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Kudos to South Atlanta grad Derrick Favors, the ACC Rookie of the Year

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Yes, it’s official: Georgia Tech freshman and South Atlanta High grad Derrick Favors — a projected Top 5 pick in the NBA Draft — has been named the Atlantic Coast Conference Rookie of the Year! Favors, you may recall, was the AJC prep player of the year last year when he led South Atlanta to the Class AAA boys’ basketball title. Here’s the lowdown from the AJC on this year’s honor …

The 6-10 forward averaged 11.9 points and 8.4 rebounds for the Yellow Jackets, who will play North Carolina at 7 p.m. Thursday in the first round of the ACC tournament in Greensboro. Favors has declined to say if he will be leaving Tech after the season for the NBA. He said last week that he will sit down after the season and make a decision.

Congrats, Derrick! You make South Atlanta and APS so proud!

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7 comments

Celicia Burdette 12 Mar 2010 - 4:30 pm
its wonderful to see black men excelling pass set bounderies continue to push foward....good things are in store for you in the near future!!!!
Kemba Watson 12 Mar 2010 - 3:33 pm
Yayy Derrick - Keep it Rolling. Very proud of you, and of course, best of luck in everything you aim to do! Your Graduation Coach at South Atlanta. Ms. Watson
ALEX PONDER 12 Mar 2010 - 3:20 am
CONGRATS DERRICK---KEEP US THE GOOD WORK
Miss Eastling 12 Mar 2010 - 1:15 am
Congratulations Derrick, I have been following you at GA TECH(my favorite college football/basketall team for years). I am proud of your success on the court and even prouder of your success in the classroom. Keep focused on the Lord and He will continue to make you successful now and in the future! Be blessed and congratulations again
csims 11 Mar 2010 - 5:18 pm
Congrats to my big potna derrick........... you doing ya thang boy so keep up the goog work.
rosa zamora 11 Mar 2010 - 1:54 pm
BRAVO! Derrick Your Spanish teacher at South Atlanta Sra. Zamora
Sabrina Phillips 11 Mar 2010 - 3:40 pm
KUDOS Derrick! I am so proud of you. Your Counselor at South Atlanta Mrs. Phillips
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