Gatorade 2023 - 2024: Player of the Year

Boys Basketball - Wyoming

athletes playing Boys Basketball
The POY Logo
BOYS BASKETBALL

Joe Sawyer

Guard/Forward
CHEYENNE CENTRAL HS
CHEYENNE, WYOMING
SENIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-3
Press Release

Peak Performance

15.5

Average Points (per game)

5.3

Average Rebounds (per game)

2.4

Average Assists (per game)

1

Average Steals (per game)
“Joe Sawyer is a very unassuming player and I think his greatest attribute is to dominate a game without really sticking out. There are games where his stat lines jump off the page, but more often than not, he has a [productive but not eye-popping] stat line. The thing that sticks out to me when I scout Cheyenne Central is how easy it is to see he’s their best player. The average fan might not agree, but as a coach, I see a kid that does every little thing all the time at both ends of the floor. He is extremely skilled, but he doesn’t demand the ball to show those skills. He’s a player without a weakness who makes his team and teammates better.”
Randy Roden
Head Coach - head coach of Kelly Walsh High
excellence star

Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot-3, 155-pound senior wing averaged 15.5 points, 5.3 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.0 steals this past season, leading the Indians (25-3) to the Class 4A state title. A two-time First Team All-State selection, Sawyer compiled a true shooting percentage of 61.9 this winter. He recorded 19 points, seven rebounds and three assists in the state championship game and was named Class 4A Player of the Year.

a graduation cap

Academic Achievement

Sawyer has maintained a 3.87 GPA in the classroom. He remains undecided upon a collegiate destination.

first place ribbon

Exemplary Character

A member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Sawyer has volunteered locally as an elementary school mentor and basketball coach. He has also donated his time on behalf of Cheyenne Central Basketball Camps.