Earlier today, Gatorade announced the 2011/12 Player of the Year awards for all 50 states (and Washington D.C.). It’s a huge honor to be named ‘Mr. Basketball’ in your respective state, something I’m sure all these guys are pretty pumped about tonight.
Something to note this year; Perry Ellis, a forward from Kansas and future Jayhawk, won his fourth consecutive Gatorade State Player of the Year award. Ellis is the first four-time winner in the award’s 27 year history. Peep the full list below:
| PLAYER | STATE |
| Connor Devine | AK |
| Craig Sword | AL |
| Archie Goodwin | AR |
| Tim Derksen | AZ |
| Grant Jerrett | CA |
| Josh Scott | CO |
| Kris Dunn | CT |
| Kris Jenkins | DC |
| Eric Laster | DE |
| Joel Berry | FL |
| Tony Parker | GA |
| DeForest Buckner | HI |
| Marcus Paige | IA |
| Joey Nebeker | ID |
| Jabari Parker | IL |
| Gary Harris | IN |
| Perry Ellis | KS |
| Nathan Dieudonne | KY |
| Ricardo Gathers | LA |
| Rene Castro | MA |
| Justin Anderson | MD |
| Garet Beal | ME |
| Matt Costello | MI |
| Tyus Jones | MN |
| Cameron Biedscheid | MO |
| Devonta Pollard | MS |
| Danny Robison | MT |
| Rodney Purvis | NC |
| Dexter Werner | ND |
| Mike Gesell | NE |
| Tyler Gendron | NH |
| Tyler Ennis | NJ |
| Cullen Neal | NM |
| Shabazz Muhammad | NV |
| Omar Calhoun | NY |
| Adolphus Washington | OH |
| Stephen Clark | OK |
| Calvin Hermanson | OR |
| Amile Jefferson | PA |
| Jarell Lawson | RI |
| Brice Johnson | SC |
| Zach Hanson | SD |
| Alex Poythress | TN |
| Marcus Smart | TX |
| Jordan Loveridge | UT |
| Tyler Lewis | VA |
| Matt St. Amour | VT |
| Jordan Chatman | WA |
| Sam Dekker | WI |
| Andrew Wiggins | WV |
| Jason McManamen | WY |
via SLAM
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