Justice Ethridge Gatorade 2017 - 2018: Player of the Year Girls Basketball

“Even as good as Centennial was all around, we had to focus on Justice. She’s the focal point, and she kept getting better at what she was doing. She can do a little bit of everything. She was the best player on the best team, definitely deserving of this award.”

Phil Clark

Palo Verde High Head Coach

Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-8 senior guard led the Bulldogs to a 29-3 record and the Class 4A state championship this past season. Ethridge averaged 15.2 points, 3.6 rebounds, 2.5 steals and 2.1 assists per game for the nation’s No. 6-ranked team in the USA Today Super 25. A four-time state champion and three-time member of the Las Vegas Sun Super 7 Team, Ethridge is rated as the nation’s No. 22 guard and No. 91 recruit in the Class of 2018 by espnW.

Academic Achievement

Ethridge has maintained a weighted 3.58 GPA in the classroom. She has signed a National Letter of Intent to play basketball at UNLV beginning this fall.

Exemplary Character

Ethridge has donated her time to the Get Active Foundation’s annual toy drive, the Funny Bunny Race for Parkinson’s and Pancakes for Parkinson’s. She has also volunteered locally with the Special Olympics.

Girls Basketball - Nevada