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2015 News-Press All-Area Boys Basketball

The News-Press has named its 2014-15 All-Area Boys Basketball team. The three finalists for Player of the Year are invited to our All-Area Stars banquet which will be held on Wednesday, June 3 at Hammond Stadium at 6 p.m. The Player of the Year for every high school varsity sport as well as the overall Male and Female Athletes of the Year will be named during a ceremony that evening.

Player of the Year finalists

Mark Matthews



School: Fort Myers

Position: Forward

Year: Senior

Highlights: Just the seventh player from Lee and Collier counties to reach 2,000 points for his career, Matthews averaged 25 points and nine rebounds during his senior season. The UNC-Wilmington signee and Florida Athletic Coaches Association District 18 player of the year set school records for career points and rebounds.


Rodney Hunter



School: Mariner

Position: Guard

Year: Senior

Highlights: Hunter, a Columbia signee, reached 2,000 points for his career in January. He put up 20 points and nearly seven rebounds a night in leading the Tritons to a 21-7 and a district runner-up finish.


Abed Abu-Khadier



School: Lehigh

Position: Guard

Year: Senior

Highlights: Was the unquestioned leader of a Lehigh team which finished 27-2 and came within a minute of reaching a state semifinal. The FACA District 18 Class 6A player of the year averaged 18.1 points, 4.2 assists and 2.5 steals per game.