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- ↑ "Georgia Winners - High School Players". Archived from the original on 2010-02-11. Retrieved 2010-02-04.
- ↑ Bednarowski, John (March 22, 2024). "Bailey named Mr. Basketball by Atlanta Tipoff Club". Marietta Daily Journal . Retrieved May 21, 2024.
- ↑ Bednarowski, John (March 20, 2023). "Collier named Mr. Basketball;14 players earn All-Metro honors from ATC". Marietta Daily Journal . Retrieved April 11, 2023.
- ↑ Atlanta Tipoff Club [@ATLTipoffClub] (March 26, 2022). "Add Mr. Georgia Basketball to his resume ✅ Congratulations to @OhioStateHoops signee, @Bruce2T_ for having an outstanding season and taking home the ATOC Mr. Georgia Basketball award 🏀" (Tweet). Retrieved May 31, 2022– via Twitter.
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