Justin Anderson Named Gatorade Maryland Boys Basketball Player of the Year

Justin Anderson

Named

Gatorade

Maryland Boys Basketball

Player of the Year

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In its 27th year of honoring the nation's best high school athletes, The Gatorade Company, in collaboration with ESPNHS, today announced Justin Anderson of Montrose Christian (Rockville, Md.) as its 2011-12 Gatorade Maryland Boys Basketball Player of te Year. Anderson is the third Gatorade Maryland Boys Basketball Player of the Year to be chosen from Montrose Christian School. The 6-foot-7, 220-pound senior forward led the Mustangs to a 21-2 record and a berth in the 2012 ESPNHS National High School Invitational, scheduled for March 29. Anderson is averaging 18 points, 5.7 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 2.4 steals per game through 23 games. The 2012 Iolani Classic MVP, Anderson is the No. 54 ranked recruit in the Class of 2012 as rated by ESPNU.Anderson has maintained a 3.11 GPA in the classroom. A devoted member of his church community, he has volunteered locally as a youth basketball coach.
"Justin Anderson is one of the top players in our area and an excellent kid off the floor," said Ivan Thomas, head coach at Kecoughtan High. "He brings passion and energy on every possession."Anderson has signed a National Letter of Intent to play basketball on an athletic scholarship at the University of Virginia this fall. Anderson joins recent Gatorade Maryland Boys Basketball Players of the Year Marcus Thornton (2010-11, Bishop McNamara High School), Josh Hairston (2009-10, Montrose Christian School), Christian Webster (2008-09, Landon School), Sean Mosley (2007-08, St. Frances Academy), and Malcolm Delaney (2006–07, Towson Catholic) among the state's list of former award winners.