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Gatorade 2018 - 2019: Player of the Year

Boys Basketball - South Dakota

Gatorade Player of the year

Matthew Mors

Forward
YANKTON HS
YANKTON, SOUTH DAKOTA
SOPHOMORE
Height: 6-FOOT-7
Press Release

Peak Performance

22.7

Points per game

7.7

Rebounds per game

4

Assists per game

2

Steals per game
“Mors is a very poised, smart basketball player who has the athleticism to do just about anything he wants to on the court. He can shoot it out to 25 feet and then he can go down low and play back to the basket. He’s a nightmare to prepare for.”
Craig Nelson
Head Coach Head coach at Washington High

Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot-7, 220-pound sophomore forward had led the Bucks to a 17-4 record and the Class AA quarterfinals at the time of his selection. Mors averaged 22.7 points, 7.7 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 2.0 steals through 21 games. A two-time First Team All-State honoree, he was the Argus Leader Player of the Year as a freshman.

Academic Achievement

Mors has maintained an A average in the classroom. He will begin his junior year of high school  this fall.

Exemplary Character

The vice president of his school’s service club, Mors has volunteered locally as a youth basketball coach and has donated his time on behalf of food, clothing and school supply donation drives for the needy.