While the Greater Knoxville Area didn’t reel in many Mr. Football awards this school year, a high probability now exists for it to have multiple Mr. or Miss Basketball awards for 2023-24.
The TSSAA announced Mr. and Miss Basketball finalists for the 2023-24 basketball season. And both the Class 2A and Class 3A Mr. Basketball will 100 percent be from the 5Star Preps coverage area, as all three finalists in each class hail from around here.
All told, 11 area players made either the Mr. or Miss Basketball list.
Finalists and winners were selected on regular season performance alone, as well as character and academics.
PLEASE NOTE: What a player does beyond this point will not affect him or her winning Mr. or Miss Basketball, respectively.
Winners will be announced at 5 p.m. Central time on Tuesday, March 12, at the Murphy Center on campus of Middle Tennessee State University.
2023-24 TSSAA Mr. and Miss Basketball FINALISTS
Division II-A Miss Basketball Finalists
Haylen Ayers, USJ
Daisy Gale, Providence Christian
Kelsie Johnson, Silverdale Baptist
Division II-AA Miss Basketball Finalists
Dasha Biriuk, The Webb School
Sydney Mains, Knoxville Catholic
Kamora Moore, Chattanooga Christian
Class 1A Miss Basketball Finalists
Haley Bailey, North Greene
Blair Baugus, Wayne County
Savannah Davis, McKenzie
Class 2A Miss Basketball Finalists
Reese Beaty, York Institute
Micah Hart, Gibson County
Maddy Newman, Gatlinburg-Pittman
Class 3A Miss Basketball Finalists
Carlee Lowry, Signal Mountain
Addison Melton, Murfreesboro Central
Celeste Reed, White County
Class 4A Miss Basketball Finalists
Imari Berry, Clarksville
Kimora Fields, Bradley Central
Natalya Hodge, Bearden
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Division II-A Mr. Basketball Finalists
Jayden Jones, Goodpasture
Kavien Jones, BGA
Ayden Shaw, Jackson Christian
Division II-AA Mr. Basketball Finalists
Cooper Haynes, Briarcrest
Zundrá Jackson, Chattanooga Christian
Tyler Tanner, Brentwood Academy
Class 1A Mr. Basketball Finalists
Jordan Allen, Hillcrest
Malaki Brooks, Union City
Jordan McCullum, Harriman
Class 2A Mr. Basketball Finalists
Jahvin Carter, Alcoa
Shane Cherry, Austin-East
Ty Glasper, Gatlinburg-Pittman
Class 3A Mr. Basketball Finalists
Cade Capps, Stone Memorial
Tyler Lee, Fulton
Trey Thompson, Greeneville
Class 4A Mr. Basketball Finalists
Jett Montgomery, Independence
Emerson Tenner, Jr., Cordova
Caden Windle, William Blount