Gatorade 2022 - 2023: Player of the Year

Boys Basketball - Wyoming

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BOYS BASKETBALL

Parker Paxton

Guard
RIVERTON HS
RIVERTON , WYOMING
JUNIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-8
Press Release

Peak Performance

18.2

Average Points (per game)

3.5

Average Rebounds (per game)
“Parker has displayed excellence on the court. He can score well and gets his teammates involved. Every time I’ve seen him play, he demonstrates a competitive spirit and great sportsmanship. If I had to pick a player to start my team from anybody in Wyoming, I would pick Parker.”
Bubba Hladky
Head Coach - Campbell County head coach
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-8, 145-pound junior guard led the Wolverines (19-6) to Wyoming’s 4A West regional title game this past season. Paxton averaged 18.2 points and 3.5 rebounds per game entering the regional final and he led the state in regular-season scoring in Class 4A. He’s also a three-time Wyoming state individual champion as a golfer. 

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Academic Achievement

Paxton has maintained a 3.77 GPA in the classroom. He will begin his senior year of high school this fall and has made a verbal commitment to play golf on scholarship at the University of Colorado beginning the fall of 2024. 

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Exemplary Character

An active member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Paxton has volunteered locally on behalf of Cornerstone Church. He’s also a National Honor Society inductee.