HSOT's All-State boys basketball team for the 2020-21 season

HighSchoolOT has released its inaugural all-state boys basketball team, featuring many of the top players in the N.C. High School Athletic Association and N.C. Independent Schools Athletic Association.

The team breaks down with 10 players on each of the first, second, and third teams, and then 20 players on honorable mention.

The HighSchoolOT all-state teams seek input not only from our own staff but also media members across the state. Rather than tallying votes by ballot, HighSchoolOT maintains an open dialogue with these media members to ensure the best all-state team possible. Among those who have contributed this year to all-state teams are: Mike London of the Salisbury Post; Malcolm Shields of the Daily Advance (Elizabeth City), Josh McKinney of the Hickory Daily Record, Paul Durham of the Wilson Times, Michael Lindsay of the High Point Enterprise, Kai Jones of WJG Sports, Tim Hower of CoastalPreps, Jonathan Bym of The Pilot (Southern Pines), Chris Miller of the Jacksonville Daily News, Matt Page of Tar River Preps, Mike Duprez of the Lexington Dispatch, Paul Schenkel of the News-Herald (Morganton), Chris Stiles of The Robesonian, Austin Bailey of The Daily Courier (Forest City), David Kehrli of The Times-News (Burlington), and C. Jemal Horton of the Independent Tribune (Concord).

First Team All-State

Alphabetical order without stats:

Daylen Berry, Panther Creek (senior)
Ben Burnham, Carmel Christian (senior)
D'Marco Dunn, Westover (senior)
Jarvis Moss, Cannon School (senior)
Breon Pass, Reidsville (senior)
Bobby Pettiford, South Granville (senior)
Terquavion Smith, Farmville Central (senior)
Dontrez Styles, Kinston (senior)
Lucas Taylor, Heritage (senior)
Eric Van Der Heijden, Millbrook (senior)

Alphabetical order with stats:

Daylen Berry, Panther Creek (senior): 21.6 ppg, 5.6 rpg, 2.3 apg, 2.6 spg; Charlotte recruit.

Ben Burnham, Carmel Christian (senior): 23.6 ppg, 12.8 rpg, 1.6 apg, 1.6 spg, 2.8 bpg; College of Charleston recruit.

D'Marco Dunn, Westover (senior): 23.4 ppg, 8.6 rpg, 2.6 apg, 2.7 spg; UNC recruit.

Jarvis Moss, Cannon School (senior): Averages are approximate -- 26 ppg, 5 rpg, 4 apg; Stanford recruit.

Breon Pass, Reidsville (senior): 32.6 ppg, 12.3 rpg, 4.9 apg, 2.1 spg, 1.6 bpg; N.C. State recruit.

Bobby Pettiford, South Granville (senior): 19.8 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 6.4 apg, 2.3 spg; Kansas recruit.

Terquavion Smith, Farmville Central (senior): 29.6 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 5.8 apg; N.C. State recruit.

Dontrez Styles, Kinston (senior): 18.6 ppg, 9.9 rpg, 3.0 apg, 1.3 spg; UNC recruit.

Lucas Taylor, Heritage (senior): 27.9 ppg, 8.0 rpg, 2.9 apg, 2.2 spg; Wake Forest recruit.

Eric Van Der Heijden, Millbrook (senior): 18.2 ppg, 11.2 rpg, 4.6 apg, 1.8 spg, 4.1 bpg; Ole Miss recruit.

Second Team All-State

Alphabetical order without stats:

Jamarien Dalton, North Davidson (senior)
Silas Demary Jr., Millbrook (junior)
Chris Ford, North Mecklenburg (senior)
Jeremy Gregory, North Mecklenburg (junior)
Terence Harcum, Granville Central (senior)
Chase Lowe, Weddington (junior)
D.J. Nix, Cannon School (junior)
Kenny Noland, Apex Friendship (senior)
Daniel Sanford, Vance (junior)
Jamarii Thomas, The Burlington School (senior)

Alphabetical order with stats:

Jamarien Dalton, North Davidson (senior): 28.3 ppg, 6.6 rpg, 2.1 apg, 1.6 spg; Elon football recruit.

Silas Demary Jr., Millbrook (junior): 17.3 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 4.0 apg, 2.8 spg.

Chris Ford, North Mecklenburg (senior): No stats available; Davidson recruit.

Jeremy Gregory, North Mecklenburg (junior): No stats available.

Terence Harcum, Granville Central (senior): 23.9 ppg, 6.1 rpg, 3.8 apg, 4.3 spg, 1.2 bpg; Appalachian State recruit.

Chase Lowe, Weddington (junior): 14.5 ppg, 7.2 rpg, 6.1 apg, 2.9 spg, 1.1 bpg.

D.J. Nix, Cannon School (junior): Averages were approximately 24 ppg, 7 rpg, 6 apg.

Kenny Noland, Apex Friendship (senior): 23.5 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 4.5 apg.

Daniel Sanford, Vance (junior): 21.4 ppg, 9.9 rpg, 2.4 apg, 1.0 spg, 2.0 bpg.

Jamarii Thomas, The Burlington School (senior): No stats available; UNC Wilmington recruit.

Third Team All-State

Alphabetical order without stats:

Trae Benham, Concord Academy (senior)
Kadyn Dawkins, Eastern Guilford (senior)
Jaxson Ellingsworth, West Carteret (junior)
Bradlee Haskell, Pinecrest (senior)
Nolan Hodge, Northern Guilford (junior)
Davis Molnar, Terry Sanford (junior)
Avion Pinner, Riverside (Williamston) (junior)
Sheick Samoura, Fuquay-Varina (senior)
Laync Shuler, Anson County (senior)
Jaheim Taylor, Princeton (senior)

Alphabetical order with stats:

Trae Benham, Concord Academy (senior): Averages are approximate due to games missing -- 19.7 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 2.7 apg, 1.5 apg; Lipscomb recruit.

Kadyn Dawkins, Eastern Guilford (senior): 23.5 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 5.6 apg, 4.0 spg; Mars Hill recruit.

Jaxson Ellingsworth, West Carteret (junior): 21.1 ppg, 10.1 rpg, 1.4 apg, 2.1 bpg.

Bradlee Haskell, Pinecrest (senior): 22.8 ppg, 6.4 rpg, 4.4 apg, 1.3 spg; UNC Pembroke recruit.

Nolan Hodge, Northern Guilford (junior): 20.1 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 2.7 apg, 1.6 spg.

Davis Molnar, Terry Sanford (junior): 16.8 ppg, 10.8 rpg, 6.4 apg, 2.4 spg, 1.6 bpg.

Avion Pinner, Riverside (Williamston) (junior): 20.5 ppg, 11.7 rpg, 2.5 apg, 2.3 spg, 2.3 bpg.

Sheick Samoura, Fuquay-Varina (senior): 16.3 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 2.3 apg, 1.1 bpg.

Laync Shuler, Anson County (senior): 29.5 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 3.6 apg, 4.0 spg.

Jaheim Taylor, Princeton (senior): 24.5 ppg, 5.9 rpg, 5.2 apg, 3.8 spg.

Honorable Mention

Alphabetical order without stats:

Mari Adams, Crest (junior)
Nasiar Blackston, Wilson Prep (senior)
Kheni Briggs, A.L. Brown (Kannapolis) (junior)
Bennie Brooks, East Carteret (senior)
Dwight Canady, Hendersonville (junior)
Sam Cogan, Lincoln Charter (junior)
Redford Dunton, Millbrook (senior)
Jaden Ellis, Page (senior)
Ayden Gamble, Dudley (senior)
Elijah Gray, Ardrey Kell (junior)
De'Ante Green, Asheville Christian (junior)
Kulel Mading, The Burlington School (senior)
Charlie Miller, Lumberton (senior)
Leontae Moye, Farmville Central (senior)
Aaron Murphy, Greenfield (junior)
Blaine St. Clair, Davidson Day (senior)
Elijah Strong, Myers Park (sophomore)
Tharius Suggs, Middle Creek (senior)
Grant Thompson, Southern Alamance (senior)
Brock Williams, Burlington Christian (senior)

Alphabetical order with stats:

Mari Adams, Crest (junior): 18.9 ppg, 7.7 rpg, 4.7 apg, 3.4 spg.

Nasiar Blackston, Wilson Prep (senior): 14.9 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 2.6 apg, 2.1 spg, 1.1 bpg.

Kheni Briggs, A.L. Brown (Kannapolis) (junior): Some averages are approximate -- 21 ppg, 10.5 rpg, 3 apg, 2 spg.

Bennie Brooks, East Carteret (senior): 24.6 ppg, 7.8 rpg, 2.7 apg, 5.3 spg, 1.4 bpg.

Dwight Canady, Hendersonville (junior): 22.3 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 1.7 apg, 2.2 spg.

Sam Cogan, Lincoln Charter (junior): 19.8 ppg, 8.0 rpg, 3.9 apg, 2.9 spg.

Redford Dunton, Millbrook (senior): 18.8 ppg, 7.0 rpg, 3.6 apg; IPFW recruit.

Jaden Ellis, Page (senior): 15.1 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 3.0 apg, 1.8 spg; Army recruit.

Ayden Gamble, Dudley (senior): Averages are approximate since some games are missing -- 21.6 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 2.3 apg, 3.3 spg.

Elijah Gray, Ardrey Kell (junior): 15.6 ppg, 7.6 rpg, 1.5 apg.

De'Ante Green, Asheville Christian (junior): 14.0 ppg, 8.5 rpg, 1.3 apg, 1.2 bpg.

Kulel Mading, The Burlington School (senior): No stats available.

Charlie Miller, Lumberton (senior): 16.4 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 4.9 apg, 2.0 spg.

Leontae Moye, Farmville Central (senior): 11.0 ppg, 10.3 rpg, 2.9 bpg.

Aaron Murphy, Greenfield (junior): Some averages are approximate -- 20.1 ppg, 9 rpg.

Blaine St. Clair, Davidson Day (senior): 17.1 ppg, 7.3 rpg, 2.3 apg, 1.8 spg, 1.1 bpg; Army recruit.

Elijah Strong, Myers Park (sophomore): 19.0 ppg, 8.3 rpg, 2.6 apg, 1.0 spg, 2.3 bpg.

Tharius Suggs, Middle Creek (senior): 21.4 ppg, 6.8 rpg, 5.2 apg, 4.2 spg.

Grant Thompson, Southern Alamance (senior): 22.4 ppg, 10.0 rpg, 1.1 spg, 1.1 bpg.

Brock Williams, Burlington Christian (senior): 28.2 ppg, 5.6 rpg, 3.6 apg, 3.4 spg, 1.0 bpg; High Point recruit.