Hermitage, TN – The Mr. and Miss Basketball Awards will be presented to the top girls and boys in five classifications of the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association prior to the championship game awards presentation for each class, respectively.
Alex Poythress from Northeast High School is a finalist for the Class AAA Mr. Basketball. Bashaara Graves from Clarksville High School is a finalist for the Class AAA Miss Basketball.
A statewide committee of sportswriters selected winners based on performance during the 2011-2012 regular season. Academics and character were also taken into consideration. High school head basketball coaches and members of the media nominated the finalists.The presentation of the Mr. and Miss Basketball Awards for Division II, Class A and Class AA will be given on Saturday, March 3rd at Allen Arena on the campus of Lipscomb University.
The presentation of the Miss Basketball Awards for Division I, Classes A, AA, and AAA will be given during the championship awards ceremony for each class on Saturday, March 10th at the Murphy Center on the campus of Middle Tennessee State University.
The presentation of the Mr. Basketball Awards for Division I, Classes A, AA, and AAA will be given during the championship awards ceremony for each class on Saturday, March 17th at the Murphy Center on the campus of Middle Tennessee State University.
Class A Miss Basketball Finalists
T.T. Flowers, Lake County
Rachel Garland, Moore County
Kelsey Risner, Wayne County
Class AA Miss Basketball Finalists
Rachel Bell, Creek Wood
Elizabeth Masengil, McMinn Central
Abbey Sissom, Cannon County
Class AAA Miss Basketball Finalists
Shacobia Barbee, Riverdale
Nina Davis, Memphis Central
Bashaara Graves, Clarksville
Division II-A Miss Basketball Finalists
Kaylah Keys, Harding Academy
Kaylan Pugh, St. Mary’s
Derica Wyatt, Franklin Road Academy
Division II-AA Miss Basketball Finalists
Chadarryl Clay, Girls Preparatory School
Lauren Douglas, Briarcrest
Christina Slay, Ensworth
Class A Mr. Basketball Finalists
Alex Fountain, Wartburg Central
Martavious Newby, Booker T. Washington
Rafael Tyler, Lake County
Class AA Mr. Basketball Finalists
Craig Bradshaw, Christ Presbyterian Academy
Brandon Cole, Stone Memorial
Jalen Lindsey, Christ Presbyterian Academy
Class AAA Mr. Basketball Finalists
Cameron Golden, Ridgeway
Jajuan Johnson, Southwind
Alex Poythress, Northeast
Division II-A Mr. Basketball Finalists
John Ross Glover, University School of Jackson
Skal Labissiere, Evangelical Christian School
Cameron Payne, Lausanne
Division II-AA Mr. Basketball Finalists
Cornelius Elder, Ensworth
David Howard, Montgomery Bell Academy
Austin Nichols, Briarcrest