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INDIANAPOLIS, IN – Future Indiana Hoosier, Trayce Jackson-Davis was named the 2019 IndyStar Mr. Basketball award Winner. The award ceremony was held at Clowes Memorial Hall at Butler University in a vote that took place between Indiana coaches and media. Indiana sweeps both Mr. Basketball and Miss Basketball awards at the 2019 IndyStar awards ceremony.
Trayce Jackson-Davis is the first winner of the award from Center Grove High School in Greenwood, IN. He is considered to be almost a local hero as he went to school a mere 38 miles away from Bloomington, IN.
5-star, Trayce Jackson-Davis is the 6th highest rated commitment the Hoosiers have in their history since ratings started being awarded. He is currently the No. 19 overall player per 247Sports.com, and the No. 4 center. He is the highest recruit that of any Big Ten school for the 2019 recruitment year. He was also named the Indiana Gatorade Player of the Year.
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The 6’9″ Center Grove forward averaged 22.3 points, 9.5 rebounds, 3.7 blocks, and 2.8 assists during his junior season and has continued to impress as a senior. Additionally, he played for the U-18 USA team over the summer.
He is the 28th winner of Indiana’s most prestigious basketball award that has attended Indiana University. Archie Miller has now recruited two consecutive award winners with Romeo Langford being from last year. He will now look to extend that streak and continue “Inside Out” recruiting with 2020 SG Anthony Leal, who is the current front-runner for the 2020 IndyStar Indiana Mr. Basketball award.
Jackson-Davis is expected to be an immediate impact player for the Hoosiers with two of the best players, Juwan Morgan and Romeo Langford, entering the NBA draft this year.
This year’s finalists for Indiana’s most prestigious high school basketball award were announced back in April. Among the four finalists, two were 2019 Indiana recruits, Armaan Franklin (@unkle44arty) and Trayce Jackson-Davis (@TrayceJackson). The remaining two finalists included New Castle’s Luke Bumbalough, a Ball State commit and Valparaiso’s Brandon Newman, a Purdue commit.
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The winner of Indiana Mr. Basketball has had a promising record of future NBA success. Between the 2007-2017 NBA drafts, eight of the ten award winners were drafted into the NBA. Seven of eight were drafted in the first round and all have played professional basketball. Three of these players have attended Indiana – Eric Gordon, Jordan Hulls, and Cody Zeller.
