Coming off a stellar junior season for one of the state’s top teams, Valley basketball player Cam Dooley has been voted the ITG Next Alabama Male Athlete of the Month for March 2023, based on his performance in February. Dooley received 61.20 percent of the possible votes among a list of four finalists.
On a team that went undefeated (34-0), won the Class 5A state title, and finished sixth in our final composite Top-25 for Alabama basketball, Dooley’s impact toward the Rams’ success was evident. He lead Valley in multiple statistical categories for the season, including scoring and rebounding at 18.2 PPG and 8.9 RPG, respectively. Dooley also averaged 2.6 APG and 1.8 SPG, and he shot 46 percent from the field with 14 double-doubles throughout the 2022-23 season.
Dooley was a major factor during the Rams’ run to the state title in February, when he averaged 15.7 PPG in six games, along with 8 RPG, 3.3 APG, and 2.7 SPG. Scoring in double figures each game, Dooley added a pair of double-doubles during the month: a 17-point, 10-rebound showing against Callaway (GA), and a 15-point, 10-rebound performance against Sylacauga. Dooley had a month-high 22 points in a 75-48 win over Tallassee; at the time, it was his 13th 20+ point performance of the season.
It also deserves mentioning that Dooley went on to finish the year on a strong note with his performance during the first week of March. He tallied 22 points and 7 rebounds in the Class 5A state semifinals against Scottsboro, then had 19 points, 7 rebounds, and 4 steals in Valley’s 54-50 state title win over Charles Henderson, bringing an end to what was a truly all-time great season for the Valley basketball program.
Congratulations to the ITG Next Alabama March 2023 Male Athlete of the Month, Cam Dooley, on a special February and an outstanding season overall.
