Gatorade State POY Awards

[RockyMTblue2]

We have two. Mir and Paige,

 

[Go/huskies]

Paige was a given, I think she’ll win NPOY. Mir was a little surprising I thought that award would go to Reese. Congratulations to both young ladies.

 

[Sluconn Husky]

Paige was a given, I think she’ll win NPOY. Mir was a little surprising I thought that award would go to Reese. Congratulations to both young ladies.

Trying to figure out how Reese is in the final five for Naismith POY but doesn't win her state Gatorade POY.

 

[MilfordHusky]

Trying to figure out how Reese is in the final five for Naismith POY but doesn't win her state Gatorade POY.

I haven't seen Angel in person, but I had a fellow attendee at one game this year say that Brenda will have her hands full coaching Angel. My sense is that she lacks discipline.

 

[Sluconn Husky]

Paige Bueckers 2019 - 2020 GATORADE NATIONAL GIRLS BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Paige won the 2019 - 2020 Gatorade National Player of the Year in Minnesota for Girls Basketball

playeroftheyear.gatorade.com

Mir McLean 2019 - 2020 MARYLAND GIRLS BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Mir won the 2019 - 2020 Gatorade Player of the Year in Maryland for Girls Basketball

playeroftheyear.gatorade.com

 

[Go/huskies]

I haven't seen Angel in person, but I had a fellow attendee at one game this year say that Brenda will have her hands full coaching Angel. My sense is that she lacks discipline.

Her high school coach said she’s difficult to coach at times, I like her skill set and think she’ll fit in right where Charles is going to leave off, but she definitely strikes me as a “ do what I want on the court” type of player. I think Syracuse would have been a better fit for her personality, only time will tell what happens.

 

[Wbbfan1]

Mir

The 5-foot-11 senior guard and forward averaged 21.3 points, 12.2 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 2.1 steals assists per game this past season, leading the Reds (15-11) to the Independent Athletic Association of Maryland state tournament semifinals. A McDonald’s All-American Game selection, McLean is ranked as the nation’s No. 11 recruit in the Class of 2020 by Prospects Nation. She is a three-time Baltimore Sun All-Metro First Team honoree and concluded her prep basketball career with 1,849 points.

I thought the Gatorade State POY would come from a HS Team that has better Won/Loss record then Mir's.

 

[HuskyNan]

Trying to figure out how Reese is in the final five for Naismith POY but doesn't win her state Gatorade POY.

the Gatorade is a rather political award. The best player doesn’t necessarily win but the best lobbied player has a great chance. I’m not impressed with the Gatorade awards

 

[Wbbfan1]

I'll post this Article in this thread about Oregon's Five Gatorade POY's.

5 Oregon Ducks women’s basketball commits named Gatorade state players of the year

A look at the future Oregon Ducks named state Gatorade Players of the Year

www.oregonlive.com

 

[Figurehead]

I'll post this Article in this thread about Oregon's Five Gatorade POY's.

5 Oregon Ducks women’s basketball commits named Gatorade state players of the year

A look at the future Oregon Ducks named state Gatorade Players of the Year

www.oregonlive.com

Forgot about verbal commit Taylor Bigby in the 2021 class. I bet her stock is only going to rise and PaoPao might be the biggest surprise in the nation too.

 

[Sluconn Husky]

The finalists for the National POY award were also announced although it feels fixed with five of the eight being Ducks.

Mir Mclean is a bit oddly one of the others with of course Paige Bueckers. Jana Van Gytenbeek rounds out the finalists.

Paige Bueckers headlines 2019-20 Gatorade National Girls POY finalists

The award recognizes the nation’s most elite high school athletes for their accomplishments on and off the court.

therookiewire.usatoday.com

 

[Wbbfan1]

When you look at the Players for the National POY awards, you have to be impressed with Oregon's Recruiting. Besides California and Nevada which are to be expected they signed players from Illinois, Kentucky and New Jersey. Oregon is not going away if they continue with this National Recruiting.

 

[eebmg]

All you need to know. Five shmive.

 

[Fairfield Fan]

McKensie Nelson, a 5'7" freshman guard at Greenwich High School, was named All-FCIAC in Connecticut. She's also led her team into the Class LL quarterfinals by defeating the #2 ranked team in the state, Norwich Free Academy.

UConn prospect?

 

[Dillon77]

Maddy Westbeld, 2020 Commit for University of Notre Dame, Named Ohio Gatorade Player of the Year

Some excerpts from the article (that is linked below):

"The 6-foot-3 senior forward led the Fairmont Kettering Firebirds to a 24-2 record and the Division I regional semifinals at the time of her selection. Westbeld averaged 18 points, 11.2 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 2.8 steals through 26 games. The two-time Greater Western Ohio Conference Player of the Year, she was a First Team All-Ohio selection and has been chosen to play in the McDonald’s All-American Game. Westbeld is the first Gatorade Ohio Girls Basketball Player of the Year to be chosen from Kettering Fairmont High School."

Westbeld joins other Gatorade Ohio Girls Basketball Players of the Year from Ohio, including: Jordan Horston (2018-19, Columbus Africentric Early College High School); Kierstan Bell (2017-18, Canton McKinley High School; Hallie Thome (2014-15, Chagrin Falls High School); and Kelsey Mitchell (2013-14, Princeton High School).

Very much looking forward to having another member of the Westbeld family come to Notre Dame!

https://playeroftheyear.gatorade.com/poy/assets/writable/58727/2020_GBB_MWestbeld.pdf

 

[HuskyNan]

McKensie Nelson, a 5'7" freshman guard at Greenwich High School, was named All-FCIAC in Connecticut. She's also led her team into the Class LL quarterfinals by defeating the #2 ranked team in the state, Norwich Free Academy.

UConn prospect?

Maria Colon was the best player in Connecticut in her senior year in high school as was Heather Buck. Terrific players but not necessarily elite ones. Connecticut just doesn’t have enough great high school basketball programs to develop elite talent and the CIAC won’t let them go out of state

 

[Fairfield Fan]

Maria Colon was the best player in Connecticut in her senior year in high school as was Heather Buck. Terrific players but not necessarily elite ones. Connecticut just doesn’t have enough great high school basketball programs to develop elite talent and the CIAC won’t let them go out of state

Poor Heather. I was always rooting for her to find a way to come through. Never happened.

 

[the Q]

the Gatorade is a rather political award. The best player doesn’t necessarily win but the best lobbied player has a great chance. I’m not impressed with the Gatorade awards

so is just making all state for the normal athlete.

especially in CT

 

[Steelerone]

The University of Nike - Oh, I'm sorry, I meant to say the University of Oregon.