ATLANTA (March 17, 2023) – Wheeler High School senior guard Isaiah Collier, recently announced as the 2023 Jersey Mike’s Naismith Trophy winner as the most outstanding high school player in the nation, was named Mr. Georgia Basketball by Atlanta Tipoff Club, the organization announced today along with top honors for players and coaches across the Metro Atlanta area. The Westminster Schools senior guard Courtney Ogden was named Miss Georgia Basketball.
Mataya Gayle of River Ridge High School and Stephon Castle of Newton High School and have been named the Atlanta Metro High School Girls and Boys Player of the Year, respectively.
For outstanding coaching in the Atlanta area, two sets of honors are awarded. The Cremins Award, recognizing schools participating in Regions 5A-7A, goes to Courtney Mincy of Brookwood High School and Larry Thompson of Wheeler High School.
Jan Azar of Hebron Christian Academy and Sharman White from Pace Academy are named winners of the Pinholster Award, for schools in Regions 1A-4A.
Additionally, the Atlanta Tipoff Club revealed the Atlanta All-Metro High School Girls and Boys Teams with 30 girls and 30 boys recognized. The player honors were compiled by the Atlanta Tipoff Club’s Selection Committees, chaired by Azar (Girls) and Norcross High School Head Coach Jesse McMillan (Boys).
2023 Atlanta All-Metro High School Girls Teams
| TEAM | NAME | HIGH SCHOOL | CLASS | COMMITTED TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miss Georgia Basketball | Courtney Ogden | The Westminster Schools | Senior | Stanford |
| Metro Player of the Year | Mataya Gayle | River Ridge High School | Senior | Penn |
| First Team | Diana Collins | Brookwood High School | Senior | Ohio State |
| First Team | Gabbie Grooms | Landmark Christian School | Junior | Georgia Tech |
| First Team | Olivia Hutcherson | Holy Innocents' Episcopal School | Senior | Princeton |
| First Team | Ava Grace Watson | Buford High School | Junior | |
| First Team | Chazadi (Chit-Chat) Wright | Wesleyan School | Junior | |
| Second Team | Jania Akins | Norcross High School | Junior | |
| Second Team | Aubrey Beckham | Hebron Christian Academy | Sophomore | |
| Second Team | Jessica Fields | Mount Paran Christian School | Sophomore | |
| Second Team | La'Nya Foster | Lovejoy High School | Senior | Austin Peay |
| Second Team | Crystal Henderson | Kell High School | Senior | |
| Third Team | Danielle Carnegie | Rockdale County High School | Junior | |
| Third Team | Bryanna Preston | Lovejoy High School | Junior | |
| Third Team | Brooke Suttle | Campbell High School | Junior | |
| Third Team | Hailee Swain | Holy Innocents' Episcopal School | Sophomore | Stanford |
| Third Team | Tianna Thompson | The Galloway School | Junior | |
| Honorable Mention | Jada Bates | McEachern High School | Junior | |
| Honorable Mention | Elle Blatchford | Sequoyah High School | Senior | Southern Miss |
| Honorable Mention | Jayda Brown | Forest Park High School | Senior | St. John's |
| Honorable Mention | Veronaye Charlton | Norcross High School | Senior | |
| Honorable Mention | Monet Dance | Mt. Pisgah Christian School | Senior | William & Mary |
| Honorable Mention | Ariana Dyson | Luella High School | Senior | Mercer |
| Honorable Mention | Sara Lewis | Woodward Academy | Senior | George Washington |
| Honorable Mention | Karson Martin | Woodstock High School | Senior | Quinnipiac |
| Honorable Mention | Taniya McGowan | Archer High School | Senior | South Carolina State |
| Honorable Mention | Brooke Moore | North Cobb Christian School | Senior | Liberty |
| Honorable Mention | Eghosa Obasuyi | Carrollton High School | Senior | Georgia State |
| Honorable Mention | Amiya Porter | Hebron Christian Academy | Junior | |
| Honorable Mention | Trynce Taylor | St. Francis School | Senior | Kennesaw State |
| Honorable Mention | Toni Warren | Cherokee High School | Junior | Wofford |
| Honorable Mention | Jade Weathersby | Brookwood High School | Senior | UAB |
2023 Atlanta All-Metro High School Boys Teams
| TEAM | NAME | HIGH SCHOOL | CLASS | COMMITTED TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. Georgia Basketball | Isaiah Collier | Wheeler High School | Senior | USC |
| Metro Player of the Year | Stephon Castle | Newton High School | Senior | UConn |
| First Team | Airious "Ace" Bailey | McEachern High School | Junior | Rutgers |
| First Team | Peyton Marshall | Kell High School | Junior | Auburn |
| First Team | Arrinten Page | Wheeler High School | Senior | USC |
| First Team | Brandon Rechsteiner | Etowah High School | Senior | Virginia Tech |
| First Team | Caleb Wilson | Holy Innocents' Episcopal School | Sophomore | |
| Second Team | Christian Anderson, Jr. | The Lovett School | Junior | Michigan |
| Second Team | CJ Brown | Kell High School | Junior | |
| Second Team | Spencer Elliott | St. Pius X Catholic High School | Senior | Tulane |
| Second Team | Kyle Greene | Pace Academy | Junior | |
| Second Team | David Thomas | Eagle's Landing High School | Senior | Mercer |
| Third Team | Gicarri Harris | Grayson High School | Junior | |
| Third Team | Lamariyon Jordan | Norcross High School | Senior | Georgia |
| Third Team | Braedan Lue | Alexander High School | Junior | |
| Third Team | Isaac Martin | King's Ridge Christian School | Senior | Berry College |
| Third Team | Jaiun Simon | Pebblebrook High School | Senior | Dayton |
| Honorable Mention | Bilal Abdur-Rahman | Norcross High School | Senior | Alabama A&M |
| Honorable Mention | Karris Bilal | Riverwood High School | Junior | Vanderbilt |
| Honorable Mention | Jay Boyd | Hiram High School | Senior | |
| Honorable Mention | Gai Chol-Atem | Greenforest Christian Academy | Senior | Mississippi State |
| Honorable Mention | Akai Fleming | Osborne High School | Sophomore | |
| Honorable Mention | Luke Flynn | Walton High School | Junior | |
| Honorable Mention | Osmar Garcia | Lanier High School | Senior | |
| Honorable Mention | Jelani Hamilton | Wheeler High School | Senior | Iowa State |
| Honorable Mention | Kory Mincy | Tri-Cities High School | Senior | Presbyterian College |
| Honorable Mention | Tayden Owens | Cherokee High School | Senior | |
| Honorable Mention | Mier Panoam | Norcross High School | Senior | |
| Honorable Mention | Brigham Rogers | Blessed Trinity Catholic High School | Senior | Belmont |
| Honorable Mention | Micah Smith | Sandy Creek High School | Junior | |
| Honorable Mention | Da’Avion Thomas | McDonough High School | Senior | |
| Honorable Mention | Marcus Whitlock | Newton High School | Senior |