2017 New Mexico Mr. Basketball
NMPreps.com is happy to announce the 2017 Tate Branch Mr. Basketball award winner for the state of New Mexico.
BRENDEN BOATWRIGHT, 2017, CARLSBAD HIGH SCHOOL
Brenden Boatwright was the number one ranked prospect as a junior in the NMPreps.com 2016 Top 100 Player Rankings. He also won the gatorade player of the year. He now has been announced as the winner of the 2017 New Mexico Mr. Basketball award. The award is given to the top player for the previous season.
The career for Boatwright is one that can't be summed up in a single line as the big man was one of the most underrated talents that have come out of New Mexico. The 6-foot-8 post signed with Fort Lewis College in Colorado. For his career Boatwright had 1,597-points, 1,035 rebounds and 250 blocks.
The stat line for his senior season Boatwright reads like this - 21.8 points per game, 10.9 rebounds and 2.2 blocks per game. The Cavemen went 17-12 and reached the 2017 State Tournament during his senior season. Boatwright also led the Cavemen to the 2016 State Championship game.
Boatwright joins a very special group of top players from New Mexico.
Past Winners
2016: Clay Patterson (Rio Rancho High School/Fort Lewis College) (Link)
2014: Adonis Saltes (Valley High School/Southern Utah)
2013: Bryce Alford (La Cueva High School/UCLA) (Link)
2012: Cullen Neal (Eldorado High School/UNM)(Link)
2011: Rodney Coles (Espanola Valley High School/Northern New Mexico College)(Link)
2010: Alex Kirk (Los Alamos High School/University of New Mexico/Cleveland Cavs)
2009: Jaye Crockett (Clovis High School/Texas Tech University)
2008: Jeff Taylor (Hobbs High School/Vanderbilt University/Charlotte Bobcats)
