POY Watchlist: Week 4
The State Player of the year is one of the most prestigious awards a prep player can take home in his career. No POY race in recent memory has had as many potential candidates as this one. Throughout the season…
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Continue ReadingThe State Player of the year is one of the most prestigious awards a prep player can take home in his career. No POY race in recent memory has had as many potential candidates as this one. Throughout the season PH will keep you updated with the POY race. In this article, we take a look at the candidates after week 4.
Favorites:
Julian Strawther 6’6 SF Liberty 2020 (#2 2020) – Strawther continues to put up strong numbers despite the Patriot’s recent slump. Liberty has played a brutal schedule, however it should prepare them for conference, which should help his supporting cast.
Daishen Nix 6’5 PG Trinity International 2020 (#1 2020) – Daishen has elevated himself into a program changing player. The Trinity PG carried his team to another title this weekend winning the Las Vegas Prep Championships
Jaden Hardy 6’4 PG Coronado 2021 (#1 2021) – Hardy had another strong week helping Coronado pick up a couple wins in the Beach Ball Classic.
Contenders:
Milos Uzan 6’3 PG Desert Pines 2022 (#3PHN 2022) – It was a tough week for DP as they suffered 3 defeats down in San Diego. Uzan is still putting up the numbers, but they will need to turn it around for him to stay in the POY race.
Will McClendon 6’4 SG Bishop Gorman 2021 (#3 2021) – McClendon played despite suffering from flu-like symptoms this week.
Zaon Collins 6’1 PG Bishop Gorman 2021 (#2 2021) – Collins has continued his steady play, keeping the short-handed Gaels afloat.
Mason Whittaker 6’5 PG Spanish Springs 2020 (#44 2020) – One of the things I want to do is get out to Reno this month. Whittaker is a big reason why. He is putting up remarkable numbers, and SS is winning games.
Donavan Yap 6’2 SG Arbor View 2020 (#5 2020) – Yap is putting up the numbers, and now with Arbor View whole he will have a chance to make his case for POY during the conference run.
Dark Horses:
Kareem Rowe 6’4 PF McQueen 2020 – The numbers are there, however, McQueen has lost 4 out of their last 5. For Rowe to get back in the race he is going to have to help the Lancers break their slump.
Glenn Taylor 6’5 SF Cheyenne 2021 (#4 2021) – Taylor was off this week.
M’Wani Wilkinson 6’6 SF Bishop Gorman 2020 (#4PHN 2020) – Wilkinson has quietly put together a POY type season. He has been the glue holding the Gaels together during a difficult stretch of the season. While he hasn’t always been the best player on the floor, he has consistently been one of the two best. He recently averaged 19 a game at the Les Schwab Invitational.
Long Shots:
Keshon Gilbert 6’2 PG Durango 2021 (#7 2021) – Gilbert looks to help the Trailblazers get back on the winning track after a 1-2 road trip down south.
Anthony Hunter 5’11 PG Durango 2020 (#6 2020) – Hunter has been steady for Durango, however they struggled going 1-2 this past week. As conference play approaches, he will need to help the Blazers get back on the winning track in order to stay in the race.