In its 26th year of honoring the nation’s best high school athletes, The Gatorade Company, in collaboration with ESPN RISE, has announced the 2010-11 Gatorade Boys Basketball Players of the Year for each state.

The award, which recognizes not only outstanding athletic excellence, but also high standards of academic achievement and exemplary character demonstrated on and off the court, distinguishes each selected athlete.

The following players are now finalists for the prestigious Gatorade National Boys Basketball Player of the Year award to be announced in March; past state boys basketball award winners, include Dwight Howard (2003-04, SW Atlanta Christian Academy, Ga.), Chauncey Billups (1993-94 & 1994-95, George Washington HS, Colo.), Jason Kidd (1991-92, St. Joseph Notre Dame HS, Calif.), Paul Pierce (1994-95, Inglewood HS, Calif.) and Chris Bosh (2001-02, Lincoln HS, Texas).

2011 Gatorade Boys Basketball Players of the Year, By State

• Alaska – Devon Bookert, 6′-3″, SR, G, West Anchorage (Undecided)
• Alabama – Levi Randolph, 6′-4″, SR, G, Bob Jones (Alabama)
• Arkansas – Archie Goodwin, 6′-5″, JR, G, Sylvan Hills (Undecided)
• Arizona – Jordan Baker, 6′-3″, SR, G, Tempe (Pepperdine)
• California – Ryan Anderson, 6′-8″, SR, F, Long Beach Poly (Boston College)
• Colorado – Brett Olson, 6′-4″, SR, G, Highlands Ranch (Denver)
• Connecticut – Andre Drummond, 6′-10″, JR, C, St. Thomas More (Undecided)
• Washington, DC – Nate Britt, 6′-2″, SO, G, Gonzaga (Undecided)
• Delaware – Tim Massado, 5′-11″, JR, G, St. Elizabeth (Undecided)
• Florida – Austin Rivers, 6′-4″, SR, G, Winter Park (Duke)
• Georgia – Shannon Scott, 6′-2″, SR, G, Milton (Ohio State)
• Hawaii – Micah Christenson, 6′-5″, SR, F, Kamehameha (USC – Volleyball)
• Iowa – Jarrod Uthoff, 6′-8″, SR, F, Jefferson (Wisconsin)
• Idaho – Kyle Dranginis, 6′-5″, SR, G, Skyview (Gonzaga)
• Illinois – Chasson Randle, 6′-1″, SR, G, Rock Island (Stanford)
• Indiana – Cody Zeller, 6′-10″, SR, C, Washington (Indiana)
• Kansas – Perry Ellis, 6′-8″, JR, F, Wichita Heights (Undecided)
• Kentucky – Timmy Knipp, 6′-8″, SR, G, Elliott County (Eastern Kentucky)
• Louisiana – Ricardo Gathers, 6′-7″, JR, F, Riverside Academy (Undecided)
• Massachusetts – Pat Connaughton, 6′-5″,SR, F, St. John’s Prep (Notre Dame)
• Maryland – Marcus Thornton, 6′-3″,SR, G, Bishop McNamara (William & Mary)
• Maine – Tyler McFarland, 6′-6″, SR, F, Camden Hills (Undecided)
• Michigan – Matt Costello, 6′-9″, JR, C, Bay City Western (Michigan State)
• Minnesota – Joe Coleman, 6′-5″, SR, G, Hopkins (Minnesota)
• Missouri – Bradley Beal, 6′-5″, SR, G, Chaminade (Florida)
• Mississippi – Rodney Hood, 6′-7″, SR, F, Meridian (Mississippi State)
• Montana – Tanner Roderick, 6′-2″, SR, G, Bozeman (Nevada – Football)
• North Carolina – Marshall Plumlee, 6′-11″, SR, C, Christ School (Duke)
• North Dakota – Dexter Werner, 6′-5″, SR, F, Bismarck (Undecided)
• Nebraska – Mike Gesell, 6′-2″, JR, G, South Sioux City (Undecided)
• New Hampshire – Connor Green, 6′-4″, SR, F, Bishop Guertin (Undecided)
• New Jersey – Michael Gilchrist, 6′-7″, SR, F, St. Patrick (Kentucky)
• New Mexico – Chris Strong, 6′-6″, SR, F, Eldorado (Undecided)
• Nevada – Shabazz Muhammad, 6′-6″, JR, G/F, Bishop Gorman (Undecided)
• New York – Achraf Yacoubou, 6′-4″, SR, G, Long Island Lutheran (Villanova)
• Ohio – Travis Trice, 5′-11″, SR, G, Wayne (Michigan State)
• Oklahoma – Ryan Spangler, 6′-8″, SR, F, Bridge Creek (Gonzaga)
• Oregon – Kyle Wiltjer, 6′-9″, SR, F, Jesuit (Kentucky)
• Rhode Island – Michael Carter-Williams, 6′-4″, SR, G, St. Andrew’s (Syracuse)
• South Carolina – Brice Johnson, 6′-9″, JR, F/C, Edisto (Undecided)
• South Dakota – Zach Horstman, 6′-6″, SR, G, Winner (South Dakota State)
• Tennessee – Adonis Thomas, 6′-6″, SR, F, Melrose (Memphis)
• Texas – Marcus Smart, 6′-4″, JR, G, Flower Mound Marcus (Undecided)
• Utah – Nick Emery, 6′-1″, SO, G, Lone Peak (Undecided)
• Virginia – James McAdoo, 6′-9″, SR, F, Norfolk Christian (North Carolina)
• Vermont – Ben Ferris, 6′-3″, SR, G, Essex (Tufts)
• Washington – Gary Bell, 6′-2″, SR, G, Kentridge (Gonzaga)
• Wisconsin – Paul Jesperson, 6′-7″, SR, F, Merrill (Virginia)
• West Virginia – Chase Fischer, 6′-2″, SR, G, Ripley (Wake Forest)
• Wyoming – Taran Brown, 6′-7″, SR, F, Campbell County (UC- Santa Barbara)