Noah Cottrill’s national honors continue as he was recently named to the ESPN Rise All-American Second Team. The 6-foot-3 guard has also been rated in ESPN’s Fab 50 as one of the top players in the country. The ESPN Rise First-Team consists of 20 of the best high school players in the nation – 18 seniors and two juniors. The Second-Team is made up of 30 players, putting Cottrill among the best 50 cagers in the country. (Photo/Paul Adkins)
The senior and WVU signee, who led the Logan High School basketball team to the Class AAA state championship in March, had already been named as the Bill Evans Award winner as the state’s best player.
Cottrill also earned the Gatorade State Player of the Year honors and was voted by the West Virginia Sports Writers as the captain of the Class AAA all-state team.
In addition, Cottrill was named to the Parade All-American Fourth-Team and was ranked as a top 40 player in the county.
And now comes this.
Cottrill’s national honors continue as he was recently named to the ESPN Rise All-American Second Team. The 6-foot-3 guard has also been rated in ESPN’s Fab 50 as one of the top players in the country.
The ESPN Rise First-Team consists of 20 of the best high school players in the nation — 18 seniors and two juniors. The Second-Team is made up of 30 players, putting Cottrill among the best 50 cagers in the country.
Cottrill averaged 29.2 points a game this season for Logan, made 101 3-pointers, hit 146-of-190 of his free throw attempts (76.8 percent) and also averaged 5.8 rebounds and 3.3 steals per contest.
On the ESPN Rise First-Team were: Harrison Barnes (Ames, Iowa), a North Carolina recruit; Reggie Bullock (Kinston, N.C.) North Carolina; Michael Gilchrist (Elizabeth-St. Patrick, N.J.) Kentucky; Tobias Harris (Dix Hill, N.Y.) Tennessee; Ryan Harrow (Marietta, Ga.) North Carolina State; Kyrie Irving (Elizabeth-St. Patrick, N.J.) Duke; Joe Jackson (Memphis, Tenn.) Memphis; Terrance Jones (Portland, Ore.) undecided; Cory Joseph (Findlay Prep, Henderson, Nev.) undecided; Brandon Knight (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), Kentucky; Doron Lamb (Oak Hill Academy, Va.) Kentucky; C.J. Leslie (Word of God Academy, N.C.) undecided; Austin Rivers (Winter Park, Fla.) undecided; Josh Selby (Baltimore, Md.) undecided; Jared Sullinger (Northland Columbus, Ohio), Ohio State; Deshaun Thomas (Bishop Luers Fort Wayne, Ind.) Ohio State; Tristan Thompson (Findlay Prep, Henderson, Nev.) Texas; Marcus Thornton (Westlake Atlanta, Ga.) undecided; Joseph Young (Houston, Texas), Providence; and Patrick Young (Jacksonville, Fla.) Florida.
The following are the members of the Second Team:
C.J. Aiken, Plymouth Whitemarsh (Plymouth Meeting, Pa.) 6-10 Sr. F (St. Joseph’s).
Keith Appling, Pershing (Detroit, Mich.) 6-3 Sr. G (Michigan St.).
James Bell, Montverde Academy (Montverde, Fla.) 6-5 Sr. F (Villanova).
Markel Brown, Peabody (Alexandria, La.) 6-4 Sr. G (Oklahoma St.).
Allen Crabbe, Price (Los Angeles, Calif.) 6-4 Sr. G (California).
Tony Chennault, Neumann-Goretti (Philadelphia, Pa.) 6-2 Sr. G (Wake Forest).
Quinn Cook, DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.) 6-0 Jr. G (Undecided).
Noah Cottrill, Logan (Logan, W.Va.) 6-3 Sr. G (West Virginia) .
Trae Golden, Mceachern (Powder Springs, Ga.) 6-1 Sr. G (Tennessee).
Corey Hawkins, Estrella Foothills (Goodyear, Ariz.) 6-3 Sr. G (Arizona St.).
Josh Hairston, Montrose Christian (Rockville, Md.) 6-8 Sr. F (Duke).
Chris Jones, Melrose (Memphis, Tenn.) 5-10 Jr. G (Tennessee).
Jelan Kendrick, Wheeler (Marietta, Ga.) 6-7 Sr. G (Memphis).
Tyler Lamb, Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.) 6-4 Sr. G (UCLA).
Johnathan Loyd, Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas, Nev.) 5-9 Sr. G (Undecided).
Nate Lubick, St. Mark’s (Southborough, Mass.) 6-8 Sr. F (Georgetown).
Tashawn Mabry, Rocky Mount (Rocky Mount, N.C.) 6-5 Sr. F (Undecided).
Kendall Marshall, Bishop O’Connell (Arlington, Va.) 6-4 Sr. G (North Carolina).
James McAdoo, Norfolk Christian (Norfolk, Va.) 6-8 Jr. F (North Carolina).
Ray McCallum, Detroit Country Day (Birmingham, Mich.) 6-1 Sr. G (Detroit).
Fabricio Melo, The Sagemont School (Weston, Fla.) 7-0 Sr. C (Syracuse).
Quincy Miller, Quality Education Academy (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 6-9 Jr. F (Undecided).
Tony Mitchell, Pinkston (Dallas, Texas) 6-8 Sr. F (Missouri).
Jayvaughn Pinkston, Bishop Loughlin (Brownsville, N.Y.) 6-6 Sr. F (Villanova).
Dwayne Polee Jr., Westchester (Los Angeles, Calif.) 6-7 Sr. F (Undecided).
Stacey Poole Jr., Providence School (Jacksonville, Fla.) 6-5 Sr. G (Kentucky).
Trevor Releford, Bishop Miege (Shawnee Mission, Kan.) 5-11 Sr. G (Alabama).
Jemere Richmond, Waukegan (Waukegan, Ill.) 6-8 Sr. F (Illinois).
Marquis Teague, Pike (Indianapolis, Ind.) 6-2 Jr. G (Kentucky).
Dion Waiters, Life Center Academy (Burlington, N.J.) 6-4 Sr. G (Syracuse).
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