Watch List: Class 6 Player of the Year Finalists
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<p>Prep Hoops Missouri will select its Class 6 Player of the Year at the conclusion of the season. Here is a look at the finalists for that award.</p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id="1045830" first="Alex" last="Benassi"] (Liberty): The 6’3" 2022 Missouri S&T recruit is currently averaging 14.6 points, 5.1 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 2.1 steals in leading the Tigers to a 20-4 season.</p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id="1070094" first="Kyan" last="Evans"] (Staley): The 6’1" 2023 point guard is averaging 15.8 points, 3.5 rebounds, 5.6 assists and 2.8 steals in leading the Falcons to a 22-3 record.</p>
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<p>Ikenna Ezeogu (Blue Springs): The 6’6" 2022 Iowa State football recruit is having a robust senior year as he averages 22 points, 9.8 rebounds and 2.3 steals in leading the Wildcats to a 21-5 season.</p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id="1070092" first="Zaide" last="Lowery"] (Kickapoo): The 6’4" 2023 guard has been a force in all facets of the game in leading the Chiefs to a 23-3 record and the championship of the Ozark Conference.</p>
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[caption id="attachment_1335540" align="alignnone" width="300"]<a href="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2021/11/D7326BDC-DC00-4EA3-AD03-4AD4BA055ECC.jpeg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-1335540" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2021/11/D7326BDC-DC00-4EA3-AD03-4AD4BA055ECC-300x214.jpeg" alt="" width="300" height="214" /></a> Photo: Nate Latsch CBC High School[/caption]
<p>[player_tooltip player_id="984502" first="Rob" last="Martin"] (CBC): The 5’10" 2022 Indiana State recruit is averaging 19.4 points and 5.3 assists in leading the Cadets to a 20-6 record and the Metro Catholic Conference championship.</p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id="1182211" first="Colin" last="Ruffin"] (Nixa): The talented 6’3" 2022 point guard has been a terrific scorer and playmaker in leading the Eagles to a 23-3 record and the championship of the Central Ozark Conference.</p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id="1161814" first="Bennett" last="Stirtz"] (Liberty): The 6’4" 2022 point guard is averaging 18.3 points, 6.8 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 2.3 steals in leading the Bluejays to a 24-2 record.</p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id="984517" first="Kellen" last="Thames"] (Pattonville): The 6’6" 2022 SLU recruit is currently averaging 22.6 points, 8.8 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 3.4 steals while shooting 53 percent from the field.</p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id="992317" first="Connor" last="Turnbull"] (Fort Zumwalt North): The 6’10" 2022 Butler recruit is currently averaging 23.5 points, 12.5 rebounds and nearly five blocks a game.</p>
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