MDPSSBT: First-Round Players to Watch
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Tomorrow begins the Maryland Private School State Basketball Tournament as eight of the 12 teams face off in first-round action. The higher-seed team will host and battle it out for a spot in the quarterfinals where the top four seeds…
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Continue ReadingTomorrow begins the Maryland Private School State Basketball Tournament as eight of the 12 teams face off in first-round action. The higher-seed team will host and battle it out for a spot in the quarterfinals where the top four seeds await.
Who are the players to watch in tomorrow night’s games?
2023
Corey Chesley Corey Chesley 6'5" | SF Good Counsel | 2023 State MD (Good Counsel)
Rieco Hellams Rieco Hellams 5'7" | PG Good Counsel | 2023 State MD (Good Counsel)
Kayden Tuffour Kayden Tuffour 6'6" | PF Good Counsel | 2023 State MD (Good Counsel)
Isiah Alexander (Mt. Zion Prep Academy)
Fallou Koite Fallou Koite 6'5" | SF Mt. Zion | 2023 State MD (Mt. Zion Prep Academy)
Jeremiah Quigley Jeremiah Quigley 5'9" | PG Bishop McNamara | 2023 State MD (Bishop McNamara) *Fairleigh Dickinson
Chase Lawton Chase Lawton 6'1" | SG Bishop McNamara | 2023 State MD (Bishop McNamara)
Zack Rushdan (Glenelg Country)
Jackson Pugh Jackson Pugh 5'9" | PG Glenelg Country | 2023 State MD (Glenelg Country)
Marcel Gardner Marcel Gardner 6'9" | C St. Andrew's | 2023 State MD (St. Andrew’s) *UMBC
Cyrus Chisholm (Sandy Spring)
Tyler Perkins Tyler Perkins 6'4" | SG Landon | 2023 State #268 Nation MD (Landon) *Penn
Christos Palkogiannis Christos Palkogiannis 6'5" | PF Landon | 2023 State MD (Landon)
Aidan Harris Aidan Harris 6'6" | SF St. Marys | 2023 State #293 Nation MD (St. Mary’s) *St. Francis (PA)
Ajani Lomax Ajani Lomax 5'10" | PG St. Mary's-Annapolis | 2023 State MD (St. Mary’s)
Grady Wolfe Grady Wolfe 6'2" | PG St. Mary's | 2023 State MD (St. Mary’s)
Casey Smith (St. Mary’s)
2024
Jordan Brathwaite Jordan Brathwaite 6'3" | SG Mount St. Joseph | 2024 State MD (Good Counsel)
Justin Bumbray Justin Bumbray 6'4" | SG Good Counsel | 2024 State MD (Good Counsel)
Hassan Dorman Hassan Dorman 6'2" | SG Archbishop Carroll | 2024 State MD (Mt. Zion Prep Academy)
Alex Byrd Alex Byrd 6'7" | PF Mt. Zion | 2024 State MD (Mt. Zion Prep Academy)
Lynn King (Mt. Zion Prep Academy)
Robert Johnson Robert Johnson 6'0" | PG My Zion Prep Academy | 2024 MD (Mt. Zion Prep Academy)
Logan Suber Logan Suber 6'0" | PG Mt. Zion | 2024 MD (Mt. Zion Prep Academy)
Martin Somerville (Bishop McNamara)
Lugard Edokpayi Lugard Edokpayi 6'5" | C Bishop McNamara | 2024 MD (Bishop McNamara)
Drew McKenna Drew McKenna 6'7" | PF Glenelg Country | 2024 #61 Nation MD (Glenelg Country)
Dominic Carr (Glenelg Country)
Xavier Pickett Xavier Pickett 5'11" | PG Riverdale Baptist | 2024 State MD (Glenelg Country)
Jayden Brown Jayden Brown 6'6" | SF St. Andrews Episcopal | 2024 State MD (St. Andrew’s)
Scottie Hubbard Scottie Hubbard 6'5" | SG Jackson-Reed | 2024 State MD (St. Andrew’s)
Xander Alarie Xander Alarie 6'8" | SF St. Andrew's | 2024 State MD (St. Andrew’s)
Donovan Blackman Donovan Blackman 6'2" | SG Sandy Spring | 2024 State MD (Sandy Spring)
Jake Tringone Jake Tringone 6'7" | PF Sandy Spring Friends | 2024 State MD (Sandy Spring)
Devin Johnson Devin Johnson 6'5" | SG St John’s College Prep | 2024 State MD (Sandy Spring)
Aristeides John Hobson Aristeides John Hobson 6'4" | SG Landon | 2024 State MD (Landon)
Riley Costello Riley Costello 6'7" | C St Marys Annapolis | 2024 State MD (St. Mary’s)
2025
Bobby Montgomery Bobby Montgomery 6'5" | SF Mt. Zion | 2025 State #229 Nation MD (Mt. Zion Prep Academy)
Francis Folefac Francis Folefac 6'6" | C Mt. Zion Prep Academy | 2025 State MD (Mt. Zion Prep Academy)
Jaren Curtis Jaren Curtis 6'1" | PG Bishop McNamara | 2025 State MD (Bishop McNamara)
Patrick Curtin Patrick Curtin 6'2" | SG Glenelg Country | 2025 State MD (Glenelg Country)
Jalen Baker Jalen Baker 6'4" | SG Glenelg Country | 2025 State MD (Glenelg Country)
Jacob Cox (Sandy Spring)
Frankie Mannino Frankie Mannino 6'4" | SF Landon | 2025 State MD (Landon)
Ethan Apergis Ethan Apergis 6'8" | C Landon | 2025 State MD (Landon)
Michael Hemann Michael Hemann 6'4" | SG Bullis | 2025 State MD (Landon)
Mason Hopper Mason Hopper 6'10" | C St. Mary's Annapolis | 2025 State MD (St. Mary’s)
2026
Parker Robinson Parker Robinson 6'4" | CG Good Counsel | 2026 MD (Good Counsel)
Neiko Mundey Neiko Mundey 6'2" | PG Shabach Christian | 2026 State MD (Good Counsel)
Qayden Samuels Qayden Samuels 6'5" | SF Bishop McNamara | 2026 State MD (Bishop McNamara)
Prince Moody Prince Moody 6'4" | SG Bishop McNamara | 2026 State MD (Bishop McNamara)
Donovan Murphy Donovan Murphy 6'3" | PF Bishop McNamara | 2026 State MD (Bishop McNamara)
Ubie Zaid (Landon)
Lawrence Brown Lawrence Brown 5'11" | PG St. Andrew's | 2026 State MD (St. Andrew’s)