After a 28-1 regular season that has them sitting at No. 5 in the latest ESPN 25 Power Rankings, Syracuse-bound Tyler Ennis, Pittsburgh pledge Mike Young and St. Benedict’s Prep will go in search of their first National High School Invitational Tournament title beginning April 4.
That combination of poise and skill doesn’t just make Tyler Ennis The Star-Ledger’s Prep Player of the Year, but arguably one of the country’s best point guards.
For the first time, every NHSI boys’ team is ranked in the ESPN 25 Power Rankings and six are in the top 10 including No.1 Findlay Prep (NV) and No. 2 Montverde Academy (FL).
Tyler Ennis, who may well become the starting point guard for Syracuse next season when the Orange head to the ACC, led the barrage with a 28-point, 12-assist, 6-steal effort.
Arkansas coach Mike Anderson watched 2014 SG Rashad Vaughn of Robbinsdale Cooper (MN) go for 31 points, 10 rebounds, six steals and three blocks Tuesday night.
McDonald’s All-American committee chairman Morgan Wootten said Syracuse-bound point guard Tyler Ennis of St. Benedict’s Prep simply did not receive enough votes.
St. Benedict’s guard Tyler Ennis was one of 22 high school players selected to play in the 12th Annual Jordan Brand Classic at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn on April 13.