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 just lately 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 offered to her by two-time WNBA All-Star and Dallas Wings ahead Satou Sabally, who stunned her in Camden HS’s gymnasium alongside her dad and mom, teammates and her coach, Natalie Funderburk, who received Gatorade South Carolina Ladies Basketball Participant of the 12 months in ’92.
“I’m simply honored and grateful simply to be ready,” 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 perfect ladies basketball participant in my class is it’s simply loopy. I’ve no phrases for it. I’m simply joyful 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 huge time numbers. As she will get prepared for the following stage, stars like Sabally already can inform her future is vivid:
“She’s gonna make an impression on ladies’s basketball, inspiring the following era and actually, , giving younger ladies [something to look up to],” Sabally says, later including: “We all the time take a look at stats, however South Carolina clearly has a successful tradition. And, , including an asset like [Joyce] will drive that successful tradition ahead. I imply, Daybreak Staley doesn’t recruit flippantly. And she or he will certainly choose gamers which are price of the legacy that they’re constructing. So I’m simply tremendous enthusiastic about that.”
All photos will be credited to: Gatorade Participant of the 12 months / Joe Greer
