ATLANTA (November 21, 2022) – With the basketball season having just tipped off, the Atlanta Tipoff Club today announced the top high school girls and boys basketball players across the Metro Atlanta area as part of the preseason watch lists. The players were compiled by the Atlanta Tipoff Club Girls and Boys Selection Committees, chaired by Jan Azar (Hebron Christian) and Jesse McMillan (Norcross), respectively. In February, the Atlanta Tipoff Club will reveal a midseason team of 40 girls and 40 boys, and in March, Miss and Mr. Georgia, along with the metro Players of the Year, All-Metro teams and Coach of the Year honors will be announced.
2022 Atlanta Tipoff Club High School Girls Preseason Watchlist
| LAST NAME | FIRST NAME | HIGH SCHOOL | YEAR | COLLEGE CHOICE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akins | Jania | Norcross | Junior | |
| Bates | Jada | McEachern | Junior | |
| Beckham | Aubrey | Hebron Christian Academy | Sophomore | |
| Black | Riley | Chestatee | Junior | |
| Blatchford | Elle | Sequoyah | Senior | Southern Miss |
| Brown | Jayda | Forest Park | Senior | St. John's |
| Brown | Tatum | Grayson | Sophomore | |
| Cain | Kyla | Galloway | Senior | |
| Carnegie | Danielle | Rockdale County | Junior | |
| Collins | Diana | Brookwood | Senior | Ohio State |
| Dance | Monet | Mt. Pisgah Christian School | Senior | |
| Daniel | Kanija | Carrollton | Senior | Georgia Southern |
| Day | Kayla | Marietta | Junior | |
| Dyson | Ariana | Luella | Senior | Mercer |
| Fields | Jessica | Mount Paran Christian | Sophomore | |
| Foster | La'Nya | Lovejoy | Senior | Austin Peay |
| Gayle | Mataya | River Ridge | Senior | UPenn |
| Grooms | Gabbie | Landmark Christian School | Junior | Georgia Tech |
| Henderson | Crystal | Kell | Senior | |
| Hunt | Aaliyah | Peachtree Ridge | Senior | Georgia State |
| Hutcherson | Olivia | Holy Innocents' | Senior | Princeton |
| James | Mia | Hebron Christian Academy | Sophomore | |
| King | Aryelle | Hillgrove | Senior | |
| Martin | Karson | Woodstock | Senior | Quinnipiac |
| McCoy | Janiya | Southwest DeKalb | Sophomore | |
| McGlockton | Ava | South Forsyth | Senior | North Georgia |
| McGowan | Taniya | Archer | Senior | South Carolina State |
| Miller | Casey | Woodstock | Senior | Hampton |
| Moon | Erica | St. Francis | Senior | |
| Moore | Brooke | North Cobb Christian | Senior | |
| Obasuyi | Eghosa | Carrollton | Senior | Georgia State |
| Ogden | Courtney | Westminister School | Senior | Stanford |
| Pearl | Sophia | River Ridge | Sophomore | |
| Porter | Amiya | Hebron Christian Academy | Junior | |
| Preston | Bryanna | Lovejoy | Junior | |
| Preston | Zaynah | Holy Innocents' | Junior | |
| Pruitt | Myori | Arabia Mountain | Senior | |
| Rodgers | Erin | Grayson | Junior | |
| Spiers | Jah'Naesia | Southwest DeKalb | Sophomore | |
| Swain | Hailee | Holy Innocents' | Sophomore | Stanford |
| Taylor | Trynce | St. Francis | Senior | |
| Thomas | Trinity | Greater Atlanta Christian School | Senior | |
| Thompson | Tianna | Galloway | Junior | |
| Tolliver | Sharon | South Forsyth | Senior | |
| Tripp | Sanaa | Peachtree Ridge | Junior | |
| Vereen | Anna | Sprayberry | Senior | |
| Warren | Toni | Cherokee | Junior | |
| Watson | Ava Grace | Buford | Junior | |
| Whalen | Erin | North Forsyth | Senior | Valdosta State |
| Wright | Chazadi (Chit-Chat) | Wesleyan School | Junior |
2022 Atlanta Tipoff Club High School Boys Preseason Watchlist
| LAST NAME | FIRST NAME | HIGH SCHOOL | YEAR | COLLEGE CHOICE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abdur-Rahman | Bilal | Norcross | Senior | Alabama A&M | |
| Anderson Jr. | Christian | Lovett | Junior | Michigan | |
| Bailey | Airious "Ace" | McEachern | Junior | ||
| Bilal | Karris | Riverwood | Junior | Vanderbilt | |
| Bond | Samarion | Norcross | Senior | ||
| Boyd | Jay | Hiram | Senior | Lincoln Memorial | |
| Castle | Stephon | Newton | Senior | UConn | |
| Chatfield | Eric | Pace Academy | Sophomore | ||
| Collier | Isaiah | Wheeler | Senior | ||
| Davis | Jamichael | McEachern | Senior | ||
| Dixon | Josh | Milton | Sophomore | ||
| Doucet | Khirus | Chapel Hill | Senior | Fort Valley State | |
| Elliott | Spencer | St. Pius X | Senior | Tulane | |
| Etter | Mason | Etowah | Senior | ||
| Fleming | Akia | Osborne | Sophomore | ||
| Garcia | Osmar | Lanier | Senior | ||
| Greco | Trajen | Mill Creek | Junior | ||
| Greene | Kyle | Pace Academy | Junior | ||
| Hamilton | Jelani | Wheeler | Senior | Iowa State | |
| Hampton | Keishawn | Collins Hill | Senior | ||
| Harris | Gicarri | Grayson | Junior | ||
| Holloway | Jeremiah | Winder-Barrow | Senior | ||
| Husband | Tyler | Westlake | Senior | ||
| Jordan | Lamariyon | Norcross | Senior | Georgia | |
| Kirouac | Cole | North Forsyth | Junior | ||
| Lee | Jalen | Berkmar | Junior | ||
| Marshall | Peyton | Kell | Junior | ||
| Martin | Isaac | King's Ridge Christian | Senior | ||
| Melson | Noah | Alexander | Senior | UT-Chattanooga | |
| Mincy | Kory | Tri-Cities | Senior | ||
| Moodie | Chad | Grayson | Senior | Alabama A&M | |
| Moore | Will | West Forsyth | Junior | ||
| Newsom | Victor | Sandy Creek | Senior | ||
| Newton | Jakai | Newton | Senior | Indiana | |
| Owens | Tayden | Cherokee | Senior | ||
| Pace | Keshaun | Carrollton | Senior | Reinhardt | |
| Page | Arrinten | Wheeler | Senior | USC | |
| Parker | Preston | Sequoyah | Senior | Alabama-Huntsville | |
| Rechsteiner | Brandon | Etowah | Senior | Virginia Tech | |
| Rogers | Brigham | Blessed Trinity | Senior | Belmont | |
| Seitz | Blake | North Gwinnett | Senior | ||
| Simon | Jauin | Pebblebrook | Senior | Dayton | |
| Smith | Micah | Sandy Creek | Junior | ||
| Taylor | Cedric | Drew Charter | Senior | ||
| Thomas | Da'Avion | McDonough | Senior | ||
| Thomas | David | Eagle's Landing | Senior | Mercer | |
| Thurman | Jelani | Langston Hughes | Senior | Ohio State (FB) | |
| Whitlock | Marcus | Newton | Senior | ||
| Wilson | Blake | St. Pius X | Senior | Hampden-Sydney | |
| Wilson | Caleb | Holy Innocents' | Sophomore |
ABOUT THE ATLANTA TIPOFF CLUB
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, the most prestigious national honors in all of college and high school basketball. Named in honor of Dr. James Naismith, inventor of the game of basketball, the family of Naismith Awards annually recognizes the most outstanding men’s and women’s college and high school basketball players and coaches. Other Naismith Awards are presented to the men’s and women’s college basketball defensive players of the year, as well as lifetime achievement awards to basketball officials and outstanding contributors to the game. UCLA’s Lew Alcindor received the first Jersey Mike’s Naismith Trophy in 1969, while the late Anne Donovan (Old Dominion) was the inaugural women’s recipient in 1983. Corporate partners of the Naismith Awards include Jersey Mike’s and Werner Ladder.
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