Mr. & Miss Basketball Awards
Finalists Announced
Hermitage, Tennessee, February 8, 2018 – The awards will be presented to the top girls and boys in five classifications of the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association on the floor of Murphy Center on the campus of MTSU on Tuesday, March 7 at 7:00 p.m.
A statewide committee of sportswriters selected winners based on performance during the 2017-2018 regular season. Academics and character were also taken into consideration. High school head basketball coaches and members of the media nominated the finalists.
This is the 34th year that the Mr. and Miss Basketball Awards have been presented to Tennessee’s best high school basketball players. American General was the sponsor of the event since the inception of the awards in 1985 until 2001. The Memphis Grizzlies were sponsors of the awards from 2002-2004. From 2005-2015 the Mr. and Miss Basketball Awards were presented at the conclusion of each respective championship game as part of the post-game trophy ceremony.
The draw for the Division I boys’ state basketball tournament will be held prior to the Mr. and Miss Basketball Awards on the floor of Murphy Center at 5:00 p.m. The draw for the Division I girls’ state tournament brackets will be scheduled for 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 4 at the DoubleTree Hotel in Murfreesboro.
MEDIA: If you need further information concerning the 2018 Mr. and Miss Basketball awards, please contact Matthew Gillespie or Heather Carter at TSSAA (615-889-6740).
| Class A Mr. & Miss Basketball Finalists | ||
| Mr. Basketball Finalists | Miss Basketball Finalists | |
| Arecko Gipson | Tess Darby | |
| Memphis Academy of Science & Engineering | Greenfield High School | |
| Jackson Hicks | Chloe Moore | |
| Oakdale High School | Greenfield High School | |
| Caden Mills | Courtney Pritchett | |
| Van Buren County High School | Pickett County High School | |
| Class AA Mr. & Miss Basketball Finalists | ||
| Mr. Basketball Finalists | Miss Basketball Finalists | |
| Kadrion Johnson | Gracee Dishman | |
| Marshall County High School | Cumberland County High School | |
| Jayden Lockett | Taylor Lamb | |
| East Nashville Magnet School | South Greene High School | |
| Jessie Walker | Akira Levy | |
| Brainerd High School | Upperman High School | |
| Class AAA Mr. & Miss Basketball Finalists | ||
| Mr. Basketball Finalists | Miss Basketball Finalists | |
| Mark Freeman | Brinae Alexander | |
| Southwind High School | Riverdale High School | |
| Tyler Harris | Elizabeth Dixon | |
| Cordova High School | Ridgeway High School | |
| Alex Lomax | Rhyne Howard | |
| Memphis East High School | Bradley Central High School | |
| Division II Class A Mr. & Miss Basketball Finalists | ||
| Mr. Basketball Finalists | Miss Basketball Finalists | |
| C.J. Gettelfinger | Casey Collier | |
| Grace Christian Academy (Knoxville) | Webb School of Knoxville | |
| Keon Johnson | Ashton Hulme | |
| The Webb School (Bell-Buckle) | University School of Jackson | |
| Malik Riddle | Ashlyn Pittman | |
| Rossville Christian Academy | Friendship Christian School | |
| Division II Class AA Mr. & Miss Basketball Finalists | ||
| Mr. Basketball Finalists | Miss Basketball Finalists | |
| Jr. Clay | Sydni Harvey | |
| McCallie School | Brentwood Academy | |
| Darius Garland | Savanna Owens | |
| Brentwood Academy | Briarcrest Christian School | |
| Cedric Henderson, Jr. | Dontavia Waggoner | |
| Briarcrest Christian School | Ensworth High School | |
