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The track record for players who have won this is very promising. People including Andre Drummond, Tre Mitchell, Tremont waters, Kris Dunn and many others have won this. Any thoughts on who it could be this year?
 
I'd assume perhaps Matt Knowling at East Catholic. Best team perhaps, D1 commit to Yale.
 
Kehon said:
The track record for players who have won this is very promising. People including Andre Drummond, Tre Mitchell, Tremont waters, Kris Dunn and many others have won this. Any thoughts on who it could be this year?
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Murray Williams, Chris Smith, Edmund Saunders, and a kid from Farmington whose name I can't remember won Gatorade state player of the year and went to UCONN
 
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Lamble said:
Murray Williams, Chris Smith, Edmund Saunders, and a kid from Farmington whose name I can't remember won Gatorade state player of the year and went to UCONN
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Tim Abromaitis?
 
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A quick search shows Doug Wiggins and Craig Austre as well. If my memory serves me correctly Ruslan Inyatkin won over Marcus Camby and Tebucky Jones as well.
 
Lamble said:
Murray Williams, Chris Smith, Edmund Saunders, and a kid from Farmington whose name I can't remember won Gatorade state player of the year and went to UCONN
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Didn’t austrie as well?
 
I remember at Nbhs gym, sean Ellison went up for a shot and tebucky swatted it so hard it bounced off the back wall behind the bleachers. Suffice to say , we went nuts in the crowd. I think I was only a freshman. But to answer the Farmington question I’m pretty sure it was Tim abromaitis
 
Seeing a Abromitis win makes we wonder what happened to Roosevelt Lee? Kid was the consensus #1 player in the state by far that year.

what happened?
 
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the Q said:
Seeing a Abromitis win makes we wonder what happened to Roosevelt Lee? Kid was the consensus #1 player in the state by far that year.

what happened?
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Both Roosevelt Lee and Charles Easterling were in the same class and were not only the two top players in the state, but the two of the top players I've ever played against including guys like Telfair and Luol Deng...Charles was better and probably the most unique talent I've been around.
 
Kenny11 said:
Both Roosevelt Lee and Charles Easterling were in the same class and were not only the two top players in the state, but the two of the top players I've ever played against including guys like Telfair and Luol Deng...Charles was better and probably the most unique talent I've been around.
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Charles could get to the basket at will, he was so strong. The problem was he had virtually no outside shot. But man could he rebound for a guy his size.

Roosevelt Lee had NBA athleticism for sure. He was a parent at a young age and that limited his opportunities. Both of these guys put on a show at the Greater Hartford Pro Am for years.
 
You can use this to search back to 1985.

Gatorade State High School Players of the Year

The Gatorade State Player of the Year award was established in 1985 to recognize the nation’s most outstanding high school talents for their athletic excellence, academic achievement and exemplary character.
playeroftheyear.gatorade.com
 
Clingan is putting up Alexinas numbers. He's my vote. (Clingan if you're reading this, Chuck ended up at UConn as well. He's still a hometown hero in Morris.)
 
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the Q said:
Seeing a Abromitis win makes we wonder what happened to Roosevelt Lee? Kid was the consensus #1 player in the state by far that year.

what happened?
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He was #1 nationally above Lebron James early on. UNC was all over him then no idea what happened. Kills it in the Hartford pro am though
 
My uncle who has ref'd over 30 years says Bobby Moore is the best he's seen. If I'm not mistaken he was ranked higher than Baron Davis
 
tjc1888 said:
You are thinking of his father. His son Tim and Jason both went to Farmington and are from Farmington. Played with both
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That's what happens when you get old and too much junk fills the trunk:)
 
methodology said:
My uncle who has ref'd over 30 years says Bobby Moore is the best he's seen. If I'm not mistaken he was ranked higher than Baron Davis
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I saw Bobby Moore play against Edmund and some other players in an all-star game. My buddy knew him from a camp and yelled to him why he hasn't dunked in the game. A few plays later Bobby Moore bounces it around his defender and catches it off the backboard for a dunk. It was ridiculous.
 
tjc1888 said:
You are thinking of his father. His son Tim and Jason both went to Farmington and are from Farmington. Played with both
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Yeah saw Tim play his senior year vs my alma mater Maloney at NBHS in the state tourney a few years back. It was a great game, he was a player no doubt. You guys had a real nice team!
 
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I remember watching Konecny play at Holy Cross when he was committed to Syracuse - dude was a stretch 4 ahead of his time. Those Sacred Heart vs. Holy Cross games were loaded with talent. Konecny ended up leaving Syracuse during his freshman year under dubious circumstances IIRC
 
methodology said:
My uncle who has ref'd over 30 years says Bobby Moore is the best he's seen. If I'm not mistaken he was ranked higher than Baron Davis
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Bobby Moore was so good and a mini baron davis is actually a great comparison.
 
kicaone said:
A quick search shows Doug Wiggins and Craig Austre as well. If my memory serves me correctly Ruslan Inyatkin won over Marcus Camby and Tebucky Jones as well.
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That is who I was thinking of from Farmington! Your memory is better than mine!
 
Kenny11 said:
Bobby Moore was so good and a mini baron davis is actually a great comparison.
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I read about how good Bobby Moore was all the time. I only got to see him at the Greater Hartford Pro Am. He did not play well there at all in my opinion, perhaps he was well past his peak. I saw a very small guard who took lots of questionable shots, and didn't really look to get his teammates involved. I heard he could really score in his day though.
 
I don't know if they had player of the year in the 70's but I remember Soup Campbell being very highly rated. Anyone have any Soup info?
 
I love BO but he was (is) definitely more of a streetball/isolation guy. He can still score at will in rec leagues in his 40s (not that it's saying much) without giving much effort. I've never seen a 5'6" guy get to the rim so easily and finish among the giants. I remember one AAU game he drove baseline, went up strong side and a help defender pinned the ball against the backboard. BO maintained control of the ball, while still hanging mid-air, and swept it around to the other side of the rim for the most ridiculous reverse layup I've seen in person. We played in him in HS when he was at West Haven (one of his many stops) he did almost nothing but Matt Turner (Boston U, IIRC) killed us. I went to a game at Cheshire Academy when Ricardo Greer (Pitt) was there and Bobby was at MCI. Absolutely ridiculous game all around. I'd guess both had over 40. Speaking of MCI, are they still relevant on the prep school scene? I haven't heard their name for a long time.

I was reasonably close with Konecny back in the day. He always struck me as a kid who didn't love basketball; he wasn't all that happy playing it. He was down or "blue" pretty often. His old man was a bear too, put a ton of pressure on him. There were rumors of substance abuse problems. It's a shame things went off the rails for him. He would have been a starter on Syracuse's '03 championship team. Kid had a lot of talent and potential. He was at Iona for a minute (never played) and then a few jucos. I think he played professionally in Puerto Rico or Mexico for a little while.
 
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