Detroit PSL Basketball

 

Pershing’s Steve Smith burst onto the PSL scene his senior season and earned first-team All-City honors by the Detroit Free Press in 1987. (Photo by AllSport)

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1989

First Team
Jalen Rose, soph., Southwestern; Derrick Hall, sr., Mackenzie; Lorenzo Orr, jr., Pershing; Michael Talley, sr., Cooley; Derwin Good, sr., Cooley; Coach Perry Watson, Southwestern
Second Team
Willie Holliday, Cody; Daniel Lyton, Cooley; Sean Prude, Finney; LaJuan Bell, Cass Tech; DeJuan Sewell, Pershing
Third Team
Clifford Judkins, Cooley; Marco Britton, Redford; Sean Rambus, Pershing; Carlos Rogers, Northwestern; VoShon Lenard, Southwestern
Honorable Mention
Larry Borom, Mumford; Clarence Box, Southeastern; Steve Branch, Murray-Wright; Elton Carter, Southwestern; Reggie Cash, Cooley; Gerald Craft, Western; Thomas Crawford, Northern; Kevin Dace, Denby; Maurice Davis, Cass Tech; Kahlil Felder, Pershing; Mark Friday, Chadsey; Ronald Hopkins, Cooley; Kevin Hrobowski, Cody; Greg Ingram, Murray-Wright; Willie Kelly, Central; Patrick Lacy, King; Rodney Lightfoot, Cody; Gerald Mance, Southwestern; Robert Morgan, Redford; Darnell Murphy, Northern; Jonathan Page, Denby; Omar Sanders, Cass Tech. 
 

1988
First Team
James Hunter, sr., Southwestern; Derrick Groce, sr., Northern; Loren Clyburn, sr., Southwestern; Rafeal Peterson, sr., Cooley; Steve Hall, sr., Cass Tech; Coach Winfield Henry, Central
Second Team
Tyrone Worthy, Mackenzie; Daniel Lyton, Cooley; Michael Talley, Cooley; Robert Elam, Central; Dana Adams, Finney
Third Team
Derrick Hall, Mackenzie; Willie Holliday, Cody; Kevin Williams, Southwestern; Mussana Evans, Henry Ford; Louis Flowers, Cass Tech
Honorable Mention
Maurice Davis, Cass Tech; Denolius Burkes, Central; Paul Friday, Chadsey; Maurice Benson, Cooley; Jeff Duley, Cody; Clifford Robinson, Denby; Andre Johnson, Sean Prude, Finney; Maurice Jackson, Henry Ford; Calvin Mitchell, Kettering; Eric Clay, David Fluker, Mackenzie; Joel Blankenship, Murray-Wright; Darnell Murphy, Northern; DaJuane Anderson, Osborn; Sean Rambus, Pershing; Ronald Branch, Renaissance; Porter Smith, Redford; Dwayne Cook, Southeastern; Michael Caston, Montez Perkins, Southwestern; Brad Cochran, Western.
 

1987
First Team
Anderson Hunt, sr., Southwestern; Steve Smith, sr., Pershing; Doug Smith, sr., Mackenzie; McArthur Phenix, sr., Western; Mark Brisker, sr., Henry Ford; Coach Perry Watson, Southwestern
Second Team
Earl Stark, Cooley; Doyle Callahan, Southwestern; John Woodson, Mackenzie; Darnell Dickerson, King; Victor Alexander, Denby
Third Team
Tony Hall, Cass Tech; Steve Wise, Southwestern; Jose Lewis, Northern; Kevin Robertson, Finney; Yamen Sanders, Cooley
Honorable Mention
Derrick Groce, Lorenzo Neely, Northern; Marcel Driver, Ed Patterson, Pershing; Rafeal Peterson, Daniel Lyton, Cooley; Tony Tolbert, DePorres; Joe Marion, Mumford; Erik Wilson, Henry Ford; Sean Godbolt, Kettering; Paul Friday, Chadsey; DeWayne Gary, Renaissance; Lester Dickerson, Louis Flowers, Cass Tech; Dewon Blankeney, Andre Sasser, Cody; Troy Childrey, Southeastern; Harold Gillispie, Redford; Harold Golson, Murray-Wright; Tyrone Worthy, Mackenzie; Dejuane Anderson, Osborn; Antoine Averette, Kevin Robertson, Titus Williams, Finney.
 

1986
First Team
Nathan Buntin, sr., Murray-Wright; Derrick Coleman, sr., Northern; Tarence Wheeler, sr., Southwestern; Robert Neely, sr., Mumford; Greg Bent, sr., Mackenzie; Coach Harry Hairston, Northern
Second Team
Erik Wilson, Henry Ford; Donald Buckley, Northern; Lee Coward, Murray-Wright; Darnell Dickerson, King; Connell Lewis, Cass Tech
Third Team
McArthur Phenix, Western; Anderson Hunt, Southwestern; Doug Smith, Mackenzie; Johnny Williams, Northern; Willie Green, Central
Honorable Mention
Mark Brisker, Henry Ford; Derrick Vinyard, Doyle Callahan, Southwestern; Jose Lewis, Lorenzo Neely, Northern; Duane Tate, Northwestern; “January” Jackie Jones (Philips), Willie Tucker, King; James Lake, Renaissance; Cliff Robertson, Denby; Johnny Woodson, Mackenzie; Titus Williams, Finney; Jerome Taylor, Chadsey; Darrick Walton, Derrick Newsome, Kettering; Darryl Brooks, Dennis Moore, Mumford; Hosea Otis, Pershing; Horatio Williams, Osborn; Raphael Williams, Cody; Melvin Thomas, Southeastern; Joe Blankenship, Robert Harlan, Murray-Wright; Neil Zeigler, Joe Conley, Cooley.

1985
First Team
Derrick Richmond, sr., Mackenzie; Sam Sillmon, sr., Southwestern; Nathan Buntin, jr., Murray-Wright; Rodney Heard, sr., Cody; Daryl Spinks, sr., Finney; Coach Perry Watson, Southwestern
Second Team
Richard Legreair, Northwestern; Curtis Kidd, Cooley; Derrick Coleman, Northern; Darren Brown, Southeastern; Johnny Slater, Southwestern
Third Team
Kenny Rice, Kettering; Lee Coward, Murray-Wright; Johnny Johnson, Southwestern; Ted McCree, Mackenzie; Carl Brown, Renaissance
Honorable Mention
Darry Brooks, Mumford; Charles Page, Connell Lewis, Cass Tech; Moses Moss, Desmond Clifton, Redford; Dennis Crawford, Jerome Taylor, Chadsey; Donald Buckley, Douglas Gaston, Northern; Michael Bennett, Northwestern; Mario Pearson, Kevin Lucas, Mackenzie; James Lakes, Renaissance; Theodis Pearson, Murray-Wright; Andre McGee, Cody; William Taylor, Hugh Smith, Henry Ford; Donnie Graham, Denby; Willie Green, Richard Griffin, Central;  Michael Lee, McArthur Phenix, Western; Derrick Vinyard, Adrian Robards, Southwestern; Paris McCurdy, Cooley. 
 

1984
First Team
Demetreus Gore, sr.,  Chadsey; Clarence “Bill” Jones, sr., Southwestern; Duane Marcelis, sr., Mackenzie; Ricky Clark, sr., Denby; Lenard Collins, sr., Chadsey; Coach Elbert Richmond, Mackenzie
Second Team
Lynn Hardy, Cooley; Mario Pearson, Mackenzie; Richard Johnson, Western; Darrin Feiler, Southeastern; Johnny Slater, Southwestern
Third Team
Marvin “Tree” Branch, Murray-Wright; Kenny Rice, Kettering; Eric Matthews, Cass Tech; Shawnie Anderson, Central; Rodney Heard, Cody
Honorable Mention
Kevin Robinson, Northern; Darryl Spinks, Finney; Jerome Taylor, Chadsey; Derrick Richmond, Ted McCree, Doug Blanchard, Mackenzie; Johnny Johnson, Chauncey Scott, Southwestern; Lydell, Lucas, Clifford Gooden, Henry Ford; Sam Johnson, Cass Tech; Patrick Harris, Victor Sharpe, Central; Lee Coward, Nathan Buntin, Murray-Wright; Michael Godbolt, Kettering; Clifford Peterson, Derrick Barden, Denby; Carlos Cook, Cody; Darren Brown, Roy Swift; Southeastern; Curtis Kidd, Cooley; Aaron Brown, Mumford.
 

1983
First Team
Antoine “Judge” Joubert, sr., Southwestern; Derrick Kearney, sr., Kettering; Steve Beck, sr., Southeastern; Tim Russell, sr., Mackenzie; Demetreus Gore, jr., Chadsey; Coach Arnold Nevels, Kettering
Second Team
Craig (sic) Grady Lowry, Cass Tech; Vernon Carr, Cody; Robert Johnson, Western; Clarence “Bill” Jones, Southwestern; Robert Godbolt, Kettering
Third Team
Franklin Jones, Northern; Melvin Hurst, Central; Marvin “Tree” Branch, Murray-Wright; Clarence Hollifield, Southwestern; Cliff Peterson, Denby
No Honorable Mention

1982
First Team
Patrick Ford, sr., Cass Tech; Antoine “Judge” Joubert, jr., Southwestern; Roy Tarpley, sr., Cooley; Joe Spicer, sr., Northwestern; Steve Beck, jr., Southeastern; Coach Lenois Jackson, Northwestern
Second Team
Anthony Watson, Cooley; Gordon Bonaparte, Central; Derrick Kearney, Kettering; Eric Johnson, Henry Ford; Demetreus Gore, Chadsey
Third Team
Kenny Luckett, Pershing; Brian Arnold, Southwestern; Eric Stokes, Northwestern; Michael Lloyd, Henry Ford; Alexander Newell, Murray-Wright
Honorable Mention
Aaron Brown, Mumford; Shawnie Anderson, Central; Doyle Foster, James Benford, King; Mike Collins, Mark Howard, Mackenzie; Raheem Muhammad, Murray-Wright; Darwin Pollard, Joseph Hughes, Finney; Richard Hunter, Western; Greg Simpson, Denby; Gerald Johnson, Renaissance; Lewis Ballard, Southeastern; James Orr, Tony Randall, Northwestern; Norman Taylor, Kevin Brown, Cass Tech; Anthony Crews, Gilvanni Johnson, Northern; Robert Alexander, Robert Godbolt, Kettering; David Lee, Pershing; George Jackson, Osborn.  
 

1981
First Team
Greg Washington, sr., Western; Patrick Ford, jr., Cass Tech; Derrick Gervin, sr., King; Leslie Rockymore, sr., Southwestern; Anthony Miller, sr., Redford; Coach Perry Watson, Southwestern
Second Team
Gilvanni Johnson, Northern; Gordon Bonaparte, Central; Carl Aaron, Denby; Joe Spicer, Northwestern;Tommy Anderson, Northeastern
Third Team
Antoine “Judge” Joubert, Southwestern; Vince Giles, Henry Ford; Kenny Luckett, Pershing; Greg Martin, Mackenzie; Reggie Hudson, Cooley
Honorable Mention
Keith Taylor, Southwestern; Lorenzo Jones, Clifford Hall, Todd Laster, Chadsey; Kevin Brown, Cass Tech; Eric Longmire, Jimmy Martin, Mumford; Steve Polk, Finney; Glen Burch, Jerome Love, Maurice Woods, Osborn; Kevin Calhoun, Guy Johnson, Central; Lamont Toran, Herbert Brooks, King; Reggie Newson, Charles Cannon, Tobias Mitchell, Cody; Larry Goss, Western; Angelo Williams, Denby; Orlando Green, Kevin Roundfield, Mackenzie; David Lee, Donnie Riggs, Pershing; Lloyd Taylor, Eric Stokes, Northwestern; William Love, Hank Bush, Murray-Wright; James Johnson, Northeastern; Derrick Cassity, Terrance Broughton, Kettering; Steve Beck, Karl Hall, Southeastern; Eddie Gill, Alex Hall, Cooley; Arvis Young, Eric Dixon, Michael Lloyd, Henry Ford.
 

1980
First Team
Derrick Gervin, jr., King; Gary Plummer, sr., Osborn; Michael Thomas, sr., Central; Patrick Ford, soph., Cass Tech; David Traylor, sr., Mackenzie; Coach Winfield Henry, Central
Second Team
Terry Madison, Murray-Wright; Robert Rose, Southeastern; Curtis Moore, Southwestern; Greg Washington, Western; Steven Stringer, Northwestern
Third Team
Kim Mathews, Mumford; Kevin Bond, Northern; Mark Scott, Henry Ford; Rodney Nealy, Central; Bryan Pollard, Chadsey
Honorable Mention
Greg Martin, Alex Hall, Cooley; Terry Barley, Eric Dixon, Henry Ford; George Winn, Cody; Victor Martin, Osborn; William Love, Willis Carter, Murray-Wright; John Scarber, Redford; Michael Stanley, Edward Howard, Northeastern; Myron Moss, Kenny Wells, Finney; Eddie Womack, Joe Spicer, Northwestern; Tyrone Jones, Southwestern; Ricky Cantrell, Northern; William Kennedy, Garret Grills, Kettering; Dale Bradley, Calvin Davenport, Western; Kevin Willis, Pershing; Carl Aaron, Denby; Fred Bryant, Chadsey; Philip Blevins, Central.