Atlanta Tipoff Club Announces End of Season Awards for Area Players and Coaches
ATLANTA (March 19, 2025) – The Atlanta Tipoff Club (ATOC) today announced its annual high school basketball honorees, and for the first time, one school claims both top player awards. Holy Innocents’ seniors Hailee Swain (Stanford commit) and Caleb Wilson (North Carolina commit) claim the Miss and Mr. Georgia Basketball titles, respectively. Swain was also recently named a 3rd Team All-America selection for the Jersey Mike’s Naismith High School Player of the Year award, while Caleb Wilson was named to the 2nd Team All-America team on the boy’s high school side.
Nichole Dixon (girls) and Mario Mays (boys) claimed the Pinholster Award, given to the top coaches for high schools within classes 1A-3A, after winning the Class 1A-3A Private state championship. Dixon, who also notched her 200th win with the program earlier this season, claims this award for the third time (2019, 2020). It’s also the first time in ATOC history that these four awards won by the same program in the same season.
Additionally, the Atlanta Metro High School Girls Player of the Year is Kate Harpring, a junior at Marist School. Harpring was also recently named a 2nd Team All-America selection for the Jersey Mike’s Naismith High School Player of the Year award. Caleb Holt, a junior at Grayson High School, earned the Atlanta Metro High School Boys Player of the Year and was an Honorable Mention on the Jersey Mike’s Naismith High School Player of the Year All-America Teams.
The other annual coaching award is the Cremins, which goes to top schools in classes 4A-6A. Jawan Baily (girls) of Newton High school, took the honors after leading his team to a 6A state championship. Larry Thompson (boys) of Wheeler High School wins for the second time in three years (2023). Thompson’s Wildcats won its 10th state championship.
Additionally, the ATOC revealed the Atlanta All-Metro High School Girls and Boys Teams with 30 outstanding Girls and Boys recognized. The player honors were compiled by the Atlanta Tipoff Club’s Selection Committees, chaired by Hebron Christian Head Coach Jan Azar (Girls) and Norcross High School Head Coach Jesse McMillan (Boys).
2025 Atlanta All-Metro High School Girls Teams
| AWARD | NAME | SCHOOL | YEAR | COLLEGE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miss Ga. Basketball | Hailee Swain | Holy Innocents' Episcopal School | Senior | Stanford |
| Metro Player of the Year | Kate Harpring | Marist School | Junior | |
| First Team | Danielle Osho | Hebron Christian Academy | Senior | Miami |
| First Team | Ja'kerra Butler | Hebron Christian Academy | Senior | Auburn |
| First Team | Jessica Fields | Mount Paran Christian School | Senior | Michigan |
| First Team | Jocelyn Faison | Langston Hughes High School | Senior | Georgia |
| First Team | Kayla Cleaveland | River Ridge High School | Senior | Georgia Southern |
| Second Team | Cornelia Ellington | Langston Hughes High School | Senior | Florida A&M |
| Second Team | Bella Ragone | Mill Creek High School | Junior | |
| Second Team | Justus Fitzgerald | Norcross High School | Senior | Syracuse |
| Second Team | Mia James | Hebron Christian Academy | Senior | George Washington |
| Second Team | Tatum Brown | Grayson High School | Senior | Jacksonville |
| Third Team | C'India Dennis | Creekside High School | Sophomore | |
| Third Team | Finley Parker | River Ridge High School | Sophomore | |
| Third Team | London Smith | Newton High School | Sophomore | |
| Third Team | London Weaver | North Forsyth High School | Senior | Tennessee (Chattanooga) |
| Third Team | Nakhai Worthy | Holy Innocents' Episcopal School | Sophomore | |
| Honorable Mention | Amaya Harris | Hillgrove High School | Senior | North Carolina Central |
| Honorable Mention | Amelia Basit | St. Francis School | Senior | William & Mary |
| Honorable Mention | Ava Andrews | North Paulding High School | Senior | Delaware |
| Honorable Mention | Coco Rudolph | Grayson High School | Junior | |
| Honorable Mention | Daija Preston | Carrollton High School | Senior | VCU |
| Honorable Mention | Delaney Cooper | Woodward Academy | Senior | Stony Brook |
| Honorable Mention | Giaunni Rogers | St. Francis School | Sophomore | |
| Honorable Mention | Johanna Potter | Wesleyan School | Senior | Stony Brook |
| Honorable Mention | Leah DeWitt | Marietta High School | Freshman | |
| Honorable Mention | Lydia Ledford | Buford High School | Junior | |
| Honorable Mention | Miyah Holmes | Carrollton High School | Senior | South Alabama |
| Honorable Mention | Morghan Reckley | Sandy Creek High School | Freshman | |
| Honorable Mention | Savannah Robinson-Holmes | Langston Hughes High School | Senior | Georgia State |
| Honorable Mention | Sophia Pearl | River Ridge High School | Senior | Furman |
| Honorable Mention | Taryn Thompson | The Galloway School | Junior |
2025 Atlanta All-Metro High School Boys Teams
| AWARD | NAME | SCHOOL | YEAR | COLLEGE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. Georgia Basketball | Caleb Wilson | Holy Innocents' Episcopal School | Senior | North Carolina |
| Metro Player of the Year | Caleb Holt | Grayson High School | Junior | |
| First Team | Chandler Bing | Pace Academy | Senior | |
| First Team | Colben Landrew | Wheeler High School | Junior | |
| First Team | Eric Chatfield | Pace Academy | Senior | Georgia Tech |
| First Team | Josh Dixon | Milton High School | Senior | Wisconsin-Milwaukee |
| First Team | Manny Green | Cedar Grove High School | Junior | |
| Second Team | Amir Taylor | Grayson High School | Senior | Kennesaw State |
| Second Team | Jalan Wingfield | Tri-Cities High School | Junior | |
| Second Team | JR Leonard | Riverwood High School | Senior | Stetson |
| Second Team | Sean Van Dorn Jr. | Tri-Cities High School | Senior | Georgia Southern |
| Second Team | Zac Foster | Woodward Academy | Senior | Clemson |
| Third Team | CJ Geathers | Chapel Hill High School | Senior | |
| Third Team | Jacob Wilkins | Grayson High School | Senior | Georgia |
| Third Team | Marcus Smith | Newton High School | Senior | |
| Third Team | Ted Neal | Newton High School | Senior | Appalachian State |
| Third Team | Tylis Jordan | Wheeler High School | Senior | Ole Miss |
| Honorable Mention | Aiden Weaver | Etowah High School | Senior | Alabama-Huntsville |
| Honorable Mention | AJ Williams | Dutchtown High School | Freshman | |
| Honorable Mention | Caesar Burrows | Walton High School | Senior | Lehigh |
| Honorable Mention | CJ Harper | Paideia School | Junior | |
| Honorable Mention | Daniel Ogunyemi | Milton High School | Senior | Yale |
| Honorable Mention | Gregory Dunson Jr. | Alexander High School | Junior | |
| Honorable Mention | Jarvis Hayes Jr. | Woodward Academy | Sophomore | |
| Honorable Mention | Jayvion Nurse | Pebblebrook High School | Senior | |
| Honorable Mention | Kiwane Garris Jr. | Grayson High School | Senior | Cal State Fullerton |
| Honorable Mention | Kota Suttle Jr. | Wheeler High School | Junior | |
| Honorable Mention | Nasir Anderson | Norcross High School | Sophomore | |
| Honorable Mention | Owen Ritger | Marist School | Senior | Furman |
| Honorable Mention | Will Dopfer | Lambert High School | Junior | |
| Honorable Mention | Zach Bleshoy | Pope High School | Senior | Tennessee-Chattanooga |
| Honorable Mention | Zachry Harden | Newton High School | Senior | Minnesota (FB) |
ABOUT THE ATLANTA TIPOFF CLUB
Founded during the 1956-57 season, the Atlanta Tipoff Club is committed to promoting the game of basketball and recognizing the outstanding accomplishments of those who make the game so exciting. The Atlanta Tipoff Club administers the Naismith Awards, the most prestigious national honors in all of college and high school basketball. Named in honor of Dr. James Naismith, inventor of the game of basketball, the family of Naismith Awards annually recognizes the most outstanding men’s and women’s college and high school basketball players and coaches. Other Naismith Awards are presented to the men’s and women’s college basketball defensive players of the year, as well as lifetime achievement awards to basketball officials and outstanding contributors to the game. UCLA’s Lew Alcindor received the first Jersey Mike’s Naismith Trophy in 1969, while the late Anne Donovan (Old Dominion) was the inaugural women’s recipient in 1983. Corporate partners of the Naismith Awards include AXIA Time, Jersey Mike’s, MOLECULE, Sharpie and Werner Ladder.