Vote: Who should be SBLive’s National High School Boys Basketball Player of the Week? (2/19/2024)
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 Feb. 12-18. Voting closes on Monday, Feb. 26, 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
Gavin Andres, jr., Belding (Michigan)
Andres netted 31 points as Belding edged Hopkins, 47-45.
Maurice Austin, sr., Pueblo South (Colorado)
Austin tallied 41 points, seven rebounds, five assists and four steals in an 80-76 victory over Pueblo West.
Logan Bahr, sr., Luther (Wisconsin)
Bahr had 36 points, nine rebounds and three assists in an 82-50 win over Viroqua.
Pharaoh Compton, sr., Arbor View (Nevada)
Compton, a four-star San Diego State signee, recorded a double-double in an 87-56 rout of Desert Pines, finishing with 32 points and 10 rebounds.
Aiden Culler, sr., Lucas (Ohio)
Culler scored a career-best 30 points in a 71-51 victory over Clear Fork.
Chase DeGraffenried, sr., Salem Hills (Utah)
DeGraffenried had 42 points as Salem Hills downed Springville, 82-72.
Jamarian Harper, sr., Crowley (Texas)
Harper exploded for 48 points in a 94-80 loss to North Crowley.
Terrence Hill Jr., sr., Roosevelt (Oregon)
Hill Jr., a Utah State signee, had 47 points, nine rebounds and five assists in a 93-77 win over Benson. The 47 points were a new Roosevelt single-game record.
Isaia Howard, sr., Plattsburg (Missouri)
Howard, a North Dakota State signee, put up 35 points, 14 rebounds, six steals and two assists as Plattsburg defeated West Platte, 55-27.
Cooper Lewis, sr., Lehi (Utah)
Lewis’ heater continued in an 84-79 victory over Pleasant Grove. The senior erupted for 40 points while also recording three steals.
Jayden Little, jr., Anson (North Carolina)
Little had 44 points, six rebounds, four assists and five steals as Anson held off South Davidson, 90-80. The junior also netted 41 points earlier in the week in a 63-55 victory over Forest Hills.
Derek Quinlin, sr., Maryville (Missouri)
Quinlin buried 11 3-pointers — a new Maryville single-game record — en route to 39 points in an 89-46 win over Creston.
Cody Schmitz, sr., Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau (Wisconsin)
Schmitz put up a monster double-double in a 109-94 overtime loss to West Salem, finishing with 46 points and a career-high 20 rebounds.
Jaxson Spafford, jr., Milwaukie (Oregon)
Spafford scored 44 points in a 74-71 victory over Parkrose.
Jerquarius Stanback, sr., Asheboro (North Carolina)
Stanback, an Appalachian State signee, led the way with 30 points as Asheboro blew by Ledford, 86-40.
Wyatt Wickens, sr., Roy-Winifred (Montana)
Wickens had 38 points in a 63-43 win over Denton-Geyser-Stanford-Geraldine.
Ryan Williams, sr., Malvern Prep (Pennsylvania)
Williams, a Northeastern signee, scored 33 points in an 80-77 loss to Academy of the New Church.
Luke Zuffelato, jr., Santa Barbara (California)
Zuffelato had 37 points — including a late go-head 3-pointer — as Santa Barbara stormed back to upset San Clemente, 61-59.
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-- Bob Lundeberg | @sblivesports
