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Gatorade 2024 - 2025: Player of the Year

Boys Basketball - Alabama

Gatorade Player of the year

DeWayne Brown

Forward
HOOVER HS
HOOVER, ALABAMA
SENIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-9
Press Release

Peak Performance

15.0

Average Points (per game)

10.5

Average Rebounds (per game)

1,814

Career Points

1,189

Career Rebounds
“DeWayne Brown is a force in high school athletics. His team is built around him. They play through him. And he’s a proven winner.”
Obadiah Threadgill
Head Coach - Sparkman High

Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot-9, 250-pound senior forward led the Buccaneers to a 35-0 record and a third straight Class 7A state championship this past season. Brown averaged 15.0 points, 10.5 rebounds, 2.9 blocks, 2.3 assists and 1.4 steals per game while connecting on 68.9 percent of his shots from the field (222-of-322). The 2024 Class 7A Player of the Year, he is a two-time Alabama Sportswriters Association Super All-State First Team selection. He concluded his prep basketball career with 1,814 points and 1,189 rebounds. 

Academic Achievement

Brown has maintained a 3.52 GPA in the classroom. He has signed a written letter of athletic aid to play basketball at the University of Tennessee this fall.

Exemplary Character

Brown has volunteered locally at the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Alabama and as a youth basketball coach. He has also donated his time as a peer mentor at Hoover High.