Cooper Flagg, Ace Bailey Amongst Finalists for Gatorade Boys Player of the one year Award
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Cooper Flagg, Airious “Ace” Bailey and VJ Edgecombe have been named the three finalists for the 2023-24 Gatorade National Boys Basketball Player of the one year Award on Thursday.
The 17-year-previous skool Flagg plays his high college basketball at Montverde Academy in Montverde, Florida, and he has dedicated to play his college basketball at Duke.
Flagg reclassified to the recruiting class of 2024, and the 6’9″ forward is rated by 247Sports as the high total player in his class.
Bailey is a 6’8″ flee who stars at McEachern Excessive College in Powder Springs, Georgia, and is dedicated to play collegiately at Rutgers.
The 17-year-previous skool Bailey is true behind Flagg in 247Sports‘ rankings as the No. 2 total player within the 2024 class, plus he is the No. 1-rated tiny forward.
Edgecombe became born within the Bahamas, but he immigrated to america a pair of years ago and at remaining moved to Brookville, New York, to play his high college basketball at Lengthy Island Lutheran after at the origin taking part in in Florida.
A 6’5″ guard, Edgecombe has dedicated to play at Baylor, and he is the No. 4 total player within the 2024 recruiting class by 247Sports‘ composite rankings, as well to the No. 1 shooting guard.
As well to to being finalists for the 2023-24 Gatorade National Boys Basketball Player of the one year Award, Flagg, Bailey and Edgecombe have been named Gatorade Teach Player of the one year for Florida, Georgia and New York, respectively, as successfully.
The Gatorade National Boys Basketball Player of the one year Award is basically the most prestigious honor in high college basketball, and it has been given a lot of avid gamers who have gone on to change into superstars within the NBA.
Amongst them are LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Jayson Tatum, Karl-Anthony Cities, Kevin Fancy, Stephon Marbury, Alonzo Mourning, Chris Webber and Chet Holmgren.
Both Flagg, Bailey or Edgecombe would per chance be a part of that famend listing subsequent week when the winner of the 2023-24 award is launched.
