Highlighted by National Freshman of the Year
Emoni Bates of
Lincoln (Ypsilanti, Mich.), MaxPreps presents the 2018-19 Freshman All-American Team.
Selections
are based on team success, individual production and local, regional
and state honors from the recently-completed season. Potential at the
college and professional level is not a primary consideration. Players
in post-graduate or non-scholastic programs are not eligible for
inclusion.
Video: National Freshman of the Year - Emoni Bates See the talented ninth-grader from Michigan in action.
Past Freshman of the Year selections2010 —
Aquille Carr,
Patterson (Baltimore)2011 —
Trey Lyles,
Arsenal Tech (Indianapolis)2012 —
Malik Newman,
Callaway (Jackson, Miss.)2013 —
Harry Giles,
Wesleyan Christian Academy (High Point, N.C.)2014 —
Cody Riley,
Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, Calif.)2015 —
Marvin Bagley III,
Corona del Sol (Tempe, Ariz.)2016 —
LaMelo Ball/
Onyeka Okongwu,
Chino Hills (Calif.)
First Team
National Freshman of the Year
6-8 | Forward | UncommittedMichigan
Division 1 Associated Press Player of the Year averaged 28.5 points and
10.2 rebounds per game during an impressive freshman campaign. Showed
why he may be the top prospect regardless of class, leading
Lincoln (23-4) to the program's first state championship with a
game-high 23 points in the title contest.
Jaden Bradley, Cannon (Concord, N.C.)
6-2 | Guard | UncommittedNCISAA Class 4A All-State selection averaged 23 points, seven rebounds and six assists per game for Cannon (17-13).
6-9 | Center | Uncommitted
Philadelphia Catholic League first team All-Catholic League selection averaged 12.8 points, 9.3 rebounds and 2.5 blocks per contest for the Cahillites (26-5), who finished the season ranked No. 50 in the final Top 100.
Chris Livingston, Buchtel (Akron, Ohio)
6-4 | Guard | UncommittedGuided Buchtel (20-8) to the state semifinals, averaging 23.7 points, 4.9 rebounds and 1.5 assists per outing during his stellar freshman campaign.
Second Team
6-10 | Center | Uncommitted
Dominant
big man was a double-double machine for Crossroads (14-12) posting
three 20-20 games in the month of January, including a remarkable 20-point,
27-rebound performance on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Skyy Clark, Heritage Christian (Northridge, Calif.)
6-2 | Guard | UncommittedDaily
News All-Area Freshman of the Year averaged 20 points, seven rebounds,
seven assists and four steals per game to lead Heritage Christian (24-6)
to the CIF Division 2AA Southern Section second round.
5-10 | Guard | UncommittedWCAC first team all-conference selection averaged 10.9 points, 5.2 assists, 2.6 rebounds and 1.8 steals per contest for the Panthers (27-9), who finished the season ranked No. 52 in the final Top 100.
6-0 | Guard | Uncommitted
Talented
young point guard filled up the stat sheet, averaging 10.5 points, 9.5
assists, 3.9 assists and 2.6 steals per game for Cretin-Derham Hall
(22-7).
Jarace Walker, IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.)
6-6 | Wing | Uncommitted
Averaged 7.1 points, 4 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game, playing the role of sixth man for the National Champion Ascenders (29-1).
Knasir McDaniel, Paul VI
Photo by Jim Redman
6-3 | Guard | UncommittedMade name for himself this season averaging 24.6 points, 8.4 rebounds, 5.8 assists and 3.6 steals per game for San Ysidro (20-10).
Aidan Mahaney, Campolindo (Moraga, Calif.)
6-2 | Guard | UncommittedLed Campolindo (27-7) to its first state championship, averaging 15.8 points, four rebounds and 2.8 assists per contest.
6-6 | Forward | Uncommitted
Key cog in the Bulldogs (29-2) state championship run averaged 10 points, 5.7 rebounds and 1.9 blocks per game.
6-6 | Wing | UncommittedLed Bishop Miege (19-3) to the Sub-State championship game, averaging 15.9 points, 7.1 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game.
Aidan Mahaney, Campolindo
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6-4 | Guard | Uncommitted
Talented
young guard averaged 12.9 points, 3.8 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game
to lead Muncie Central (13-11) to the IHSAA Class 4A sectional
semifinals.
6-2 | Guard | UncommittedAveraged 11.6 points per game to help navigate Haverford (28-0) to the No. 67
spot in the final Top 100. Brown produced a team-high 24 points in an overtime victory in the PAISAA title game.
5-11 | Guard | UncommittedFilled
up the stat sheet, averaging 22.1 points, 9.1 assists and 5.8 steals
per game to lead Harvey (12-11) in all three categories.
Andre Casey Jr., Simeon (Chicago)6-8 | Forward | Uncommitted
Key
piece in the Wolverines' (20-15) up and down season that saw the Chicago
power finish strong, making a run to the IHSAA Class 4A state
quarterfinals.
6-3 | Guard | Uncommitted
Elite class of 2022 guard prospect averaged 9.3 points, 3.2 assists and three rebounds per contest to lead Hudson Catholic (21-6) to the NJSIAA Non-Public, North B
semifinals.
Khalil Farmer, Shipley (Bryn Mawr, Pa.)
6-3 | Guard | UncommittedAveraged
14.3 points, 5.8 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game to lead Shipley
(21-6) to the second round of the PAISAA state tournament.
6-7 | Forward | Uncommitted
Region 2-6A Player of the Year had a very productive season to carry Brunswick (19-10) to the state semifinals.
Joe Hurlburt, Enderlin (N.D.)
6-9 | Forward | UncommittedAveraged a dominant 17.7 points and 13 rebounds per contest to lead Enderlin (10-12) to the Region 1 quarterfinals.
Joining first-team selection Jaden Bradley, Nix averaged 18 points, seven rebounds and three blocks per contest to bolster a youthful Cougars (17-13).
M.J. Rice, Durham Academy (Durham, N.C.)
6-5 | Guard | UncommittedNCISAA
Class 4A All-State selection averaged 15.9 points, 7.4 rebounds and 1.8
assists per game to lead Durham Academy (28-4) to the state semifinals.
Emanuel Sharp, Blake (Tampa, Fla.)
6-3 | Guard | UncommittedAveraged an
impressive 25.1 points, four rebounds, 3.6 assists and two steals per
contest to carry Blake (11-12) to the District semifinals.
6-3 | Guard | Uncommitted
Averaged seven points, 3.7 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game in a crowded backcourt for Roman Catholic (26-5), who finished the season ranked No. 50 in the final Top 100.
Justice Williams, Roman Catholic
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