Who were the five best girls and boys high school basketball players for 2022?
Here are both Super 5s, which represent the best players in the state for this past season regardless of position or classification.Hazel Green's Samiya Steele reaches for a loose ball during an AHSAA Class 6A semifinal game at BJCC's Legacy Arena in Birmingham, Ala., Wednesday, Mar. 2, 2022. Steele was named Miss Basketball and Class 6A Player of the Year. She led Hazel Green to a 35-0 record and the school’s fifth straight Class 6A state championship. She averaged 17.3 points, 5.
Deshler's Emma Kate Tittle controls the ball against St. James during the AHSAA Class 4A Girls championship at BJCC's Legacy Arena in Birmingham, Ala., Friday, March 4, 2022. The Class 4A Player of the Year scored 60 total points in two state tournament games in leading Deshler to the Class 4A state title. She went 6-of-10 from 3-point range in the 4A title game against St. James and was named tournament MVP. For the season, she averaged 16.9 points, 4.9 rebounds and 3.8 assists.