Naismith Awards Theme Headlines Top Two Honorees
ATLANTA (March 26, 2026) – The Atlanta Tipoff Club (ATOC) today announced Marist
School’s Kate Harpring and Wheeler High School’s Colben Landrew as the 2026
recipients of the Miss and Mr. Georgia Basketball awards, respectively.
Harpring, who has committed to North Carolina, was also named the 2026 Jersey
Mike’s Naismith Girls’ High School Player of the Year and a Jersey Mike’s Naismith
Girls’ High School First Team All-America selection. The ATOC recognized her last
year as the 2025 Atlanta Metro Girls’ High School Player of the Year. A UConn signee,
Landrew also claimed a 2026 Jersey Mike’s Naismith Boys’ High School All-America list
status with a spot on the second team.
Hebron Christian Academy’s Jan Azar (girls) and Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School’s
Mario Mays (boys) claimed the Pinholster Award, given to the top coaches for high
schools within classes 1A-3A.
Azar, an eight-time winner of this award, is the winningest basketball coach in the
history of the Georgia High School Association with 17 state titles. She led the Lions to
the 3A state championship this year, her fifth state title in her seven years at the school,
before agreeing to take the Girls Basketball head coach position at Gainesville High
School.
Mays has now won consecutive Pinholster Awards, finishing this season with a 26-4
mark and a 2A regional championship this season.
The Atlanta Metro High School Girls Player of the Year is Gabby Minus, a senior from
Hebron Christian Academy, who has committed to Tennessee. Harris Reynolds, a
senior at St. Pius X Catholic School and a Clemson signee, earned the Atlanta Metro
High School Boys’ Player of the Year award.
The Cremins Award, given annually to the top coach in classes 4A-6A, was awarded to
North Paulding High School Girls Coach Wes Willis and Boys Coach at St. Pius X
Catholic School, Will Cloyd. Willis led the Wolfpack to a state championship in the 6A
region, the first state championship in the program’s history. Cloyd, who led his school
to a 4A state championship, ended the season with a 33-0 mark.
The ATOC revealed the Atlanta Jackie Bradford All-Metro High School Girls’ and Boys’
Teams with 30 outstanding players recognized for their on-court performance this
season. The player honors were compiled by the Atlanta Tipoff Club’s Selection
Committees, chaired by Azar and Norcross High School Head Boys Coach Jesse
McMillan.
2026 Atlanta All-Metro Girls’ High School Winners
| AWARD | FULL NAME | CLASS | POS | SCHOOL | COMMITTED TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miss Georgia Basketball | Kate Harpring | Senior | PG | Marist School | North Carolina |
| Metro Atlanta Player of the Year | Gabby Minus | Senior | PF | Hebron Christian Academy | Tennessee |
| First Team | Morgan Landrum | Junior | PF | North Paulding High School | Boston College |
| First Team | Lydia Ledford | Senior | SG | Buford High School | Chattanooga |
| First Team | Finley Parker | Junior | PF | River Ridge High School | |
| First Team | Morghan Reckley | Sophomore | PG | Sandy Creek High School | |
| First Team | Coco Rudolph | Senior | CG | Grayson High School | |
| Second Team | Alanna Beckham | Senior | PG | Hebron Christian Academy | Georgia |
| Second Team | Kennedy Deese | Senior | PF | Kell High School | Howard |
| Second Team | Camryn Golston | Senior | PG | St. Francis School | |
| Second Team | Kierra Jackson | Senior | CG | Hillgrove High School | Savannah State |
| Second Team | London Smith | Junior | PG | Newton High School | Indiana Wesleyan |
| Third Team | Saniya Binion | Senior | SF | Campbell High School | Savannah State |
| Third Team | Deyva Davis | Junior | CG | Milton High School | |
| Third Team | Leah DeWitt | Sophomore | PG | Marietta High School | |
| Third Team | Carib Morris | Freshman | SF | South Forsyth High School | |
| Third Team | Taryn Thompson | Senior | CG | The Galloway Schools | Gardner-Webb |
| Honorable Mention | Kobi Barnes | Senior | PF | Hebron Christian Academy | West Georgia |
| Honorable Mention | Carly Bass | Junior | CG | Sequoyah High School | |
| Honorable Mention | Kyla Cantey | Senior | PG | River Ridge High School | North Carolina- Greensboro |
| Honorable Mention | Ansley Dunn | Sophomore | PG | Cherokee High School | |
| Honorable Mention | E'miah Fields | Junior | SG | Buford High School | |
| Honorable Mention | Kailyn Hamby | Senior | PG | Creekview High School | Brenau |
| Honorable Mention | Kalee Hinkson | Junior | CG | North Paulding High School | Kennesaw State |
| Honorable Mention | Milan Johnson | Junior | PG | Greater Atlanta Christian School | Georgia |
| Honorable Mention | Mya Jones | Senior | CG | Carrollton High School | |
| Honorable Mention | Justyce McCoy | Senior | CG | Brookwood High School | |
| Honorable Mention | Loriel Murray | Sophomore | PF | Holy Innocents' Episcopal School | |
| Honorable Mention | Tobi Owolabi | Junior | PG | Norcross High School | |
| Honorable Mention | Makayla Roberson | Senior | SG | River Ridge High School | Samford |
| Honorable Mention | Giaunni Rogers | Junior | CG | St. Francis School | |
| Honorable Mention | Saniya Sharper | Junior | SG | Archer High School |
2026 Atlanta All-Metro Boys’ High School Winners
| AWARD | FULL NAME | CLASS | POS | SCHOOL | COMMITTED TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. Georgia Basketball | Colben Landrew | Senior | SF | Wheeler High School | UCONN |
| Metro Atlanta Player of the Year | Harris Reynolds | Senior | SG | St. Pius X Catholic School | Clemson |
| First Team | Gregory "Pops" Dunson | Senior | PG | Alexander High School | Colorado State |
| First Team | Manny Green | Senior | PF | Cedar Grove High School | Tennessee |
| First Team | Chase Lumpkin | Junior | SG | McEachern High School | |
| First Team | JerrIn Samuel | Senior | SG | Winder-Barrow High School | Furman |
| First Team | AJ Williams | Sophomore | SF | Eagle's Landing Christian Academy | |
| Second Team | Zyree Brown | Senior | PG | Pebblebrook High School | Kennesaw State |
| Second Team | Jarvis Hayes Jr. | Junior | SG | Woodward Academy | |
| Second Team | Devin Hutcherson | Senior | SF | Holy Innocents' Episcopal School | Belmont |
| Second Team | Asa Montgomery | Junior | SF | Hillgrove High School | |
| Second Team | Kevin Savage III | Junior | PG | Wheeler High School | |
| Third Team | Tobias Brinkley | Senior | CG | Decatur High School | Tulane |
| Third Team | Jayden Crawford | Senior | CG | Alexander High School | Georgia Southern |
| Third Team | MJ Curry | Junior | SG | Grayson High School | |
| Third Team | Amare James | Senior | SG | Wheeler High School | Clemson |
| Third Team | Jalan Wingfield | Senior | PF | Tri-Cities High School | |
| Honorable Mention | Solomon Bratton | Junior | SF | Milton High School | |
| Honorable Mention | Hayden Clay | Senior | PF | Pace Academy | Georgia Southern |
| Honorable Mention | Will Dopfer | Senior | SF | Lambert High School | Longwood |
| Honorable Mention | Dour Dour | Senior | PF | South Atlanta High School | North Carolina Central |
| Honorable Mention | Gavin Fountain | Junior | SF | Pace Academy | |
| Honorable Mention | CJ Harper | Senior | PG | The Paideia School | |
| Honorable Mention | Myles Hayes | Sophomore | SG | Woodward Academy | |
| Honorable Mention | Bryson Jatta | Sophomore | CG | Hillgrove High School | |
| Honorable Mention | Tre Keith | Junior | CG | Tri-Cities High School | |
| Honorable Mention | Lamarrion Lewis | Senior | SG | Wheeler High School | |
| Honorable Mention | Bentley Lusakueno | Sophomore | C | Woodward Academy | |
| Honorable Mention | Braylon Luster | Junior | CG | Cherokee High School | |
| Honorable Mention | Jahmar Maurice | Sophomore | PG | Woodstock High School | |
| Honorable Mention | Jason Welborn | Senior | CG | Decatur High School | |
| Honorable Mention | Jakobe Williams | Senior | CG | Tucker High School |