John Wall of Raleigh Word of God is one of the finalist for the 2009 Naismith Girl’s and Boy’s High School Player of the Year awards.
The lists were determined by the Atlanta Tipoff Club’s Board of Selectors, comprised of leading basketball journalists and administrators from around the country, which based its criteria on player performances this season.
Finalists for the boy’s award are:
Kenny Boynton
American Heritage School
Plantation, FL
DeMarcus Cousins
Le Flore High School
Mobile, AL
Derrick Favors
South Atlanta High School
Atlanta, GA
Renardo Sidney
Fairfax Senior High School
Los Angeles, CA
John Wall
Word of God Christian Academy
Raleigh, NC
Finalists for the girl’s award are as follows:
Kelsey Bone
Dulles High School
Sugarland, TX
Skylar Diggins
Washington High School
South Bend, IN
Brittney Griner
Nimitz High School
Houston, TX
Monique Oliver
Polytechnic High School
Long Beach, CA
Cokie Reed
Midway High School
Waco, TX
Winners will be determined in early March and will be recognized at the annual Naismith Awards banquet March 23, 2009 at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre in Atlanta. For more information, visit www.naismithawards.com.
