Chattanooga Prep’s Derrick Roberson and Bradley Central’s Kimora Fields continue to add to their basketball legacies.
There isn’t much Roberson and Fields haven’t checked off during their high school careers on the hardwood. The seniors have led their respective programs to a combined five TSSAA state championships while earning four state tournament MVP awards, and there’s a chance for more still ahead as Tennessee’s prep basketball postseason has yet to tip off this year.
Yet their list of distinguished honors got even longer Thursday, when the state’s Mr. and Miss Basketball finalists were announced. Roberson is in the running for a Mr. Basketball award for the second consecutive year — this time as one of the three contenders in Class 2A after Chatt Prep moved up a level in the offseason — while Fields is among the trio of Miss Basketball finalists in Class 4A for the third year in a row, this time seeking to repeat as the winner.
The top boy and top girl in each of the six basketball classifications for the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association will be recognized as Mr. and Miss Basketball winners. Those state honorees, selected from three finalists in each class, will be announced in a ceremony at Middle Tennessee State University’s Tucker Theater at 6:30 p.m. Eastern on March 10, the eve of the girls’ state tournament for Classes 1A-4A.
Roberson and Fields have propelled their teams to No. 1 state rankings in the Tennessee Sports Writers Association poll, with the Sentinels tops among Class 2A boys and the Bearettes leading the way for Class 4A girls.