Vote: Who should be SBLive’s National High School Boys Basketball Player of the Week? (12/18/2023)
Each week during the 2023-24 high school boys basketball season, SBLive Sports will gather the best performances across the country with the help of fans, readers and staff.
Now, it’s your turn to choose a standout among the pack, the best of the best.
Here are the nominees for SBLive’s National High School Boys Basketball Player of the Week for Dec. 11-17. Voting closes on Monday, Dec. 25, at 11:59 (Pacific Time).
Want to nominate an athlete? Please email bob.lundeberg@gmail.com or tag us on Twitter or Instagram at @SBLiveSports.
Editor’s Note: Our Athlete of the Week feature and corresponding poll is intended to be fun, and we do not set limits on how many times a fan can vote during the competition. However, we do not allow votes that are generated by script, macro or other automated means. Athletes that receive votes generated by script, macro or other automated means will be disqualified.
SBLive National High School Boys Basketball Player of the Week candidates
Ace Arnold, jr., Royal (California)
Arnold poured in 37 points in a 78-69 win over Bishop Diego.
Luke Blackford, so., Calvary (Illinois)
Blackford had 39 points, 11 rebounds, three assists, three blocks and two steals as Calvary cruised by Quest Charter Academy, 79-47.
Carlos Bruton, jr., Windham (Ohio)
Bruton drained six 3-pointers and finished with 31 points in a 68-41 victory over Chalker.
Andrell Burton Jr., sr., Haysville Campus (Kansas)
Burton Jr., a Drake signee, had 32 points as Haysville Campus took down Maize, 68-60.
Jacey Canalin, sr., Wells (Oregon)
Canalin scored a career-high 38 points in a 78-72 victory over Thurston.
Shaun Farmer, sr., Hylton (Virginia)
Farmer netted 36 points in a 66-55 win over Osbourn Park.
Jagger Francom, sr., Ridgeline (Utah)
Francom had 31 points and eight rebounds in an 86-75 victory over Cottonwood.
Cade Goode, sr., Ripley (West Virginia)
Goode led the way with 28 points as Ripley downed Lincoln County, 84-60.
Michael Howard, sr., Plattsburg (Missouri)
Howard recorded a double-double with 39 points and 11 rebounds in a 65-64 loss to Greenwood. The senior also had three assists, seven steals and two blocks.
Jaden Hubbard, sr., Orange Lutheran (California)
Hubbard had 41 points, five rebounds and two steals in a 70-60 win over Sage Hill.
Reid Klug, jr., Caledonia (Minnesota)
Klug knocked down four 3-pointers en route to 35 points as Caledonia defeated Bishop Heelan Catholic, 71-67.
Austin Maurer, sr., Cascade Christian (Oregon)
Maurer, a Grand Canyon commit, piled up 37 points and 17 rebounds in a 76-71 loss to Beaverton.
Sir William McDuffie, sr., Cypress Springs (Texas)
McDuffie had 36 points, four rebounds, three assists and two steals in an 84-62 win over Cypress Ridge. The senior eclipsed the 1,000 career points mark in the game.
Nate Miles III, so., Emmanuel Christian (Ohio)
Miles III notched a double-double with 42 points and 10 boards in an 85-72 victory over Anthony Wayne.
Mercy Miller, sr., Notre Dame (California)
Miller, a four-star Houston signee, scored a school-record 68 points as Notre Dame trounced Oakwood, 104-44. Miller went 28 of 38 from the floor.
Eli Quinn, sr., Frenchtown (Montana)
Quinn, a Montana Tech commit, exploded for 37 points in a 61-33 win over Hardin.
Uriah Tenette, jr., Prescott (Arizona)
Tenette dominated in a 77-61 win over Tempe with 47 points, 11 rebounds, five assists and five steals.
Donald Thompson, jr., King/Drew (California)
Thompson filled up the stat sheet with 36 points, five rebounds and five assists in a 58-42 win over Clark (Illinois).
Quincy Townsend, sr., Mountain View (Oregon)
Townsend had 33 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists as Mountain View got past Roseburg, 59-49.
Kase Wynott, sr., Lapwai (Idaho)
Wynott, a Utah State signee, had 43 points, 16 rebounds, seven assists, six steals and four blocks in an 89-37 rout of Clearwater Valley.
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-- Bob Lundeberg | @sblivesports
