Watkins Award Alumni

The past winners and the "Elite" finalists of the Watkins Award program are listed below. Click on name/picture to read more about selected athletes:

        " 2007 Elite Five "    

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2007 Event Photos...

Joseph Barksdale of Detroit, Michigan - 3.5 GPA

Andrew Davis of Denver, Colorado - 4.0 GPA

Bradley Stephens of McAllen, Texas  - 3.7 GPA

Trinton Sturdivant of Wadesboro, North Carolina  - 4.1 GPA

Charles White of Columbia, South Carolina - 3.9 GPA

2007 Event Photos...

          "2006 Elite Four”

 Bryant Browning, GPA 4.0, Cleveland, OH, Glenville High School.

Terry Grant, GPA 3.4, Lumberton, Miss, Lumberton High School.

Gerald McCoy, GPA 3.5, Oklahoma City, OK, Southeast High School.

Myron Rolle ,GPA 4.0, Atlantic City, New Jersey, The Hun School of Princeton.

The full story....

        " 2005 Elite Five "

  Ekom Udofia (2005)

          2005 Finalists:
          Robert Kibble – Houston, TX - UCLA
          Mohamed Massaquoi – Charlotte, NC - Georgia
          Shawn Oatis – Chino, CA - UCLA
          Vincent Oghobaase – Houston, TX - Duke              More information on 2005...

        " 2004 Elite Five "

Darius Walker - Winner (2004)

2004 Finalists:
Douglas Dutch
Theodore Ginn
Daryl Richard
Allen Smith                        More information on 2004...

" 2003 Elite Five "

Sam Cheatham - Winner (2003)

2003 Finalists:
Emeka Nnoli
Jason Evans
Aaron Henderson
Jonothan Hubbard

  " 2002 Elite Five "

Marcus McCrutcheon - Winner (2002)

2002 Finalists:
Cody Douglas
Justin Blalock
Marcus Jackson
Jamalle Cornelius

" 2001 Elite Four "

Michael Jordan-Craven - Winner (2001)

2001 Finalists:
Lorenzo Alexander
JR Lemon
Maurice Hall

" 2000 Elite Four "

Marcus Houston - Winner (2000)

2000 Finalists:
Adam Boone - Finalist
Dominique Sims - Finalist
Brandon Royster - Finalist

" 1999 Elite Four "

Deryck Toles - Winner(1999)

1999 Finalists:
Chris Lewis
Nick Maddox
Luke Powell

" 1998 Elite Four "

Ronald Curry - Winner (1998)

1998 Finalists:
Jason Capel
Duke McKamey

" 1997 Elite Three "

Grant Irons - Winner (1997)

1997 Finalists:
LaVarr Arrington
Shane Battier

 

Raki Nelson - Winner (1996)

Darnell Dinkins - Winner (1995)

Shawn Lee - Winner (1994)

Ahmand Collins - Winner (1993)

Robert Tate (1992)

  Notable Finalists:

Lavar Arrington (1998)

Shane Battier (1998)

Jason Capel (1998)

  Notable Semi-Finalists:

Mark Bradford...more

  Marcedes Lewis

Kai Parham

Ernest Sims III

  Reggie Butler - visit him online at http://www.reggiebutler.com/index.html

Xaver Lawson-Kennedy

Jermaine Lemons

Sheldon Sampson