Way Too Early 2024 Mr. Basketball Preview
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With the dead period underway and AAU ramping back up, let’s take a minute to look ahead to the high school season and do some early handicapping of the field for 2024 Mr Basketball award. While there is a clear…
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Continue ReadingWith the dead period underway and AAU ramping back up, let’s take a minute to look ahead to the high school season and do some early handicapping of the field for 2024 Mr Basketball award. While there is a clear front runner, the award is not quite the slam dunk that Reed Sheppard was for this past season’s award. Here’s a look at contenders for the award.
The Favorite:
Travis Perry
Travis
Perry
6'2" | PG
Lyon County | 2024
State
#115
Nation
KY
, Lyon County – Likely a heavy favorite, Travis has been a known commodity in the 2024 class for a very long time and will end his career as the leading scorer in state history and probably by a whole lot. Barring injury or incident, Perry is most likely to hoist the Mr Basketball trophy in March.
The Second Favorite:
Trent Noah
Trent
Noah
6'7" | SF
Harlan County | 2024
State
#139
Nation
KY
, Harlan County – If anyone can catch Perry, it’s probably
Trent Noah
Trent
Noah
6'7" | SF
Harlan County | 2024
State
#139
Nation
KY
. The 6’7 SG has over 20 D1 offers and has played in every big event across the state in recent years in an attempt to impress potential voters. It probably takes a slip up by Perry for anyone else to win but Trent is the obvious second choice.
In the Mix:
Kade Unseld
Kade
Unseld
6'5" | SF
Warren Central | 2024
State
#252
Nation
KY
, Warren Central – A state champion this March and probably the third best college prospect in the class, Unseld is going to have a strong resume as a winner in his career. His stats won’t match up to Travis or Trent but his trump card will be the state championship ring on his finger.
Predicting Regional Players of the Year:
1st Region – Lincoln English Lincoln English 6'2" | SF Murray | 2024 State KY , Murray
2nd Region –
Travis Perry
Travis
Perry
6'2" | PG
Lyon County | 2024
State
#115
Nation
KY
, Lyon County
3rd Region –
Elijah Decker
Elijah
Decker
6'5" | SF
Ohio County | 2024
State
KY
, Ohio County
4th Region –
Kade Unseld
Kade
Unseld
6'5" | SF
Warren Central | 2024
State
#252
Nation
KY
, Warren Central
5th Region –
Brett Decker
Brett
Decker
6'2" | PG
Central Hardin | 2024
State
#211
Nation
KY
, Central Hardin or
Ayden Evans
Ayden
Evans
6'9" | C
Elizabethtown | 2024
State
KY
, Elizabethtown
6th Region –
Christian Doerr
Christian
Doerr
6'3" | SG
Evangel Christian | 2024
State
KY
, Evangel Christian
7th Region – Drae Vasser Drae Vasser 6'1" | PG Trinity | 2024 State KY , Trinity
8th Region –
Max Green
Max
Green
6'6" | CG
Oldham County | 2024
State
KY
, Oldham County
9th Region – Nathan Vinson Nathan Vinson 6'2" | SG Highlands | 2024 State KY , Highlands
10th Region – Kaydon Custard Kaydon Custard 6'2" | PG Harrison County | 2024 State KY , Harrison County or Blake Reed Blake Reed 5'10" | PG Mason County | 2024 KY , Mason County
11th Region –
Jay Rose
Jay
Rose
6'4" | SG
Madison Southern | 2024
State
KY
, Madison Southern
12th Region –
Indred Whitaker
Indred
Whitaker
6'1" | CG
Somerset | 2024
State
KY
, Somerset
13th Region –
Trent Noah
Trent
Noah
6'7" | SF
Harlan County | 2024
State
#139
Nation
KY
, Harlan County
14th Region – Kizer Slone, Perry County Central
15th Region – Jaylan Rigdon Jaylan Rigdon 6'0" | PG Pike County Central | 2024 State KY , Pike County Central
16th Region – Blake Hall, East Carter