All-Tidewater Basketball 2011 | Finney-Smith, McAdoo atop boys team

PLAYERS OF THE YEAR

James McAdoo, Norfolk Christian, 6-9 senior forward

• McDonald’s All-American
• Gatorade Virginia Boys Basketball Player of the Year, Tidewater Conference Player of the Year
• Led Ambassadors to back-to-back VISSA Division II state titles
• Naismith Award Finalist for nation’s top high school player
• Set a VISAA state record with 44 points in state semifinals
• Signed with North Carolina

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Dorian Finney-Smith, Norcom, 6-8 senior forward

• Two-time Eastern Region and Eastern District Player of the Year
• Finished with 19 points, 17 rebounds and 3 blocks in Norcom’s win in the Group AAA state championship game
• Averaged 18 points, 10.7 rebounds and 3.8 blocks in postseason, including 19.7 points, 12.3 rebounds and 3.7 blocks during state tournament
• Led Greyhounds to back-to-back Group AAA, Eastern Region and Eastern District titles
• Signed with Virginia Tech

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FIRST TEAM

Trey Freeman, Kellam, 6-2 senior guard

• First-team All-Eastern Region and Beach District Player of the Year
• Averaged 20 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals
• Led the Knights (27-1) to the Beach District regular-season and tournament titles
• “He takes care of the ball in scoring and assists. He was responsible for so much of our points.” — Kellam coach Norman Hassell
• Signed with Campbell

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Quinton Upshur, Booker T. Washington, 6-5 senior forward

• First-team All-Eastern Region and first-team All-Eastern District
• Averaged 14 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 blocks to lead the Bookers to 22-5 record
• “The thing about Quinton is that he is very versatile and plays with a lot of fire.” — Bookers coach Darren Sanderlin
• Signed with VMI

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Ashton Moore, Nansemond River, 6-0 senior guard

• First-team All-Eastern Region and Southeastern District Player of the Year
• Averaged 18 points, 4.4 rebounds, 4.4 assists
• “He knew how to create his shot and more importantly he didn’t mind taking the big shot. His overall game has improved, and he’s the big reason why we were successful this season.” — Warriors coach Ed Young

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SECOND TEAM

Decarlos Anderson, Norcom, 6-2 senior guard

• First-team All-Eastern Region and first-team All-Eastern District
• Part of a Greyhound team that won back-to-back Group AAA, Eastern Region and Eastern District titles
• Averaged 14.4 points in the postseason, along with 16 rebounds, 9 assists 7 steals

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Sim Frazier, Maury, 6-0 senior guard

• Second-team All-Eastern Region and first-team All-Eastern District
• A four-year starter, he averaged 17.2 points and 5.6 assists
• Signed with Howard

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Tyrice Thomas, Tallwood, 6-3 senior guard

• Second-team All-Eastern Region and first-team All-Beach District
• Averaged 16 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals
• “When Darren (Creary) went down, he realized he had to take over more responsibility. That’s when he was at his best.” — Tallwood coach Tom Gunsalus

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Demetrius Pollard, Cape Henry, 6-3 senior guard

• First-team All-Tidewater Conference
• Averaged 16 points, 6.1 rebounds, 4.5 assists, 2.1 steals
• In the postseason he averaged 20.8 points, including 35 against Norfolk Christian in the TCIS tournament championship game
• Signed with Northeastern

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Marcus Burwell, Bishop Sullivan, 6-4 junior guard

• First-team All-Tidewater Conference.
• Averaged 18.7 points, 11.4 rebounds and 2.3 blocks
• Scored 20 or more points 11 times this season, including 30 against both Western Branch and Cape Henry
• Led the Crusaders to a 21-6 record

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