Vote: Who should be SBLive’s National High School Boys Basketball Player of the Week? (2/5/2024)
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 Jan. 29-Feb. 4. Voting closes on Monday, Feb. 12, 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
Treyson Anderson, sr., Lincoln Pius X (Nebraska)
Anderson poured in 46 points — a new single-game school record — as Lincoln Pius X cruised by Omaha Northwest, 91-44.
Jalen Atkins, jr., Barlow (Oregon)
Atkins had 36 points in a 73-59 victory over Gresham.
Qasim Boyd, sr., Dickinson (Texas)
Boyd erupted for 40 points in an 82-79 win over Clear Lake.
Jason Crowe Jr., so., Lynwood (California)
Crowe Jr. flirted with a quadruple-double against Firebaugh, finishing with 54 points, 10 rebounds, eight assists and seven steals. Lynwood cruised to a 115-76 victory.
Marquese Dennis, sr., Brentwood (New York)
Dennis scored a single-game Brentwood record 53 points in a 96-25 win over Central Islip. The previous record of 52 was held by former NBAer and current Charlotte Hornets general manager Mitch Kupchak.
Isaiah Evans, sr., North Mecklenburg (North Carolina)
Evans netted a season-high 44 points in a 108-64 rout of Mallard Creek. The five-star Duke signee went 16 for 19 from the floor.
Marcus Glock, sr., Wahoo (Nebraska)
Glock exploded for a single-game school record 54 points in a 90-81 loss to top-ranked Crete. The previous Wahoo record belonged to Glock’s dad, Jason, who had a 52-point game in 1991.
James Grose, sr., Napavine (Washington)
Grose surpassed the 2,000 career points mark in a 79-45 win over Adna. The senior had 31 points in the game.
Kendre Harrison, so., Reidsville (North Carolina)
Harrison, a five-star football prospect, had 27 points, 31 rebounds and six blocks as Reidsville downed Walkertown, 80-66.
Jackson Harvey, sr., Winona (Minnesota)
Harvey scored 47 points — a new Winona single-game record — in an 87-60 victory over Albert Lea.
Carter Holmes, jr., Narrows (Virginia)
Holmes recorded a double-double with 30 points and 14 rebounds in a 92-66 rout of Bath County.
Tracen Jilot, jr., Box Elder (Montana)
Jilot kept up his torrid scoring pace with a 40-point effort as Box Elder took out Chester-Joplin-Inverness, 83-64.
Graham Junge, jr., Flat Rock (Michigan)
Junge broke a pair of school records in a 97-59 win over Monroe Jefferson, knocking down 14 3-pointers en route to 47 points. The junior also had seven assists and five steals.
Jackson Lanz, sr., Wapello (Iowa)
Lanz netted 47 points — breaking his own Wapello single-game record of 42 — in a 75-64 victory over Lone Tree. The senior scored his 1,000th career point during the game and also had 16 rebounds, six steals and three assists.
Cooper Lewis, sr., Lehi (Utah)
Lewis shined with 37 points as Lehi got by American Fork, 80-62.
Nick Millirons, sr., Auburn (Virginia)
Millirons piled up 34 points in a 90-65 victory over Bland County.
Grayson Rigdon, jr., Benjamin (Texas)
Rigdon had two monster triple-doubles in victories over Electra (98-77) and Crowell (87-67). The junior torched Electra for 51 points, 13 steals, 10 assists and six rebounds and then put up 49 points, 12 steals, 10 rebounds and six assists on Crowell the following day.
Tyrone Riley, sr., St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy (California)
Riley, a San Francisco signee, netted 35 points in an 81-76 win over Bishop Montgomery.
Kyler Sause, sr., Wahkiakum (Washington)
Sause poured in 44 points — a new Wahkiakum single-game record — in an 85-39 victory over Onalaska.
Nick Scandura, sr., Barrington (Rhode Island)
Scandura netted 32 points in a 66-59 win over Portsmouth.
Jack Smiley, jr., Valparaiso (Indiana)
Smiley had 31 points, eight rebounds, four assists and three steals as Valparaiso edged La Porte, 62-61. During the game, Smiley became the first junior in school history to surpass the 1,000 career points mark.
Jackson Weiland, sr., South Medford (Oregon)
Weiland had 34 points and six assists in a 70-60 victory over South Eugene.
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-- Bob Lundeberg | @sblivesports
