Atlanta TIPOFF Club Names 2011 Early-Season All-Metro Team
The Atlanta Tipoff Club today announced the 60 student-athletes who make up the early-season All-Metro team.
ATLANTA (Dec. 8, 2010) – The Atlanta Tipoff Club today announced the 60 student-athletes who make up the early-season All-Metro team. The candidates were chosen through a vote by the Atlanta Tipoff Club’s board of selectors, comprised of leading basketball coaches and administrators from around the region, who based their criteria on expectations for the upcoming year.
The Atlanta Tipoff Club’s board of selectors will track the progress of all metro Atlanta players throughout this season, and use as a benchmark when determining the season-ending award winners, which include: the 30 player boy’s and girl’s all-Metro teams, boy’s and girl’s Metro players of the year, and Mr. and Miss Georgia Basketball. All honorees will be recognized at the season-ending Naismith Awards banquet presented by AT&T in March, 2011.
“The metro Atlanta area is full of outstanding basketball talent, including some players who will star at the next level,” said Eric Oberman, Atlanta Tipoff Club executive director. “This group represents the future of the game and we are eager to see the success they will have in the upcoming season.”
2010-2011 Atlanta Tipoff Club Early-Season Watch List
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Early-Season Boy’s All-Metro Team
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Name
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Position
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School
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Class
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College Commitment
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Chris Bolden
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Shooting guard
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Norcross
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Senior
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Miami
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Malcolm Brogdon
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Shooting guard
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GAC
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Senior
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Virginia
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Henry Brooks
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Power forward
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Miller Grove
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Senior |
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Tekele Cotton
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Shooting guard
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Whitefield Academy
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Senior |
Wichita State
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Chris Daniels
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Shooting guard
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Columbia
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Senior |
Georgia Southern
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Dominic Early
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Power forward
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Hillgrove
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Senior |
Furman
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Shaquille Goodwin
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Power forward
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Southwest DeKalb
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Junior
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Marcus Hunt
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Shooting guard
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North Clayton
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Junior
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Nick Jacobs
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Power forward
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South Atlanta
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Senior
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Alabama
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| Algie Key |
Shooting guard |
Columbia |
Senior |
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Dominique McCoy
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Small forward
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South Atlanta
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Senior
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Josiah Moore
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Shooting guard
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Norcross
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Senior
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Nebraska
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Brandon Morri
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Small forward
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Miller Grove
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Junior
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| Alonzo Nelson-Ododa |
Power forward |
Norcross |
Senior
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Richmond
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E. Victor Nickerson
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Small forward
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Norcross
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Senior
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Charlotte
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Saah Nimley
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Point guard
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Collins Hill
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Senior
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Charleston Southern
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Evan Nolte
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Small forward
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Milton
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Junior
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Dai Jon Parker
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Shooting guard
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Milton
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Senior
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Vanderbilt
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Tony Parker
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Center
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Miller Grove
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Junior
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Jordan Price
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Small forward
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Southwest DeKalb
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Junior
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Jarmal Reid
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Small forward
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Columbia
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Junior
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Julian Royal
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Power forward
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Milton
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Senior
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Georgia Tech
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Shannon Scott
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Point guard
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Milton
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Senior
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Ohio State
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Justin Seymour
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Shooting guard
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Campbell
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Junior
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KK Simmons
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Point guard
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Wheeler
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Senior
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UNC-Wilmington
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Adam Smith
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Shooting guard
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Fayette County
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Senior
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UNC-Wilmington
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Nigel Snipes
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Shooting guard
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Wheeler
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Senior
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Western Kentucky
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Rasham Suarez
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Point guard
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Jonesboro
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Senior
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Georgia Southern
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Kevin Ware
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Shooting guard
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Rockdale County
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Senior
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Tennessee
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James White
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Small forward
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Jonesboro
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Senior
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Arkansas-Little Rock
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Early-Season Girl's All-Metro Team Presented by Nfinity
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Name
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Position
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School
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Class
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College Commitment
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Grace Leah Baughn
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Wing
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Wesleyan
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Senior
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Bria Bourgeois
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Wing
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Walton
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Senior
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George Washington
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Jasmine Camp
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Point guard
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Chamblee
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Senior
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Stanford
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Katie Carroll
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Guard
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Parkview |
Senior
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Andraya Carter
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Point guard
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Buford
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Junior
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Tennessee
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Aneesah Daniels
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Forward
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Redan
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Senior
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Alabama
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Diamond DeShields
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Guard/forward
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Norcross
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Sophomore
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Nikki Dixon
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Guard
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Milton
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Senior
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Clemson
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Erika Ford
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Guard
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Chattahoochee
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Senior
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UGA
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Courtney (Kayla) Freeman
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Forward
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Madison County
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Senior
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UT-Chattanooga
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Destinie Gibbs
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Guard
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Southwest DeKalb
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Junior
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Kira Gordon
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Forward
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North Cobb
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Junior
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Christie Hewitt
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Forward
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Forsyth Central
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Senior
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College of Charleston
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Elem Ibiam
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Power forward
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Fayette County
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Senior
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South Carolina
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Ashley Johnson
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Forward
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Westlake
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Senior
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Katie Mallow
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Point guard |
Brookwood |
Senior
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Breanna McDonald
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Guard
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Chamblee
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Junior
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Chakecia Miller
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Point guard
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Campbell
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Senior
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George Washington
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Kaliyah Mitchell
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Power forward
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Stephenson
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Sophomore
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Kristina Nelson
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Power forward
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GACS
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Sophomore
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Kayla Nolan
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Point guard
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Duluth
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Senior
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Georgia State
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Celina Rodrigo
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Point guard
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Hillgrove
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Junior
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Charlotte
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Jarae Savage
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Point guard
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North Cobb
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Senior
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Kavonne Towns
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Guard
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Berkmar
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Senior
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UT-Chattanooga
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Aisha Turner
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Point guard
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Westlake
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Junior
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Sydney Umeri
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Forward
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Lovett
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Sophomore
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Tori Waldner
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Power forward
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Milton
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Senior
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Penn State
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Sydney Wallace
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Guard
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Northview
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Senior
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Georgia Tech
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Holli Wilkins
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Forward
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Wesleyan
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Junior
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Dominique Wilson
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Guard
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McEachern
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Junior
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ABOUT THE ATLANTA TIPOFF CLUB
The Atlanta Tipoff Club, an Atlanta Sports Council property, is committed to promoting the game of basketball and recognizing the outstanding accomplishments of those who make the game so exciting. The Atlanta Tipoff Club, founded during the 1956-57 season, has presented the Naismith Trophy every year since UCLA’s Lew Alcindor first won the award in 1969. Old Dominion’s Anne Donovan won the inaugural Women’s Naismith Trophy in 1983.
The Naismith Award has become the most prestigious award in all of college basketball, recognizing the Men’s and Women’s College Basketball Player of the Year, Men’s and Women’s College Basketball Coach of the Year, as well as awards for outstanding achievement in high school basketball, officiating, and contribution to the game.
