Midlands boys basketball players to watch this season
A list of 25 boys basketball players to look out for this year in the Midlands (alphabetical order):
Christian Brown, A.C. Flora: No. 10 ranked sophomore for Class of 2019 by ESPN and has several Division I offers.
Darius Bryant, Lexington: Averaged 20.2 points a game last season and went over 1,000 points in his career this week.
Josh Caldwell, Heathwood Hall: Averaged 16.8 points, six rebounds, three assists and 2.6 steals a game last season.
Chico Carter Jr., Cardinal Newman: Averaged 8 points, 2.9 assists as a freshman
Jordan Davis, Dutch Fork: Class 4A Player of Year last season and averaged 22.3 points a game. Made SCBCA Elite Boys list.
Deuce Dean, Dutch Fork: One of top sophomores in the state and has Division I offers. Averaged 3.3 assists per game last year
Willie Dunbar, Dutch Fork: Averagd 6.8 rebounds last season. Signed with Catawba
Jalek Felton, Gray Collegiate: No. 1 ranked combo guard in country by 247Sports and 24th overall prospect by ESPN. Signed with North Carolina
Simon Grant, Dreher: Averaged 9.3 points a game last season.
Juwan Gary, Gray Collegiate: No. 12 ranked sophomore for Class of 2019 by ESPN and has several Division I offers. Averaged 15.9 points and 12 rebounds last season
R.J. Gunn, Irmo: Averaged 14.4 points a game last year. Tore ACL in spring and won’t be back until December.
Lloyd Hemming, Brookland-Cayce: Averaged 10 points a game last year and named top five senior by SCBCA in Class 3A
Christiaan Jones, Cardinal Newman: Averaged 16.9 points, 4 assists last year. Signed with Stetson
Russell Jones, Westwood: Averaged 9.5 points a game as a freshman last year
Brandon Martin, Cardinal Newman: Averaged 9.2 points and 7.4 rebounds a game last year
Keith Matthews, Blythewood: Averaged 8.1 points and 4.6 rebounds last season. Top five senior boys in Class 5A.
Ja’Cor Nelson, Lower Richland: Averaged 14 points a game last year and made SCBCA top five senior boys in Class 4A.
James Reese, A.C. Flora: Averaged 14 points and 3.5 steals game last season. Signed with Buffalo
Kaiden Rice, Ridge View: Averaged 12 points a game last season and made SCBCA top five senior boys in Class 4A.
Khalil Robinson, Gray Collegiate: Averaged 6 assists a game as a freshman. Has several Division I offers
Khalil Shakil-Harris, Blythewood: Averaged 7.3 points and 2.6 rebounds a game last season.
Tariq Simmons, Keenan: Averaged 17.1 points a game last season. Named top five senior by SCBCA in Class 3A
Deshawn Thomas, A.C. Flora: Averaged 10.3 rebounds and 5.2 blocks per game last season
Clyde Trapp, Lower Richland: Averaged 13 points, 6.3 rebounds and 2.5 steals last season. Made SCBCA Elite Boys list. Signed with Clemson
C.J. Wright, Airport: Averaged 14.1 points a game last year. Also standout on Airport football team.
Lou Bezjak
This story was originally published November 29, 2016 at 4:18 PM with the headline "Midlands boys basketball players to watch this season."