SI All-American Basketball Candidates in Georgia
Six high school basketball players in Georgia have been named to the SI99, an inaugural ranking of Sports Illustrated's top senior high school basketball players in the country. The 99 prospects who made the cut earn the distinction of being named a Sports Illustrated All-American candidate.
Georgia's six SI99 honorees are the third-most of any state, tied with Texas. Florida paces the country with a whopping 14 players on the list, followed by California's seven. North Carolina is the only other state where more than four student-athletes on the SI99 are playing high school basketball this season.
For a breakdown of which of the 99 nominees have verbally committed to or are considering schools in the SEC as their college choice, head to:
Video highlights, scouting analyses and a list of each player’s college verbal commitment and/or top college contenders can be found on their bio pages at SIAllAmerican.com.
The Georgia honorees are:
- Matt Cleveland – 6-6 / 185 / SG from Alpharetta, Ga.
- Chance Moore – 6-5 / 175 / SG from Powder Springs, Ga.
- Ryan Mutombo – 7-0 / 210 / C from Atlanta, Ga.
- Kowacie Reeves – 6-5 / 170 / SG from Macon, Ga.
- Jabari Smith Jr. – 6-10 / 210 / PF from Tyrone, Ga.
- Kaleb Washington – 6-8 / 195 / SF from Mableton, Ga.
Hundreds and hundreds of student-athletes were evaluated for the SI99—Sports Illustrated’s ranking of the top-99 senior high school basketball players in the country—before the list of All-American candidates was finalized.
The SI99 was unveiled on Dec. 2, accompanied by lists of prospects ordered by state and college choice/contenders. Position rankings, in-depth videos on top-rated players and more will be released throughout the remainder of December. Sports Illustrated’s final All-American teams for the 2020–21 prep hoops season will be announced in coming months.