Detroit Free Press All-State — 2020s

2024

This was the junior season of Darius Acuff (Detroit Cass Tech/IMG Academy (FL)/2025 McDonald’s All-American/Arkansas) and the senior season of Chas Lewless (Novi Detroit Catholic Central/Detroit King/University of San Diego) who played for a prep school his senior season, while attending King.

Dream Team

Tyler Ode, Saginaw Heritage; Trey McKenney, Orchard Lake St. Mary’s; Durral Brooks, capt., Mr. Basketball, Grand Rapids Catholic Central; Ayden Davis, Onsted; Jonathan Sanderson, Saline; Coach Doug Ingalls, St. Ignace

Division 1 First Team

Cam Hutson, East Lansing; Ke’shawn Fisher, River Rouge; Merritt Alderink, Zeeland West (capt.); Lance Stone, Renaissance; Macari Moore, Ann Arbor Huron

Second Team

Tyler Spratt, North Farmington; Greg Lawson, Davison; Cam Ryans, Grand Rapids Northview; Nassim Mashhour, Dearborn; Chase Kuiper, Troy

Third Team

KJ Torbert, East Lansing; Karter Richards, Grosse Pointe South; Mason Brodi, Utica; TJ Nadeau, Novi Detroit Catholic Central; Elijah Williams, Birmingham Brother Rice

Honorable Mention: Corey “CJ” Sadler, Cass Tech; Derrick Miller, Cass Tech; Jayden Savoury, Orchard Lake St. Mary’s

Division 2 No PSL

Division 3 No PSL

Division 4 Third Team Anthony Buford, Frederick Douglass Honorable Mention: Myron Dean, Davis Aerospace

2023 (Courtesy of Darren Nichols)

Dream Team

Sonny Wilson, U-D Jesuit; Trey McKenney, Orchard Lake St. Mary’s; Darius Acuff, Cass Tech; Tyler Jamison, Port Huron Northern (Mr. Basketball); Kaden Brown, Grand Rapids Catholic Central.  Coach of the Year Steve Hall, Cass Tech.

Division 1

First Team

Curtis Williams, Birmingham Brother Rice; Ryan Hurst, North Farmington; Jordan Briggs, Muskegon, capt.; Anthony Benard, Grosse Pointe South; RJ Taylor, Grand Blanc.

Second Team

Bryce Kurncz, DeWitt; Hutch Ward, Kalamazoo Central; Andrew Hollinger, Temperance Bedford; Michael Sulaka, Warren DeLaSalle.

Third Team

Teddy Williams, Grand Ledge; Amari Allen, Hamtramck; Tae Boyd, Grand Blanc; Macari Moore, Ann Arbor Huron; Anthony Ribel, Traverse City Central.

Honorable Mention

Only PSL and select others listed.  Noah Adamczyk, Bloomfield Hills; Lance Stone, Renaissance; Johnathan Blackwell, Birmingham Brother Rice; Jalen Mosely, Roseville; Xavier Thomas, Birmingham Brother Rice; Chas Lewless, King; Phoenix Glassnor, Warren DeLaSalle; Brady Prieskorn, Rochester Adams

Division 3  First Team  Malik Olafioye, Ecorse; Robert Lee, Flint Beecher, capt.

Division 4 Third Team Antonio Sanders, Frederick Douglass

Honorable Mention David Williams, Davis Aerospace

2022 (Courtesy of Darren Nichols)

The following very likely would have been on this All-State team: Emoni Bates (Memphis/Eastern Michigan, Ty Rodgers (Illinois), Braelon Green (Arizona State/Bowling Green), Carson Cooper (Michigan State), Fletcher Loyer (Purdue), Will Johnson (Michigan–for football).

Dream Team

Chansey Willis, (captain), King, (Mr. PSL and Mr. Basketball); Jack Karasinski, Grand Rapids Catholic Central; Kyler Vanderjagt, Northview; Kareem Rozier, Orchard Lake St. Mary’s; Mason Docks, Williamston; Coach Tom Lewis, Williamston.

Division 1

First Team

Sonny Wilson, U-D Jesuit; Tyler Jamison, Port Huron Northern; Mehki Ellison, Flint Carmen Ainsworth (captain); BJ Taylor, Grand Blanc, Scott Hughes, Kalamazoo Central.

Second Team

Anthony Benard, Grosse Pointe South; Nino Smith, Warren DeLaSalle; Jordan Briggs, Muskegon; Curtis Williams, Birmingham Brother Rice; Keegan Waslik, Clarkston.

Third Team

Robert Davis, Jr., Hamtramck; Tyler Ode, Saginaw Heritage; Michael Sulaka, Warren DeLaSalle; Ryan Hurst, North Farmington; Amant’e Allen-Johnson, Grand Blanc.

Honorable Mention 

Jayden Savoury, Renaissance; Lance Stone, Renaissance; Amaire Allen, Hamtramck; Terrance Broughton, Cass Tech; Adam Ayrault, Grosse Pointe North

Division 2

First Team

Tharren Hill, Pershing; Kaden Brown, Grand Rapids Catholic Central; Max Burton, Williamston (captain); Ayden Davis, Onstead; Tony Williams, Parchment.

Second Team

Gabe Newhof, Hudsonville Unity Christian; Joe Francis, Adrian; Luke Davis, Battle Creek Pennfield; DJ Voltz, Carrolton; Durral Brooks, Grand Rapids Catholic Central

Third Team

Jason Drake, Ferndale; James Wright, Romulus Summit Academy; Parker LePla, Goodrich; Kyle Millender, Detroit Edison (charter); Bryson Huckeby, Freeland.

Honorable Mention

Bryce Eaton, Detroit Edison (charter); Taylor Lowry, Detroit University Prep (charter); Xander Wedlow, Detroit University Prep (charter).

Division 3

First Team

Brady Schultz, Menominee; Carmelo Harris, Flint Beecher; Tyler DeGroote, Schoolcraft (captain); Ryan Martin, Detroit Loyola; Evan Solomon, Charlevoix.

Second Team

Malik Olafioye, Ecorse; Aiden Bellisle, Menominee; Jamison Eklund, Pewamo-Westphalia; Kaden Johnson, Hartford; Ty Riske, Schoolcraft.

Third Team

Jonny Ingalls, St. Ignace; Robert Lee, Flint Beecher; Michael Calhoun, Riverview Richard; Owen Varnado, Muskegon Christian, Zach Carlson, Ishpeming Westwood

Honorable Mention

N/A

Division Four

First Team

Uchenna Amene, Southfield Christian; Nate Lott II, Webberville; Brady Titus, Wyoming Tri-unity Christian (captain); Jaden Borseth, Ewen-Trout Creek; Tyler VanEtten, Adrian Lenawee Christian.

Second Team

Tate Bestman, Rudyard; Trenton Bike, Genesse Christian; Trevin Winkle, McBain Christian; Shawn Brammer, Lake Leelanau St. Mary; Brock Broderick, Traverse City.

Third Team

Trent Rice, Marine City Cardinal Mooney; SJ Suggitt, Rudyard; Dylan Barnowski, Leelanau St. Mary; Frederick Saunders, Detroit Douglass; Jonathan Turry, Saginaw Nouvel.

Honorable Mention

N/A

2021

Season was often interrupted due to covid, players wore masks, and but the entire state tourament was played.

Dream Team

Forster Wonders, Iron Mountain; Legend Geeter, River Rouge; Pierre Brooks II, (Mr. PSL), (Mr. Basketball), Detroit Frederick Douglass; Ty Rodgers, Grand Blanc; Julian Roper, Orchard Lake St. Mary’s; Coach of the Year: Pierre Brooks, Detroit Fredrick Douglass.

Division 1

First Team

Joshuah Hines, Macomb Dakota; Chansey Willis, Detroit King; Ethan Erickson, Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern, captain; Basheer Jihad, North Farmington; Kyler Vanderjagt, Grand Rapids Northview.

Second Team

Tyler Jamison, Port Huron Northern; Kareem Rozier, Orchard Lake St. Mary’s; Julian Lewis, Ann Arbor Huron; Mehki Ellison, Flint Carman-Ainsworth; Linden Holde, Warren De La Salle

Third Team

Sonny Wilson, U-D Jesuit; Brody Parker, Troy; Anthony Benard, Grosse Pointe South; Trevor Smith, Jr., Stoney Creek.

Honorable Mention

Omar Zeigler, Jr.; Detroit King; Noah Adamczyk, West Bloomfield; Braelon Green, Ypsilanti Lincoln; Adam Ayrault, Grosse Pointe North; Will Johnson, Grosse Pointe South.

Division 2

First Team

Ty Wyman, Blissfield; Jack Karasinski, Grand Rapids Catholic Central; Ke’Onte Barnes, Captain, Muskegon Orchard View (Captain).; Orlando Lovejoy, Jr., Romulus Summit; Drew Goodline, Coloma.

Honorable Mention

Kobe Bufkin, Grand Rapids Christian (NBA); Jeremiah Henderson, Detroit C.M.A.; Mario Hill, Detroit Henry Ford; Robert Robinson, Detroit East English Village.

Division 3

First Team

Tharren Hill, Detroit Pershing; Conner Mortimer, Hanover-Horton; Keyon Menifield, Captain, Flint Beecher; Bryce VanderWiere, Schoolcraft; Preston Ball, Elk Rapids.

Division 4

First Team

Javante Randle, Detroit Frederick Douglass; Jaden Borseth, Ewen-Trout Creek; Jack Stefanski, Captain, Frankfurt; Brady Titus, Wyoming Tri-Unity Christian; Luke Predum, Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart.

2020
Season was halted during the State playoffs by the Corona Virus Pandemic.

Dream Team

Tyson Acuff, Cass Tech (Mr. PSL); Emoni Bates, so., Ypsilanti Lincoln (Gatorade National Player of the Year)(NBA); Lorne Bowman II, Orchard Lake St. Mary’s; Carlos “Scooby” Johnson, capt., Benton Harbor (Mr. Basketball; Jalen Terry, Flint Beecher.  Coach of the Year: Steve Hall, Cass Tech.

Division I
First Team
Ryan Rollins, Macomb Dakota (NBA); Isaiah Jackson, Waterford Mott (NBA); Matt Nicholson, capt., Clarkston; Sir’Real Smith, Saginaw; Legend Geeter, River Rouge

Second Team
Ty Rodgers, Grand Blanc; Julian Lewis, Ann Arbor Huron; Jarvis Walker, Muskegon; Menalito McGee, Wyoming; Julian Roper, Orchard Lake St. Mary’s

Third Team
Jaden Akins, Farmington; Fletcher Loyer, Clarkston; Omar Ziegler, Jr., King; Jayden Nunn, Flint Carman-Ainsworth; Javier Whittaker, Hamtramck

Honorable Mention
Sonny Wilson, U-D Jesuit; Anthony Benard, Grosse Pointe South; Alan Gee, Mumford; Mike Robinson, Ann Arbor Huron; Alex Shaheen, Grosse Pointe South; Andrel Anthony, East Lansing; Tyler Jamison, Port Huron Northern; Will Johnson, Grosse Pointe South

Division II
First Team
Kobe Bufkin, Grand Rapids Christian (NBA); Tyson Davis, Goodrich; Brad Simonen, capt., Houghton; Pierre Brooks II, Frederick Douglass; Ke’Ontae Brooks, Muskegon Orchard View

Second Team
Jaylen Hodges, Bridgeport; Mykel Bingham, Grand Rapids Catholic Central; Colin Golson, Ferndale; Charlie Woodhams, Otsego; Mason Docks, Williamston

Third Team

Wyran Williams, Detroit Henry Ford

Honorable Mention
Zavion McClendon, Frederick Douglass; Damon Terrelle, C.M.A.Fourth Team: David Dejulius, Detroit Edison (Charter School at this point)