Just Three Public HS School Boys Basketball Players Remain On Naismith List

(2-7-17) The Naismith Trophy committee just released it’s ten semifinalists for boys high school basketball.

Just of three of the Top 10 attend Public High Schools, Michael Porter Jr. (Nathan Hale (Wash), Trae Young (Norman North (Ok) and Collin Sexton (Pebblebrook (Ga).

The Player of the Year and the Naismith All America team will be announced in March.

2017 Naismith Trophy High School Boy’s Player of the Year Semifinalists

Name 	High School 	    Position 	
DeAndre Ayton 	        Hillcrest Academy 	C
Mohamed Bamba 	        Westtown School 	C
Brian Bowen 	        La Lumiere School 	SF
Wendell Carter 	        Pace Academy 	        PF 	
Trevon Duval 	        IMG Academy 	        PG 	
Kevin Knox 	        Tampa Catholic 	        SF 	
Michael Porter Jr. 	Nathan Hale 	        SF
Collin Sexton 	        Pebblebrook 	        SG 	
Gary Trent Jr. 	        Prolific Prep 	        SG 
Trae Young 	         Norman North 	        PG