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Gatorade 2017 - 2018: Player of the Year

Girls Basketball - New Jersey

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GIRLS BASKETBALL

Dara Mabrey

Guard
MANASQUAN HS
MANASQUAN, NEW JERSEY
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-7
Press Release

Peak Performance

22.6

Points Per Game

4.600

Rebounds Per Game

4.600

Assists Per Game

2.9

Steals Per Game
“Mabrey has two qualities that separate her. First is the incredible intensity with which she plays, both offensively and defensively. Second is her ability to get better in the biggest moments and the biggest games.”
Mike Lazur
Ocean Township High Head Coach
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-7 senior guard had led the Warriors to a 30-2 record, the Group 2 state championship and a berth in the Tournament of Champions at the time of her selection. The state’s returning Gatorade Girls Basketball Player of the Year, Mabrey averaged 22.6 points, 4.6 assists, 4.6 rebounds and 2.9 steals through 32 games. The Shore Conference Player of the Year, she is a two-time All-State honoree and was selected as the USA TODAY’s ALL-USA New Jersey Player of the Year as a junior.

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Academic Achievement

Mabrey has maintained an A-minus average in the classroom. She has signed a National Letter of Intent to play basketball on scholarship at Virginia Tech beginning this fall.

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Exemplary Character

Mabrey has volunteered locally on behalf of a nursery school, food donation drives and youth basketball programs.