Bob Corwin, swishappeal.com, December 28, 2015
Bellevue (Washington) High School defeated Oaks Christian High School of Westlake Village, California, to take Nike Tournament of Champions Anderson Division.
The John Anderson Division saw Bellevue (Washington) High School defeat Oaks Christian High School of Westlake Village, California, by a score of 44-39. The Anderson was seeded as the second strongest division in the 2015 Nike Tournament of Champions.
Anna Wilson (division MVP) led Bellevue with 17 in final.
Team placement for Nike Tournament of Champions
When you can only put 16 teams in a division and have 30 or more quality teams, obviously not every team can get placed in the top (Smith) division of an event. The top finishing Anderson teams certainly have arguments that they should have been in the Smith.
With the quality as high as it has been in recent years, the Nike Tournament of Champions bracketing committee had to agonize over whom to place where. While in hindsight mistakes were made, the overall placement of teams was well done. Again (like the Smith Division discussed in part 1), the event was held in Gilbert, Arizona, from December 18-22.
Nike Tournament of Champions 2015
John Anderson Division All-Tournament Team
Anna Wilson, 5-9, point guard, 2016, Bellevue High School (Bellevue, Washington) MVP
Christmas came early for Bellevue Coach Leah Krautter when the Wilson family decided to move west from Virginia for Anna's senior season. The word was that they wanted to be geographically closer to her brother Russell (Seattle Seahawks quarterback). Anyone who doubts this close relationship, please see Russell's recent tweets with almost same pictures as in this article.
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