Six boys basketball teams from the Birmingham area won to the final eight with one state champion and another finalist this season.

Hoover won its third straight Class 7A title, finishing 35-0, while Class 6A Pinson Valley fell in the title game. Class 5A Wenonah and Class 4A Fairfield each reached the state semifinals while Class 6A Clay-Chalkville and Class 5A Montevallo won to the regional final.

Players on The Birmingham News All-Region boys basketball team were selected to first, second, third teams and honorable mention along with a Player of the Year, Newcomer of the Year and Coach of the Year.

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The team is compiled through information from area coaches, staff insights and opinions of experts in the area. It includes players from Jefferson and Shelby counties.

Below are the 2025 selections.

THIRD TEAM

Adam Barksdale

School: Vestavia Hills

Height: 6-foot-5

Class: Senior

Position: Guard

The skinny: Averaged 17.9 points, 4.3 rebounds and 1.6 assists with 88 made 3-pointers. He was ASWA Class 7A third-team all-state.

Tanner Chandler

School: Mortimer Jordan

Height: 6-foot-3

Class: Senior

Position: Forward

The skinny: Averaged 22 points (2,000-plus career), 8.9 rebounds and 1.7 assists with 45 steals and 60 made 3-pointers. He was ASWA Class 6A third-team all-state.

Armonie Franklin

School: Midfield

Height: 5-foot-11

Class: Senior

Position: Guard

The skinny: Averaged 11.6 points, 4.9 rebounds and region-best 7.2 assists with 106 steals. He was ASWA Class 3A second-team all-state.

Drew Mears

School: Briarwood Christian

Height: 5-foot-9

Class: Junior

Position: Guard

The skinny: Averaged 19.4 points (1,551 career points program best), 3 rebounds and 3.6 assists with 65 steals and 83 made 3-pointers. He was ASWA Class 5A second-team all-state.

Victor Odiari

School: Clay-Chalkville

Height: 6-foot-6

Class: Senior

Position: Forward

The skinny: Averaged 18 points, 9.1 rebounds and 2.8 assists with 76 steals and 78 made 3-pointers. He shot 63 percent from the field.

SECOND TEAM

Brendon Davis

School: Wenonah

Height: 6-foot-4

Class: Sophomore

Position: Guard

The skinny: Averaged 15.2 points, 4.1 rebounds and 2.2 assists with 80 steals and 89 made 3-pointers. He was ASWA Class 5A first-team all-state.

Jarett Fairley

School: Hoover

Height: 6-foot-2

Class: Senior

Position: Guard

The skinny: Averaged 12.5 points, 3.7 rebounds and 2 assists with 44 steals and 43 made 3-pointers. He was ASWA Class 7A third-team all-state.

Braylon Patton

School: Hueytown

Height: 6-foot-1

Class: Senior

Position: Guard

The skinny: Averaged region-best 27.2 points (1,871 career points program second-best all-time), 5.1 rebounds and 5.2 assists with region third-best 117 steals, region-best 324 field goals and 56 made 3-pointers. He was ASWA Class 6A second-team all-state and participated in the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Classic game.

Devon McKinnon

School: Clay-Chalkville

Height: 6-foot-5

Class: Senior

Position: Guard

The skinny: Averaged 19.2 points, 5.3 rebounds and 3.2 assists with 35 steals and 75 made 3-pointers. He was ASWA Class 6A second-team all-state.

Jacobe Whitted

School: McAdory

Height: 6-foot-7

Class: Senior

Position: Forward

The skinny: Averaged 22.6 points (1,500-plus career), 9.3 rebounds and 3.3 assists. He was ASWA Class 6A first-team all-state and participated in the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Classic game.

FIRST TEAM

Austin Coner

School: Pinson Valley

Height: 6-foot

Class: Senior

Position: Guard

The skinny: Averaged 17.6 points (1,300-plus career), 6.1 rebounds and 4.1 assists (350-plus career) with 84 steals and 38 made 3-pointers. He was ASWA Class 6A first-team all-state and class Player of the Year finalist.

Milton Jones Jr.

School: Fairfield

Height: 6-foot-6

Class: Junior

Position: Forward

The skinny: Averaged 19.4 points, region-best 11.6 rebounds with region third-best 69 blocks and 54 steals. He was ASWA Class 4A first-team all-state and class Player of the Year finalist.

Salim London

School: Hoover

Height: 6-foot-5

Class: Senior

Position: Guard

The skinny: Averaged 16 points, 5.8 rebounds and 3.9 assists with 74 steals and 48 made 3-pointers. He was ASWA Class 7A first-team all-state and participated in the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Classic game.

Peyton Wiggins

School: Huffman

Height: 6-foot-2

Class: Senior

Position: Guard

The skinny: Averaged 18.5 points (2,000-plus career points program best), 7.1 rebounds and 3.1 assists with 53 made 3-pointers. He was ASWA Class 6A first-team all-state.

Jayden Williams

School: Ramsay

Height: 6-foot-6

Class: Senior

Position: Guard

The skinny: Averaged 18.9 points, 6.7 rebounds and 3.4 assists. He was ASWA Class 5A first-team all-state, class Player of the Year finalist and participated in the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Classic game.

PLAYER OF THE YEAR

DeWayne Brown, Hoover

The 6-foot-9 Tennessee signee earned region Player of the Year for the third straight year, averaging a double-double with 14.5 points and 10.1 rebounds, adding 2.3 assists with region-best 84 blocks and 40 steals for the three-time Class 7A state champions, which finished 35-0 this season. Brown shot 68 percent from the field was named state finals MVP along with Class 7A first-team all-state, class Player of the Year finalist and earned MVP for the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Classic game.

What coach Scott Ware said: “DeWayne Brown is a dream to coach. As a coach, if you were given a blank slate and told you could select the traits that you would want a player to possess, DeWayne would check the boxes on most of those traits. He works tirelessly on his game, he is a great communicator, his basketball IQ is off the charts, he is an elite rebounder that scores the ball with an outstanding shooting percentage and he is willing to be coached. At 6-9, he has great hands and feet with a feel for the game like a seasoned point guard. He plays with a group of talented players and never has anything but a selfless attitude. He could score more points, he could demand the ball more, but he would much rather see his team enjoy success over his own personal statistical goals.”

NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR

Kegan Johnson, Calera

Led the Eagles with 12.7 points, 4.7 rebounds and 2.5 assists a game as a first-year starter at guard. The 6-foot-2 freshman was selected to the Class 6A, Area 5 team.

What coach George Drake said: “Kegan is a stellar producer at both ends of the floor, highly competitive and hard-working by nature. Awesome guy to coach, but even better person to be around.”

COACH OF THE YEAR

Scott Ware, Hoover

HONORABLE MENTION

Carmelo Burroughs, Minor

Aiden Owens, Chelsea

Demarcus Williams, Fairfield

Kaleb Carson, Homewood

Dee Cutts, Montevallo

Dimitri Howard, Carver-Birmingham

Chase Lamey, Oak Mountain

Daeshaun Morrissette, Thompson

Trey Crawford, Gardendale

Joseph King, Helena

Latham Binkley, Homewood

Kevon Walker, Huffman

Darren McMeans, McAdory

Isaiah McClain, Minor

Trey Davis, Mountain Brook

Mac Couvillion, Mountain Brook

Jamarcus Thomas, Pinson Valley

Jay Green, Ramsay

Jeremy Chatman, Shades Valley

Buck Ross, Montevallo

Santez Pendleton, Wenonah

Ju’Maria Hamilton, Fairfield

Dylan Heald, Indian Springs

Aaron Adams-foot-Martin, Midfield

Skyler McCrimon, Vincent

Tavarus Robinson, Banks Academy

Jaylin Johnson, Banks Academy

Joshua Thompson, Bessemer Academy

Zeke Adams, Cornerstone