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Shelbee Molen
Fremont, Junior
16.8 points, 4 assists, 1.8 steals
Plans for next year • Help my team return to the championship game
Best memory from this season • Taking state
Person who taught you the most about basketball • My mom
Sport you'd like to try • Tennis
Favorite (W)NBA team • Seattle Storm
Favorite (W)NBA player • Sue Bird
Basketball coach you wish you could play for • Pat Summitt
Basketball arena (college or pro) where you'd most like to play a game • Madison Square Garden
Dream vacation location • Hawaii
One word to describe you • Competitive
Favorite restaurant • Costa Vida
Favorite movie • The Proposal
Favorite subject in school • History
Favorite all-time athlete • Jennie Overdiek Keele (She played at BYU)
Olympic event (other than basketball) you'd love to win a gold medal in • Gymnastics
Thing you're most proud of accomplishing • Getting offered a scholarship to play basketball at BYU
Three people — dead or alive — you'd invite to lunch • John Wooden, Gordon B. Hinckley, and my Grandma Lois
Most cherished possession • My piece of net that I got when we cut down the nets at state, and my scriptures
Shelby Richards
Riverton, Senior
14.5 points, 3 assists, 3 steals
Plans for next year • Attend Salt Lake Community College on basketball scholarship
Best memory from this season • Being able to play with my sister
Sport you'd like to try • Football
Basketball coach you wish you could play for • Pat Summitt
Dream vacation location • Tour Europe
One word to describe you • Interesting
Favorite restaurant • Any with good pasta
Favorite movie • Love and Basketball
Favorite subject in school • Language arts
Olympic event (other than basketball) you'd love to win a gold medal in • Track and field
Thing you're most proud of accomplishing • Taking the state championship last year
Three people — dead or alive — you'd invite to lunch • My twin brother, Michael Jordan, Skylar Diggins
Most cherished possession • 2013 state championship ring
Savannah Park
Springville, Senior
13.7 points, 2.2 assists, 2.1 steals
Plans for next year • Attend college on a basketball scholarship (school undecided)
Best memory from this season • It's hard to pick only one memory, so I'm going to have to pick all of the memories from state tournament week. From the big, buzzer-beating shots, to hearing the final buzzer sound in the state championship game. The thrill of holding the trophy with two of my best friends on the team. All of those memories combine for one of the best seasons of basketball in my entire career.
Person who taught you the most about basketball • My coaches, teammates, and parents. My coaches taught me about the game. They taught me to work hard and have mental toughness. My parents taught me more about the lessons you can take from basketball.
Sport you'd like to try • Football. I've always wished that there was a girls football league.
Favorite (W)NBA team • Los Angeles Sparks. Because my nickname is "Spark."
Favorite (W)NBA player • My favorite current NBA player is either Dwyane Wade or Chris Paul.
Basketball coach you wish you could play for • John Wooden, I've read one of his books and his coaching philosophy and life outlook is very inspiring.
Basketball arena (college or pro) where you'd most like to play a game • I'd love to play on the UNC basketball court in the Smith Center.
Dream vacation location • Spend an entire summer on the beaches of North Carolina while touring the state (my favorite place in the world). Then cruise to Jamaica to enjoy more warm weather.
One word to describe you • Short
Favorite restaurant • Olive Garden
Favorite movie • Miss Congeniality
Favorite subject in school • Math
Favorite all-time athlete • Dwyane Wade
Olympic event (other than basketball) you'd love to win a gold medal in • Gymnastics
Thing you're most proud of accomplishing • Academic All-State in tennis and basketball, along with some state championships
Three people — dead or alive — you'd invite to lunch • Sandra Bullock, Taylor Swift, Thomas S. Monson
Most cherished possession • My basketball jersey, because it brings back so many fun memories
Haley Bodnar
Desert Hills, Senior
14.2 points, 6.1 rebounds, 3.7 blocks
Plans for next year • Play ball at Purdue
Best memory from this season • winning a state championship this year
Person who taught you the most about basketball • Parents
Sport you'd like to try • Golf
Favorite (W)NBA team • Chicago Sky
Favorite (W)NBA player • Elena Delle Donne
Basketball coach you wish you could play for • Sharon Versyp (she will be my coach next year)
Basketball arena (college or pro) where you'd most like to play a game • Mackey Arena
Dream vacation location • Trip to Japan
One word to describe you • Focused
Favorite restaurant • Olive Garden
Favorite movie • Space Jam
Favorite subject in school • Language Arts
Favorite all-time athlete • Kareem Abdul-Jabbarw
Olympic event (other than basketball) you'd love to win a gold medal in • Racewalking
Thing you're most proud of accomplishing • A Division I full basketball scholarship to play in the Big Ten
Three people — dead or alive — you'd invite to lunch • Channing Tatum, Will Smith, LeBron James
Most cherished possession • My state ring
Kennedy Redding
Bountiful, Sophomore
18.4 points, 12.8 rebounds, 3.8 blocks
Best memory of the season • When the state playoffs started. They are exciting.
Person who taught you the most about basketball • My older brothers
Sport you would like to try • Badminton
Favorite (W)NBA team • Boston Celtics
Favorite (W)NBA player • Kevin Durant
Basketball coach you wish you could play for • John Wooden
Basketball arena where you would most like to play a game • EnergySolutions Arena
Dream Vacation • Tahiti
One word to describe you • Happy
Favorite restaurant • Panda Express
Favorite movie • Remember the Titans
Favorite subject in school • Math
Favorite all-time athlete • Mike Trout
Olympic event (other than basketball) you would like to win a gold medal in • Volleyball
Thing your most proud of accomplishing • Keeping good grades
Three people — dead or alive — you'd invite to lunch • President Hinckley, Mike Trout, Sarah Loader (great, great, great, great grandmother)
Most cherished possession • My family A closer look
How the All-Tribune Team was chosen • Tribune and TribPreps staff used personal observations, analysis of season statistics, and input from coaches throughout the state to select an All-Tribune MVP and an additional five-member All-Tribune Team. These players were selected from throughout the state and regardless of classification.