A change in the coaching staff at Clemson left Imari looking for a new home, and she found it  at the University of Louisvlle. She will play for Coach Jeff Walz and his nationally decorated program.

Imari opened her recruitment back up and quickly narrowed her choices down to 3: Louisville, Kentucky, and North Carolina.  In choosing Louisville, Imari will be closer to home and will join a program with National Championship aspirations.

Imari adds to a highly touted recruiting class as she is regarded at the #7 guard in the Nation and #16 recruiting prospect in the 2024 Class.

CHICAGO (March 14, 2024) — In its 39th year of honoring the nation’s most elite high school athletes, Gatorade today announced Imari Berry of Clarksville High School is the 2023-24 Gatorade Tennessee Girls Basketball Player of the Year. Berry is the second Gatorade Tennessee Girls Basketball Player of the Year to be chosen from Clarksville High School.

The award, which celebrates the nation’s top high school athletes for excellence on the court, in the classroom and in the community, distinguishes Berry as Tennessee’s best high school girls basketball player. From CEOs and coaches to star athletes, Gatorade Player of the Year winners showcase the power of sport, touting an all-star group of alumni that includes Bashaara Graves (2011-12, Clarksville HS, Tn.), Candace Parker (2003-04, 2002-03 & 2001-02, Naperville Central HS, Ill.), Paige Bueckers (2017-18, Hopkins HS, Minn.) and Juju Watkins (2022-23 & 2021-22, Sierra Canyon School, Calif.).

The 5-foot-10 senior point guard led the Wildcats (31-1) to the Class 4A state quarterfinals this past season, averaging 23.8 points, 6.1 rebounds, 4.1 steals and 2.8 assists. A McDonald’s All-American Game selection, Berry is a three-time Class 4A Miss Basketball finalist and winner of the award in 2024, and is ranked as the nation’s No. 13 recruit in the Class of 2024 by espnW. She concluded her prep basketball career with 2,508 points.

Berry has volunteered locally as a youth basketball referee and she has donated her time on behalf of a fundraiser to benefit one of her former basketball trainers. “Imari is an outstanding ball player who can pretty much do anything on the floor,” said Clay Head, head coach of Rossview High School. “What sets her apart is her basketball IQ.”

Berry has maintained a B-plus average in the classroom. She has signed a national letter of intent to play basketball on scholarship at Clemson University this fall.

Berry joins recent Gatorade Tennessee Girls Basketball Players of the Year Jaloni Cambridge (2022-23, Ensworth School), Karly Weathers (2021-22, Loretto High School), Lashae Dwyer (2020-21, The Webb School) and Madison Hayes (2019-20, East Hamilton High School), among the state

Mar 2nd ...For the 6th time in the modern basketball era, and 8th time in school history, the Lady Wildcats are headed to states and the Elite 8!  Playing at home, the Wildcats rallied to defteat Colliersville High School.  Imari Berry and Malon Smith led the scoring with 30pts and 21 pts.

Feb. 19th - For the 3rd consecutive season, the Lady Wildcats played in the District 13AAAA Championship Game, and for the 3rd consecutive season, the Lady Wildcats are District Champions!  The Lady Cats topped Kirkwood 62-15 in the semifinal game, then bested Rossview 51-28 for the Championship.  Imari Berry was named District MVP, and Malon Smith, Ella Moore, and Ella Muiznieks were named All-District.  Imari Berry, Malon Smith, Ella Moore, and Keira Garinger were named to the All-Tournament Team

1/23/24... Congratulations to Imari Berry on being named McDonald's All-American.  She becomes just the 2nd player in the Clarksville High School girls basketball program to receive this honor. She follows former Lady Wildcat Bashaara Graves who was named in 2012.

Imari is in the middle of a historic career and has already surpassed the 2,000 pt mark.  She is a 2x Max Preps All-American, a 2x Tennessee Miss Basketball Finalist, and a 2x Gatorade Player of the Year Finalist.  She is a Clemson University signee, and is set to rewrite the CHS record books.

Imari will play for the West squad in the McDonald's All-American game which will be played amongst the top 24 seniors in the Nation.  The game will be played at 5:30 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas.

11/8/23... On the first day of the early signing period, Imari made her decision official, signing her National Letter of Intent in front of her teammates, family, and friends.  Entering into her senior year, Imari already has 1748 points, is a 2x Maxpreps All-American, 2x Gatorade Player of the Year Finalist, and 2x Miss 4A Basketball Finalist

11/15/20... Congratulations to 2 of our basketball seniors who signed scholarship papers to play Division I softball next year.  Both girls have been multi-sport athletes throughout their careers and have earned the opportunity to achieve their dream of playing softball at the next level.

Clarksville will kick off the 2019-2020 Season at Springfield High School with some preseason scrimmages.  Our schedule is:

8am  Varsity vs Greenbrier in the Main Gym

9am   JV vs Greenbrier in the Auxillary Gym

10am Varsity vs Jo Byrns in the Main Gym

Our new uniforms are in, and the team will be wearing new home gear for the 2019-2020 season!

Lucy becomes our 2nd senior to sign to play college next year. She continues a proud tradition of Lady Wildcats going on to play at the next level. We currently have 6 former players still actively playing college ball, and 3 more are overseas playing professionally.

The 2018-19 schedule has been set. In addition to playing everyone in District 10AAA twice, The team will face 3 tough Region 5 opponents in Lebanon, Hendersonville, and Gallatin. Other non-district opponents include trips to Brentwood and St. Cecilia Academy as well as a home date versus Jo Byrns. The team will also compete in the Zaxby's Christmas Tournament at Kenwood High School over the break. Click on the schedule link at the top to see this season's schedule

February 24th,2018...The Lady Wildcats finished the 2017-18 season with a record of 21 wins and 9 losses. It was the the third consecutive 20 win season for the progam. After graduating 6 seniors from last year's state bound team, this year's team lost 2 starters to season ending injuries very early in the season. Yet, this group was not to be denied. Despite losing their first 3 games of the season, the Wildcats strung together multiple winning streaks through out the season as they improved and performed as a team.

The team finished as District 10 AAA Co-Champions with a 14-2 district record. 2 wins in the district tournament earned them a berth into the region tournament where they fell to Wilson Central. Graduation and injuries opened up opportunities for many of our young players and they responded to make this a great season!

Feb. 24th 2018 - During our playoff run this year, Senior Deja Walls joined the 1,000 point club. For her career, Deja finishes with 1,021 points. She scored 913 points while playing for Clarksville High which ranks her 16th in scoring all-time for CHS. Deja scored 108 pts her freshman year at West Creek

April 27th: JK made it official! She has signed to continue her playing career at the University of Virginia at Wise. JK is the 3rd player to sign this year from the Wildcats.

On Nov. 2nd, Chrislen made it official, and signed her National Letter of Intent to attend Jackson State next year and play Basketball. Way to go Chrislen!