All-Midlands Boys Basketball Team
All-Midlands boys basketball team as picked by a panel from The State:
First Team
Jordan Bruner (Sr., Spring Valley)
Yale Signee averaged 14.2 points and 4.2 blocks. Was all-state and Carolinas All-Star Classic selection.
Jordan Davis (Jr., Dutch Fork)
Class 4A Player of Year averaged 22.3 points and 5.1 rebounds.
Chevez Goodwin (Sr., Hammond)
College of Charleston signee averaged 18.9 points, 12.4 rebounds and 1.3 blocks.
Kendale Hampton (Sr., A.C. Flora)
Averaged 17.3 points, 9.7 rebounds and 5.4 assists. Was all-state and North-South selection.
Seventh Woods (Sr., Hammond)
North Carolina signee and state’s top prospect averaged 17.9 points, 4.9 assists and 3 steals.
Second Team
Darius Bryant (Jr., Lexington)
Averaged 20.2 points and shot 40.8 percent from three-point range.
Tajh Green (Sr., C.A. Johnson)
Francis Marion commit averaged 16.9 points and 10.9 rebounds. Was all-state and North-South selection.
Eli Lake (Sr., Blythewood)
Navy signee averaged 11.3 points and 4.8 rebounds. Was all-state and Carolinas Classic All-Star selection.
Tariq Simmons (Jr., Keenan)
Averaged 16.7 points and 4.7 rebounds. Was all-state selection.
Dre’Von Sweat (Sr., Irmo)
Averaged 13.4 points and 3.8 rebounds.
Third Team
Josh Caldwell (Jr., Heathwood Hall)
Averaged 16 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists.
Noah Harper (Sr., Spring Valley)
Averaged 17.2 points and 4 assists.
Ian Kinard (Sr., Gray Collegiate)
Averaged 10 points and 9 rebounds. Was Carolinas Classic all-star selection.
T.J. Knight (Sr., White Knoll)
Averaged 18.2 points and 12.5 rebounds. Was North-South all-star selection.
Ja’Cor Nelson (Jr., Lower Richland)
Averaged 14.8 points, 4.3 rebounds and 2 assists a game.
Honorable mention
Brandon Adams (Fairfield Central), Ta’Vonne Bond (Irmo), Christian Brown (A.C. Flora), Caleb Burnett (Ben Lippen), Alex Caldwell (Richland Northeast), Ocyrus Chaplin (Newberry), Jamie Clarke (River Bluff), Demtrick Coney (Covenant Christian), Brandon Davis (A.C. Flora), Juwan Gary (Gray Collegiate), Cainan Griffin (Ridge View), R.J. Gunn (Irmo), Christiaan Jones (Cardinal Newman), Keith Matthews (Blythewood), Xavier Miller (Gray Collegiate), James Reese (A.C. Flora), Deshawn Thomas (A.C. Flora), Clyde Trapp (Lower Richland), Kenny Simmons (Brookland-Cayce), Deangelo Ward (Spring Valley), Jordan Watson (Westwood), C.J. Wright (Airport), Josh Williamson (Airport).
Co-Players of Year
Chevez Goodwin and Seventh Woods, Hammond
Coach of the Year
Joshua Staley, A.C. Flora
This story was originally published March 26, 2016 at 5:01 PM with the headline "All-Midlands Boys Basketball Team."