Wichita Heights’ TJ Williams named Kansas Gatorade Player of the Year
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Wichita Heights star and Wichita State University signee TJ Williams was named the Kansas Boys Basketball Gatorade Player of the Year on Thursday.
Williams averaged 14.0 points, 7.1 rebounds, 3.8 assists, 1.6 steals, and 1.3 blocks this
past season, leading the Falcons to a 23-2 record and an appearance in the Class 6A state championship game.
The 6-foot-5-inch, 195-pound guard is the second Wichita Heights player to win the award, joining Perry Ellis, who won it in four consecutive years from 2009 to 2012.
Williams has volunteered locally on behalf of Better Academic and Social Excellence (BAASE), a Wichita-based high school fraternity. He has also donated his time to multiple community service initiatives through his church.
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The Gatorade Player of the Year program annually recognizes one winner in the District of Columbia and each of the 50 states that sanction high school football, girls volleyball, boys and girls cross country, boys and girls basketball, boys and girls soccer, baseball, softball, and boys and girls track & field, and awards one National Player of the Year in each sport.
The selection process is administered by the Gatorade Player of the Year Selection Committee, which leverages experts including coaches, scouts, media and others as sources to help evaluate and determine the state winners in each sport.
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