Kurt Steidl of Ridgefield has been named the Gatorade State Player of the Year.

 The 6-foot-6, 185-pound senior shooting guard averaged 24.9 points, 9.5 rebounds, four assists, and four steals while shooting 82 percent from the free throw line this past season, leading the Tigers (18-6) to the Class LL quarterfinals.

A 2013 Connecticut High School Coaches Association All-Star selection, Steidl scored 31 points and pulled down 16 rebounds in a 63-57 win over New Britain in the second round of the state tournament

 

Steidl has a 3.68 GPA and has helped assist the elderly and on behalf of the Boys and Girls Club of Ridgefield.

 

Steidl has signed a National Letter of Intent to play basketball at the University of Vermont this fall.