- Philadelphia Newmann-Goretti, PA
- Chattanooga Hamilton Heights Christian, TN