Oumou Toure, Shaw Anderson named 3A Washington High School Basketball AP Players of the Year

The Associated Press has named Kamiakin senior Oumou Toure and Kelso senior Shaw Anderson the 2019 3A Washington high school state basketball players of the

The Associated Press has named Kamiakin senior Oumou Toure and Kelso senior Shaw Anderson the 2019 3A Washington high school state basketball players of the year. Toure was also named the all-classification player of the year by the AP.

Toure, a Butler signee, led Kamiakin to a third-place finish in the 2019 3A state tournament. The 5-foot-11-inch senior guard, whose Braves went 24-3, became Kamiakin’s leading scorer as a junior.

Anderson was unstoppable at the 2019 3A state tournament, breaking the tournament scoring record by pouring in 122 points over four games, including 39 vs. Marysville-Pilchuck in the fourth-place game. Anderson, a 6-5 wing, will play for Seattle Pacific next season.

AP all-state teams:

1B boys & girls | 2B boys & girls

1A boys & girls | 2A boys & girls

3A boys & girls | 4A boys & girls

The entire list of AP’s 3A all-state teams can be found below:

CLASS 3A GIRLS

Player of the year: Oumou Toure, sr., Kamiakin

First team:

Oumou Toure, sr., Kamiakin

Brooke Walling, sr., Prairie

Brynna Maxwell, sr., Gig Harbor

Dalayah Daniels, jr., Garfield

Aspyn Adams, sr., Mt. Spokane

Honorable mention:

Cassidy Gardner, sr., Prairie

Jayda Noble, jr., Mt. Spokane

Tiarra Brown, jr., Bethel

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Olivia Wikstrom, jr., Bainbridge

CLASS 3A BOYS

Player of the year:Shaw Anderson, sr., Kelso

First team:

Shaw Anderson, sr., Kelso

Paolo Banchero, soph., O’Dea

MarJon Beauchamp, jr., Rainier Beach

RaeQuan Battle, sr., Marysville-Pilchuck

Tyson Degenhart, soph., Mt. Spokane

Honorable mention:

Maurice Barnett, sr., Franklin