Gatorade 2022 - 2023: Player of the Year

Girls Basketball - New Jersey

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Hannah Hidalgo

Guard
PAUL VI HS
HADDONFIELD , NEW JERSEY
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-7
Press Release

Peak Performance

28.8

Average Points (per game)

5.100

Average Assists (per game)

6.4

Average Rebounds (per game)

7.3

Average Steals (per game)
“Hannah is a great all-around player. She was very in control of her game. She guarded extremely well, was a pest on defense and altered all areas of the game. We didn’t have an answer for her.”
Christina Raiti
Head Coach - head coach of Long Island Lutheran (N.Y.) High
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-7 senior point guard averaged 28.8 points and 7.3 steals per game this past season, leading the Eagles (21-3) to the South Jersey Non-Public A Tournament championship game. Hidalgo also averaged 6.4 rebounds and 5.1 assists en route to recording eight double-doubles and one triple-double. Hidalgo is a McDonald’s All-American Game selection and a member of the Nike Hoop Summit Team USA squad. Ranked as the nation’s No. 4 recruit in the Class of 2023 by Blue Star Basketball, she concluded her prep basketball career with a school-record 2,135 points.

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Academic Achievement

Hidalgo has maintained a 3.32 GPA in the classroom. She has signed a national letter of intent to play basketball on scholarship at the University of Notre Dame this fall.

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Exemplary Character

Hidalgo has volunteered in association with local churches to raise funds for the needy. She has also donated her time by helping to feed the homeless, and founded Operation Warm with a goal of donating up to 100 coats to underserved youth (@operationwarm_coatsforkids).