Vote: Who should be SBLive’s National High School Boys Basketball Player of the Week? (1/1/2024)
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. 25-31. Voting closes on Monday, Jan. 8, 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 Bailey, sr., McEachern (Georgia)
Bailey, a five-star Rutgers signee, tallied 40 points, 21 rebounds and three assists in a 77-52 win over Camden.
Cameron Boozer, jr., Columbus (Florida)
Boozer had a double-double with 37 points and 11 rebounds in a 99-36 rout of Lake Oswego. The five-star junior big man shot 15 of 18 from the floor. He was voted most valuable player of the Les Schwab Invitational.
Jack Bracken, sr., Harmony Area (Pennsylvania)
Bracken tallied 38 points, 13 rebounds and six steals in a 69-56 loss to Purchase Line.
Tajamir Brown, sr., Lindenwold (New Jersey)
Despite playing with a broken nose, Brown netted a career-high 50 points in a 72-61 loss to Washington Township.
Jordan Cain, sr., West Genesee (New York)
Cain poured in a career-high 35 points as West Genesee downed Marcellus, 68-56.
Pearson Carmichael, sr., Summit (Oregon)
Carmichael, a Boise State signee, broke his own single-game school scoring record with a 44-point outburst as Summit took down Liberty, 96-75.
Brady Crouch, sr., Enterprise (Utah)
Crouch had 31 points in a 60-44 win over Lowry.
Jason Crowe Jr., so., Lynwood (California)
Crowe Jr. was back at it in a 78-57 victory over Palisades, putting up 46 points. The sophomore guard is a five-star prospect.
Kellen Driscoll, jr., Glens Falls (New York)
Driscoll scored a career-high 47 points in an 85-66 win over Hoosick Falls.
Zyheir Gardner, so., Crete-Monee (Illinois)
Gardner poured in 36 points as Crete-Monee downed Tinley Park, 78-56.
Luke Hecht, sr., Santa Monica (California)
Hecht recorded a triple-double in a 69-63 win over Blair, finishing with 14 points, 11 assists, 10 rebounds and three blocks.
Bradey Henige, sr., Cactus (Arizona)
Henige, a Cal Baptist signee, had 39 points, 24 rebounds, four assists and four blocks as Cactus got by West Point, 69-60.
Adam Loucks, sr., South Callaway (Missouri)
Loucks piled up 29 points, five rebounds, four blocks and two steals in a 55-48 win over Hermann.
Mazi Mosley, jr., St. Francis (California)
Mosley, a four-star shooting guard, had 49 points and 10 rebounds in a 73-63 victory over Pilibos.
Cooper Nelson, so., Sterlington (Louisiana)
Nelson netted a career-high 43 points as Sterlington fell to Neville, 84-62.
Styles Phipps, sr., St. Mary’s (Arizona)
Phipps, a four-star Grand Canyon commit, exploded for 43 points in a 69-65 overtime win over Good Counsel.
Braden Schneider, jr., Cadott (Wisconsin)
Schneider had 42 points — scoring 21 in each half — in a 69-66 win over Elmwood/Plum City.
Jackson Seastrunk, jr., Hamshire-Fannett (Texas)
Seastrunk tallied 30 points in an 89-67 victory over LaPoyner.
Jackson Weiland, sr., South Medford (Oregon)
Weiland piled up 38 points, six assists and five steals as South Medford rolled by Springfield, 77-45.
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-- Bob Lundeberg | @sblivesports
