The Atlanta Tipoff Club announced five finalists for the Naismith Boy’s High School Player of the Year on Tuesday.
All five will also participate in the McDonald’s All-American Game on April 1 in Chicago, and possibly the Jordan Brand Classic on April 17 in Brooklyn.
The Naismith All-American teams will be announced March 10 and the winner of Boy’s High School Player of the Year on March 12.
Dwayne Bacon, 6-foot-6, Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, VA) — FLORIDA STATE
Jaylen Brown, 6-foot-7, Wheeler High School (Marietta, GA) — UNCOMMITTED
Malik Newman, 6-foot-3, Callaway High School (Jackson, MS) — UNCOMMITTED
Ben Simmons, 6-foot-9, Montverde Academy (Montverde, FL) — LSU
Allonzo Trier, 6-foot-4, Findlay Prep (Henderson, NV) — ARIZONA