Mikayla Coombs of Wesleyan and Chuma Okeke of Westlake are the Atlanta Tipoff Club’s state basketball players of the year.
Coombs, who has signed with UConn, led Wesleyan to its 12th state champion this month. Coombs also was the Gatorade Georgia girls player of the year. She averaged 16.8 points, 6.9 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 4.4 steals for a 27-4 team.
Okeke, a 6-7 forward who has signed with Auburn, led Westlake to a state title in 2015 and the Region 2-AAAAAAA regular-season title this season.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution all-state teams and players of the year will be announced later this week.
Here are the Tipoff Club’s awards.
Miss Georgia Basketball: Mikayla Coombs, Wesleyan
Mr. Georgia Basketball: Chuma Okeke, Westlake
Bobby Cremins Girls Coach of the Year (Class 5A – 7A): Phyllis Arthur, McEachern
Bobby Cremins Boys Coach of the Year (Class 5A – 7A): Eddie Martin, Buford
Garland Pinholster Girls Coach of the Year (Class 1A – 4A): Jan Azar, Wesleyan
Garland Pinholster Boys Coach of the Year (Class 1A – 4A): Michael Reddick, South Atlanta
Metro Atlanta Girls Player of the Year: Quanniecia Morrison, McEachern
Metro Atlanta Boys Player of the Year: Wendell Carter, Pace Academy
All-Metro Atlanta Girls First Team
•Vanessa Blagmon, Norcross
•Maya Dodson, St. Francis
•Autumn Newby, Archer
•Khayla Pointer, Holy Innocents’
•Kamiyah Street, Mays
All-Metro Atlanta Boys First Team
•Rayshaun Hammonds, Norcross
•Ikey Obiagu, Greenforest Christian Academy
•Isaac Okoro, McEachern
•Collin Sexton, Pebblebrook
•Michael (MJ) Walker, Jonesboro
All-Metro Atlanta Girls Second Team
•Kaila Hubbard, Holy Innocents’
•N’dea Jones, Brookwood
•Taylor Mason, Norcross
•Tory Ozment, Buford
•Lyndsey Whilby, McEachern
All-Metro Atlanta Boys Second Team
•Phlan Fleming, Cedar Shoals
•Landers Nolley, Langston Hughes
•J.D. Notae, Newton
•Alex O'Connell, Milton
•Lance Thomas, Norcross
All-Metro Atlanta Girls Third Team
•Morgan Jones, Our Lady of Mercy
•Kasiyahna Kushkituah, St. Francis
•Olivia Nelson-Ododa, Winder Barrow
•Jada Walton, Southwest Dekalb
•Sydne Wiggins, Harrison
All-Metro Atlanta Boys Third Team
•DeAundrae Ballard, Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy
•Trey Doomes, Allatoona
•Justin Forrest, Greenforest
•Ashton Hagans, Newton
•E.J. Montgomery, Wheeler
All-Metro Atlanta Girls Honorable Mention
•Natalie Armstrong, Wesleyan
•Endia Banks, Duluth
•Robyn Benton, Greater Atlanta Christian
•Arsula Clark, Douglas County
•Taja Cummings, St. Francis
•Bria Harmon, Collins Hill
•Audrey Jordan, Harrison
•Tehya Lyons, Norcross
•Deasia Merrill, Villa Rica
•Amaya Register, Wesleyan
•Morgan Simmons, Mill Creek
•Kennedy Suttle, Holy Innocents’ Episcopal
•Cameron Swartz, Fellowship Christian
•Shannon Titus, Northview
•Taniya Worth, Flowery Branch
All-Metro Atlanta Boys Honorable Mention
Aljami Durham, Berkmar
Travis Anderson II, Grayson
Kane Williams, South Paulding
Alex Jones, Buford
Danny Lewis, Westlake
Darius Perry, Wheeler
Donald Parham, Brookwood
Isaiah Hart, Whitefield Academy
Isaiah Miller, Newton
K.J. Buffen, Gainesville
Victor Enoh, Greenforest Christian Academy
Drue Drinnon, Pebblebrook
Javon Greene, Henry County
Jordan Usher, Wheeler
Marcus Watson, Buford
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