Way Too Early 2027 Mr. Basketball Preview

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>With the AAU season underway and summer basketball around the corner, let's take a minute to look ahead to next high school season and do some early handicapping of the field for 2027 Mr. Basketball award. Here's an early look at contenders for the award.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>The Favorite:</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This is one time I can honestly say that I'm not sure there is a favorite right now. [player_tooltip player_id='1745583' first='Braxton' last='Keathley'] has scored over 3,000 points already but it's hard for a mountain kid to win. [player_tooltip player_id='2127277' first='Matthew' last='Langhi'] may be the best prospect of them all and just had a big showing at Rupp Arena. [player_tooltip player_id='2122438' first='Montez' last='Gay'] just won state and is going to be in position to do it again. [player_tooltip player_id='1745592' first='Jack' last='Logsdon'] is going to have great numbers and has won a ton at Grayson County. [player_tooltip player_id='1751495' first='Ja'Rye' last='Brown'] is one of the best scorers I've seen but it's hard for a Louisville kid to get votes for the award. It should be fascinating to see how it all unfolds over the next year.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>The Question Mark:</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>LJ Holman (currently at Hargrave), Ferlandas Wright (at La Lumiere) and Griffin Starks (recently returned to Newport) - Starks was garnering a lot of national attention before transferring to a prep school. Sounds like he's now back at Newport and likely to suit up for the Wildcats next year. LJ Holman is at Hargrave but would likely be near the top of this list if he returned for his Senior season. Finally, Ferlandas Wright has been rumored to be coming back home to Louisville. He's already committed to play for his hometown Cardinals and his return would shake up a lot of things, including the race for Mr. Basketball</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Predicting Regional Players of the Year:</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>1st Region - [player_tooltip player_id='2127277' first='Matthew' last='Langhi'], Marshall County</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2nd Region - [player_tooltip player_id='2122607' first='Nolan' last='Coffman'], Lyon County</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>3rd Region - [player_tooltip player_id='1745592' first='Jack' last='Logsdon'], Grayson County</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>4th Region - [player_tooltip player_id='2326410' first='Armani' last='Byrd'], Warren Central</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>5th Region - [player_tooltip player_id='2634182' first='Michael' last='Harris'], LaRue County</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>6th Region - [player_tooltip player_id='1751495' first='Ja'Rye' last='Brown'], WEB DuBois</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>7th Region - [player_tooltip player_id='2389668' first='Garrison' last='Gilvin'], Trinity</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>8th Region - [player_tooltip player_id='2046738' first='Omari' last='Jointer'], Woodford County</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>9th Region - [player_tooltip player_id='2828341' first='Braeden' last='Myrick'], Covington Catholic</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>10th Region - [player_tooltip player_id='2122438' first='Montez' last='Gay'], George Rogers Clark</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>11th Region - [player_tooltip player_id='2960464' first='Ben' last='Marsh'], Lafayette</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>12th Region - [player_tooltip player_id='2333693' first='Cash' last='Baird'], Lincoln County</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>13th Region - [player_tooltip player_id='2866431' first='Adon' last='Grubb'], Clay County</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>14th Region - [player_tooltip player_id='2212469' first='Corey' last='Flinchum'], Lee County</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>15th Region - [player_tooltip player_id='1745583' first='Braxton' last='Keathley'], Martin County</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>16th Region - [player_tooltip player_id='1745587' first='Elijah' last='Neel'], Ashland Blazer</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->