Atlanta TIPOFF Club Names 2009 All-Metro Mid-Season Teams
ATLANTA (Feb. 24, 2009) – The Atlanta Tipoff today announced the Metro Atlanta boys and girls midseason
teams, a leading barometer for the end-of-the-year awards. Georgia-bound Anne Marie
Armstrong, the reigning Miss Georgia Basketball award winner, and Derrick Favors, a top candidate for
the national Naismith Boy’s High School Player of the Year honor and a Georgia Tech commitment,
headline the girls and boys respective teams.
The lists were compiled by the Atlanta Tipoff Club Board of Selectors, comprised of coaches in the Metro
Atlanta area. The board based its criteria on player performances this season. Winners for Miss Georgia
Basketball, Mr. Georgia Basketball, the Metro Atlanta Players of the Year and the Jackie Bradford all-
Metro teams will be announced in early March and will be honored at the Naismith Awards banquet on
March 23, 2009, at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre.
Girl’s Mid-Season Team:
| Last Name |
First Name |
High School |
Class |
| Alexander |
Ieshia |
Coosa |
Junior |
| Alverson |
Blanche |
Buford |
Senior |
| Armstrong |
Anne Marie |
Wesleyan |
Senior |
| Boykin |
Karisma |
Carrollton |
Senior |
| Boykin |
Shamea |
Westlake |
Junior |
| Brown |
Elan |
Woodward |
Senior |
| Carnes |
Jaymee |
Gainesville |
Junior |
| Chandler |
Mariah |
Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy |
Senior |
| Clarke |
Tiffany |
Norcross |
Senior |
| Coleman |
Lauren |
Parkview |
Junior |
| Crosby |
Kyra |
McEachern |
Senior |
| Danley |
Jocelyn |
Buford |
Senior |
| Ealey |
Janyce |
Carrollton |
Senior |
| Evans |
Nia |
Redan |
Junior |
| Ford |
Erica |
Chattahoochee |
Sophomore |
| Freeman |
Courtney |
Madison |
Senior |
| Hagan |
Whitney |
Marist |
Senior |
| Hall |
Erin |
Wesleyan |
Junior |
| Harris |
Ashley |
Franklin |
Senior |
| Henderson |
Diamond |
North Cobb |
Junior |
| Hill |
Jemi |
Winder-Barrow |
Junior |
| Hodges |
Brittany |
Campbell |
Sophomore |
| Holt |
Tessah |
Fayette County |
Senior |
| King |
Kris |
Milton |
Junior |
| Lewis |
Kayla |
Southwest Dekalb |
Junior |
| Long |
Kendra |
Mays |
Junior |
| McCall |
Telia |
Marietta |
Senior |
| McDonald |
Breanna |
Miller Grove |
Junior |
| McDonald |
Brittany |
Berkmar |
Senior |
| Means |
Chaney |
Greater Atlanta Christian |
Junior |
| Miller |
Khaalidah |
Douglas |
Junior |
| Nash |
Kristin |
Dunwoody |
Senior |
| Onyeuku |
Anma |
Fayette County |
Junior |
| Simmons |
Moneshia |
Mill Creek |
Junior |
| Swanson |
Sharon |
Cherokee |
Senior |
| Toles |
Morgan |
Sandy Creek |
Senior |
| Walker |
Mykala |
Duluth |
Senior |
| Wallace |
Sydney |
Northview |
Sophomore |
| Williams |
Hiydaayah |
Stephenson |
Junior |
| Willis |
Tamika |
Westlake |
Senior |
Boy’s Mid-Season Team:
| Last Name |
First Name |
High School |
Class |
| Atkins |
Manny |
Tucker |
Senior |
| Barber |
Shaquil |
Griffin |
Senior |
| Barnes |
Brandon |
Chapel Hill |
Senior |
| Barnes |
Terrell |
Riverdale |
Senior |
| Baskerville |
Cameron |
Whitefield Academy |
Senior |
| Batts |
Kadeem |
McEachern |
Senior |
| Baugh |
Darius |
Hillgrove |
Senior |
| Branch |
Kinley |
Stone Mountain |
Senior |
| Brown |
Lorenzo |
Centennial |
Senior |
| Brundidge |
Arris |
Blessed Trinity |
Senior |
| Bryant |
Javaris |
Westlake |
Senior |
| Cole |
Brian |
Dacula |
Senior |
| Coleman |
Adrian |
Stephenson |
Senior |
| Cowan |
Marcus |
Chamblee |
Senior |
| Dukes |
Kevin |
Stephenson |
Senior |
| Favors |
Derrick |
South Atlanta |
Senior |
| Hall |
Kenny |
Redan |
Senior |
| Harrow |
Ryan |
Walton |
Junior |
| Howell |
Richard |
Wheeler |
Senior |
| Johnson |
Noel |
Fayette County |
Senior |
| Johnson |
Charles |
Meadowcreek |
Senior |
| Jones |
Jamel |
Green Forest |
Junior |
| Kemp |
Shawn |
Cherokee |
Senior |
| Kluet |
Milos |
North Cobb Christian |
Senior |
| Lane |
Paul |
Paideia |
Senior |
| Malone |
Andre |
South Atlanta |
Senior |
| Mann |
JJ |
Marist |
Senior |
| Muhammad |
Taariq |
Norcross |
Senior |
| Olsen |
Jeremy |
Collins Hill |
Senior |
| Powell |
Russell |
Newnan |
Senior |
| Reed |
Brandon |
Whitefield Academy |
Senior |
| Reddick |
Charlie |
McEachern |
Senior |
| Reddick |
Colin |
McEachern |
Senior |
| Rice |
Glen |
Walton |
Senior |
| Royal |
Julian |
Milton |
Sophomore |
| Slotter |
Colin |
North Cobb |
Senior |
| Stewart |
Ari |
Wheeler |
Senior |
| Udofia |
Mfon |
Miller Grove |
Senior |
| Wallace |
Travis |
Campbell |
Senior |
| Wiedeman |
Trent |
Greater Atlanta Christian |
Junior |
For more information about the Atlanta Tipoff Club please visit www.naismithawards.com.
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 an emblem of excellence for the game, 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.