Gatorade release their 2010 Boys Basketball Players of the Year  list. Our South Carolina own RJ Slawson from Fort Dorchester made the list. Congratulation to RJ and we are looking to have more players on this list next year.

In 1985, The Gatorade Company established an award honoring America’s elite high school student-athletes. Now in its third decade, the Gatorade Player of the Year award has become one of the most prestigious accolades in high school sports. The Gatorade Player of the Year program annually recognizes one award-winner in the District of Columbia and each of the 50 states that sanction high school boys football, girls volleyball, boys and girls cross country, boys and girls soccer, boys and girls basketball, boys baseball, girls softball and boys and girls track & field. The selection process for Gatorade State and National Players of the Year is administered by ESPN RISE, the multimedia high school division of ESPN, in partnership with The Gatorade Company. All final selection decisions are the result of a collaborative effort between ESPN RISE and The Gatorade Company.

Amongst Gatorade Player of the Year award alumni, fans will discover names like Peyton Manning, Candace Parker, Alonzo Mourning and Lisa Leslie. These champions represent only a handful of exceptional talents who were first recognized by the Gatorade Player of the Year program before shining at the highest levels of competition. Over the past 24 years, more than 10,500 state and 200 national Players of the Year have been honored for their athletic excellence, academic achievement and exemplary character.

The Gatorade company is proud to recognize, celebrate and support the nation’s most outstanding high school talents throughout their journey to greatness both on and off the field.

The 2010 Gatorade Boys Basketball Players of the Year:

Alaska: Kyle Fossman, Haines, 6′-0″, SR, G, 26 ppg, 6 apg, 5 rpg, 2 stl University of Alaska-Anchorage

Alabama: KT Harrell, Brewbaker Tech, 6′-4″, SR, G, 27 ppg, 10 rpg, 6 apg, 2 stl, 1 blk Virginia

Arkansas: Preston Purifoy, Conway, 6′-5″, SR, F, 15 ppg, 5 rpg, 1 blk University of Alabama-Birmingham

Arizona: Corey Hawkins, Estrella Foothills, 6′-3″, SR, G, 36 ppg, 10 rpg, 4 stl, 3.7 apg Arizona State

California: Allan Crabbe, Price, 6′-6″, SR, G, 23 ppg, 11 rpg, 3 apg California

Colorado: Bud Thomas, Regis Jesuit, 6′-6″, SR, F, 19 ppg, 8 rpg, 3 apg, 2 blk, 1 stl Undecided

Connecticut: Brandon Sherrod, Stratford, 6′-4″, SR, C, 16 ppg, 14 rpg, 6 blk Undecided

D.C.: Tyler Thornton, Gonzaga Prep, 6′-2″, SR, G, 14 ppg, 4 apg, 3 rpg, 2 stl Duke

Delaware: Corey Crawford, Dover, 6′-0″, SR, G, 23 ppg, 4 rpg, 3 apg Undecided

Florida: Brandon Knight, Pine Crest, 6′-3″, SR, G, 31 ppg, 8 rpg, 3 apg, 2 stl Undecided

Georgia: Ryan Harrow, Walton, 6′-1″, SR, G, 32 ppg, 6 apg, 4 rpg, 3 stl NC State

Hawaii: Micah Christenson, Kamehameha Schools-Kapalama HS, 6′-5″, JR, G, 16 ppg, 7 rpg, 2 stl, 2 apg, 1 blk

Iowa: Harrison Barnes, Ames, 6′-8″, SR, F, 27 ppg, 10 rpg, 3 stl, 3 apg, 1 blk North Carolina

Idaho: Kyle Dranginis, Skyview, 6′-4″, JR, G, 21 ppg, 6 apg, 6 rpg Gonzaga

Illinois: Rayvonte Rice, Centennial, 6′-3″, SR, G, 24 ppg, 6 rpg, 2 stl, 1 apg Drake

Indiana: Travis Carroll, Danville, 6′-10″, SR, C, 19 ppg, 12 rpg, 1 blk Purdue

Kansas: Perry Ellis, Wichita Heights, 6′-8″, SO, F, 22 ppg, 10 rpg, 1 apg, 1 blk, 1 stl Undecided

Kentucky: Elisha Justice, Shelby Valley, 5′-11″, SR, G, 20 ppg, 6 apg, 4 rpg, 4 stl Louisville

Louisiana: Matt Derenbecker, Metairie Park Country Day, 6′-7″, SR, F, 26 ppg, 10 rpg, 4 apg, 2 blk, 1 stl LSU

Massachusetts: Nate Lubick, St. Mark’s, 6′-9″, SR, F, 21 ppg, 10 rpg, 4 apg, 2 blk Georgetown

Maryland: Josh Hairston, Montrose Christian, 6′-8″, SR, F, 20 ppg, 10 rpg, 2 blk Duke

Maine: Stefano Mancini, Falmouth, 6′-2″, SR, G, 22 ppg, 3 apg, 3 rpg, 2 stl Undecided

Michigan: Ray McCallum, Detroit Country Day, 6′-1″, SR, G, 22 ppg, 7 rpg, 5 apg, 3 stl Undecided

Minnesota: Kevin Noreen, Minnesota Transitions, 6′-10″, SR, F, 38 ppg, 16 rpg, 5 apg, 3 stl, 3 blk Boston College

Missouri: Bradley Beal, Chaminade, 6′-3″, JR, G, 29 ppg, 5 rpg, 1 stl Florida

Mississippi: Andre Stringer, Forest Hill, 5′-10″, SR, G, 26 ppg, 7 apg, 4 rpg, 3 stl LSU

Montana: Josh Huestis, CM Russell, 6′-7″, SR, C, 17 ppg, 12 rpg, 4 blk, 1 stl, 1 apg Stanford

North Carolina: Reggie Bullock, Kinston, 6′-7″, SR, G, 23 ppg, 11 rpg, 5 apg, 3 stl, 2 blk North Carolina

North Dakota: Nik Savageau, Fargo North, 5′-10″, SR, G, 21 ppg, 5 rpg, 4 apg, 2 stl University of Sioux Falls

Nebraska: Elliott Eliason, Chadron, 6′-11″, SR, C, 17 ppg, 10 rpg, 4 blk, 2 apg, 1 stl Minnesota

New Hampshire: Melvin Ejim, Brewster Academy, 6′-6″ SR, F, 13 ppg, 7 rpg, 3 stl, 2 apg Iowa

New Jersey: Kyrie Irving, St. Patrick, 6′-1″, SR, G, 24 ppg, 6 apg, 4 rpg, 3 stl Duke

New Mexico: Alex Kirk, Los Alamos, 6′-11″, SR, C, 26 ppg, 13 rpg, 7 blk, 3 apg New Mexico

Nevada: Jonathan Loyd, Bishop Gorman, 5′-9″, SR, G, 14 ppg, 8 apg, 4 rpg, 3 stl Undecided

New York: Tobias Harris, Half Hollow Hills West, 6′-9″, F, 25 ppg, 14 rpg, 3 apg, 3 blk Tennessee

Ohio: Jordan Sibert, Princeton, 6′-4″, SR, G, 18 ppg, 3 rpg, 3 stl, 2 apg Ohio State

Oklahoma: Tyler Neal, Putnam City West, 6′-6″, SR, F, 18 ppg, 8 rpg Undecided

Oregon: Garrett Jackson, Westview, 6”-6″, SR, F, 19 ppg, 8 rpg, 2 apg, 1 stl, 1 blk USC

Pennsylvania: Tony Chennault, Neumann-Goretti, 6′-2″, SR, G, 19 ppg, 5 rpg, 2 apg Wake Forest

Rhode Island: Michael Carter-Williams, St. Andrew’s, 6′-5″, JR, G, 18 ppg, 7 rpg, 4 apg Syracuse

South Carolina: R.J. Slawson, Fort Dorchester, 6′-8″, SR, F, 22 ppg, 12 rpg, 6 blk, 3 apg South Carolina

South Dakota: Jared Hannigan, Central, 6′-2″, SR, G, 21 ppg, 7 rpg, 2 stl Northern State

Tennessee: Joe Jackson, White Station, 6′-0″, SR, G, 30 ppg Memphis

Texas: Joseph Young, Yates, 6′-2″, SR, G, 27 ppg, 4 stl, 4 rpg, 3 apg Providence

Utah: Kyle Collinsworth, Provo, 6′-6″, SR, G, 23 ppg, 10 rpg, 8 apg BYU

Virginia: James McAdoo, Norfolk Christian, 6′-8″, JR, F, 22 ppg, 9 rpg, 1 stl, 1 blk, 1 apg North Carolina

Vermont: Joe O’Shea, Burlington, 6′-4″, SR, G, 24 ppg, 7 rpg, 4 apg, 3 stl Holy Cross

Washington: Joe Harris, Chelan, 6′-6″, SR, G, 26 ppg, 8 rpg, 4 apg, 4 stl, 1 blk Virginia

Wisconsin: Josh Gasser, Port Washington, 6′-4″, SR, G, 23 ppg, 9 rpg, 4 apg, 2 stl Wisconsin

West Virginia: Noah Cottrill, Logan, 6′-3″, SR, G, 29 ppg, 9 apg, 5 apg, 3 stl West Virginia

Wyoming: Daniel Estes, Laramie, 5′-11″, SR, G, 21 ppg, 4 apg, 2 rpg 2 stl Undecided

By the Numbers:

Positions

Guards: 32

Forwards:13

Centers: 6

Class

Seniors:45

Junior:5

Sophomores: 1

Freshmen: 0

Colleges Commitments/Signings

Duke: 3

North Carolina: 3

Virginia: 2

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