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2018 DIRENNA AWARD FINALISTS ANNOUNCEMENT
The 2018 DiRenna Award finalists will be recognized and the winners announced as part of the GKCBCA All-Star Awards Show that will be held on Thursday, April 12th at the Ritz Charles in Overland Park, KS, (www.ritzcharleskc.com). The event will begin at 7:00pm. In addition to the DiRenna Award, the All-Star teams will be recognized, the 2018 Hall of Fame class will be inducted, and several coaching awards including the Eddie Ryan Coach of the Year. The DiRenna Award, which is celebrating its sixty-fourth (64th) anniversary, is given to the most outstanding male and female high school basketball player in the greater Kansas City metropolitan area.
FEMALE:
Aiyana Johnson Sr Lee’s Summit North
Chandler Prater Jr. North Kansas City
Sereena Weledji Sr. St. Thomas Aquinas
Alecia Westbrook Jr. Park Hill
South Sydney Wilson Sr. Olathe East
MALE:
Ochai Agbaji Sr. Oak Park
Christian Bishop Sr. Lee’s Summit West
Damien Daniels Sr. Hogan Prep
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl Jr. Bishop Miege
Jalen Lewis Sr. Liberty
About the DiRenna Award In 1954, Dr. James A. DiRenna established the DiRenna Award to annually honor the top male basketball player in the greater Kansas City area. In 1997, the award also began recognizing the top female player. Dr. DiRenna, who passed away in 1996, was a well-known surgeon, teacher and hospital developer. His son, Dr. James A. DiRenna, Jr., has continued the tradition of this award with the assistance of the Greater Kansas City Basketball Coaches Association (GKCBCA). This award is presented annually at the GKCBA All-Star Awards Show, which is part of the GKCBCA All-Star Challenge.
GKCBCA ANNOUNCES ROSTERS FOR 2018 ALL-STAR GAMES presented by NIKE
April 3, 2018
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Friday, April 13th at Avila University
The games will be a Missouri vs. Kansas format featuring some of the top high school senior male and female basketball players from throughout the greater Kansas City area including several DiRenna Award finalists and future DI players.
The doors open at 5:00 p.m. with the women's game beginning at 6:00 p.m. followed by the men's game at approximately 7:45 p.m. In addition to the games, there will be a slam-dunk contest at halftime of the men's game.
Tickets are sold at the door only on the day of the event. Ticket prices are $5 for students and $10 for adults. The admission price includes both games. Plenty of free parking will be available.
Note: Rosters may be subject to change
MISSOURI MEN’S TEAM
Will Eames Lee’s Summit
Jalen Lewis Liberty
Christian Bishop Lee’s Summit West
Deng Bol North Kansas City
Tijani Babikir North Kansas City
Ochai Agbaji Oak Park
Damien Daniels Hogan Prep
Xavier Rhodes Rockhurst
Jamar Madge, Jr. Raytown South
Sevon Witt Raytown South
Ronnie Bell Park Hill
Jordan Lathon Grandview
Yor Anei Lee’s Summit West
Mason Taylor Grandview
Diego Bernard St. Joseph Lafayette
Coaches: Rob Heitman, Hogan Prep Reggie Morris, Grandview
KANSAS MEN’S TEAM
Cooper Kaifes Mill Valley
Joe Pleasant Blue Valley Northwest
Parker Braun Blue Valley Northwest
Ezekiel Lopes Bishop Miege
Garret Luinstra Lawrence Free State
Luke Waters Olathe Northwest
Tyon Grant Foster Schlagle
Sam Ward Blue Valley Northwest
Drew Nusbaum St. Thomas Aquinas
Cameron Southern Shawnee Mission West
Jackson Nicodemus Olathe Northwest
Jalan Robinson Lawrence Free State
Miles Emery Blue Valley North
Doc Covington Piper
Joshua Williams Bonner Springs
Coaches:
Ed Fritz, Blue Valley Northwest
Ryan Darst, Shawnee Mission West
Zach Harsch, Blue Valley Northwest
Hunter Henry, Shawnee Mission West
MO WOMEN’S TEAM
Amaya Adams Notre Dame de Sion
Brodi Bryd Truman
Erin Davis Truman
Tiana Gipson Lee’s Summit North
Aiyana Johnson Lee’s Summit North
Kinly Grubb Odessa
Shelby Martinez Raymore-Peculiar
Antionette Mussorici St. Pius X
Kayel Newland Liberty
Jill Rumpf Mid-Buchanan
Tray Byrd St. Joseph Lafayette
Callie Schwarzenbach Kearney
Taiya Shelby Park Hill
Cassidy Turner North Kansas City
Kate Walsworth Barstow
Coaches:
Troy Resler, Kearney
Bud Nelson, Odessa
Mindy Gray, Kearney
Randy Florence, Odessa
KANSAS WOMEN’S TEAM
Sydney Wilson Olathe East
Sereena Weledji St. Thomas Aquinas
Allison Thomas St. Thomas Aquinas
E’ lease Stafford Lawrence
Sydney Dwyer Wellsville
Evan Zars Mill Valley
Courtney Harms Bishop Miege
Skylar Washington Gardner Edgerton
Jordann Nachbar Shawnee Mission Northwest
Brooke Lansford Blue Valley West
Mary Goetz St. James Academy
Catherine Szukalski Blue Valley
Abby Ogle Baldwin
Christen Curry Olathe Northwest
Chesney Downing Atchison
Coaches:
Brock Campbell, Wellsville
Bob Martin, Baldwin