Camden star Joyce Edwards has had fairly the highschool profession. From successful back-to-back state championships and committing to the South Carolina Gamecocks, the No. 2 ranked senior within the nation not too long ago added one other accolade to her resume: she’s now this yr’s 2023-24 Gatorade Nationwide Ladies Basketball Participant.
The distinguished honor, which was introduced on Thursday, was introduced to her by two-time WNBA All-Star and Dallas Wings ahead Satou Sabally, who stunned her in Camden HS’s fitness center alongside her dad and mom, teammates and her coach, Natalie Funderburk, who gained Gatorade South Carolina Ladies Basketball Participant of the 12 months in ’92.
“I’m simply honored and grateful simply to be able,” Edwards informed WSLAM’s Madison Firle. “I imply, even to be thought of for this title is an achievement in itself. However for Gatorade to think about me the most effective ladies basketball participant in my class is it’s simply loopy. I’ve no phrases for it. I’m simply blissful that different individuals see the work that I’ve put into the sport.”
Edwards is a standout ahead who can knock down photographs and put up massive time numbers. As she will get prepared for the following degree, stars like Sabally already can inform her future is shiny:
“She’s gonna make an affect on ladies’s basketball, inspiring the following era and actually, you realize, giving younger ladies [something to look up to],” Sabally says, later including: “We at all times have a look at stats, however South Carolina clearly has a successful tradition. And, you realize, including an asset like [Joyce] will drive that successful tradition ahead. I imply, Daybreak Staley doesn’t recruit evenly. And she or he will certainly choose gamers which might be price of the legacy that they’re constructing. So I’m simply tremendous enthusiastic about that.”
All photographs might be credited to: Gatorade Participant of the 12 months / Joe Greer
