Congrats to our 2023-24 Girls Basketball Player of the Year Finalists! We had 27 nominees. After careful consideration, we narrowed the finalist pool down to 6. The finalists are: Addison Hoard (Banks County), Lucy Hood (Rabun County), Averie Jones (Lumpkin County), Emma Lightsey (White County), Michel Robbins (Jefferson), and Abby Slaton (Dawson County).

Of the girls basketball players who didn’t make our finalist pool, select members are now up for a LAST FINALIST vote by you, the public. This voting is unlimited, and ends Friday at 10 AM. VOTE HERE or Scroll Below. Following the ‘Last Finalist’ Fan Vote Winner, the finalist group will be voted on internally with a panel of up to 25 local media reporters, former GHSA officials, coaches, etc to determine the Basketball Player of the Year. The voting is Heisman-style.

Addison Hoard – Banks County SR PG #5

STATS: 10.0 PTS, 3.0 REB, 7.0 AST, 4.0 STL, 1,000 Career Pts, 8-AA Player of the Year

Lucy Hood – Rabun County SR PG #11

STATS: 20.5 PTS, 6.1 AST, 4.8 REB, 2.6 STL, 40.6% 3PT, 110 3PT, 82.5% FT, 1,000 Career Pts, Region 8-A DI Player of the Year, McDonald’s All-American nominee

Averie Jones – Lumpkin County SR G #4

STATS: 17.5 PTS, 4.8 REB, 3.1 STL, 3.8 AST, 48.4 2PT%, 43.4 3PT% 80.4 FT%, 1st Team All-Region, Lumpkin’s all-time leading scorer (1,877 pts)

Emma Lightsey – White County JR G #5

STATS: 16.4 PTS, 2.7 REB, 65% FT, 31% 3PT, 46.5% FG; 0.93 VPS, 114 3PT (school record), 1st Team All-Region

Michel Robbins – Jefferson FR G #11

STATS: 15.2 PTS, 7.5 REB, 4.8 STL, 3.5 AST, 1st Team All-Region

Abby Slaton – Dawson County SR G #21

STATS: 16.3 PTS, 3.2 REB, 102 3PT, 1,000 Career Pts, 1st Team All-Region, Single Season & Career 3PT record for Dawson

FAN VOTE: LAST FINALIST (Girls Basketball)

*Unlimited, ends Friday 10 AM