Red Level High School basketball player Javen Poindexter has been voted the ITG Next Alabama Male Athlete of the Month for February 2023, which comes as a result of his on-court play in January. Poindexter received 33.95% of the possible votes among a list of three additional finalists.
One of the top players in Class 1A this season, Poindexter, a junior, helped lead Red Level to an 8-2 record while averaging 30.1 PPG in January. Poindexter also was a prominent rebounder, averaging 8.9 RPG, along with 4.1 APG and 1.6 SPG.
Arguably Poindexter’s biggest game of the month came on January 24 in a matchup in which Red Level fell to Georgiana 80-74. During that contest, Poindexter posted a double-double with 40 points and 10 rebounds, while also racking up five assists against the Panthers.
Poindexter posted five double-doubles in January, three of which came in consecutive games against Georgiana, Straughn, and Carroll. Poindexter had nine games with 20+ points and five with 30+ points.
Another memorable moment for Poindexter took place on January 11 in a 36-35 road win at Shields, where the talented guard surpassed the 2,000-point mark for his high school career.
For the 2022-23 season overall, Poindexter averaged 31.3 PPG, 8.1 RPG, 3.6 APG, and 2.3 SPG in leading Red Level to the Class 1A state playoffs. While a majority of Poindexter’s double-doubles came in January, he also posted two in December; he finished with seven for the season.
The 30+ point games for Poindexter weren’t limited to January, either. He was one of the state’s best at putting the ball in the basket throughout the season, amassing 12 such games. Included in that span was also a massive season-high 54-point showing on February 10 against Pleasant Home, a game in which Red Level was victorious, 93-89.
Congratulations to Red Level basketball’s Javen Poindexter, the ITG Next Alabama February 2023 Male Athlete of the Month. Riding the momentum of his outstanding junior campaign, he will enter the 2023-24 season as one of Alabama’s best.
