This week’s “Fab Five” photos feature a former boys’ basketball standout point guard leading his college team (McKinley Wright IV); two former prep girls’ basketball superstars competing against each other at the collegiate level (Kenisha Bell and Janay Morton); a sophomore averaging double figures for her high school team (Dlayla Chakolis); a junior among the leading scorers on her team (Aja Wheeler); and one of the most dynamic prep players in state history (Andrayah Adams) contributing to her team at the collegiate level.
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McKinley Wright IV (Champlain Park), Mr. Basketball and Star Tribune Metro Player of the Year in 2017, averages a team-leading 16 points per game as freshman point guard at Colorado.
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Sophomore point guard Andrayah Adams (St. Paul Como Park) is averaging 12 points per game for St. John’s University (NY).
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Hopkins junior Dlayla Chakolis is third-leading scorer for the Royals, averaging 15 points per game.
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Minnesota junior point guard Kenisha Bell (Bloomington Kennedy) drives past Nebraska senior Janay Morton (Osseo) in a Big 10 matchup. Nebraska won the 79-74 contest despite a 30-point effort from Bell.
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Junior guard Aja Wheeler averages 13 points per game for Robbinsdale Cooper.
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