2022 Mr. and Miss Kentucky Basketball candidates unveiled; 2 future 'Cats named

Two incoming Wildcats are up for the state’s most prestigious individual basketball honor.

On Friday morning, both Shelby Valley’s Cassidy Rowe and Anderson County’s Amiya Jenkins were tabbed as two of the 18 finalists for 2022 Miss Kentucky Basketball. The two high school hoopers are committed to head coach Kyra Elzy and the Kentucky Wildcats Women’s Basketball team, which they’ll join following the conclusions of their senior seasons. Rowe was named the Region 15 Player of the Year while Jenkins took home the honors out of Region 8. Both girls signed their National Letters of Intent with UK back in the fall.

The Mr. and Miss Kentucky Basketball award is handed out to the state’s top senior. 19 boys and 18 girls were selected as candidates by the Kentucky Association of Basketball Coaches. A live award ceremony will take place at the Lexington Griffin Gate Marriott Resort on March 20th.

2022 Mr. Kentucky Basketball candidates

Region 1: Brant Bower, McCracken County
Region 2: Jabrion Spikes, Caldwell County
Region 3: Trey Lovell, Muhlenburg County
Region 4: Turner Buttrey, Bowling Green; Cade Stinnett, Greenwood
Region 5: Jay Milburn, Campbellsville
Region 6: Hunter Coleman, Bullitt Central; Darian Lewis, Fern Creek
Region 7: Maker Bar, Ballard; Mekhi Smith, St. Xavier
Region 8: Brant Smithers. Walton-Verona
Region 9: Mitchell Rylee, Covington Catholic
Region 10: Justin Becker, Robertson County
Region 11: Will Hardin, Madison Central
Region 12: Luke Imfeld, Boyle County
Region 13: Jordan Akal, Harlan
Region 14: Landon Napier, Perry Country Central
Region 15: Brady Dingess, Martin County
Region 16: Brady Bell, Russell

2022 Miss Kentucky Basketball candidates

Region 1: Halle Langhi, Marshall County
Region 2: Camryn LaGrange, Madisonville-North Hopkins
Region 3: Isabel Grimes, Breckenridge County
Region 4: Raven Ennis, Barren County
Region 5: Monica Lindsey, Central Hardin
Region 6: Grace Merkle, Bullitt East
Region 7: Josie Gilvin, Sacred Heart Academy; Jaya McClure, Christian Academy of Louisville
Region 8: Amiya Jenkins, Anderson County
Region 9: Madelyn Lawson, Dixie Heights; Rylee Turner, Newport Central Catholic
Region 10: Allison Hughes, St. Patricks
Region 11: Anaya Brown, Lafayette
Region 12: Caroline Oakes, Pulaski County
Region 13: Hailee Valentine, North Laurel
Region 14: Kaylee Banks, Letcher Central
Region 15: Cassidy Rowe, Shelby Valley
Region 16: Allie Stone, West Carter