As Gatorade revealed its high school state players of the year in basketball this morning, two future Virginia Cavaliers who are a part of Tony Bennett’s 2022 class won their states respective awards. Specifically, Isaac McKneely is the Gatorade Player of the Year in West Virginia while Isaac Traudt took home the award in Nebraska.
While neither state is necessarily a basketball powerhouse, it’s great to see these two high-potential future Wahoos get recognized for two tremendous high school careers.
McKneely — who won the 2021 award as well — will be playing in the state tournament semifinals on Friday as he and his Poca High School squad look to avenge their loss in last year’s state championship.