The Atlanta Tipoff Club Announced the All-Metro High School Boys and Girls Late Season Teams of 15 Atlanta Players
ATLANTA (February 9, 2018) – The Atlanta Tipoff Club announced today the 15 girls and boys high school basketball players who comprise the late season all-metro teams. The final all-metro teams, Mr. and Miss Georgia, Metro Players of the Year and Metro Coaches of the Year will be announced in mid-March.
Atlanta All-Metro High School Boys’ Team
| NAME | CLASS | SCHOOL | COLLEGE CHOICE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Boston | Soph. | Norcross High School | Undecided |
| KJ Buffen | Sr. | Gainesville High School | Middle Tennessee |
| Sharife Cooper | Soph. | McEachern High School | Undecided |
| Adam Flagler | Sr. | Duluth High School | Undecided |
| Ashton Hagans | Jr. | Newton High School | Georgia |
| KJ Jenkins | Sr. | Creekview High School | Undecided |
| Isaiah Kelly | Sr. | Pace Academy | Yale |
| EJ Montgomery | Sr. | Wheeler High School | Undecided |
| DJ Murray | Sr. | Pebblebrook High School | Undecided |
| Landers Nolley | Sr. | Langston Hughes High School | Virginia Tech |
| Isaac Okoro | Jr. | McEachern High School | Undecided |
| Kamar Robertson | Jr. | Cambridge High School | Undecided |
| Kyle Sturdivant | Jr. | Norcross High School | Undecided |
| Devin Vassell | Sr. | Peachtree Ridge High School | Florida State |
| Marcus Watson | Jr. | Buford High School | Undecided |
Atlanta All-Metro High School Girls’ Team
| NAME | CLASS | SCHOOL | COLLEGE CHOICE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jenna Brown | Sr. | Lovett School | Stanford |
| Bria Harmon | Jr. | Collins Hill High School | Undecided |
| Taylor Hosendove | Sr. | Westlake High School | Texas Tech |
| Kaila Hubbard | Sr. | Holy Innocents' Episcopal School | Georgia |
| Morgan Jones | Sr. | Our Lady of Mercy Catholic High School | Florida State |
| Olivia Nelson-Odada | Sr. | Winder High School | UConn |
| Javyn Nicholson | Jr. | Collins Hill High School | Georgia |
| Tory Ozment | Sr. | Buford High School | Michigan State |
| Amaya Register | Sr. | Wesleyan School | Old Dominion |
| Victaria Sexton | Sr. | Model High School | South Carolina |
| Jaron Stallworth | Sr. | Collins Hill High School | Mercer |
| Kennedy Suttle | Sr. | Holy Innocents' Episcopal School | University of Pennsylvania |
| Taylor Sutton | Sr. | Greater Atlanta Christian School | Middle Tennessee |
| Cameron Swartz | Sr. | Fellowship Christian School | Colorado |
| Anastasia Warren | Jr. | Westlake High School | Undecided |
ABOUT THE ATLANTA TIPOFF CLUB
Celebrating 50 Years of the Citizen Naismith Trophy
Founded during the 1956-57 season, the Atlanta Tipoff Club 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 administers the Naismith Awards, which have become the most prestigious national honors in all of college basketball. Named in honor of Dr. James Naismith, inventor of the game of basketball, the Naismith Trophy recognizes the top Men’s and Women’s College Basketball Players of the Year. Other Naismith Awards are presented to the Men’s and Women’s College Basketball Coaches of the Year, Boys’ and Girls’ High School Basketball Players and Coaches of the Year, Basketball Officials and Outstanding Contributors to the game. Celebrating its 50th year by honoring past winners, the Citizen Naismith Trophy was first presented to UCLA’s Lew Alcindor (later known as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar) in 1969. Old Dominion’s Anne Donovan won the inaugural Women’s Citizen Naismith Trophy in 1983.
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