The Gatorade State Boys Basketball Players of the Year have been crowned. The winners were selected based on athletic production and impact in the 2017-18 season. Each winner also demonstrated high academic achievement and exemplary personal character, including volunteerism, sportsmanship and community leadership. Here is a list of winners.
Alabama: Trendon Watford, Mountain Brook
Alaska: Tobin Karlberg, Grace Christian (Anchorage)
Arizona: Nico Mannion, Pinnacle (Phoenix)
Arkansas: Isaiah Joe, Northside (Fort Smith)
David Singleton was named California’s Gatorade Boys Basketball Player of the Year on Thursday. (Photo: Brian Fluharty, USA TODAY Sports)
California: David Singleton, Bishop Montgomery (Torrance)
Colorado: Sam Masten, Rock Canyon (Highlands Ranch)
Connecticut: Jaiden Delaire, Loomis Chaffee School (Windsor)
Delaware: Caleb Matthews, Smyrna
District of Columbia: Myles Dread, Gonzaga College (Washington)
Montverde Academy (Montverde, Fla.) small forward R.J. Barrett was named Florida’s Gatorade Boys Basketball Player of the Year on Thursday. (Photo: Brian Fluharty, USA TODAY)
Florida: R.J. Barrett, Montverde Academy
Georgia: Ashton Hagans, Newton (Covington)
Hawaii: Kameron Ng, Saint Francis School (Honolulu)
Idaho: Jake Pfennigs, Post Falls
Illinois: E.J. Liddell, Belleville West
New Albany star Romeo Langford was named Indiana’s Gatorade Boys Basketball Player of the Year on Thursday. (Photo: Michelle Pemberton)
Indiana: Romeo Langford, New Albany
Iowa: Joe Wieskamp, Muscatine
Kansas: Jeremiah Robinson-Earl, Bishop Miege (Roeland Park)
Kentucky: CJ Fredrick, Covington Catholic (Park Hills)
Louisiana: Ja’Vonte Smart, Scotlandville Magnet (Baton Rouge)
Maine: Terion Moss, Portland
Maryland: Jalen Smith, Mount Saint Joseph (Baltimore)
Massachusetts: A.J. Reeves, Brimmer and May (Chestnut Hill)
Michigan: Foster Loyer, Clarkston
Minnesota: Tre Jones, Apple Valley
Mississippi: Robert Woodard, Columbus
Missouri: Torrence Watson, Whitfield School (St. Louis)
Montana: Sam Beighle, Sentinel (Missoula)
Nebraska: Shereef Mitchell, Burke (Omaha)
Nevada: Jamal Bey, Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas)
New Hampshire: Max Bonney-Liles, Alvirne (Hudson)
New Jersey: Jahvon Quinerly, Hudson Catholic (Jersey City)
Hudson Catholic (Jersey City, N.J.) guard Jahvon Quinerly (right) was named New Jersey’s Gatorade Boys Basketball Player of the Year on Thursday. Photo: Brian Fluharty, USA TODAY Sports
New Mexico: Anthony Chavez, Valley (Albuquerque)
New York: Joe Girard III, Glens Falls
North Carolina: Coby White, Greenfield (Wilson)
North Dakota: Joe Pistorius, West Fargo
Ohio: Dane Goodwin, Upper Arlington
Oklahoma: Mason Harrell, Carl Albert (Midwest City)
Oregon: Kamaka Hepa, Jefferson (Portland)
Pennsylvania: Robby Carmody, Mars Area
Rhode Island: Brycen Goodine, St. Andrew’s School (Barrington)
South Carolina: Aaron Nesmith, Porter-Gaud School (Charleston)
South Dakota: A.J. Plitzuweit, Vermillion
Tennessee: Darius Garland, Brentwood Academy
Texas: Quintin Grimes, College Park (The Woodlands)
Utah: Rylan Jones, Olympus (Holladay)
Vermont: Kam Farris, Rice Memorial (South Burlington)
Virginia: Keldon Johnson, Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson)
Washington: Brock Ravet, Kittitas
West Virginia: Jaemyn Brakefield, Huntington St. Joseph Prep
Wisconson: Tyrese Haliburton, Oshkosh North
Wyoming: Trey Hladky, Campbell County (Gillette)
