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Isaiah Adams Named 2020 Mr.

GAINESVILLE (March 31) – Isaiah Adams, a 6-5 senior forward from Paxon School for Advanced Studies in Jacksonville, has been named the 2020 Florida Dairy Farmers Mr. Basketball in a final round of voting by a statewide panel of high school basketball coaches and media representatives The University of Central Florida signee, who was the 2019 Class 6A Player-of-the-Year, and earlier this month was named the 2020 Class 4A Player-of-the-Year, averaged 23.0 points, 11.0 rebounds and 4.0 blocks per game in leading his team to a 25-6 record and a spot in the Class 4A Final Four. Adams tallied 10 of the 19 first-place votes and 125 points to finish ahead of Class 6A POY Dionte Blanch of East Lake, who had six first-place votes and 91 points. Class 1A POY Marcus Niblack of Wildwood finished third (64), followed by Class 7A POY Ga’Khari LaCount of Coral Park (57), Class 3A POY Yussif Basa-Ama of Saint Andrew’s (53), Class 2A POY Ven Allen-Lubin of Orlando Christian Prep (42) and Class 5A POY Emanuel Sharp of Blake (34). The Florida Dairy Farmers High School Sports Awards program exemplifies Florida Dairy Farmers' commitment to the state's youth. These awards honor the state's top athletes and coaches in all 30 FHSAA sanctioned sports. The program also emphasizes to young people the importance of keeping dairy products a primary part of their diet in their overall nutrition plan.

2020 FINAL VOTING RESULTS

Player Total Points 1st-place Votes Isaiah Adams 125 10 Dionte Blanch 91 6 Marcus Niblack 64 1 Ga’Khari LaCount 57 0 Yussif Basa-Ama 53 1 Ven Allen-Lubin 42 0 Emanuel Sharp 34 1

NOTE: The Mr. Basketball Award was sponsored by Florida Sports News, Inc., from 1983 to 1992

Past Mr. Basketball Winners:

1983 - Frank Ford, Kissimmee Osceola 1984 - Vernon Maxwell, Gainesville Buchholz 1985 - Toney Mack, Brandon 1986 - Chris Corchiani, Hialeah Miami Lakes 1987 - Chris Corchiani, Hialeah Miami Lakes 1988 - Johnny Walker, Quincy Shanks 1989 - Douglas Edwards, Miami Senior 1990 - Clifford Rozier, Bradenton Southeast 1991 - Steve Edwards, Miami Senior 1992 - Steve Edwards, Miami Senior 1993 - James Collins, Jacksonville Jackson 1994 - LeRon Williams, Bradenton Southeast 1995 - , Daytona Beach Mainland 1996 - Luke Barnes, South Miami 1997 - Jason Pryor, Fort Walton Beach 1998 - Teddy Dupay, Cape Coral Mariner 1999 – Casey Sanders, Tampa Prep 2000 - Orien Greene, Gainesville 2001- Adrian McPherson, Bradenton Southeast 2002 - Amare Stoudemire, Orlando Cypress Creek 2003 – Chris Richard, Lakeland Kathleen 2004 – Darius Washington, Orlando Edgewater 2005 – Keith Brumbaugh, Deland 2006 – Nick Calathes, Winter Park Lake Howell 2007 – Nick Calathes, Winter Park Lake Howell 2008 – Ray Shipman, Miami Monsignor Pace 2009 – Brandon Knight, Ft. Lauderdale Pine Crest 2010 – Brandon Knight, Ft. Lauderdale Pine Crest 2011 – , Winter Park 2012 – Joel Berry II, Lake Highland Preparatory 2013 – Joel Berry II, Lake Highland Preparatory 2014 – Joel Berry II, Lake Highland Preparatory 2015 – Antonio Blakeney, Orlando Oak Ridge 2016 – Tony Bradley, Bartow 2017 – Kevin Knox, Tampa Catholic 2018 – Vernon Carey, Jr., NSU University School 2019 – Vernon Carey, Jr., NSU University School