Gatorade 2014 - 2015: Player of the Year

Boys Basketball - Kansas

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BOYS BASKETBALL

Dean Wade

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ST. JOHN HS
ST. JOHN, KANSAS
SENIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-9
Press Release

Peak Performance

24.8

Points per game

9.8

Rebounds per game

3.7

Steals per game

3.4

Assists per game
“I have seen a lot of great basketball talent over the years, and Wade is the best all-around player I have seen in quite some time." ”
Brett Rolfs
Head Coach
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Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot-9, 225-pound senior forward led the Tigers to a 26-0 record and a third consecutive Class 2A state championship this past season. In the 49-44, title-clinching win over Central Plains, Wade collected 28 points and 13 rebounds, concluding his pr

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Academic Achievement

Wade has maintained a 3.29 GPA in the classroom.

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Exemplary Character

A member of his school's band and Kansas Association for Youth Club, he has donated his time as a youth basketball instructor, on behalf of his church's youth group and as part of multiple fundraising campaigns to benefit St. John High.