Incoming Women's Basketball Recruit Amy Patton Named Arizona Republic's Big Schools Player of the Year

PHOENIX, Ariz. - The honors continue to pile up for incoming NAU women's basketball recruit Amy Patton, who has now been named the Arizona Republic's Big Schools Player of the Year after leading Tempe's McClintock High School to its first-ever Class 4A Division I final.

Patton, who averaged 31 points, 14 rebounds, three steals and two assists per game this past season, was also named first team all-state and was written about in Sunday's edition of the newspaper.

That article can be found by clicking this link: http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/sports/articles/2009/03/20/20090320girlsbigpoy0322.html

The honors come a year after Patton was named the 2007-08 Arizona Gatorade Player of the Year. She also has her jersey hanging in the Ring of Honor at the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame in Knoxville, Tenn., and was a first team all-state, first team All-Tribune and first team all-region selection as a junior after averaging 24.6 points and 12.2 rebounds per game.