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Gatorade 2017 - 2018: Player of the Year

Girls Basketball - New Mexico

Gatorade Player of the year

Amaya Brown

Guard
CIBOLA HS
ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-11
Press Release

Peak Performance

19.900

Points Per Game

12.1

Rebounds Per Game

4

Steals Per Game

2.9

Assists Per Game
“Amaya Brown might be the best guard to ever come through New Mexico. She plays on a whole different level and elevates others around her.”
Susan Kubala
Cleveland High Head Coach

Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-11 senior guard led the Cougars to a 26-3 record and the Class 6A state championship game this past season. The state’s Gatorade Girls Basketball Player of the Year as a sophomore, Brown averaged 19.9 points, 12.1 rebounds, 4.0 steals and 2.9 assists per game in her final high school campaign. She is a three-time All-State honoree and three-time District Player of the Year.

Academic Achievement

Brown has maintained a 3.36 GPA in the classroom. She has signed a National Letter of Intent to play basketball on scholarship at Florida State University beginning this fall.

Exemplary Character

Brown has volunteered locally on behalf of her school’s Unified Sports program.