Congratulations to the following Kentucky senior student athletes who have been selected as the 2023 Mr. and Miss Kentucky Basketball candidates as well as the Regional Players of the Year by the Kentucky Association of Basketball Coaches.
Miss KY Basketball Candidates:
1st Region: Destiny Thomas, McCracken County
2nd Region: Taylor Guess, Crittenden County
3rd Region: Adylan Ayer, Daviess County
4th Region: Meadow Tisdale, Bowling Green
5th Region: Emma Filiatreau, Bethlehem
6th Region: Haley Dillman, Bullitt Central
7th Region: Jakayla Thompson, duPont Manual
8th Region: Grace Brewer, Walton-Verona
9th Region: Whitney Lind, Cooper
10th Region: Brianna Byars, George Rogers Clark
11th Region: Kylee Dennis, Sayre High School
12th Region: Ayden Smiddy, Southwestern
Timberlynn Yeast, Mercer County
13th Region: Emily Sizemore, North Laurel
14th Region: Courtney Hoskins, Leslie County
Abby Maggard , Hazard
15th Region: Kensley Feltner, Lawrence County
16th Region: Haven Ford, Rowan County
Mr. KY Basketball Candidates:
1st Region: Jack McCune, McCracken County
2nd Region: TaMarcus Eaves, Madisonville North Hopkins
Gerard Thomas, Henderson County
3rd Region: Brian Griffith, Owensboro Catholic
4th Region: Chappelle Whitney, Warren Central
5th Region: Carson Childress, LaRue County
6th Region: Keith Robinson, Pleasure Ridge Park
7th Region: Gabe Sisk, Ballard
8th Region: Teagan Moore, Owen County
9th Region: Evan Ipsaro, Covington Catholic
Jacob Meyer, Holy Cross
10th Region: Terrell Henry, Mason County
Jerone Morton, George Rogers Clark
11th Region: Jaylen Davis, Madison Central
Reece Potter, Lexington Catholic
12th Region: Kyle Stephens, McCreary Central
13th Region: Reed Sheppard, North Laurel
14th Region: Sawyer Thompson, Wolfe County
15th Region: Rylee Samons, Pikeville High School
16th Region: Zachary Otis, Bath County
Congratulations to our 2023 Mr. and Miss Kentucky Basketball Candidates and KABC Regional Players of the Year! We are looking forward to celebrating you on March 19th at the 2023 Mr. and Miss Kentucky Basketball Awards Ceremony, presented by the Madden Foundation.
Special THANKS to Christi Thomas and to Rupp Arena for allowing us to come in and make this presentation!
THANK YOU to ALL of our wonderful sponsors and supporters who help to make this a great event: The Madden Foundation, Community Trust Bank, Louisville Downtown Lions Club, Morgan Stanley, Kentucky Circuit Courts’ Trust for Life, Lexington Lions Club, UK Advanced Eye Care, Paul Miller Ford, Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs, LLP, Republic Bank, Ad-Venture Promotions, Jostens, Kentucky High School Basketball Hall of Fame, Audio Visual Techniques and our partners at PrepSpin, KHSAA and the Kentucky Assocation of Basketball Coaches!
