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Gatorade 2015 - 2016: Player of the Year

Boys Basketball - Arizona

Gatorade Player of the year

Mitch Lightfoot

F
GILBERT CHRISTIAN HS
GILBERT, ARIZONA
SENIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-9
Press Release

Peak Performance

22.5

Points per game

11.7

Rebounds per game
“I have known Mitch Lightfoot since his middle school days and am definitely a fan of his, except when he plays against us. We saw a lot of great teams but no player was as valuable and talented as him. I believe what separates him from all the other candidates is his character and academic focus that makes him a complete student-athlete.”
Doug D'Amore
Head Coach

Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot-9, 220-pound senior forward averaged 22.5 points and 11.7 rebounds per game while shooting 65 percent from inside the arc this past season, leading the Knights (21-6) to the second round of the Division II state tournament. A 2015 First Team Al

Academic Achievement

Lightfoot has maintained a 3.73 GPA in the classroom.

Exemplary Character

An avid fisherman, he has volunteered locally on behalf of an assisted living facility and as a mentor for students at an elementary charter school.