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Thu, 03/18/2010 - 3:20pm | Jeff Huth

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CHICAGO — Centennial senior Rayvonte Rice was named 2009-10 Gatorade Illinois Boys Basketball Player of the Year on Thursday. The 6-foot-3 guard has averaged 24.3 points per game this season in leading the Class 3A defending state champions back to the state tournament in Peoria.

With the honor, the Drake-bound Rice becomes a finalist for the Gatorade National Boys Basketball Player of the Year award, to be announced later this month.

The Gatorade Player of the Year program annually recognizes one winner in the District of Columbia and each of the 50 states in 12 boys' and girls' sports.

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sinfonian11 wrote on March 18, 2010 at 4:03 pm

Your poll has Meyers Leonard listed twice...I think you meant to put Richmond in there with him and Rice.

CecilColeman wrote on March 18, 2010 at 6:03 pm

Drake, huh? I just cannot fathom that Kentucky or Kansas have not seen his enormous talent and whisked him away. Or the Lakers, for that matter.

jjohnson wrote on March 18, 2010 at 9:03 pm

C'mon z, enough of the personal fights with another commenter. This sort of thing is ruining this feature

walker wrote on March 19, 2010 at 9:03 am

Hey Z the wacky weed comment is a bit strong on a comment of this nature.

Planetnonsense wrote on March 20, 2010 at 9:03 am

Not to take away from this young man, but remember Nick Smith was also the Gatorade POY in Florida his Senior year.