Published Mar 8, 2018
Porter Gaud's Nesmith is Gatorade's POY in SC
Chris Clark  •  PalmettoPreps
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Porter Gaud's Aaron Nesmith earned a substantial honor on Thursday when he was named as Gatorade's boys basketball Player of the Year for the state of South Carolina.

A Vanderbilt signee, Nesmith averaged 21 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 1.8 assists per game during his final high school campaign.

The 6-foot-6 senior helped lead Porter Gaud to a third straight SCISA state title this season while earning SCISA Player of the Year honors, also for the third time.

Nesmith tallied a 3.45 GPA in the classroom and scored over 2,000 career points on the hardwood for Porter Gaud.

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