The top girls and boys basketball players in six classifications of the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association were honored by being named the winners of the 2022 Mr. and Miss Basketball Awards. The awards presentation took place on the floor of Murphy Center on the campus of MTSU today.
Cannon County’s Gus Davenport was announced as the Mr. Basketball for Division I, Class AA. This is a first for the Lions program.
A statewide committee of sportswriters selected the winners based on performance during the 2021-2022 regular season. Academics and character were also taken into consideration. High school head basketball coaches and members of the media nominated the finalists.
“This is such an outstanding honor for all 36 of the young men and women recognized this evening at the Mr. and Miss Basketball Awards,” said Bernard Childress, Executive Director of the TSSAA. “They were here not only due to their athletic ability that they displayed on the court throughout the season, but just as much for their outstanding character and academic achievements.”
This was the 37th year that the Mr. and Miss Basketball Awards have been presented to Tennessee’s best high school basketball players.
2022 MISS BASKETBALL WINNERS
Division II Class A
Olivia Lee, Trinity Christian
Division II Class AAJaloni Cambridge, Ensworth
Division I Class 1A Savannah Davis, McKenzie
Division I Class 2A Karly Weathers, Loretto
Division I Class 3A Brooklyn Crouch, Upperman
Division I Class 4A Jennifer Sullivan, Bearden
2022 MR. BASKETBALL WINNERS
Division II Class A Mr. Basketball Tyler Byrd, Tipton-Rosemark
Division II Class AA Mr. Basketball Chandler Jackson, Christian Brothers
Division I Class 1A Mr. Basketball Grant Strong, Clay County
Division I Class 2A Mr. Basketball Gus Davenport, Cannon County
Division I Class 3A Mr. Basketball Ja’Kobi Gillespie, Greeneville
Division I Class 4A Miss Basketball Brandon Miller, Cane Ridge