Watts Heads City-State Star Teams
Lake Washington High School's Donald Watts, named the state's Mr. Basketball, will be joined by Mercer Island's Terik Brown and Sammamish's Chris Walcott in the annual state all-star series in June.
Watts and Walcott will play for the State team in the Class AAA/AA games. Brown will play for the City team.
Jacob Predmore of Duvall's Cedarcrest High was named to the City team for the Class A/B games.
The senior players were selected by the Washington Interscholastic Basketball Coaches Association.
The games will be played June 21 at Gonzaga University in Spokane and June 22 at Seattle Pacific University.
Class AAA/AA
CITY - Terik Brown, 6-1, G, Mercer Island; Paul Bustrin, 6-5, F, Evergreen (Vancouver); Jason Perry, 6-6, F, O'Dea; Chris Johnson, 6-0, G, O'Dea; Mike Nilson, 6-3, G, Shorecrest; Cameron Banks, 6-6, F, Auburn; Kory Leadon, 6-7, F, West Valley (Yakima); Chad Hendrickson, 6-7, F, Mt. Tahoma; Tyce Nasinec, 6-2, G, Rogers (Puyallup); Jason Smith, 6-4, F, Mead; Glen McCloud, 6-0, G, Kamiakin; Justin Brager, 6-3, G, Marysville-Pilchuck.
STATE - Jason Terry, 6-1, G, Franklin; Tommy Mitchell, 6-4, F, Franklin; Kyle Stonehouse, 6-8, F, Hudson's Bay; Gabe VanGuse, 6-1, G, Peninsula; Brandon Rinta, 6-2, G, Chehalis; Ian Moog, 6-7, F, Chehalis; Matt Guerrero, 6-5, F, Sedro-Woolley; Chris Walcott, 6-6, F, Sammamish; James Madison, 6-2, G, Port Angeles; Matt Smith, 6-5, F, Colville; Donald Watts, 6-4, G, Lake Washington.
Alternates - Jessen Schilaty, Everett; Dane Looker, Puyallup; Emil Swain, Kent-Meridian; Nate Flesch, Mountlake Terrace; Tyler Jordan, Gonzaga Prep; Andre Pleasant, Decatur; Matt Dyment, Evergreen; Greg Jones, W. Valley (Spokane); Justin Adam, Washington; Gabe Rapier, Garfield; Jessie Lake, N. Thurston; Sanjey Noriega, Lynnwood; Iyan Walker, Cascade.
Class A-B
CITY - Chad Mitchell, 6-2, G, Castle Rock; Rich D'Agostino, 5-11, G, Port Townsend; Keith Cook, 5-10, G, Riverside; Beau Hilty-Jones, 6-2, G, Garfield-Palouse; Ryan Floyd, 6-0, G, Sprague-Harrington; Gary Hughs, 6-3, F, Curlew; Jacob Predmore, 6-2, F, Cedarcrest; Ben Swetman, 6-2, F, Snohomish Co. Christian; Jarid Teague, 6-1, F, Manson; Rob Tiegs, 6-5, P, Garfield-Palouse; Mike Bos, 6-5, P, Lynden Christian; Bam Louis, 6-5, P, Foster.
STATE - Nik Pflugrath, 6-1, G, Cashmere; Robert Garza, 5-10, G, Mabton; Greg Kilponen, 6-2, G, Toutle Lake; Mike Roettger, 5-9, G, Mabton; Bob Stewart, 6-3, G, Blaine; Adam Kerns, 6-2, F, Cashmere; Troy Schader, 6-1, F, LaCenter; Will Hutchens, 6-3, F, Dayton; Ryan Comstock, 6-3, F, King's West; Joe Deutsch, 6-5, P, Medical Lake; Nick Andrews, 6-5, P, Toutle Lake; Albert Garza, 6-4, P, Wapato.
Alternates - Josh Busey, Zillah; Joel Humphrey, Adna; Bob Lowe, Castle Rock; Adam Rapajle, Northwest Christian; Travis Goldsmith, Freeman; Weibe VanDerHoek, Tacoma Baptist; Brent Barker, Ilwaco.
Players of the year
AAA - Donald Watts, Lake Washington. AA - Jason Terry, Franklin. A - Bam Louis, Foster. B - Will Hutchens, Dayton. Washington Mr. Basketball - Watts.