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Gatorade 2022 - 2023: Player of the Year

Boys Basketball - Delaware

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BOYS BASKETBALL

Dean Shepherd

Guard
TOWER HILL SCHOOL
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE
SENIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-3
Press Release

Peak Performance

22.6

Average Points (per game)

7.4

Average Rebounds (per game)

2.5

Average Assists (per game)

1.6

Average Steals (per game)
“He represents exactly what your award is about. He is, bar none, their very best player. He’s an outstanding basketball talent and an even better young man.”
Lonnie White
Head Coach - Saint Mark’s head coach
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Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot-3, 180-pound senior guard led the Hillers to an 18-5 record and the postseason quarterfinals of the Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association state tournament this past season. Shepherd averaged 22.6 points, 7.4 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.6 steals per game. He led Tower Hill to a DIAA state championship as a junior in 2022. 

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Academic Achievement

Shepherd has maintained an A average in the classroom. He remains undecided upon a collegiate destination. 

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Exemplary Character

Shepherd has volunteered locally on behalf of the YMCA, the Delaware Food Bank, the Red Cross Blood Supply Foundation and Ministry of Caring.