Vote now: Who should be SBLive’s 2022-23 Texas Girls Basketball Class 4A Player of the Year?

After four months of regular season play and seven rounds of postseason, it's time to recognize the top high school basketball stars in Texas in 2022-23.

SBLive has selected finalists for our Class 1A-6A and Private School Player of the Year awards to be chosen by the fans.

First we took a look at the private school (TAPPS) boys and girls finalists, then Class 6A boys, Class 5A boys, Class 4A boys, Class 3A boys and on down to 2A and 1A.

Up next, we're turning to the girls. After starting with Class 6A, SBLive gathered the most valuable players in Class 5A during the 2022-23 Texas high school girls basketball season. We narrowed the list down to eight finalists. Now we want to hear from you.

Read up on the nominees and cast your vote below to determine the fan-voted winner. Voting is open through May 12 at 11:59 p.m. Central Time. 

4A state player of the year: Who are the finalists?

Averi Aaron, Boerne Jr. C/PF

The Greyhonds reached the state semifinals before falling to Sunnyvale, though Aaron had a team-high 14 points. She was the District 27-4A defensive MVP. She recorded her 1,000th career rebound this year – a year after surpassing the 1,000 point mark in points.

Shun’teria Anumele, Brookshire Royal Jr. PG

The District 25-4A MVP averaged 24.8 points, 5.7 assists and 5.8 rebounds per game for the Falcons. Garnered 5 Division I offers the last two months of the season, the most recent were Southern Illiniois and UTEP.

Grace Booth, Glen Rose Jr. SG/SF

The 5-foot-10 combo guard helped the Tigers reach the final four for the first time since 1971, but lost to eventual champion Waco La Vega in the semifinals. She was the District 6-4A co-offensive MVP.

Monica Bottley, Silsbee Jr. PG

The 5-foot-3 guard earned the 22-4A District MVP for the second straight year. Reached the 2,000-point mark in February and capped her year with 24.5 points, 3.5 assists and 3.7 steals per game for the Tigers.

Saniya Burks, Rice Jr. PG

She scored more than 23 points in all 37 games for the Bulldogs, including a season-high 46 vs. Malakoff. She finished with 1,231 points this season and now has more than 2,500 in her career. The District 18-4A MVP averaged 33.3 points per game.

Sophiya Bustillos, El Paso Riverside Jr. PG

She converted on 47% of her shots from the field and 31 from the 3-point line for the Rangers. Scored 21.8 points per game, while adding 6.3 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 4.3 steals per contest for the area champs. She was voted the District 2-4A MVP.

Tatum Harborth, Geronimo Navarro Sr. SG/PG

The Panthers standout scored 20.3 points per game, while hitting 49% of her shots from the field. She also added 4.9 assists, 5.2 rebounds and 3.7 steals per game. Surpassed the 2,000-point mark in January.

Micah Russell, Sunnyvale Sr. SG/PG

She averaged 20.6 points, 3 assists and 3.6 steals per game for the Class 4A runners-up. She was named the District 14-4A MVP. The Ouachita Baptist signee was a McDonald’s All-American nominee as well. She surpassed 1,600 points in her career in January.

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Lead photo by Andrew McCulloch