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Emilee Skinner wins third CVMG Prep Basketball Player of the Week award – Cache Valley Daily

MILLVILLE – For the third time this season, Ridgeline star guard Emilee Skinner has been named Cache Valley Media Group Prep Basketball Player of the Week, presented by McDonalds. Ridgeline basketball player Emilee Skinner. Photo by Sean Greene. Skinner had multiple career performances, setting three career highs in the two games and setting a new season-high. Two of those career-highs came on Jan. 25 against Mountain Crest with Skinner breaking her personal bests in points (34) and 3-pointers made (six). Her new season high in steals (seven) also came in this game. Against Mountain Crest, Skinner also grabbed 10 rebounds to record her fifth double-double of the season. In her second game of the week, Skinner was less involved in scoring with just 15 points but did block four shots for her third new career-high of the week. Across the two games this week, Skinner averaged 24.5 points, 5.5 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 4.5 steals and 2.0 blocks. In winning the award this week Skinner is not only the only athlete to win CVMG Player of the Week three times, but remains the only athlete to win it multiple times in a season. Four others were nominated this week including Carter

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Banchero headlines field for All-Star Rising Stars event – Cache Valley Daily

Orlando Magic’s Paolo Banchero, top, dunks during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Philadelphia 76ers, Monday, Jan. 30, 2023, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) SALT LAKE CITY – Paolo Banchero’s rookie season will include a trip to NBA All-Star weekend. The Orlando Magic forward and No. 1 pick in last year’s draft was announced Tuesday as a participant in this year’s Rising Stars Game, to be held in Salt Lake City on Feb. 17, two nights before the All-Star Game. Banchero — who leads all rookies with a 20.7 points-per-game average — may still be selected as an All-Star reserve. Those players will be revealed Thursday. “Anytime you can get a chance to be a part of All-Star weekend, you can’t say no,” Banchero said. “Especially me, being a rookie, first year, never experienced it before, it’s always been the dream to just be a part of that whether it was Rising Stars or as a reserve. I’m definitely excited to get there and just see what it’s like.” Banchero is on pace to be the first rookie to average 20 points per game since Luka Doncic in 2018-19. He also is fourth among rookies in rebounds

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