Boys Basketball

The HSOT All-State boys basketball team for the 2022-23 season

HighSchoolOT's third annual all-state boys basketball team features 19 returning selections, with one three-time all-state player -- Myers Park's Elijah Strong. Richmond's Paul McNeil Jr. and Goldsboro's Ta'Korrie Faison are the only two-time first teamers.

Posted 2023-04-20T13:53:17+00:00 - Updated 2023-11-16T15:24:48+00:00

Elijah Strong (31) of Myers Park. Myers Park took a 20-point lead into the half and never looked back as it defeated North Mecklenburg 72-51 to advance to its first 4A state championship game since 1966. Saturday, Mar. 4, 2023 (Photo: Evan Moesta/HighSchoolOT)

HighSchoolOT's third annual all-state boys basketball team features 19 returning selections, with one three-time all-state player — Myers Park's Elijah Strong. Richmond's Paul McNeil Jr. and Goldsboro's Ta'Korrie Faison are the only two-time first teamers.

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

Only players on teams in scholastic-based associations were eligible, save for some players who repeated their junior or senior seasons by reclassifying and are competing in their fifth season since entering ninth grade.

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. Averages without decimals were inexact calculations reported by coaches or other official sources.

Three-time all-state selections: Myers Park's Elijah Strong.

Two-time all-state selections: Richmond's Paul McNeil Jr.; Goldsboro's Ta'Korrie Faison; Farmville Central's Jah Short; Bessemer City's Randall Pettus; Central Cabarrus' Jaiden Thompson; Northwood's Drake Powell; North Mecklenburg's Isaiah Evans; Greensboro Day's Jaydon Young; East Forsyth's Will Gray; Myers Park's Sir Mohammed, Bishop Boswell, and Strong; Holly Springs' Collin Kuhl, North Surry's Jahreece Lynch, Southern Nash's Jordan Vick, E.E. Smith's James Scott; Seaforth's Jarin Stevenson; Lumberton's Ja'Merl Brockington; Princeton's Ayden Taylor.

Two-time first team selections: McNeil, Faison.

Previous All-State Teams, Final Rankings

HighSchoolOT's All-State Boys Basketball Team

DaVonte Brooks (5) of Eastern Randolph. Eastern Randolph faced off against Wilson Prep for the 1A State Championship at Reynolds Coliseum on March 11, 2023. (Photo by Jerrell Jordan)

First Team

DaVonte Brooks, Eastern Randolph (senior) — 23.6 / 11.7 / 2.0 / 2.9 steals
Isaiah Evans, North Mecklenburg (junior) — 26.0 / 6.4 / 3.5
Ta'Korrie Faison, Goldsboro (senior) — 24.8 / 12.7 / 2.3 / 1.2 steals / 2.7 blocks / East Carolina recruit
Juke Harris, Salisbury (junior) — 29.2 / Wake Forest recruit
Paul McNeil Jr., Richmond (junior) — 24.0 / 8.7 / 4.2 / 2.2 steals / 1.1 blocks / N.C. State recruit
Sir Mohammed, Myers Park (junior) — 13.5 / 5.3 / 4.9 / 1.9 steals
Dionte Neal, Reidsville (freshman) — 22.7 / 4.7 / 11.2 / 5.6 steals
Drake Powell, Northwood (junior) — 18.6 / 7.0 / 3.9 / 1.4 steals / 1.2 blocks / UNC recruit
James Scott, E.E. Smith (senior) — 22.5 / 12.9 / 1.2 / 1.1 steals / 2.6 blocks / College of Charleston recruit
Jah Short, Farmville Central (senior) — 23.7 / 2.9 / 1.7 / 1.5 steals / New Orleans recruit
Jarin Stevenson, Seaforth (junior) — 21.5 / 11.6 / 2.7 / 1.3 steals / 3.7 blocks
Elijah Strong, Myers Park (senior) — 15.4 / 5.4 / 1.6 / 1.1 steals
Jaiden Thompson, Central Cabarrus (senior) — 19.8 / 5.4 / 4.0 / 4.3 steals
Zymicah Wilkins, R-S Central (sophomore) — 28.0 / 11.5 / 2.5 / 1.6 steals / 2.2 blocks
Jaydon Young, Greensboro Day (senior) — 17.7 / 6.5 / 3.4 / Virginia Tech recruit

Second Team

Bishop Boswell, Myers Park (junior) — 12.0 / 4.3 / 5.3 / 1.7 steals
Bryce Cash, Carmel Christian (senior) — 14.9 / 5.9 / 3.5 / 1.4 steals / Queens recruit
Amore Connelly, Freedom (sophomore) — 24.0 / 5.5 / 3.4
Maurio Hanson, Chambers (junior) — 14.8 / 6.8 / 3.1 / 1.1 steals / 1.5 blocks
Kendre Harrison, Reidsville (freshman) — 21.5 / 15.1 / 1.2 / 1.3 steals / 4.4 blocks
Jackson Keith, Southern Durham (sophomore) — 20.7 / 8.2 / 1.8 / 1.0 steals / 1.4 blocks
Collin Kuhl, Holly Springs (senior) — 20.1 / 11.3 / Georgia Southern recruit
Colt Langdon, Millbrook (sophomore) — 20.8 / 5.3 / 1.1 / 1.0 blocks
Jaden Mustaf, Carmel Christian (junior) — 15.9 / 5.8 / 3.8 / 1.8 steals
Derin Saran, Asheville School (senior) — 19.8 / 8.1 / 7.2
Austin Swartz, Cannon School (junior) — 23 / 5 / 7
Beckham Tharpe, North Iredell (senior) — 24.0 / 10.3 / 2.1 / 1.9 steals / 1.7 blocks
Jordan Vick, Southern Nash (junior) — 22.4 / 4.4 / 1.5 / 2.8 steals / East Carolina recruit
Zion Walker, The Burlington School (junior) — 21.3 / 4.6 / 2.9 / 1.6 steals
Quay Watson, Hopewell (junior) — 23.7 / 4.0 / 4.5 / 2.7 steals

Trey Maxwell (3) of North Mecklenburg. Myers Park took a 20-point lead into the half and never looked back as it defeated North Mecklenburg 72-51 to advance to its first 4A state championship game since 1966. Saturday, Mar. 4, 2023 (Photo: Evan Moesta/HighSchoolOT)

Third Team

Riley Allenspach, Providence Day (senior) — N/A / Samford recruit
Langston Boyd, Cox Mill (junior) — 19.1 / 7.5 / 4.6 / 1.4 steals
Ja'Merl Brockington, Lumberton (senior) — 18.0 / 8.4 / 9.7 / 2.8 steals / Mount Olive (D2) recruit
Jared Davis, Seventy-First (senior) — 17.2 / 10.8 / 1.4 / 1.6 steals
Nick Dorn, Chambers (senior) — 15.9 / 3.7 / 2.4 / 1.5 steals / Elon recruit
Will Gray, East Forsyth (senior) — 20.1 / 6.2 / 3.7 / 4.3 steals / 1.4 blocks / UNC-Pembroke (D2)
Jahreece Lynch, North Surry (senior) — 21.6 / 5.9 / 5.8 / 2.9 steals
Trey Maxwell, North Mecklenburg (junior) — 16 / 4 / 3
J.J. Moore, Concord Academy (junior) — 11.8 / 5.2 / 6.3 / 2.1 steals
Dominic Payne, Trinity (junior) — 27.5 / 6.4 / 5.1 / 1.9 steals
Randall Pettus, Bessemer City (senior) — 24.0 / 8.1 / 8.1 / 6.3 steals / 1.3 blocks / Northern Kentucky recruit
Makel Smith, Morehead (junior) — 34.8 / 6.9 / 2.9 / 2.2 steals / 1.0 blocks
Aden Taylor, Princeton (senior) — 26.9 / 9.8 / 4.4 / 3.9 steals / 1.4 blocks
Kam Taylor, Olympic (junior) — 17.5 / 9.5 / 3.0 / 1.4 steals / 1.0 blocks
Jack Voth, Hoggard (senior) — 18.5 / 7.1 / 1.1

Patrick Tivnan (5) of Charlotte Catholic. (5) Charlotte Catholic defeated (4) Grimsley 44-43 in the third round of the NCHSAA 4A boys basketball state playoffs on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023. (Photo By: Evan Moesta/HighSchoolOT)

Honorable Mention

Rodmik Allen, New Hanover (sophomore) — 13.6 / 3.1 / 3.7 / 3.1 steals
Ronald Bridges Jr., Jordan (senior) — 18.2 / 6.9 / 3.0 / 2.4 steals
Carson Daniel, Central Cabarrus (junior) — 10.2 / 4.3 / 6.7 / 3.6 steals
Chase Daniel, Central Cabarrus (junior) — 13.6 / 4.7 / 4.7 / 3.6 steals
Isaac Ericksen, Green Level (sophomore) — 16.2 / 7.3 / 1.9
Nathan Fife, Sanderson (sophomore) — 20.6 / 5.6 / 4.8 / 2.0 steals
Jake Grubb, Ashe County (senior) — 24.2 / 4.3 / 3.3 / 2.0 steals
Kyler Harris, Porter Ridge (senior) — 25.1 / 6.4 / 4.1 / 2.8 steals
Jake Hart, Fuquay-Varina (senior) — 17.5 / 8.3 / 8.1 / 3.7 steals
Adam Harvey, Chatham Charter (senior) — 17.3 / 4.1 / 3.4 / 2.9 steals
Micah Jones, Holly Springs (senior) — 15.8 / N/A / 5.8 / Palm Beach Atlantic (D2) recruit
John Lash, Charlotte Christian (senior) — 24.5 / 14.0 / N/A / 1.6 steals
Jordon Nevil, East Mecklenburg (senior) — 22.3 / 4.0 / 3.0 / 2.2 steals
Shamarius Peterkin, Mount Tabor (sophomore) — 18.4 / 3.3 / 5.0 / 2.4 steals
Callum Richard, Gaston Day (senior) — N/A
Emanuel Richards, Christ School (senior) — 12.1 / 5.7 / 3.3 / 1.6 steals / Longwood recruit
McCaskill Rivers, East Gaston (senior) — 22.1 / 10.6 / 3.0 / 1.0 steals
James McCreary, North Surry (senior) — 21.1 / 5.3 / 3.4 / 1.8 steals
Lez Minter Jr., Wilson Prep (junior) — 14.0 / 6.2 / 1.5 / 1.2 steals / 1.4 blocks
Brock Rose, Ardrey Kell (senior) — 19.6 / 6.7 / 1.2
Justin Ross, Hunter Huss (senior) — 18.2 / 8.2 / 1.8 / 5.0 steals / 2.3 blocks / Navy (football) recruit
Patrick Tivnan, Charlotte Catholic (senior) — 16.4 / 8.3 / 1.4 / 1.2 steals / Dartmouth recruit
Jamal Townsend, Northern Nash (senior) — 13.6 / 7.4 / 2.5 / 2.1 steals
Ashton Troutman, Uwharrie Charter (senior) — 26.9 / 10.2 / N/A / 1.1 steals / 1.5 blocks
Chris Uwayo, Panther Creek (junior) — 18.0 / 2.5 / 3.5 / 2.0 steals
Kevon Vanderhorst, Trinity Academy Raleigh (senior) — 21.7 / 4.0 / 4.0 / 1.4 steals
Jayan Walker, Millbrook (junior) — 17.2 / 6.6 / 1.3 / 1.8 steals
A.J. White, Myers Park (sophomore) — 11.4 / 6.0 / 1.5 / 1.5 steals / 1.5 blocks
Tyler Whitehurst, Riverside of Williamston (junior) — 26.3 / 3.0 / 2.4 / 1.9 steals
Zacch Wiggins, Grimsley (sophomore) — 15.8 / 7.1 / 3.0 / 1.3 steals