Detroit News All-State — 2000s

Maurice Ager, Shannon Brown, and Paul Davis 2002 Dream Team 

Pictured here is two-fifths of the Detroit News2002 All-State Dream Team. Detroit Crockett’s Maurice Ager, left, and Rochester High’s Paul Davis, right, were both so honored. Shannon Brown, middle, a Michigan State teammate of both Ager and Davis, was an Illinois all-stater in 2003. (Photo NBA Entertainment)

2008
Dream Team
Eric Evans
, sr., Northwestern; Blake Cushingberry, sr., Romeo; Brad Redford, sr., Frankenmuth (2008 Mr. Basketball); Draymond Green, sr., Saginaw (NBA); Paul Williams, sr., Detroit Renaissance
Class A
First Team:
Dominique Buckley, Romulus; Drew Maynard, Lake Orion; Wes Trammell, Jenison; Demetrius Ward, Detroit Pershing; Daniel West, Saginaw; Coach Doug Fleming, East Lansing
Second Team: JaVaughn Acree-Manuel, Lansing Sexton; Davide Curletti, Orchard Lake St. Mary’s; LaDontae Henton, Lansing Eastern; Latreze Mushatt, Saginaw Arthur Hill; Charlie Woods, East Lansing
Third Team: Doug Anderson, Kalamazoo Central; Keith Appling, Detroit Pershing (NBA); Michael Douglas, Detroit Finney; Dion Sims, Orchard Lake St. Mary’s (NFL); Jason Washburn, Battle Creek Central
Fourth Team: Adrian Hunter, Grand Blanc; Rod Hurst, West Bloomfield; Alex Marcotullio; Drew Valentine, Lansing Sexton; Trey Zeigler, Mt. Pleasant
Fifth Team: Nick Carreri, Harrison Township L’Anse Creuse; Taylor Gray, North Farmington; Matt Johnson, Ann Arbor Pioneer; Kavon Rose, Detroit Finney; Flenard Whitfield, King
Sixth Team: Julian Gentry, Detroit Northwestern; Matt Kamieniecki, Clarkston; Nathan Kindt; Joseph Lewis, Detroit Henry Ford; John Oostema, Grand Rapids Christian.
Class B
Sixth Team:
Isaiah Sykes, Chadsey.
Class C
First Team:
Michael Talley III, Melvindale Academy for Business & Technology (son of 1989 Mr. Basketball Michael Talley Cooley); Second Team: Devon Braswell, CMA; Sixth Team: Marcus Ludy, Douglass.
Class D
Second Team: Ray Hill, City; Third Team: Zurlon Tipton, Sterling Heights Parkway Christian (NFL). Fifth Team: Hakeem Whitehead, City.

2007
Dream Team: Draymond Green, Saginaw (NBA); Corperryale “Manny” Harris, Redford (2007 Mr. Basketball)(NBA); Kalin Lucas, Orchard Lake St. Mary’s(NBA); Durrell Summers, Redord Covenant Christian; Darquavis “Dar” Tucker, Saginaw Arthur Hill; Coach Lou Dawkins, Saginaw
Class A
First Team: Paul Crosby, Holt; Eric Evans, Northwestern; Kavon Rose, Finney; Josh Southern, Saginaw; Tim Williams, Pontiac Northern; Coach Rex Stanczak, Ann Arbor Pioneer
Second Team: Blake Cushingberry, Romeo; Solomon Farris, Osborn; Don Fowler, Warren DeLaSalle; Bobby Lewis, Saginaw; Ty Tanis, Jenison
Third Team: Kelvin Carter, Midland; Drew Maynard, Lake Orion; DeAndre Nealy, Central; Corey Person, Kalamazoo Central; Alvin Storrs, Northville
Fourth Team: Doug Anderson, Kalamazoo Central; Jeremy Allen, Cass Tech; Lawrence Bridges, Henry Ford; Tommie Prater, Saginaw Arthur Hill; P.J. Reyes, Taylor Truman
Fifth Team: Dominique Buckley, Romulus; L.J. Frazier, Ypsilanti; Latreze Mushatt, Saginaw Arthur Hill; Dan Owens, Clarkston; Fred Smith, Southeastern
Sixth Team: Allen Bradford, Cody; Jason Hill, Mason; Mike Przydzial, West Bloomfield; Eric Puls, Alpena; Jerome Tyson, Redford
Honorable Mention: J.C. Cruse, Grosse Pointe South; Michael Douglas, Finney; Donatae Molden, Pershing; Dejuan Plummer, Osborn.
Class B
Second Team: Toreau Brown, Renaissance; Third Team: Paul Williams, Renaissance; Fifth Team: Brandon Neely, Murray-Wright; Sixth Team: Lloyd Harrison, Southwestern; and Honorable Mention: Keith Arnold, Southwestern; Devon Braswell, C.M.A.; John Jones, Highland Park; Anthony Nash, Crockett; Derrick Nix, Murray-Wright.
Class C
First Team:
Michael Talley III, Melvindale Academy for Business and Tech (son of 1989 Mr. Basketball Michael Talley of Cooley).

2006
Dream Team: Corperryale “Manny” Harris, Redford (2007 Mr. Basketball)(NBA); Tory Jackson, Saginaw Buena Vista; David Kool, Grand Rapids South Christian (2006 Mr. Basketball); Kalin Lucas, Orchard Lake St Mary’s (NBA); DeShawn “Petey” Sims, Pershing; Coach Mark White, Renaissance
Class A
First Team:Leon Freeman, Belleville; Johnathon Jones, Okemos; K’Len Morris, Grand Blanc; Ramar Smith, King; Darquavis Tucker, Saginaw Arthur Hill; Coach Don Stolz, Okemos
Second Team: Paul Crosby, Holt; Lendyn Davis, Lansing Sexton; Josh Southern, Saginaw; David Thompson, Grandville; Larry Wright, Saginaw
Third Team: Brandon Bowdry, Taylor Truman; Marc Lawson, Mattawan; DeAndre Nealy, Central; Woody Payne, Ypsilanti (Harlem Globetrotter); Eulis Stephens, Southeastern
Fourth Team: Jovonne Augustus, Grand Rapids Creston; Dominique Buckley, Romulus; Gerald Busby, East Lansing; Devino Williams, Benton Harbor; Tim Williams, Pontiac Northern
Fifth Team: Maurice Abraham, Pontiac Central; Tremaine Butler, Mackenzie; Jerome Hutchins, Redford; Garrett Konuszewski, Flushing; C.J. Simmons, Ypsilanti
Sixth Team: Dex Battista, Utica; Robbie Harmon, Traverse City Central; John Lierman, Holt; P.J. Reyes, Taylor Truman; Darrell Thompkins, Grand Rapids Central
Honorable Mention: Jeremy Allen, Cass Tech; Brian Christian, Mumford; Willie Mustin, Southeastern; Ramone Pettus, Redford; DeJuan Plummer, Osborn; Devin Searcy, Romulus (Cass Tech transfer).
Class B
First Team: Tajuan Porter, Renaissance; Third Team: Paul Williams, Renaissance; Fifth Team: Toreau Brown, Renaissance; Sixth Team: Alonzo Young, C.M.A.; and Honorable Mention: Darius Brents, Crockett.
Class C
First Team: David Johnson, Madison Heights Bishop Foley (Detroit East Catholic transfer); Sixth Team: James Bryant, Madison Heights Bishop Foley (Detroit East Catholic transfer)
Class D
First Team:
 Coach Keisha Brown, Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart.  First woman to coach in boys’ state final; Fourth Team: Vincent Leggett, City; Honorable Mention: Shawntez Patterson, City.

2005
Dream Team: Mike Bramos, Grosse Pointe North; Wilson Chandler, Benton Harbor (NBA/2005 Mr. Basketball); Tory Jackson, Saginaw Buena Vista; DeShawn “Petey” Sims, Pershing; Ramar Smith, King; Coach Bruce Larner, Holt
Class A
First Team: Rodney Alexander, Benton Harbor; Leon Freeman, Belleville; Zack Gibson, Grand Blanc; Jerret Smith, Romulus; Darquavis Tucker, Saginaw Arthur Hill; Coach Matt Trombley, Grosse Pointe North
Second Team: Keith MacKenzie, Warren DeLaSalle; Clyde McKinney, Lansing Everett; K’Len Morris, Grand Blanc; Brandon Wolfe, Redford; Deilvez Yearby, Central
Third Team: Jakari Johnson, Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills; Johnathon Jones, Okemos; Carlos Medlock, Murray-Wright; Travis Worst, Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern; Larry Wright, Saginaw
Fourth Team: Paul Crosby, Holt; Muhammad El-Amin, Holt; Justin Foster, Oak Park; Avery Stephenson, Romulus; Joe Young, Battle Creek Central
Fifth Team: J’Nathan Bullock, Flint Northern; Corperryale “Manny” Harris, Redford (2007 Mr. Basketball)(NBA); Gregg Hill, Redford Union; Mark Lettinga, Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central; Stephen Waudby, Marquette
Sixth Team: Andy Clark, Holt; Jamar Hibler, Saginaw; Andrew Holms, Portage Northern; Luke Lettinga, Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central; Josh Young, Ypsilanti
Honorable Mention: Mike Allen, Cody; Brian Christian, Mumford; Jabari Currie, Pershing; Andre Ricks, Pershing; Anthony Daniels, Mackenzie; Christopher “CDR” Douglas-Roberts, Northwestern (NBA); Sheldon Lewis, King; Willie Mustin, Eulis Stephens, Southeastern; Demario Robinson, Cass Tech; Deon Ware, Finney; Terrance Watson, Murray-Wright; DeShawn Wolfe, Redford; Marcel Maxwell, Grosse Pointe North; Henry McCain, Grosse Pointe North
Class B
First Team:
 Carson Butler, Renaissance (NFL); David Kool, Grand Rapids South Christian (2006 Mr. Basketball); Second Team: Tajuan Porter, Renaissance; Third Team: Darius Williams, Crockett; Sixth Team: Paul Williams, Renaissance; Honorable Mention: Robert Giles, Crockett; Terry Shelton, Renaissance.
Class C
Fifth Team:
 Jordan Crawford, C.M.A. (NBA); Honorable Mention: Robert Hargrove, Douglass; Alonzo Young, C.M.A.
Class D
First Team: David Johnson, Detroit East Catholic; Jalon Perryman, Rogers; Brian Watkins, Rogers; Coach Steve Hall, Rogers; Sixth Team: Stephon Gildyard, Detroit East Catholic; Honorable Mention: Rodney Legion, Rogers; Darryl Clements, Rogers; Charles Streater, City.

2004
Dream Team: Joseph Crawford
, Renaissance (NBA); Marquise Gray, Flint Beecher; Malik Hairston, Renaissance (NBA); Al Horford, Grand Ledge (NBA); Drew Neitzel, Wyoming Park (2004 Mr. Basketball); Coach Mark White, Renaissance
Class A
First Team: Ron Coleman, Romulus; Eric Devendorf, Bay City Central; Darryl Garrett, Denby; Brian Moten, Saginaw Arthur Hill; Dan Waterstradt, Detroit Catholic Central
Second Team: Chris Johnston, Clarkston; Scott McDonald, Midland Dow; Derrick Nelson, Lansing Everett; Michael Redell, Rockford; Goran Sutton, Lansing Everett
Third Team: Vernon Carr Jr., Redford; Wilson Chandler, Benton Harbor (NBA/2005 Mr. Basketball); Christopher “CDR” Douglas-Roberts, Cass Tech (NBA); Cortney Jennings, Kalamazoo Central; Ramar Smith, King
Fourth Team: Michael Bramos, Grosse Pointe North; Derek Fracalossi, Davison; Miquel Hall, Central; Enrico Harris, Denby; Jason Jones, Southfield-Lathrup (NFL?)
Fifth Team: Marcus Crenshaw, Mackenzie; Dave Holston, Auburn Hills Avondale; Damon Huffman, Petoskey; Zach McGee, Flint Carmen-Ainsworth; Anthony Sparks, Murray-Wright
Sixth Team: Robbie Atherton, Utica Eisenhower; Takais Brown, Flint Central; Tyler Jones, Belleville; Gary Lee, Flint Northwestern; Pete Trammell, Jenison
Honorable Mention: Wallace Hall, Denby; Deon Ware, Finney; Brandon Wolfe, Redford.
Class B
First Team:
 Issac Knight, Crockett; Second Team: Paul Roper, Southwestern; David Kool, Grand Rapids South Christian (2006 Mr. Basketball); Third Team: Marcus Stout, Renaissance; Honorable Mention: Tajuan Porter, Renaissance.
Class C
Fourth Team: Kennedy Bonner, Douglass; Honorable Mention: Jesse Bunkley, C.M.A.
Class D
First Team:
 Jalon Perryman, Rogers; Lorenzo Shine, Rogers; Fourth Team: Marques Ewell, Rogers; Honorable Mention: Pharoah Kirk, Rogers; Charles Streater, City; David Johnson, Detroit East Catholic.

2002
Dream Team: Lester Abram, Pontiac Northern; Ricardo Billings, Rogers; Maurice Ager, Crockett (NBA); Anthony Roberson, Saginaw (NBA); Paul Davis, Rochester (NBA/2002 Mr. Basketball); Mark Keeler, Wyoming Tri-Unity Christian
Class A
First Team:
Dion “Scottie” Harris, Redford (2002 Mr. Basketball); Brandon Jenkins, Southeastern; Lamar Searight, Pontiac Central; Matt Trannon, Flint Northern (NFL); Calvin Wooten, Mackenzie
Second Team: Cory Broyles, Benton Harbor; Olu Famutimi, Flint Northwestern;
Zach Ingles, Greenville; Ryan Snider, Cadillac; Walter Waters, Southeastern (Harlem Globetrotters)
Third Team: Cliff Brown, Ferndale; Derek Douglas, Rockford; Chris Grimm, Brighton; Alonzo Mans, Lansing Everett; Gary Ware, Finney
Fourth Team: Jeff Grauzer, Warren DeLaSalle; DeAndre Haynes, Southwestern; William Hatcher, Flint Carmen-Ainsworth; Quinton Carouthers, Flint Central (Only four listed)
Fifth Team: Jeff Carlson, Holland; Graham Mertz, Saginaw Heritage; Raymond Metcalf, Finney; Derrick Ponder, Pontiac Northern; Francisco Romero, Grand Rapids Central
Sixth Team: Darnell Badger, Grand Rapids Creston; Curtis Gilmore, King; Shawn Hopes, Cass Tech; Kris Kryzminski, Flint Central; Vladimiras Severovas, Birmingham Groves; Lamar Woodley, Saginaw (NFL) (six listed)
Honorable Mention: Jonathan Kelly, Finney; Johnny Martin, Murray-Wright; James Matthews, Denby; Courtney Williams, King; Al Horford, Grand Ledge (NBA).
Class B
First Team:
 Joseph Carr, Renaissance; Second Team: Joseph Crawford, Renaissance NBA); Drew Neitzel, Wyoming Park (2004 Mr. Basketball); Fourth Team: Malik Hairston, Renaissance (NBA); Fifth Team: Perry Gilbert, Highland Park; Honorable Mention: Ezekial Adams, Crockett; John Barber, Renaissance; Miquel Hall, Central.
Class C
Second Team:
Byron Davis, Rogers; Third Team: Darryl Davis, Douglass; Chauncey Shelton, Rogers; Sixth Team: LeShawn Woodard, Rogers; Honorable Mention: Ramon Green, Douglass.
Class D
Third Team: Sam Lamb, Centerline St. Clement; Sixth Team: Christopher Patrick, City; Brandon Black, Detroit East Catholic; Andrew Bradford, Detroit East Catholic; Carlos Coney, City.

2001
Dream Team:
Kelvin Torbert, Flint Northwestern (2001 Mr. Basketball); JaQuan Hart, Flint Central; Anthony Roberson, Saginaw (NBA); Dion “Scottie” Harris, Redford (2002 Mr. Basketball); Lester Abram, Pontiac Northern; Coach Robert Rogers, Pontiac Northern
Class A
First Team: Robert Strickland, Denby; Ricky Morgan, Pontiac Northern; Corey Santee, Flint Southwestern; Jon Merritt, West Bloomfield; Ben Reed, Battle Creek Central
Second Team: DeMareo Allen, Benton Harbor; Mark Bortz, Walled Lake Central; Greg Jennings, Kalamazoo Central (NFL?); Chuck Bailey, King; Cecil Hood, Central
Third Team: Paul Davis, Rochester (NBA/2002 Mr. Basketball); Dion Sherrell, Henry Ford; Matt Trannon, Flint Northern (NFL); Rickey Willis, Pontiac Northern; Robert Whaley, Benton Harbor (NBA)
Fourth Team: Jason Bird, Ypsilanti; Matt Loehrke, Mattawan; Ryan Snider, Cadillac; Antwon Currie, Okemos; Brandon Jenkins, Southeastern
Fifth Team: Travis DePree, Holland; Justin Ockerman, Garden City; Anthony Parker, Muskegon Mona Shores; Walker D. Russell Jr.; Rochester (NBA); Curtis Williams, Central
Sixth Team: Darrell Evans, Redford; Herb Goliday, Ferndale; Kahsif Russell, Pontiac Central; Tanoris Shepard, Saginaw; Walter Waters, Southeastern (Harlem Globetrotters)
Honorable Mention: Willie Bryant, Kettering; Tony Davis, Kettering; Mike Byrd, Finney; Jonathan Kelly, Finney; Gary Ware, Finney; Ben Green, Cooley; Daniel Gilbert, Cass Tech; Lucas Floyd, Northern; Mike Walker, Mackenzie; Calvin Wooten, Mackenzie; DeAndre Haynes, Southwestern; DeMarcus Ishmael, Redford; Johnny Martin, Murray-Wright; Rodney Whaley, Mumford.
Class B
First Team:
 Maurice Ager, Crockett (NBA); Marcus Bennett, Renaissance; Charles Davis, Orchard Lake St. Mary’s (NFL); Third Team: Andre Johnson, Crockett; Fourth Team: Drew Neitzel, Wyoming Park (2004 Mr. Basketball); Sixth Team:  Ezekial Adams, Crockett; Joseph Carr, Renaissance; Honorable Mention: Lloyd Cowles, Rennaisance; Robert Richardson, Crockett; Yared Yearby, Crockett; Perry Gilbert, Highland Park.
Class C
Fifth Team:
 Darryl Davis(on), Douglass
Class D
First Team: Javon Anderson, City; Ricardo Billings, Rogers; Fifth Team: Curtis Sykes, Rogers; Sixth Team: Steve Simpson, Detroit East Catholic; Honorable Mention: Bennie Covington, Commerce; LeShawn Woodard, Rogers; Michael Austin, Rogers; Sam Lamb, Centerline St. Clement.

2000
Dream Team: Marcus Taylor, Lansing Waverly (2000 Mr. Basketball); Rickey Paulding, Renaissance; Anthony Roberson, Saginaw (NBA); Maurice Searight, Orchard Lake St. Mary’s; Kelvin Torbert, Flint Northwestern (2001 Mr. Basketball); Coach George Porritt, Orchard Lake St. Mary’s
Class A
First Team
: Desmon Farmer, Flint Northwestern (NBA); Arthur “Doc” Johnson, Pershing; James Thues, King; Robert Whaley, Benton Harbor (NBA); Eugene Seals, Saginaw; Coach Phil Odlum, Lansing Waverly
Second Team: James Davis, Murray-Wright; Thomas Dillard, Kalamazoo Central; Michael Helms, King; Darris Manciel, Pershing; Anthony Kann, Davison
Third Team: Paris Bernard, Rochester Adams; Jaquan Hart, Flint Northern; Courtney Jones, Mackenzie; Matt Miller, Midland Dow; Kevin Thomas, Romulus
Fourth Team: Morris Hall, Henry Ford; Paul Haynes, Pontiac Northern; Ben Reed, Battle Creek Central; Cortney Scott, Lansing Waverly; Ryan Sidney, Ann Arbor Pioneer
Fifth Team: Johnny Davis, Central; Charles Rogers, Saginaw (NFL); Robert Strickland, Denby; Matt Taylor, Pickney; Kelly Williams, King
Sixth Team: Jenero Dawood, Walled Lake Western; Rulan Harris, Mumford;
Ryan Marino, Clarkston; Emir Medunjanin, North Farmington; Marvin Vaughn, Northern
Honorable Mention: Michael Bailey, Pershing; Michael Barnett, Central; Glenn Bateman, Cass Tech; Darrell Evans, Redford; Dion “Scottie”  Harris, Redford (2002 Mr. Basketball); Clark Headen, Mumford; DeShawn Kenney, Kettering; Rawle Marshall, Mackenzie (NBA); Dion Sherrell, Henry Ford; Mike Taylor, King; Walter Waters, Southeastern (Harlem Globetrotters); Nathaniel Wilson, Denby; Greg Jennings, Kalamazoo Central (NFL); Sam Anderson, Macomb Dakota.
Class B
Fourth Team:
 Marcus Bennett, Renaissance; Fifth Team: Charles Davis, Orchard Lake St. Mary’s (NFL); Sixth Team: Maurice Ager, Crockett (NBA); Honorable Mention: Robert Richardson, Crockett; Yusef Sabree, Renaissance.
Class C
Fifth Team:
 Dave Baxter, Commerce.
Class D
First Team:
 Chris Kaman, Wyoming Tri-Unity Christian (NBA); Darius Hollis, City; Second Team: Ricardo Billings, Rogers; Neverson White, City; Fourth Team: Javon Anderson, City; Honorable Mention: Curtis Sykes, Rogers.

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