Jackson State's Trey Johnson, Delta State's Jasper Johnson and Mississippi State's Charles Rhodes are the three finalists for the Bailey Howell Trophy, the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum announced. The award, which goes to the state's best college basketball player, will be presented on Monday in a ceremony that will be broadcast on MPB at 7 p.m.
The award should go to Trey Johnson (the nation's No. 8 scorer at 23 points per game), but Jasper Johnson will probably win it. Johnson, who used to be Southern Miss' best player until coach Larry Eustachy threw him off the team, led DSU to its best season ever (30-2) and the GSC regular-season and tournament titles. (Say, how did the Eagles do without Johnson this season?) Charles Rhodes will win next year.
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