Sunrise Christian Academy standout Gradey Dick received a special surprise Tuesday when he was presented with the 2021-22 Gatorade National Boys Basketball Player of the Year by Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum.
Tatum informed Dick of the news as he was being presented with the trophy.
Dick beat out Chris Livingston (Oak Hill Academy, Virginia) and Dariq Whitehead (Montverde Academy, New Jersey) to win the award.
mike gribanovGradey Dick has had one of the greatest shooting seasons in HS history. 18 3PAs per 100 poss in NIBC, he made 45-84 53.6% spot up/pick-n-pop threes, 14-25 56% off screen threes and 19-46 41.