Vote for the greatest player in Kansas City the last 10 years (2011-20), as listed and seeded by 810 Varsity.
Criteria was based on:
- All-State and regional, national accolades
- State final and tourney success
- Collegiate and professional success
Four 16-player regions make up the bracket. Cast your vote - rounds are now one day each.
Watson averaged 23.4 ppg, 8.3 assists and 14 rebounds in his final year at Washington. Watson then started at UCLA, earning all Pac-10 honors. Watson played 13 seasons in the NBA (2001-2014) as well as serving as the head coach of the Phoenix Suns (2015-18).
- 2019 Kansas Gatorade Player of the Year, DiRenna Award winner
- Averaged 28 ppg, 9.3 rebounds, 3.8 assists as senior
- Helped lead Huskies to three-peat of Class 6A state title (2017-2019)
- Starts for Kansas Jayhawks as a sophomore
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- 3x Missouri Class 4 all-state selection
- Helped lead Irish to state semis twice - state title game (2016)
- Played at Lehigh, currently at Missouri Western
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- DiRenna Award finalist (2018)
- Helped lead Bulldogs to 2018 Class 4 state title with 28-3 mark
- 6-foot-4 point guard plays currently at UTEP.
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- DiRenna Award finalist (2011)
- Averaged 23.3 ppg as senior, helping Wildcats to 22-3 record and Class 5A title game
- Washington all-time scoring leader, surpassing Earl Watson's mark
- Played at Duquesne and Longwood
- DiRenna Award winner (2012) posting 25 ppg, 6 assists, 4 steals
- 2x first-team all Kansas Class 4A selection
- Led Sumner to consecutive Class 4A state titles
- Played at Nebraska
- Missouri Class 5 all-state selection (2018)
- Led Big 12 in blocks as freshman at Oklahoma State
- Currently playing at SMU
- 3x Missouri Class 5 all-state selection
- All-time Park Hill South scorer and assist leader
- Averaged 25 ppg as senior, 23.8 ppg as junior, 21.3 as soph
- Currently plays at University of Omaha
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- Missouri Class 5 all-state selection
- Originally a Missouri State basketball commit before winning Simone Award, and landing Division I football offers
- Led Michigan in receiving years in 2020
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- 2x Missouri Class 5 all-state first team
- Averaged 15.5 points, 10 rebounds as senior
- Currently in junior campaign at Creighton
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- Helped Grandview to first state title (2018)
- Averaged 17 ppg as senior
- Playing currently at Air Force
- DiRenna Award winner (2016)
- Helped lead Lee's Summit to final four with 19.5 ppg and 4 assists
- Logged time at Northern Kentucky and Central Missouri
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- DiRenna Award finalist (2017)
- 22 ppg, 8 assist, 5 rebounds as senior to earn first-team Kansas Class 6A selection
- First-team MIAA selection as a junior at Washburn (2020)
- 2x Missouri Class 3 first-team all-state selection (2017, 2018)
- Averaged 18 ppg in career at Hogan Prep, including 23 ppg as junior, 21.8 ppg as senior
- Helped lead Rams to Missouri Class 3 title in 2018
- Currently plays at Abilene Christian
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- 2x Kansas Class 5A all-state selection
- Averaged 19.4 ppg as senior, and 21.0 ppg as junior
- Helped Jags to 2016 Kansas Class 5A state title
- Currently playing for Loyola (Chicago)
- 3x Missouri Class 3 all-state first team
- 2017 Missouri Class 3 Player of Year
- DiRenna Award winner (2017) after averaged 33 ppg and 7 assists
- Helped Knights to 3 state championship games, including the 2015 Class 3 title
- Currently starting at point guard for Richmond
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- 2x Missouri Class 3 all-state first team selection (2019, 2020)
- Missouri Class 3 Player of the Year (2020)
- Averaged nearly 34 ppg as junior for Gryphons
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