Naismith Trophy Archives - Teaching Kids News Readable, teachable news. Thu, 28 Feb 2013 01:50:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://teachingkidsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/cropped-TKN_square_blk-32x32.jpg Naismith Trophy Archives - Teaching Kids News 32 32 Andrew Wiggins Awarded Naismith Trophy For High School Basketball https://teachingkidsnews.com/2013/02/27/1-andrew-wiggins-awarded-naismith-trophy-for-high-school-basketball/ Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:00:34 +0000 https://teachingkidsnews.com/?p=9316 The top high school basketball player in the United States is a Canadian.

This week Andrew Wiggins was awarded the Naismith Trophy and named the Boys’ High School Player of the Year.

Wiggins was born in Vaughan, Ont. and is playing for Huntington Prep School in West Virginia.

Wiggins is 18 years old. His average per game is 23.6 points and 11.7 rebounds.

He hasn’t yet decided where he will go to university; many schools are competing for him.

The Naismith award winner is chosen by basketball journalists in the U.S.

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