Gatorade 2022 - 2023: Player of the Year

Boys Basketball - California

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BOYS BASKETBALL

Jared McCain

Guard
CENTENNIAL HS
CORONA, CALIFORNIA
SENIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-4
Press Release

Peak Performance

18

Average Points (per game)

7.1

Average Rebounds (per game)

4

Average Assists (per game)

1.5

Average Steals (per game)
“McCain is one of the best 3-point shot-makers in the country. His jumper is polished in catch-and-shoot scenarios, but he can also create space for himself to get clean looks at the basket. He manipulates defenders in ball-screen situations as both a scoring threat and playmaker. He also plays with big heart and a strong basketball IQ, having won a championship on every platform, including USA Basketball, high school and summer club play.”
Paul Biancardi
National Recruiting Director for ESPN
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Athletic Excellence

The state’s returning Gatorade Player of the Year, the 6-foot-4, 200-pound senior guard led the Huskies to a 30-4 record and the Southern Section Open Division Tournament championship this past season. McCain averaged 18.0 points, 7.1 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 1.5 steals per game as the Huskies reached the statewide CIF Open Division tournament semifinals. A McDonald’s All-American Game selection, he is ranked as the nation’s No. 12 recruit in the Class of 2023 by ESPN.com.

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Academic Achievement

McCain has maintained a 4.0 GPA in the classroom. He has signed a national letter of intent to play basketball on scholarship at Duke University this fall.

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Exemplary Character

McCain has volunteered locally on behalf of a school sports program for special needs students.