Haylen Ayers, University School of Jackson and Jaidynn Askins from South Side High School were named Miss Basketball when the TSSAA presented their annual awards in six classifications to the top six boys and girls players in the state.
Ayers, Division II-A Miss Basketball, also won the award in 2024, and Askins was named best in the state for Class 3A.
From the TSSAA –
The top girls and boys basketball players in six classifications of the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association were honored by being named the winners of the 2025 Mr. and Miss Basketball Awards. The awards presentation took place at Tucker Theater on the campus of MTSU, Tuesday.
A statewide committee of sportswriters selected the winners based on performance during the 2024-2025 regular season. Academics and character were also taken into consideration. High school head basketball coaches and members of the media nominated the finalists.
“This is such an outstanding honor for all 36 of the young men and women recognized this evening at the Mr. and Miss Basketball Awards,” said Mark Reeves, Executive Director of the TSSAA. “They were here not only due to their athletic ability that they displayed on the court throughout the season, but just as much for their outstanding character and academic achievements.”
This was the 40th year that the Mr. and Miss Basketball Awards have been presented to Tennessee’s best high school basketball players. American General was the sponsor of the event since the inception of the awards in 1985 until 2001. The Memphis Grizzlies were sponsors of the awards from 2002-2004. From 2005-2015 as well as the 2020-2021 school year due to the COVID-10 pandemic, the Mr. and Miss Basketball Awards were presented at the conclusion of each respective championship game as part of the post-game trophy ceremony.
2025 MR. AND MISS BASKETBALL WINNERS
Division II-A Miss Basketball
Haylen Ayers, University School of Jackson
Division II-AA Miss Basketball
Meeyah Green, Webb School of Knoxville
Class 1A Miss Basketball
Blair Baugus, Wayne County High School
Class 2A Miss Basketball
Karina Bystry, McMinn Central High School
Class 3A Miss Basketball
Jaidynn Askins, Jackson South Side High School
Class 4A Miss Basketball
Kimora Fields, Bradley Central High School
Division II-A Mr. Basketball
Jayden Jones, Goodpasture Christian School
Division II-AA Mr. Basketball
Fred Smith, Jr., Briarcrest Christian School
Class 1A Mr. Basketball
Auden Slaughter, Santa Fe High School
Class 2A Mr. Basketball
Ty Glasper, Gatlinburg-Pittman High School
Class 3A Mr. Basketball
Ty Cobb, Upperman High School
Class 4A Miss Basketball
Taquez Butler, Whitehaven High School
(PHOTO: USJ’s Haylen Ayers, front row, left, South Side’s Jaidynn Askins, front row, second from right.
