Alyssa Brown earned Arizona Gatorade Player of the Year status on Friday morning. Brown, a 6-foot-1 forward, helped lead Sahuaro to the 4A state championship game and a 28-2 record while averaging 31.4 points, 9.7 rebounds and 3.9 steals a game. Only a junior, Brown also set an Arizona single-season scoring record of 932 points and is currently 25th All-Time in Arizona with 2,094 career points.
Brown was named MaxPreps Player of the Year earlier this week, was an All-State selection last year as a sophomore and she is was also the AllSportsTucson.com Southern Arizona Player of the Year.
According to the release issued by Gatorade, Brown has volunteered locally on behalf of an animal rescue center and youth basketball programs. “Alyssa Brown was by far the most dominant player we saw all year,” said Catalina Foothills head coach Sue Darling in the release, “She can shoot, pass, dribble, rebound and play defense, and she never takes a play off.”
The Gatorade National Girls Basketball Player of the Year award to be announced in March.
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