All-Senior Teams

<h3><strong>All-Senior Team</strong></h3> <p>In a loaded 2020 class, here are some of the top seniors in Georgia.</p> <p><strong><u>First Team<br /> </u></strong>G – [player_tooltip player_id="868075" first="Deivon" last="Smith"] – Grayson<br /> G – [player_tooltip player_id="605746" first="Sharife" last="Cooper"] – McEachern<br /> G – [player_tooltip player_id="751856" first="Dwon" last="Odom"] – St. Francis<br /> F – [player_tooltip player_id="868087" first="Sam" last="Hines"] – Wheeler<br /> C – [player_tooltip player_id="691431" first="Walker" last="Kessler"] – Woodward Academy</p> <p><strong><u>Second Team<br /> </u></strong>G – [player_tooltip player_id="806492" first="Eric" last="Gaines"] – Lithonia<br /> G – [player_tooltip player_id="868076" first="Chris" last="Youngblood"] – East Coweta<br /> G – [player_tooltip player_id="527797" first="Caleb" last="Murphy"] – Grayson<br /> G – [player_tooltip player_id="868086" first="Cam" last="Sheffield"] – Chattahoochee<br /> F – JaQueze Kirby – Jeff Davis</p> <p><strong><u>Third Team</u></strong><br /> G – [player_tooltip player_id="805234" first="Eugene" last="Brown"] III – Southwest DeKalb<br /> G – [player_tooltip player_id="780355" first="Caleb" last="Byrd"] – Newton<br /> F – [player_tooltip player_id="806509" first="Terrence" last="Edwards"] – Tucker<br /> F – [player_tooltip player_id="868092" first="Emon" last="Washington"] – South Cobb<br /> F – [player_tooltip player_id="773398" first="JT" last="Thor"] – Norcross<br /> <br /> </p> <p>The First Team is headlined by Mississippi State-signee [player_tooltip player_id="868075" first="Deivon" last="Smith"] who averaged 17.1 points, 7.8 rebounds, 8.4 assists, 3.3 steals and 1.1 blocks. His stat stuffing on the state’s best team throughout the season makes him an easy pick. Auburn-signee [player_tooltip player_id="605746" first="Sharife" last="Cooper"] followed up his MaxPreps National Player of the Year campaign by dumping in 30.6 points, 7.8 assists and 3.6 steals. He carried his re-tooled McEachern team to a Final 4 appearance. Xavier-signee [player_tooltip player_id="751856" first="Dwon" last="Odom"] broke records over his historic St. Francis career as the Knights repeated as state champs. Odom averaged 20.6 points, 5 rebounds, 6.4 assists and 2.2 steals as St. Francis’ catalyst. Denver-signee [player_tooltip player_id="868087" first="Sam" last="Hines"] shocked the nation with his 28 points (11-12 FG) and 9 rebounds in Wheeler’s upset of Grayson in the Class 7A state title game. Hines was a workhorse all season, quietly carrying Wheeler to the top of the state, averaging 17.8 points and 8.8 rebounds, winning Region 2 Co-Player of the Year. Our final pick on the first team is All-American [player_tooltip player_id="691431" first="Walker" last="Kessler"]. The UNC-signee finished his career with a state title and averaged 17.8 points, 9.3 rebounds and 5.2 blocks per game.<br /> <br /> </p> <p><strong><u>Second Team<br /> </u></strong>[player_tooltip player_id="806492" first="Eric" last="Gaines"] – LSU – Region 5-5A POY: 18.6 ppg (44% 3PT), 4.0 apg, 2.7 spg<br /> [player_tooltip player_id="868076" first="Chris" last="Youngblood"] – Kennesaw State – Region 2-7A Co-POY: 20.2 ppg, 8.5 rpg, 2.4 apg, 2.5 spg<br /> [player_tooltip player_id="527797" first="Caleb" last="Murphy"] – USF – 17.3 ppg, 3 apg, 3.6 spg<br /> [player_tooltip player_id="868086" first="Cam" last="Sheffield"] – Rice – Region 7-6A POY; 31 points, 8 rebounds in State Championship<br /> JaQueze Kirby – Murray State – Region 2-2A POY: 19.4 ppg, 11.6 rpg, 4.1 apg, 2.9 spg, 4.8 bpg<br /> <br /> </p> <p><strong><u>Third Team<br /> </u></strong>[player_tooltip player_id="805234" first="Eugene" last="Brown"] III – Ohio State – 16.6 ppg, 9 rpg, 2.5 bpg<br /> [player_tooltip player_id="780355" first="Caleb" last="Byrd"] – Georgia Southern – 22.03 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 2.2 apg<br /> [player_tooltip player_id="806509" first="Terrence" last="Edwards"] – 21 ppg, 5.1 rpg<br /> [player_tooltip player_id="868092" first="Emon" last="Washington"] – Illinois State – Region 6-6A POY: 22 ppg, 8.4 rpg, 1.2 apg, 2 spg, 1.1 bpg<br /> [player_tooltip player_id="773398" first="JT" last="Thor"] – Region 7-7A POY: 14.2 ppg, 7.1 rpg, 2.2 apg, 2.4 bpg</p>