Jalen Steele Making a Strong Case for Tennessee's Class AA Mr. Basketball

Here are Jalen's credentials for Mr. Basketball:


There are very few things that Jalen Steele has not accomplished on the basketball court. The Fulton High senior has won MVP awards for the District 3-AA, Region 2-AA, and the Class AA State tournaments. He’s been a four year starter on Fulton teams that have made trips to Murfreesboro three times and have won two state championships. He will leave Fulton High as the school’s leading scorer; the only Falcon to have ever scored over 2000 career points. That’s impressive, considering Fulton boasts two of the most legendary players to have ever played in the Knoxville area: Ron Widby and Bill Justus. Widby and Justus were both named to the University of Tennessee’s All-Time Basketball Team. Speaking of the SEC, Jalen has already signed scholarship papers to play for the Auburn Tigers. Jalen has proven that the can compete against the big boys. He is one of only a few high school players to play in the Pilot Rocky Top League the last two summers.

He averaged 16 points per game in the Rocky Top League this year against current and former collegeand pro players. Jalen helped lead his team to a league championship, scoring 22 points in the final.Steele has always demonstrated nerves of steel at crunch time, whether it’s icing the 2008 state championship game against Mitchell away at the free throw line or nailing the game winning shot against Bolivar in the 2009 state semifinals. Bolivar coach Rick Rudesill complimented Steele after the game saying, “Jalen can step up and take over — and he did.” Auburn coach Jeff Lebo summed it up best when he said, “Jalen Steele is a kid who is a winner.” Steele has done it again in 2010. He’s averaged over 23 points per game this year in helping the Falcons to a number one ranking in Class AA. Jalen Steele has accumulated an impressive list of accomplishments at Fulton High School. The only fitting way to finish out his career would be a return trip to Murfreesboro, and a Mr. Basketball award.

• Ballin’ In The ‘Boro: Jalen Steele has averaged 18 points during his seven games played in the TSSAA State Tournament in Murfreesboro.
• Four Great Years: Fulton has recorded a record of 101-17 during Jalen’s four years at Fulton.
• Charity: Steele connected on 31 of 31 free throws from the charity- stripe in the 2009 Region 2-AA tournament. During the 2010 season, Jalen has made 86% of his free tosses.
• 2000 and Above: Jalen Steele is the only player in Fulton history to score over 2000 points.
  
• Sharpshooter: For the 2010 season, Steele shot for 55% from the field and 38% from 3-point range.
• Durability: Steele has played in 117 of Fulton’s 118 games over the last four seasons.
• Going Off: Jalen Steele recorded four of his seven 30+ point games during the 2010 season.

Career Accomplishment:

• Four Year Starter
• All District 3-AA (’07, ’08, ’09)
• District 3-AA Player of the Year (’08, ’09)
• District 3-AA Tournament MVP (’08)
• Region 2-AA Tournament MVP (’08, ’09)
• State Champion (’08, ’09)
• Class AA All-State Tournament Team (’08, ’09)
• Class AA State Tournament MVP (’09)
• Class AA TSWA All-State (’08, ’09)
• PrepXtra Sophomore of the Year (’08)
• PrepXtra Player of the Year (’09)
• Leading Scorer in Fulton History
• 2000 Career Point Club
• 100+ Team Victories
• Division I Scholarship (Auburn)
  

Signing Day:


Steele will play his college basketball at Auburn University. He
signed with the Tigers after receiving interest from Alabama,
Georgia, Dayton, Western Kentucky, Missouri State, Marshall,
and Wright State.