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NAME: Yancy Gates
SCHOOL: Withrow High School
SPORT(S): Basketball
GRADUATING YR.: 2008
GREATEST ACHIEVEMENT: '07 SOPL Player of the
Year.
BIRTHDATE: 10-15-89
HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6'8" – 250 lbs.
RESIDENCE: Cincinnati
PARENTS: Tony Dees & Phyllis Bryant
BIGGEST INFLUENCE: "Tony Dees."
FUTURE GOAL: "Play in the NBA."
MVP ACCOMPLISHMENTS: This Ohio Div. I and SWO
District
Player of the Year for the Tigers is a big-time performer, a McDonalds
All-American
nominee who turned in numerous huge games this season, including vs. Winton
Woods (39
points-15 rebounds), Talawanda (33 points), Western Hills (29 points-14
rebounds) and
American Prep (28 points-11 rebounds). A 4-year varsity starter, last year as
a junior,
Yancy averaged a double-double (19 points-10 rebounds) on his way to being
named SOPL
Player of the Year, 1st team all-city, 1st team all-Southwest Ohio district
and 2nd
team all-Ohio. Active in community service, Yancy during the summer plays for
the Ohio
Basketball Club. Highly recruited nationally and rated as one of the top high
school
players at his position, Yancy will keep his game in town next year as a
member of
the University of Cincinnati Bearcats' team. His favorite athlete and his
most-like-to-meet
is Kevin Garnett, and his favorite movie is He Got Game.
COACH'S QUOTE -- "Yancy is a strong leader on
the court
and an assertive, competitive power forward. He is a good-natured,
well-rounded individual,
a hard-working student-athlete that is continuously improving in all facets of
life."
--
Walt McBride, Basketball Coach
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