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