Baylor School's Kaleigh Clemons (1) has been named as a finalist for Ms. Basketball in Division II-AA. The winners will be announced on Tuesday, March 8th at 7 p.m. on the floor of MTSU's Murphy Center.
photo by Dennis Norwood/File
Baylor's Kaleigh Clemons and McMinn Central's Jacobi Lynn were named finalist for Ms. Basketball on Saturday. There were no local nominees for Mr. Basketball from the Chattanooga area.
The awards will be presented to the top girls and boys in five classifications of the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association on the floor of Murphy Center on the campus of MTSU on Tuesday, March 8 at 7:00 p.m.
A statewide committee of sportswriters selected winners based on performance during the 2015-2016 regular season.
Academics and character were also taken into consideration. High school head basketball coaches and members of the media nominated the finalists.
This is the 32nd year that the Mr. and Miss Basketball Awards have been presented to Tennessee’s best high school basketball players. American General was the sponsor of the event since the inception of the awards in 1985 until 2001. The Memphis Grizzlies were sponsors of the awards from 2002-2004. From 2005-2015 the Mr. and Miss Basketball Awards were presented at the conclusion of each respective championship game as part of the post-game trophy ceremony.
The draw for the Division I boys’ state basketball tournament will be held prior to the Mr. and Miss Basketball Awards on the floor of Murphy Center at 5:00 p.m. Previously, the boys’ draw was held on the Saturday morning of the Division I girls’ championship games. The draw for the Division I girls’ state tournament brackets will be scheduled for 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 6 at the DoubleTree Hotel in Murfreesboro.
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Division II-A Miss Basketball Finalists
Ashtyn Baker, Northpoint Christian
Anna Jones, USJ
Micah Scheetz, Webb School of Knoxville
Division II-AA Miss Basketball Finalists
Taylor Barnes, St. Benedict at Auburndale
Kaleigh Clemons, Baylor
Sydni Harvey, Brentwood Academy
Class A Miss Basketball Finalists
Lakelyn Bouldin, Van Buren County
Taylor Lamb, South Greene
Ashlynd Wilkerson, MTCS
Class AA Miss Basketball Finalists
Akira Levy, Upperman
Jacobi Lynn, McMinn Central
Kayla Marosites, Elizabethton
Class AAA Miss Basketball Finalists
Crystal Dangerfield, Blackman
Anastasia Hayes, Riverdale
Kendall Spray, Wilson Central
Division II-A Mr. Basketball Finalists
Kenny Cooper, FRA
Chase Hayden, St. George’s
Clayton Hughes, USJ
Division II-AA Mr. Basketball Finalists
Jordan Bone, Ensworth
William Douglas, Christian Brothers
Darius Garland, Brentwood Academy
Class A Mr. Basketball Finalists
Kobe Foster, Huntland
Tyreke Key, Clay County
Nicholas Hopkins, Fayetteville
Class AA Mr. Basketball Finalists
Austin Douglas, Cheatham County
Bo Hodges, Maplewood
Garrett Sams, Westview
Class AAA Mr. Basketball Finalists
Tee Higgins, Oak Ridge
Nathan Hoover, Arlington
Alex Lomax, Memphis East