Five finalists selected for Mr. Basketball award

The Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association has voted on the finalist list for the annual Mr. Basketball award, which will be presented to the state's best senior at the WIAA State Tournament later this month.

The semifinalist list, released a month ago, included 10 players while the finalist list narrows the candidates down to five players.

Here is the list of the finalists for the Mr. Basketball award:

Yusef Gray Jr. Yusef Gray Jr. 6'5" | SG West Allis Central | 2026 State WI , West Allis Central
Averaging 24.5 points per game ... Also adding 6.9 rpg and 4.0 apg for a West Allis Central squad that is 22-2.

Amare Hereford Amare Hereford 6'2" | PG Beloit Memorial | 2026 State WI , Beloit Memorial
Averaging 36.4 points per game ... Also contributing 9.0 rpg and 5.4 apg for a Beloit Memorial team that is 22-2.

Andrew Jensen Andrew Jensen 6'9" | PF Kaukauna | 2026 State WI , Kaukauna
Averaging 17.9 points per game ... Also contributing 13.2 rpg and 2.2 apg for a Kaukauna team that is 21-3.

Josh Manchester Josh Manchester 6'4" | SG Mount Horeb | 2026 State WI , Mount Horeb
Averaging 29.6 points per game ... Also adding 4.3 rpg and 3.1 apg for a Mount Horeb squad that is 19-5.

Zavier Zens Zavier Zens 6'7" | SF Wisconsin Lutheran | 2026 State WI , Wisconsin Lutheran
Averaging 24.1 points per game ... Also contributing 5.3 rpg and 4.4 rpg for a 24-0 team ... Shooting 63 percent from the field, 42 percent from three-point range and 73 percent from the foul line.