Former Georgia Tech great Mark Price was honored for his contributions to college basketball in the state at the Atlanta Tipoff Club’s Naismith Awards banquet Tuesday.
Price, a point guard, led the Yellow Jackets to their first ACC championship and regular-season title as a junior in 1985. His jersey was retired by the school.
“I’m extremely honored to get the award and making a difference in Georgia sports and athletics and basketball in particular,” he said Monday. “Anytime your home city honors you it’s exciting.”
After 12 years in the NBA, Price joined the coaching staff at Duluth High School and then became head coach at Whitefield Academy. In between those jobs he was an assistant coach to Bobby Cremins at Tech. The NBA’s all-time most accurate free-throw shooter (90.4 percent), Price has has worked as a shooting consultant or coach for several NBA teams.
Former Tennessee coach Pat Summitt and former Arizona coach Lute Olson were honored for their contributions to college basketball. Numerous high school players were also honored.
Naismith boys high school Player of the Year
Andrew Wiggins, Huntington (W.Va.) Prep
Naismith girls high school Player of the Year
Diamond DeShields, Norcross
Naismith boys high school Coach of the Year
Quincy Lewis, Highland (Utah) Lone Peak
Naismith girls high school Coach of the Year
Trent Milby, Marion County (Ky.)
Georgia men’s college Player of the Year
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Georgia
Georgia women’s college Player of the Year
Tyaunna Marshall, Georgia Tech
Georgia men’s college Coach of the Year
Jason Zimmerman, Emory
Georgia women’s college Coach of the Year
Andy Landers, Georgia
Mr. Georgia Basketball
Brannen Greene, Tift County
Miss Georgia Basketball
Diamond DeShields, Norcross
Boys metro Player of the Year
Tahj Shamsid-Deen, Columbia
Girls metro Player of the Year
Lexie Brown, North Gwinnett
Cremins boys Coach of the Year
Sharman White, Miller Grove
Pinholster boys Coach of the Year
Clay Crump, Eagle’s Landing
Cremins girls Coach of the Year
Otis Smart, Laney
Pinholster girls Coach of the Year
Kyle Snipes, St. Pius
Boys’ first-team All-Metro
Tony Bagtas, Westlake
Eric Wortham Jr., Eagle’s Landing
Markus Terry, Chattahoochee
Brandon Goodwin, Norcross
Ty Toney, Alpharetta
Boys’ second-team All-Metro
Devanta Fitzgerald, Tucker
Isaiah Dennis, Eagle’s Landing
Nate Mason, Shiloh
Kyre’ Hamer, Miller Grove
Kyle Doyle, Buford
Boys’ third-team All-Metro
Isaiah Wilkins, Greater At. Christian
Randall Smith, Archer
Solomon Ajose, Sequoyah
Devin Mitchell, Collins Hill
J.R. Holder, Mt. Zion-Jonesboro
Eric Lockett, Whitefield Academy
Boy’s All-Metro honorable mention
Rico Overall, Walton
Phil Cofer, Whitewater
Sean Brennan, Roswell
Desmond Ringer, Eagle’s Landing
Quinton Stephens, Marist
Chukwudubem Okeke, Jonesboro
Andre Chatfield, Norcross
A.J. Davis, Buford
Keith Pinckney, Miller Grove
Karim Mawuenyega, Alexander
Riley Criswell, Carrollton
Ebo Smith, North Hall
Logan Bush, Lambert
Jordan Neff, North Cobb
Girls’ first-team All-Metro
Katie Frerking, Wesleyan
Kylee Smith, Alpharetta
Kaliyah Mitchell, Stephenson
Peyton Whitted, North Gwinnett
Kristina Nelson, Buford
Mia Spencer, Columbia
Girls’ second-team All-Metro
Shayla Cooper, Norcross
Te’a Cooper, McEachern
Asia Durr, St. Pius
Mackenzie Engram, Hillgrove
Girls’ third-team All-Metro
Brianna Cummings, Greater Atl. Christian
Alexis Carter, SW Atlanta Christian
Meagan Tucker, Alcovy
Erykah Davenport, Tucker
Breanna Richardson, Rockdale County
Girls’ All-Metro honorable mention
Sydney Umeri, Lovett
Brittany Stevens, Wesleyan
Amber Reeves, North Cobb
Mackenzie Darrah, Buford
Lauren Brown, Alpharetta
Rebecca Walker, Brookwood
Katie Powell, Duluth
Jordan Dillard, Decatur
Moses Johnson, Greenforest Christian
Marissa Mandeldove, Parkview
Keyondra Jenkins, Fayette County
Jasmine Carter, St. Pius
Ashley Williams, Alcovy
Gabby Seiler, McIntosh
Clara Young, Woodstock
Flourish scholarship
Anna Finnegan, Harrison
Cassidy Gaillard, Chattahoochee
Aubrey Gold, Providence Christian
Ashli Hodges, Chamblee Charter School
Alexa Walker, Lithia Springs
Randall Smith Jr., Archer
Bradley Mapes, Buford
Christopher Powell, Brookwood
Mason Waters, West Forsyth
Sean Brennan, Roswell
Others
Pat Summitt, outstanding contributor to women’s basketball
Lute Olson, outstanding contributor to men’s basketball
Mark Price, Steve Schmidt outstanding contributor to basketball
