The Gatorade Players of the Year in each state have been announced and three future Wildcats have been selected as the best of the best. Bam Adebayo in North Carolina, Malik Monk in Arkansas and De’Aaron Fox in Texas are taking home hardware. In Kentucky the award goes to the Mr. Basketball runner-up, Quentin Goodin of Taylor County.
An all-state selection, Malik Monk led Bentonville to the Arkansas state championship game, only to fall 10 points short of taking home the title. Monk averaged 28.6 points, 7.5 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game during his Senior season.