The votes are in and the players have spoken.
After more than four months traveling around the country, and world, for spring and summer hoops events, showcases, skills camps, combines and tournaments we polled elite players in the rising senior and junior classes, who were instructed not to choose themselves, and tallied their votes to come up with winners in different categories; everything from Most Likely No. 1 NBA Draft pick to Biggest Trash-Talker.
Here’s who the players decided deserved the hardware.
BEST DUNKER: Jalen Green, San Joaquin Memorial (Fresno, Calif.), Summer Team – EBO (Calif.), CG, 2020
BIGGEST TRASH TALKER: Babatunde Akingbola, McEachern (Powder Springs, Ga.), Summer Team – AOT (Ga.), C, 2019
BEST BACK-TO-THE-BASKET GAME: Isaiah Stewart, La Lumiere (La Porte, Ind.), Summer Team – City Rocks (N.Y.), F, 2019
BEST FACE-UP GAME: Vernon Carey Jr., University School (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), Summer Team – Nike Team Florida, F, 2019
BEST PASSER: Sharife Cooper, McEachern (Powder Springs, Ga.), Summer Team – AOT (Ga.), PG, 2020
DEADLIEST SNIPER: Boogie Ellis, Mission Bay (San Diego), Summer Team – Oakland Soldiers (Calif.), CG, 2019
BEST SHOT SWATTER: Evan Mobley, Rancho Christian School (Temecula, Calif.), Summer Team – Compton Magic (Calif.), F, 2020
BEST HANDLES: Cole Anthony, Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.), Summer Team – PSA Cardinals (N.Y.), PG, 2019
TOUGHEST DEFENSIVE ASSIGNMENT: Anthony Edwards, Holy Spirit (Atlanta), Summer Team – Atlanta Express, SG, 2020
MOST LIKELY TO DECIDE ON A COLLEGE LATE: Jalen Lecque, Brewster Academy (Wolfeboro, N.H.), Summer Team – Renaissance (N.Y.), SG, 2019
MOST LIKELY TO DECIDE ON A COLLEGE EARLY: Nico Mannion, Pinnacle (Phoenix), Summer Team – West Coast Elite (Calif.), PG, 2019
MOST LIKEY NO. 1 NBA DRAFT PICK: James Wiseman, Memphis East (Tenn.), Summer Team – Bluff City Legends (Tenn.), F, 2019
BEST KILLER INSTINCT: Cole Anthony, Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.), Summer Team – PSA Cardinals (N.Y.), PG, 2019
(TIE) BIGGEST MATCHUP PROBLEM: Evan Mobley, Rancho Christian School (Temecula, Calif.), Summer Team – Compton Magic (Calif.), F, 2020
(TIE) BIGGEST MATCHUP PROBLEM: Anthony Edwards, Holy Spirit (Atlanta), Summer Team – Atlanta Express, SG, 2020
(TIE) MOST LIKELY TO LIVE ON THE SPORTSCENTER TOP 10: Malachi Wideman, Riverview (Sarasota, Fla.), Summer Team – E1T1 (Fla.), G, 2020
(TIE) MOST LIKELY TO LIVE ON THE SPORTSCENTER TOP 10: Jalen Green, San Joaquin Memorial (Fresno, Calif.),Summer Team – EBO (Calif.), CG, 2020
(TIE) TOP BUCKET-GETTER: R.J. Hampton, Little Elm (Texas), Summer Team – Mudiay Elite (Texas), PG, 2020
(TIE) TOP BUCKET-GETTER: Sharife Cooper, McEachern (Powder Springs, Ga.), Summer Team – AOT (Ga.), PG, 2020
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