Meet Alabama’s 5 best boys high school basketball players
Who were the five best high school basketball players in Alabama for the 2023-2024 season?
The Alabama Sports Writers Association announced its Super All-State (or Super 5) team on Tuesday at the annual Player of the Year Banquet in Montgomery. The event was sponsored by ALFA Insurance and the Alabama High School Athletic Directors and Coaches Association.
RELATED: Meet the girls Super All-State team
The Super 5 was headlined by Mr. Basketball, Buckhorn sophomore Caleb Holt.
Here is a look at the complete Super All-State team followed by the boys players of the year and coaches of the year for the 2023-2024 season.
Cam Dooley of Valley is the 5A boys’ player of the year, with Brandon Dean of AHSAA, left, and Mike Jones of ALFA, during the Alabama Sports Writers Association awards banquet for Mr. and Miss Basketball, at the Renaissance Montgomery Convention Center in Montgomery, Ala., Tuesday, April 16, 2024.
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Cam Dooley, F, Valley (Senior)
Dooley was named Class 5A Player of the Year. The Kentucky football signee led the Rams back to the final four after Valley won the state championship a year ago.
He averaged 23.4 points, 10.2 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game as a senior. The 6-foot-4 standout also had 40 steals and 32 blocked shots.
Mountain Brook’s Ty Davis shoots for the basket against Buckhorn’s Jeremiah Wilson during the AHSAA Class 6A boys championship at BJCC Legacy Arena in Birmingham, Ala., Saturday, March 2, 2024. (Will McLelland | [email protected])Will McLelland
Ty Davis, G, Mountain Brook (Senior)
The Class 6A Player of the Year finalist signed with Creighton.
A 6-foot-5 senior, he led the Spartans back to the 6A title game this season. He averaged 17.6 points, 4.1 rebounds and 5.2 assists for his coach and father, Tyler Davis. He also had 64 steals.
Huntsville’s Caleb Harrison celebrates after getting the basket and a foul during the AHSAA Class 7A boys state semifinals at BJCC Legacy Arena in Birmingham, Ala., Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024. (Vasha Hunt | [email protected])(Vasha Hunt | [email protected])
Caleb Harrison, F, Huntsville (Senior)
Harrison led the Panthers to the Class 7A final four and was a finalist for 7A Player of the Year.
The 6-foot-10 Samford signee averaged 18.9 points, 9.8 rebounds and 2.8 assists this year. He also had 65 blocked shots.
DeWayne Brown of Hoover is the 7A boys’ player of the year, with Brandon Dean of AHSAA, left, and Mike Jones of ALFA, during the Alabama Sports Writers Association awards banquet for Mr. and Miss Basketball, at the Renaissance Montgomery Convention Center in Montgomery, Ala., Tuesday, April 16, 2024.
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DeWayne Brown, F, Hoover (Junior)
Brown was named Class 7A Player of the Year after leading his team to a second straight state title.
At 6-foot-9, he averaged 15.5 points, 9.4 rebounds and 2 assists per game for the Bucs and also had 87 blocks.
Buckhorn’s Caleb Holt works against Mountain Brook’s Henry Hufham during the AHSAA Class 6A boys championship at BJCC Legacy Arena in Birmingham, Ala., Saturday, March 2, 2024. (Will McLelland | [email protected])Will McLelland
Caleb Holt, G/F, Buckhorn (Sophomore)
The state’s 42nd Mr. Basketball winner is now a two-time Class 6A Player of the Year. He was also named the Gatorade and Max Preps Alabama Player of the Year.
He averaged 20.2 points, 2.1 rebounds and 2.4 assists in leading the Bucks to their second straight 6A title.
BOYS PLAYERS OF THE YEAR
7A: DeWayne Brown, Hoover
6A: Caleb Holt, Buckhorn
5A: Cam Dooley, Valley
4A: Micah Caster, Jackson
3A: Trey Simpson, Hillcrest-Evergreen
2A: Carson Thrasher, Mars Hill Bible
1A: Trey Kellogg, Covenant Christian
AISA: Haiden Harper, Lee-Scott
BOYS COACHES OF THE YEAR
(originally named March 16)
7A: Rhett Harrelson, Enterprise
6A: Lucas McDonald, Helena
5A: Jairus Jackson, Vigor
4A: Austin Grammer, American Christian
3A: Tereance Pinkney, Hillcrest-Evergreen
2A: Michael Merriman, Gaston
1A: Kirk Norris, Georgiana
AISA: Scott Phillips, Edgewood