Mr. Basketball finalist's

[UCSportsFan]

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

 

Lets hear everyone's thoughts on the finalist's and who do you think wins each class.

 

Tyreke Key should be a lock for Class A.  He is one of the best players in the state of Tn regardless of classification.

[Shozen]

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

 

Lets hear everyone's thoughts on the finalist's and who do you think wins each class.

 

Tyreke Key should be a lock for Class A. He is one of the best players in the state of Tn regardless of classification.

I would have to agree about Key. He is averaging 30.2 ppg, 7.4 rebounds, 4.2 assists, 2.9 steals, 1400+ points, 78% free throw, 41% 3-pointers, 64% field goal, and a 3.2 GPA.

 

I look at Mr. Basketball I also take into the team and there is no way Clay is 25-2 1st in 7A without Key. They are a real contender for a gold ball with Key in the lineup. Not to mention Key is an absolute class act. He doesn't show out, run his mouth, or talk trash which is unheard of in today's youth or sports.

 

Tee would be my vote for AAA, kid is an absolute monster and probably the best player in the state.

 

I can't comment on AA as I haven't seen them play.

Edited February 12, 2016 by Shozen

[TonyG]

A-Key's stats do not lie! 

AA- haven't seen either play.

AAA- seen all 3 play several times.

Lomax effects the game the most on the best team in the state and is the floor general but he's young so idk if voters will give it to him bc there's so much talent around him. 

Hoover is a sharp shooting senior who will probably get the vote in the end. (No i am not a Arlington fan)

Higgins is good I wouldnt say he's the best in the state bc there are a few underrated guards of similar size that could go toe to toe with him and are more polished imo. His football heroics heightens people's opinion of him in basketball.

East doesn't get the respect from the rest of the state so I think it's either Higgins or Hoover. 

 

Btw some of the DII kids would also be finalists in some of the D1 divisions and the offers that they have are proof. (Hayden, Garland, Bone, Douglas)

 

DII-A

Kenny Cooper-FRA

Chase Hayden-St George's 

Clayton Hughes-USJ

DII-AA

Jordan Bone-Ensworth

William Douglas-CBHS

Darius Garland-Brentwood

[warmachine7954]

A-Key's stats do not lie! 

AA- haven't seen either play.

AAA- seen all 3 play several times.

Lomax effects the game the most on the best team in the state and is the floor general but he's young so idk if voters will give it to him bc there's so much talent around him. 

Hoover is a sharp shooting senior who will probably get the vote in the end. (No i am not a Arlington fan)

Higgins is good I wouldnt say he's the best in the state bc there are a few underrated guards of similar size that could go toe to toe with him and are more polished imo. His football heroics heightens people's opinion of him in basketball.

East doesn't get the respect from the rest of the state so I think it's either Higgins or Hoover. 

 

Btw some of the DII kids would also be finalists in some of the D1 divisions and the offers that they have are proof. (Hayden, Garland, Bone, Douglas)

 

DII-A

Kenny Cooper-FRA

Chase Hayden-St George's 

Clayton Hughes-USJ

DII-AA

Jordan Bone-Ensworth

William Douglas-CBHS

Darius Garland-Brentwood

 

Like you said, I think Lomax's age will prevent him from winning it this year.

[Varo]

I would have to agree about Key. He is averaging 30.2 ppg, 7.4 rebounds, 4.2 assists, 2.9 steals, 1400+ points, 78% free throw, 41% 3-pointers, 64% field goal, and a 3.2 GPA.

 

I look at Mr. Basketball I also take into the team and there is no way Clay is 25-2 1st in 7A without Key. They are a real contender for a gold ball with Key in the lineup. Not to mention Key is an absolute class act. He doesn't show out, run his mouth, or talk trash which is unheard of in today's youth or sports.

 

Tee would be my vote for AAA, kid is an absolute monster and probably the best player in the state.

 

I can't comment on AA as I haven't seen them play.

Key may be a very good, but Nick Hopkins has comparable, if not slightly better numbers:

Averaging 35.9 ppg, 6.3 rbg, 3.1 asg, 3.5 spg, over 2600 career points, free throw career avg. of 80.2%, 38.2% for 3 pointers, 54.7% for two's, and I'm not sure what his GPA is.

Having seen Hopkins and Foster play in this tough 9-A region for the past several years has been eye-opening. But my vote, for what it is, goes to Nick.

[alumnicoach85]

Like you said, I think Lomax's age will prevent him from winning it this year.

Y'all must forgot Andre Allen won Mr. Basketball as a Sophomore.

[alumnicoach85]

Tyler Harris should of been a finalists. Fact not a opinion

[Shozen]

Key may be a very good, but Nick Hopkins has comparable, if not slightly better numbers:

Averaging 35.9 ppg, 6.3 rbg, 3.1 asg, 3.5 spg, over 2600 career points, free throw career avg. of 80.2%, 38.2% for 3 pointers, 54.7% for two's, and I'm not sure what his GPA is.

Having seen Hopkins and Foster play in this tough 9-A region for the past several years has been eye-opening. But my vote, for what it is, goes to Nick.

I can't say I disagree with you as those stats are very good. However Fayettville doesn't have a good record this year and in the eyes of most voters they take that into account. Key has likely took his team to 25-2 with 2 OT games away from going undefeated. While beating 3 AAA teams, winning both Christmas tournaments and finishing first in their district. 7A is one of the toughest districts this year with the top 4 teams having 16-18+ wins a piece.

 

I am not saying Key is going to win or that team stats/records will matter as I know this is an individual award but I know most voters way that information and use it for making their choice.

 

With 2600 career points that is a tough feat. I assume he is a senior? How many shots does he take per game? As I know Key is very very efficient.

Edited February 13, 2016 by Shozen

[Celinafan]

I can't say I disagree with you as those stats are very good. However Fayettville doesn't have a good record this year and in the eyes of most voters they take that into account. Key has likely took his team to 25-2 with 2 OT games away from going undefeated. While beating 3 AAA teams, winning both Christmas tournaments and finishing first in their district. 7A is one of the toughest districts this year with the top 4 teams having 16-18+ wins a piece.

 

I am not saying Key is going to win or that team stats/records will matter as I know this is an individual award but I know most voters way that information and use it for making their choice.

 

With 2600 career points that is a tough feat. I assume he is a senior? How many shots does he take per game? As I know Key is very very efficient.

[Celinafan]

I may be mistaken, but those 2600 points include 8th grade.

[warmachine7954]

Y'all must forgot Andre Allen won Mr. Basketball as a Sophomore.

This a year by year thing. I just don't think Lomax will beat those two guys this year.

 

Would Higgins be the first kid to win both Mr. Basketball and Mr. Football?

[ut49er]

I would have to agree about Key. He is averaging 30.2 ppg, 7.4 rebounds, 4.2 assists, 2.9 steals, 1400+ points, 78% free throw, 41% 3-pointers, 64% field goal, and a 3.2 GPA.

 

I look at Mr. Basketball I also take into the team and there is no way Clay is 25-2 1st in 7A without Key. They are a real contender for a gold ball with Key in the lineup. Not to mention Key is an absolute class act. He doesn't show out, run his mouth, or talk trash which is unheard of in today's youth or sports.

 

Tee would be my vote for AAA, kid is an absolute monster and probably the best player in the state.

 

I can't comment on AA as I haven't seen them play.

Bo Hodges is best player in state. Tee Higgins has never beat him in AAU...