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Gatorade 2023 - 2024: Player of the Year

Boys Basketball - Idaho

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BOYS BASKETBALL

Kase Wynott

Forward
LAPWAI HS
LAPWAI, IDAHO
SENIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-6
Press Release

Peak Performance

36

Average Points (per game)

13.9

Average Rebounds (per game)

9.1

Average Assists (per game)

3

Average Blocks (per game)
“Kase is a kid that puts his team and community first. He has grade school kids following him to the gym at 6 am prior to school because they want to be just like him when they grow up. Lapwai is a community on the Nez Perce Indian Reservation and has a rich history with sports, especially basketball. If you’re good and leave a legacy, you become a Lapwai Legend. No doubt, Kase has left a legacy that’s bigger than most. What he and his team achieved in four years will be remembered forever and it’ll be very hard to top.”
Ivory Miles Williams
Head Coach - head coach of Rocky Mountain High
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Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot-6, 190-pound senior small forward averaged 36 points, 13.9 rebounds and 9.1 assists this past season, leading the Wildcats (25-2) to the Class 1A state title. Wynott also averaged 3.0 blocks and 2.9 assists in a campaign that culminated with state tournament MVP honors. Ranked as the state’s No. 4 recruit in the Class of 2024 by PrepHoops, he concluded his prep career as a three-time state champion, a four-time First Team All-State selection, the state’s career scoring leader (2,962 points) and the state’s single-game scoring leader (68).

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Academic Achievement

Wynott has maintained a 3.78 GPA in the classroom. He has signed a national letter of intent to play basketball on scholarship at Utah State University this fall.

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Exemplary Character

Wynott has volunteered locally as part of an Adopt-a-Highway initiative and hosted a food/clothing drive to support the homeless population of the Lewis and Clarkston Valley. He has also donated his time generously to Lapwai youth as part of an after-school program for elementary school students in addition to coaching and officiating basketball for youth players.