We were spoiled with some great efforts around this corner of the state of Georgia in boys basketball. Congrats to these young men, who make up our 2019-20 BLITZ Player of the Year Nominees & Honorable Mentions list of 41 individuals. It’s exciting to know our Player of the Year is within this list somewhere. The favorite is reigning Player of the Year Carl Cleveland. Can anyone take it from him?

NOMINEES

Pierson Allison (Union SR G #5)

STATS: 17 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL, 8-AA All-Region, 1,276 career pts, 49% FG, 30% 3PT

Aidan Berrong (Towns JR G #11)

STATS: 15.2 PTS, 4.2 REB, 2.5 AST, 1.5 STL, 0.2 BLK, 44% FG

Carl Cleveland (Banks SR G/F #35)

STATS: 24.7 PTS, 12.9 REB, 5.1 AST, 1.7 STL, 1.1 BLK, 45% FG, 27 double-doubles, 2 triple-doubles, 8-AA Player of the Year, 2,500 career pts, 1,000 career reb

Kenny Colwell (Stephens JR G #14)

STATS: 13.1 PTS, 6.3 REB, 1.2 STL, 8-AAAA All-Region

Collin Crowder (Towns SO G #10)

STATS: 13.3 PTS, 7.2 REB, 2.4 AST, 1.1 STL, 0.3 BLK, 48% FG, 3 Double-Doubles

Shawn Cunningham (Commerce JR F #10)

STATS: 9.7 PTS, 4 REB, 1.6 AST, 1.6 STL

Spencer Darby (Jefferson JR G #11)

STATS: 12 PTS

Malachi Dooley (Habersham SO PG #3)

STATS: 15.4 PTS, 5.3 AST, 3.4 REB, 2.2 STL, 7-AAAAAA All-Region

Sawyer Drake (Union SR F #21)

STATS: 13 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL, 1,017 career pts, 48% FG, 40% 3PT

Creed Dunbar (Commerce JR G #12)

STATS: 9.5 PTS, 5 REB, 1.9 AST, 1.3 STL, 37% 3PT

Jasper Gibson (Dawson SR G #33)

STATS: 18 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB, 2,000 career pts, 500 career assists

Gus Hood (Rabun SO G #10)

STATS: 10 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL

Pat Jackson (Lumpkin SR G #11)

STATS: 18.6 PTS, 5.8 REB, 2.5 AST, 2.5 STL, 7-AAA All-Region

Hayden Johnson (Tallulah Falls SR G #4)

STATS: 14 PTS, 2.8 REB (17.5 PTS in region), 8-A All-Region (HM)

Pierce Martin (Banks JR G #24)

STATS: 9.2 PTS, 4.0 REB, 2.7 AST, 1.0 STL, 0.2 BLK, 38% 3PT

Ian McConnell (Commerce JR F #32)

STATS: 14.1 PTS, 9.3 REB, 50% FG, 13 Double-Doubles

Connor McKay (Rabun SO G #12)

STATS: 15 PTS, 9 REB, 3.5 AST, 2 STL, 2 BLK, 50% FG

Kolby Moss (Towns JR G #15)

STATS: 23.1 PTS, 6.5 REB, 3.7 AST, 1 STL, 0.4 BLK, 46% FG, 5 Double-Doubles

Silas Mulligan (White SO G #3)

STATS: 13.2 PTS, 4.6 REB, 7-AAAA All-Region

Dakota Orr (Banks JR F #12)

STATS: 7.9 PTS, 7.7 REB, 2.8 BLK, 1.8 AST, 1 STL, 57% FG

Owen Parker (Jefferson SR G #14)

STATS: 11 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST

Peyton Polk (Lumpkin SR F #23)

STATS: 12.2 PTS, 6.6 REB, 2 BLK, 7-AAA All-Region

Jacob Radaker (Jefferson SR F #20)

STATS: 18 PTS, 9 REB

Campbell Reed (Dawson SR G #2)

STATS: 15 PTS, 62% FG, 47% 3PT, 1,000 career pts

Malaki Starks (Jefferson SO G #24)

STATS: 11 PTS, 7 REB

Matthew Weidner (Tallulah Falls SR C #44)

STATS: 18.3 PTS, 6.7 REB, 1,400 career pts (SR), 8-A All-Region

HONORABLE MENTIONS

• Sam Adams (Rabun SR G #2)
• Mason Barnes (Dawson JR G #1)
• Eli Burruss (Dawson SR F #0)
• Jacob Cumbie (Lumpkin SR G #14)
• Brian Cunane (Lumpkin JR F #4)
• Gus Faulkner (Lumpkin JR G #20)
• Clay Gosnell (Banks JR G #11): 7.1 PTS, 4.2 AST, 4.0 REB, 45% FG
• Kyle Morlock (Union SR F #15): 10 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL, 52% FG
• Sawyer Pace (Banks SR G #3): 6.1 PTS, 3.0 REB, 1.1 STL, 0.9 AST, 0.1 BLK
• Daniel Parker (Jefferson SR G #15): 10 PTS, 4 REB
• Garrett Presley (Banks G #23): 6.4 PTS, 2.6 REB
• Dominic Ricci (Commerce JR #1): 9.3 PTS, 3.3 REB, 2.9 AST, 1.9 STL
• Kam Robinson (Jefferson JR F #12): 11 PTS, 4 AST, 2 STL
• Cooper Turner (White JR G #23): 10.6 PTS, 3.6 REB
• Jadon Yeh (White FR G #4): 11.9 PTS, 3.8 REB, 2.5 AST