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The past winners and the "Elite" finalists of the Watkins Award program are listed below. Click on name/picture to read more about selected athletes:

2011 Elite Five

2010 Elite Five

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2010 Event Photos

Devin Gardner of Detroit, Michigan – 3.4 GPA

Eric Reid of Baton Rouge, Louisiana - 4.7 GPA

Evan Washington of Dallas, Texas - 3.9 GPA

Brandon Willis of Duncan, South Carolina- 4.0 GPA

David Yankey of Atlanta, Georgia - 4.0 GPA

 

2009 Elite Five

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Christopher Burnette of LaGrange, Georgia - 5.1 GPA

Jelani Jenkins of Silver Spring, Maryland - 3.96 GPA

Jamal-Rashad Patterson of McDonough, Georgia  - 4.65 GPA

Jemari Roberts of Long Beach, California  - 3.9 GPA

Richard Wilson of Spanish Fork, UT - 3.8 GPA

2008 Elite Five

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Matthew Daniels of Atlanta, Georgia - 4.0 GPA

Covaughn DeBoskie of Chandler, Arizona - 4.1 GPA

Brandon Moore of Trotwood, Ohio - 4.25 GPA

Kenneth Page of Columbia, SC - 3.8 GPA

DeVier Posey of Cincinnati, OH - 3.4 GPA

2007 Elite Five

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Joseph Barksdale of Detroit, Michigan - 3.5 GPA

Andrew Davis of Denver, Colorado - 4.0 GPA

Bradley Stephens of McAllen, Texas  - 3.7 GPA

Trinton Sturdivant of Wadesboro, North Carolina  - 4.1 GPA

Charles White of Columbia, South Carolina - 3.9 GPA

2006 Elite Four

 Bryant Browning, GPA 4.0, Cleveland, OH, Glenville High School.

Terry Grant, GPA 3.4, Lumberton, Miss, Lumberton High School.

Gerald McCoy, GPA 3.5, Oklahoma City, OK, Southeast High School.

Myron Rolle ,GPA 4.0, Atlantic City, New Jersey, The Hun School of Princeton.

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2005 Elite Five

    Ekom Udofia (2005)

2005 Finalists:
Robert Kibble – Houston, TX - UCLA
Mohamed Massaquoi – Charlotte, NC - Georgia
Shawn Oatis – Chino, CA - UCLA
Vincent Oghobaase – Houston, TX - Duke             

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2004 Elite Five

  Darius Walker - Winner (2004)

2004 Finalists:
Douglas Dutch
Theodore Ginn
Daryl Richard
Allen Smith                  

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2003 Elite Five

    Sam Cheatham - Winner (2003)

2003 Finalists:
Emeka Nnoli
Jason Evans
Aaron Henderson
Jonothan Hubbard

2002 Elite Five

   Marcus McCrutcheon - Winner (2002)

2002 Finalists:
Cody Douglas
Justin Blalock
Marcus Jackson
Jamalle Cornelius

2001 Elite Four

   Michael Jordan-Craven - Winner (2001)

2001 Finalists:
Lorenzo Alexander
JR Lemon
Maurice Hall

2000 Elite Four

   Marcus Houston - Winner (2000)

2000 Finalists:
Adam Boone - Finalist
Dominique Sims - Finalist
Brandon Royster - Finalist

1999 Elite Four

    Deryck Toles - Winner(1999)

1999 Finalists:
Chris Lewis
Nick Maddox
Luke Powell

1998 Elite Four

    Ronald Curry - Winner (1998)

1998 Finalists:
Jason Capel
Duke McKamey

1997 Elite Three

    Grant Irons - Winner (1997)

1997 Finalists:
LaVarr Arrington
Shane Battier

   Raki Nelson - Winner (1996)

   Darnell Dinkins - Winner (1995)

    Shawn Lee - Winner (1994)

    Ahmand Collins - Winner (1993)

    Robert Tate (1992)

Notable Finalists:

    Lavar Arrington (1998)

    Shane Battier (1998)

    Jason Capel (1998)

Notable Semi-Finalists:

   Mark Bradford...more

  Marcedes Lewis

Kai Parham

  Ernest Sims III

  Reggie Butler - visit him online at http://www.reggiebutler.com/index.html

Xaver Lawson-Kennedy

Jermaine Lemons

Sheldon Sampson