ATLANTA (November 8, 2024) – The Atlanta Tipoff Club today announced the top 50 high school girls and boys basketball players across the Metro Atlanta area as part of the preseason watch lists. The lists were compiled by the Atlanta Tipoff Club Girls and Boys Selection Committees, chaired by Jan Azar (Hebron Christian) and Jesse McMillan (Norcross), respectively, which is comprised of basketball coaches around the region, who based their criteria on player potential for the upcoming season.
“The abundance of basketball talent in Metro Atlanta continues to impress, and that is represented on our watch lists,” said Eric Oberman, president of the Atlanta Tipoff Club. “Once again, we are in store for another highly competitive high school basketball season that features the top players, coaches and teams in all of the region.”
In February, the Atlanta Tipoff Club will reveal a midseason team of 40 girls and 40 boys, and in March, Miss and Mr. Georgia, along with the metro Players of the Year, All-Metro teams and Coach of the Year honors will be announced.
Girls Watch List
| LAST NAME | FIRST NAME | CLASS | SCHOOL | COLLEGE CHOICE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abdus-Salaam | Milanni | Senior | Sequoyah High School | |
| Andrews | Ava | Senior | North Paulding High School | Delaware |
| Basit | Amelia | Senior | St. Francis High School | William & Mary |
| Beavin | Caroline | Senior | North Gwinnett High School | Georgia College & State University |
| Beckham | Aubrey | Senior | Hebron Christian Academy | Georgia |
| Bensman | Abbey | Junior | Pope High School | |
| Bleisath | Ashlynn | Senior | Creekview High School | Anderson |
| Bockman | Devin | Junior | Midtown High School | |
| Brown | Tatum | Senior | Grayson High School | |
| Butler | Ja'kerra | Senior | Hebron Christian Academy | Auburn |
| Canty | Bailee | Junior | Southwest DeKalb High school | |
| Cleaveland | Kayla | Senior | River Ridge High School | Georgia Southern |
| Cooper | Delaney | Senior | Woodward Academy | Stony Brook |
| Ehlen | Graycen | Senior | Walton High School | Mississippi State (Soccer) |
| Faison | Jocelyn | Senior | Langston Hughes High School | Georgia |
| Fields | Jessica | Senior | Mount Paran Christian School | Michigan |
| Fitzgerald | Justus | Senior | Norcross High School | Syracuse |
| Floyd | Yolanda | Senior | Hillgrove High School | Presbyterian College |
| Harpring | Kate | Junior | Marist School | |
| Harris | Amaya | Senior | Hillgrove High School | |
| Holmes | Miyah | Senior | Carrollton High School | South Alabama |
| James | Mia "MJ" | Senior | Hebron Christian Academy | George Washington |
| Ledford | Lydia | Junior | Buford High School | |
| Minus | Gabby | Junior | Hebron Christian Academy | |
| Ohonde | Megan | Senior | Fayette County High School | New York |
| Osho | Danielle | Senior | Hebron Christian Academy | Miami |
| Parker | Finley | Sophomore | River Ridge High School | |
| Pearl | Sophia | Senior | River Ridge High School | Furman |
| Peterson | Cadence | Senior | Norcross High School | |
| Potter | Johanna | Senior | Wesleyan School | Stony Brook |
| Preston | Daija | Senior | Carrollton High School | VCU |
| Ragone | Bella | Junior | Mill Creek High School | |
| Roberson | Makayla | Junior | River Ridge High School | |
| Robinson | Jaleia | Senior | Dutchtown High School | Emmanuel |
| Robinson-Holmes | Savannah | Senior | Langston Hughes High School | |
| Rogers | Giaunni | Sophomore | St. Francis High School | |
| Rudolph | Coco | Junior | The Galloway School | |
| Spiers | Jah'Naesia | Senior | Norcross High School | Memphis |
| Swain | Hailee | Senior | Holy Innocents' Episcopal School | Stanford |
| Taft | Amilya | Senior | Creekview High School | Anderson |
| Taylor | McKayla | Senior | Langston Hughes High School | Georgia Tech |
| Thompson | Taryn | Junior | The Galloway School | |
| Tucker | Kalilah | Junior | Hapeville Charter Career Academy | |
| Tyre | Annarose | Senior | Lambert High School | West Florida |
| Walker | Londyn | Senior | Milton High School | |
| Weaver | London | Senior | North Forsyth High School | Chattanooga |
| Whitehead | Mearah | Senior | Archer High School | Jacksonville State |
| Williams | Jailyn | Senior | Eastside High School | |
| Worthy | Nakhai | Sophomore | Holy Innocents' Episcopal School | |
| Youmans | Kitali | Senior | Mount Paran Christian School |
Boys Watch List
| LAST NAME | FIRST NAME | CLASS | SCHOOL | COLLEGE CHOICE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson | Nasir | Sophomore | Norcross High School | |
| Bing | Chandler | Senior | Pace Academy | Texas State |
| Bleshoy | Zach | Senior | Pope High School | Chattanooga |
| Burrows | Caesar | Senior | Walton High School | Lehigh |
| Bynum | Chane | Senior | KIPP Atlanta Collegiate | |
| Carpenter | Kyle | Senior | Buford High School | |
| Carter | Ethan | Senior | Langston Hughes High School | |
| Chatfield | Eric | Senior | Pace Academy | Georgia Tech |
| Cooper | Deke | Senior | Woodward Academy | |
| Cotton | Rhys | Senior | Campbell High School | |
| Curl | Christian | Senior | McEachern High School | |
| Dixon | Josh | Senior | Milton High School | |
| Dopfer | Will | Junior | Lambert High School | |
| Dover | Cam | Senior | Maynard Jackson High School | |
| Dunson Jr. | Gregory | Junior | Alexander High School | |
| Duor | Duor | Junior | South Atlanta High School | |
| Foster | Zac | Senior | Woodward Academy | Clemson |
| Garris Jr. | Kiwane | Senior | Grayson High School | Cal State Fullerton |
| Green | Manny | Junior | Cedar Grove High School | |
| Harper | CJ | Junior | Paideia High School | |
| Hayes Jr. | Jarvis | Sophomore | Woodward Academy | |
| Hodge | Derwin | Senior | Peachtree Ridge High School | |
| Holt | Caleb | Junior | Grayson High School | |
| Hutcherson | Devin | Junior | Holy Innocents' Episcopal School | |
| James | Amare | Junior | Wheeler High School | |
| Jordan | Tylis | Senior | Wheeler High School | Ole Miss |
| Leonard | JR | Senior | Riverwood High School | Stetson |
| Martin | Carby | Senior | Tri-Cities High School | |
| McAllister | Christian | Senior | Chapel Hill High School | |
| McLavish Jr. | Chris | Senior | Grayson High School | |
| McNeill | Max | Senior | Pebblebrook High School | |
| Mosby-Weems | Austin | Senior | Dutchtown High School | Georgia College & State University |
| Neal | Ted | Senior | Newton High School | Appalachian State |
| Ogunyemi | Daniel | Senior | Milton High School | Yale |
| Ritger | Owen | Senior | Marist School | Furman |
| Robinson | Jacobi | Senior | Sandy Creek High School | |
| Saulsberry | Jaron | Junior | Norcross High School | |
| Smith | Marcus | Senior | Newton High School | |
| Suttle Jr. | Kota | Junior | Wheeler High School | |
| Taylor | Amir | Senior | Grayson High School | |
| Taylor | Jacob | Senior | Wheeler High School | Charleston Southern |
| Teasley | Connor | Senior | Norcross High School | |
| Thomas | Nigel | Senior | North Atlanta High School | Kennesaw State |
| Tousignaut | Brendan | Senior | Sequoyah High School | Kennesaw State |
| Van Dorn Jr. | Sean | Senior | Tri-Cities High School | Georgia Southern |
| Walker | Austin | Senior | Tucker High School | |
| Weaver | Aiden | Senior | Etowah High School | Univ. Alabama Huntsville |
| Wilkins | Jacob | Senior | Grayson High School | Georgia |
| Wilson | Caleb | Senior | Holy Innocents' Episcopal School |