Zakariyya Dwight, a senior, is ITG Next’s 2025 Crisp County High School Male Athlete of the Year, presented by Crisp Regional.
Dwight is a 6-foot-5-inch, 175-pound small forward and shooting guard for Crisp County’s boys basketball team, and he has excelled both on and off the court.
Dwight has managed a 3.5 GPA while stringing together an impressive stat line for the Cougars this past season. He averaged 18 points, 10 rebounds, two assists, two steals, and six blocks per game.
“Zakariyya has been a high achiever for us,” said Towandi King, Crisp County boys basketball head coach. “He is a hard worker in the classroom and on the court for us.”
According to King, Dwight went over the 1,000-point mark for his career this past season and was voted the Region 3-2A Player of the Year.
“He also was voted as the Region Defensive Player of the Year last year as a junior and was voted All-Region First Team in his sophomore, junior, and senior seasons,” King said.
For the 2024-25 season, Dwight’s contributions helped lead Crisp County to a 22-7 overall record and a second-round appearance in the state playoffs. The Cougars were 7-1 in region play, good enough for the No. 2 seed.
“Zakariyya was our inspirational leader on and off the court this year and during his entire high school career,” King said. “He improved his leadership skills each year in our Cougar program. I had the pleasure of coaching him for all four years.”
King said he expects Dwight’s success to continue as he enters the next phase of his life after high school.
“We all look forward to seeing Zakariyya in the next chapter of his career as a student-athlete,” King said.
Dwight recently committed to play basketball at the next level for Mississippi Gulf Coast College.
Congratulations to Zakariyya Dwight, ITG Next’s 2025 Crisp County High School Male Athlete of the Year, presented by Crisp Regional.
