Boys Basketball

HighSchoolOT's All-State boys basketball team for the 2021-22 season

HighSchoolOT's second annual all-state boys basketball team features the best players across all classifications, including 12 returning selections.

Posted 2022-04-26T12:49:20+00:00 - Updated 2022-04-26T12:49:20+00:00

Jah Short (2) of Farmville Central. No. 3 Farmville Central picked up a non-conference win on the road over Broughton on Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021. (Photo By: Nick Stevens/HighSchoolOT)

HighSchoolOT's second annual all-state boys basketball team features the best players across all classifications, including 12 returning selections.

There is a first, second, and third team with 15 players each. There is also an Honorable Mention list of 30 players.

High school sports journalists across the state were also polled for the best players in their respective areas. A full list of those journalists who contributed to this or any other HSOT all-state team this year is at the bottom of the story. Players were selected based on their play throughout the year, with strength of opponents taken into account.

Players are listed with their averages in the following format: points / rebounds / assists. If a player notched more than 1.5 steals or 1.0 blocks per game, those were added as well. Only averages with decimals were deemed exact calculations.

First Team

Kheni Briggs, The Burlington School (senior) -- 14 / 3.5 / 2 / 1.5 steals / Charleston Southern recruit
Dwight Canady, Hendersonville (senior) -- 26.1 / 5.9 / 3.4 / 2.7 steals
Zeke Cannedy, Kings Mountain (senior) -- 33.8 / 6.5 / 5.9 / 3.0 steals / Johnson C. Smith recruit
Jordan Crawford, North Mecklenburg (senior) -- 22 / 3 / 3 / College of Charleston recruit
Jaylen Curry, Chambers (junior) -- 16.6 / 4.2 / 9.1 / 2.9 steals
De'Ante Green, Asheville Christian (senior) -- 20.1 / 8.4 / 1.3 / 1.0 blocks / Florida State
Ta'Korrie Faison, Goldsboro (junior) -- 26.5 / 15.7 / 2.1 / 3.8 blocks
Nolan Hodge, Northern Guilford (senior) -- 17.7 / 7.8 / 2.2 / 1.6 steals / UNC Wilmington recruit
Chase Lowe, Weddington (senior) -- 17.1 / 8.1 / 4.4 / 2.6 steals / 0.9 blocks William & Mary recruit
Xavier McKelvy, United Faith Christian (senior) -- 19.5 / 5.5 / 2.5 / 2.2 steals / 0.8 blocks / Winthrop recruit
Paul McNeill, Richmond (sophomore) -- 24.5 / 9.7 / 3.8 / 1.7 steals / 1.8 blocks
Noah Ross, Trinity Academy Raleigh (senior) -- 18.8 / 6.3 / 2.8 / 0.9 blocks / UNC Wilmington recruit
Daniel Sanford, Chambers (senior) -- 16.5 / 7.9 / 1.8 / 1.9 steals / 1.0 blocks / South Carolina recruit
Jah Short, Farmville Central (junior) -- 19.2 / 6 / 2
Cade Tyson, Carmel Christian (senior) -- 23.0 / 6.1 / 1.9 / 1.6 steals / Belmont recruit

Second Team

Mari Adams, Crest (senior) -- 15.5 / 7.0 / 7.2 / 2.9 steals
Chris Britt, Gaston Day (senior) -- 21 / 4.0 / 5.2 / 2.2 steals
Isaiah Evans, North Mecklenburg (sophomore) -- 19 / 6 / 2
Will Gray, East Forsyth (junior) -- 19.8 / 8.3 / 5.4 / 4.8 steals / 2.1 blocks
Daevin Hobbs, Jay M. Robinson (junior) -- 14.7 / 10 / 3 / 3 blocks
Will Kelly, Stuart Cramer (senior) -- 29.3 / 8.4 / 4.5 / 3.7 steals
D.J. Nix, Cannon School (senior) -- 22 / 8 / 4 / Cornell recruit
Randall Pettus, Bessemer City (junior) -- 26.4 / 6.5 / 7.2
Drake Powell, Northwood (sophomore) -- 16.1 / 6.2 / 3.2 / 2.6 steals
Davis Molnar, Terry Sanford (senior) -- 18.6 / 11.8 / 4.6 / 2.2 steals / 1.0 blocks / Furman recruit
Aaron Murphy, Greenfield (senior) -- 23 / 12 / 3 / Queens recruit
Elijah Strong, Myers Park (junior) -- 17.0 / 9.6 / 1.7
Jaiden Thompson, Central Cabarrus (junior) -- 19.8 / 5.9 / 3.6 / 3.6 steals
Xavier Tubbs-Matthews, Seventy-First (junior) -- 17.8 / 3.5 / 3.7 / 1.2 steals
Jaydon Young, Greensboro Day (junior) -- 12.5 / 6.5 / 3.8

Third Team

Bishop Boswell, South Mecklenburg (sophomore) -- 20.5 / 8.2 / 5.4
Trey Fields, Cleveland (senior) -- 16.0 / 9.4 / 2.2 / 1.7 steals / 1.0 blocks
CeeJay Jordan, Millbrook (senior) -- 17.9 / 7.9 / 2.4 / 1.1 steals
Collin Kuhl, Holly Springs (junior) -- 16.7 / 11.1 / 1.9 / 1.3 steals
Josh Laney, Enloe (senior) -- 20.3 / 4.2 / 5.0 / 3.3 steals / 1.2 blocks
Jahreece Lynch, North Surry (junior) -- 21.7 / 4.9 / 5.4 / 2.3 steals
Sir Mohammed, Myers Park (sophomore) -- 17.2 / 6.2 / 4.8 / 1.6 steals / 1.0 blocks
Justin Monden, Heritage (senior) -- 23.9 / 4.0 / 4.2 / 1.4 steals
Amari Odom, Panther Creek (junior) -- 11.5 / 4.7 / 5.0 / 2.0 steals
Rakease Passmore, A.C. Reynolds (sophomore) -- 19.0 / 6.9 / 2.9 / 1.3 steals / 0.8 blocks
Clash Peters, Jordan (junior) -- 12.1 / 12.0 / 1.4 / 1.1 steals / 1.6 blocks
Shane Peterson, The Burlington School (senior) -- 13.5 / 2 / 4 / 1 steals
Avion Pinner, The Burlington School (senior) -- 11 / 8.5 / 4 / 1.5 steals / 1.5 blocks
Collin Tanner, Wayne Country Day (senior) -- 21.7 / 7.8 / 2.3 / 1.3 steals
Keenan Wilkins, Hendersonville (junior) -- 26.5 / 4.4 / 3.7 / 3.0 steals

Honorable Mention

Kolbe Ashe, Hayesville (senior) -- 17.4 / 3.6 / 4.2 / 2.2 steals
Logan Blair, Harding (senior) -- 16.0 / 8.7 / 2.1 / 3.0 steals / 1.0 blocks
J.D. Brockington, Lumberton (junior) -- 13.1 / 8.7 / 8.8 / 1.5 steals
Davion Cunnigham, North Mecklenburg (senior) -- 14 / 5 / 3
Jeremy Dixon, Kinston (senior) -- 13.8 / 8.1 / 3.1 / 1 blocks / Winston-Salem State recruit
Zion Dixon, Glenn (senior) -- 18.4 / 5.7 / 6.5 / 2.7 steals
Jaxon Ellingsworth, West Carteret (senior) -- 21.9 / 10.4 / 2.2 / 1.7 blocks
Hoku Fisher, Hoggard (senior) -- 18.3 / 5.1 / 2.8 / 1.6 steals
Kyle Frazier, Weddington (senior) -- 15.2 / 5.9 / 2.1 / 1.2 steals
Nik Graves, Greensboro Day (senior) -- 9.7 / 3.5 / 5.7 / 2.1 steals / Charlotte recruit
Tristin Harkins, Pine Forest (senior) -- 16.6 / 3.1 / 2.7 / 2.6 steals / Fayetteville State recruit
JaQuante Harris, Northwood Temple (senior) -- 19.4 / 6.6 / 4.2 / 3.1 steals
Isaac Holmes, Apex Friendship (senior) -- 11.9 / 8.8 / 6.4 / 1.0 steals
Landon King, West Charlotte (senior) -- 15.1 / 4.3 / 2.3 / 1.7 steals
ZaHaree Maddox, Davie County (senior) -- 18.0 / 4.0 / 5.8 / 3.5 steals
Samuel Martin, Apex (junior) -- 15.4 / 9.6 / 3.2 / 1.3 steals / 5.5 blocks
Amarion McCrae, North Edgecombe (senior) -- 21.9 / 10.5 / 3.2 / 2.9 steals / 1.7 blocks
Jake McTaggart, Hayesville (senior) -- 18.3 / 12.1 / 1.5 / 0.8 blocks
Chance Morrow, West Charlotte (senior) -- 13.2 / 7.6 / 1.8 / 1.6 steals / 2.1 blocks
Malek Patterson, West Caldwell (junior) -- 19.1 / 7.4 / 2.1 / 2.1 steals
Gabe Proctor, Apex Friendship (senior) -- 15.3 / 2.9 / 2.2 / 1.1 steals
Trey Ramsey, South Caldwell (senior) -- 25.2 / 6.5 / 0.7 / Anderson recruit
James Scott, Seventy-First (junior) -- 12.0 / 11.9 / 1.2 / 3.1 blocks
Johnniyus Sharpe, Cummings (freshman) -- 23.7 / 3.9 / 2.2 / 2.0 steals
K.C. Shaw, Mooresville (senior) -- 20.3 / 9.8 / 4.1 / 1.7 steals / 1.1 blocks
Evan Smith, Ardrey Kell (senior) -- 15.0 / 5.7 / 3.6 / 1.30 steals / Army recruit
Jarin Stevenson, Seaforth (sophomore) -- 20.6 / 11.3 / 2.4 / 1.3 steals / 3.5 blocks
Aden Taylor, Princeton (junior) -- 19.7 / 10.6 / 4.5 / 3.8 steals
Jordan Vick, Southern Nash (sophomore) -- 21.0 / 3.7 / 1.7 / 3.1 steals
Gus Yalden, Asheville School (junior) -- 17.4 / 6.7