Aaliyah Chavez is next up. The No. 1 recruit out of Monterey High School in Lubbock was named the Gatorade National Girls Basketball Player of the Year Wednesday.
Next week, Chavez will decide where she will play college basketball. But for the time being, she celebrates a triumphant high-school career which culminated in a state title and the top honor in high school sports. As the Gatorade National Player of the Year, Chavez joins elite company like JuJu Watkins, Paige Bueckers, Kiki Rice, Breanna Stewart, Candace Parker and Nneka Ogwumike.
