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Gatorade 2022 - 2023: Player of the Year

Boys Basketball - Maryland

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BOYS BASKETBALL

Amani Hansberry

Forward
MOUNT SAINT JOSEPH HS
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND
SENIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-8
Press Release

Peak Performance

15.3

Average Points (per game)

12

Average Rebounds (per game)

4

Average Assists (per game)
“Amani is dominant. He’s a big body who is tough to move in the post and has the skills to score in there. He’s got long arms and great hands, which make him an excellent rebounder and tough to score on. He is at a different level than the other kids on the floor.”
Josh Davalli
Head Coach - head coach of Loyola Blakefield High
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Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot-8, 210-pound senior forward led the Gaels to a 38-4 record and both the Baltimore Catholic League regular-season and tournament championships this past season. Hansberry averaged 15.3 points, 12.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game, including a 17-point, 21-rebound effort in MSJ’s 59-50 win over St. Maria Goretti High in the BCL tournament title game as the Gaels tied a state record for wins in a season. The 2023 BCL Player of the Year and the 2022 Baltimore Sun Metro Player of the Year, he’s ranked as the nation’s No. 52 recruit in the Class of 2023 by ESPN.com.

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Academic Achievement

Hansberry has maintained a B average in the classroom. He has signed a national letter of intent to play basketball on scholarship at the University of Illinois this fall.

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Exemplary Character

Hansberry has volunteered locally as a youth basketball coach.