
The Patrick School’s Nick Richards works under the basket as IMG’s Emmitt Williams defends at the City of Palms (Photo: News-Press)
Three future Kentucky Wildcats are among the 25 players named to the Naismith Trophy High School Boys Player of the Year Midseason Watch List announced Wednesday. The list is trimmed from 50 players on the preseason list.
The three are point guard Quade Green from Neumann-Goretti (Philadelphia), Nick Richards from The Patrick School (Hillside, N.J.) and P.J. Washington from Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nev.). The other schools with multiple players on the list are Duke, with Gary Trent Jr. from Prolific Prep (Napa, Calif.) and Wendell Carter from Pace Academy (Atlanta), and Alabama with John Petty from Jemison (Huntsville, Ala.) and Collin Sexton from Pebblebrook (Mableton, Ga.).
The 10 national semifinalists will be released on Feb.7 and the Player of the Year and All-America teams are announced in March.
2017 Naismith Trophy High School Boy’s Player of the Year Mid-Season Watch List | |||||
Last Name | First Name | Hometown | High School | Position | College Choice |
Ayton | DeAndre | Phoenix, AZ | Hillcrest Academy | C | Arizona |
Bamba | Mohamed | Harlem, NY | Westtown School | C | |
Bowen | Brian | Saginaw, MI | La Lumiere School | SF | |
Brown, Jr. | Troy | Las Vegas, NV | Centennial | SF | Oregon |
Carter | Wendell | Atlanta, GA | Pace Academy | PF | Duke |
Duval | Trevon | Wilmington, DE | IMG Academy | PG | |
Felton | Jalek | Mullins, SC | Gray Collegiate Academy | SG | North Carolina |
Green | Quade | Philadelphia, PA | Neumann-Goretti | PG | Kentucky |
Hands | Jaylen | San Diego, CA | Foothills Christian | PG | UCLA |
Jackson | Jaren | Indianapolis, IN | La Lumiere School | PF | Michigan State |
Knox | Kevin | Tampa, FL | Tampa Catholic | SF | |
McCoy | Brandon | San Diego, CA | Cathedral Catholic | C | |
Petty | John | Huntsville, AL | Jemison | SG | Alabama |
Porter, Jr. | Michael | Seattle, WA | Nathan Hale | SF | Washington |
Preston | Billy | Los Angeles, CA | Oak Hill Academy | PF | Kansas |
Richards | Nick | Queens, NY | The Patrick School | C | Kentucky |
Robinson | Mitchell | New Orleans, LA | Chalmette | C | Western Kentucky |
Sexton | Collin | Mableton, GA | Pebblebrook | SG | Alabama |
Tilmon | Jeremiah | East St. Louis, IL | East St. Louis | C | Illinois |
Trent Jr. | Gary | Apple Valley, MN | Prolific Prep | SG | Duke |
Walker | Lonnie | Reading, PA | Reading | SG | Miami |
Walker | M.J. | Jonesboro, GA | Jonesboro | SG | |
Washington | P.J. | Las Vegas, NV | Findlay College Prep | PF | Kentucky |
Wilkes | Kris | Indianapolis, IN | North Central | SF | UCLA |
Young | Trae | Norman, OK | Norman North | PG |