Introducing Mr. Basketball Candidate #10: Corvon Seales
As part of our preseason content, we’re counting down the top dozen candidates for this year’s Mr. Basketball award, presented annually to the top senior in the state. The list continues with our No. 10 player, North Scott wing Corvon Seales, who put together one of the best summers of anyone in the state with Quad City Elite, culminating in a commitment to Division II Minnesota State.
Name: Corvon Seales
Height: 6-4
Position: GF
School: North Scott
2016-17 stats: 313 points (13.6/game), 97 rebounds (4.2), 74 assists (3.2), 44.9 FG%, 34.6 3P%, 58.8 FT%
Career stats: 578 points (10.5/game), 141 rebounds (2.6), 125 assists (2.3), 44.1 FG%, 36.0 3P%, 59.4 FT%
About Seales: Few players in the state had a better summer than this gifted wing, who racked up nearly a dozen Division II offers (and some Division I interest) before committing to play at Minnesota State. A role player his first few years with the Lancers, he was the team’s second leading scorer last season and it will be his team this winter. He’s a long, athletic, defensive minded wing who can play lockdown defense and has turned himself into a gifted scorer as well. He’ll be one of 4A’s leading scorers while routinely drawing a difficult assignment on the defensive end.
Why he can win Mr. Basketball: His older brother Cortez made a late push for the award during his senior year, when he helped lead the Lancers to the state title. Corvon has the talent, and North Scott has the program, to make a similar run this season. He became a popular name among writers over the summer, as offer after offer came rolling in, and if he’s able to deliver a big senior season, leading North Scott to the state tournament, he may get some more attention from those writers.
Odds he wins Mr. Basketball: Another player with very slim odds, as Mr. Basketball is generally more of a career based award, and he frankly hasn’t had an opportunity to put together a big-time resume, playing behind very talented players at North Scott the last few years. Still, he’s an extremely talented young wing who is going to be a great player for Minnesota State, and is primed for a big senior season.