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Gatorade 2025 - 2026: Player of the Year

Girls Basketball - Louisiana

Gatorade Player of the year

Caroline Bradley

Center
OAK GROVE HS
OAK GROVE, LOUISIANA
JUNIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-5
Press Release

Peak Performance

27

Average points (per game)

16.9

Average rebounds (per game)

3.4

Average blocks (per game)

2.4

Average assists (per game)
“Caroline’s size gives opposing teams nightmares. It’s nearly impossible to keep her off the boards. She also has the ability to go outside and hit shots, which makes her very versatile.”
Caroline Oliphant
Head Coach - Sterlington High

Athletic Excellence

The state’s returning Gatorade Player of the Year, the 6-foot-5 junior center averaged 27.0 points and 16.9 rebounds per game this past season, leading the Tigers (27-4) to the Division III Non-Select Tournament semifinals. Bradley also averaged 3.4 blocks, 2.4 assists and 1.4 steals. A two-time Class 2A First Team All-State selection, she is ranked as the nation’s No. 3 recruit in the Class of 2027 by ESPN. She concluded her junior year with 2,431 points and 1,670 rebounds in her prep basketball career.

Academic Achievement

Bradley has maintained a weighted 4.11 GPA in the classroom. She will begin her senior year of high school this fall.

Exemplary Character

A member of the leadership team for her local chapter of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Bradley has volunteered locally at a food distribution center and as a youth softball umpire. She has also donated her time to multiple community service initiatives through her church youth group.