Detroit News All-State — 2020s

2024

This would have been the junior season of Darius Acuff (Detroit Cass Tech/IMG Academy (FL)/2025 McDonald’s All-American/Arkansas) and was the senior year of Chas Lewless (Detroit Catholic Central/Detroit King/University of San Diego) who attended King as a senior, while he opted to play in a Prep School League.

Dream Team

Durral Brooks, Mr. Basketball, Grand Rapids Catholic Central; Ayden Davis, Onsted; Trey McKenney, Orchard Lake St. Mary’s; Tyler Ode, Saginaw Heritage; Jonathan Sanderson, Saline; Coach of the Year Todd Covert, Orchard Lake St. Mary’s

Division 1 First Team

Merritt Alderink, Zeeland; Keshawn Fisher, River Rouge; Cam Hutson, East Lansing; Macari Moore, Ann Arbor Huron; Lance Stone, Mr. PSL, Renaissance

2nd Team

Greg Lawson, Davison; Karter Richards, Grosse Pointe South; Cam Ryans, Grand Rapids Northview; KJ Torbert, East Lansing; Jaxson Whitaker, Muskegon Reeths-Puffer

3rd Team

LeRoy Blyden, U-D Jesuit; Luke Gelow, Gaylord; Charlie Howell, Cadillac; Derrick Miller, Cass Tech; Anthony Ribel, Traverse City Central

4th Team

Craig Hureskin, Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills; Nassim Mashhour, Dearborn; Jordan Sigmon, Renaissance; Noah Vanlaningham, Mattawan, Elijah Williams, Birmingham Brother Rice

Honorable Mention: Lee Harris, Cass Tech; Tory “TJ” James, Grosse Pointe South; Carlos Medlock, Wayne; Jayden Savoury, Orchard Lake St. Mary’s

Division 2 No PSL

Division 3 Charles Kage, Riverview Gabriel Richard

Division 4 3rd Team: Anthony Buford, Frederick Douglass. Honorable Mention: Adrian Smith, Frederick Douglass

2023

Dream Team

Darius Acuff, (Mr. PSL), Cass Tech (Mr. PSL); Tyler Jamison (Mr. Basketball), Port Huron Northern; Trey McKenney, Orchard Lake St. Mary’s; Curtis Williams, Birmingham Brother Rice; Sonny Wilson, U-D Jesuit; Coach Juan Rickman, Ferndale.

Division 1 First Team

Jordan Briggs, Muskegon; Ryan Hurst, North Farmington; Macari Moore, Ann Arbor Huron; Kenneth Robertson, Cass Tech; R.J. Taylor, Grand Blanc.

Divison 1 Second Team

Noah Adamczyk, Bloomfield Hills; Amari Allen, Hamtramck; Johnathon Blackwell, Birmingham Brother Rice; Marshaun Flakes, East Kentwood; Johnathan Sanderson, Saline.

Division 1 Third Team

Chuck Bailey, Hamtramck; Anthony Benard, Grosse Pointe South; Andrew Hollinger, Temperance Bedford; Bryce Kurncz, DeWitt; Harrison Sorrelle, Grand Haven.

Division 1 Third Team

Zavier Banks, U-D Jesuit; Tae Boyd, Grand Blanc; Chas Lewless, King; Anthony Ribel, Traverse City Central; Teddy Williams, Grand Ledge.

Division 1 Honorable Mention (select few)

Travon Cooper, Cass Tech; Nick Marsh, River Rouge; Karter Richards, Grosse Pointe South; Jordan Sigmon, Renaissance; Lance Stone, Renaissance; Jacob White, Renaissance. 

Division 2 (No PSL) Division 3 (No PSL)

Division 4 Second Team

Antonio Sanders, Frederick Douglass

2022

This would have been the senior year for the following standout players who left the state for high school, prep school or early enrollment in college: Emoni Bates (Memphis/Eastern Michigan/NBA), Carson Cooper (Michigan State); Ty Rodgers (Illinois), Braelon Green (Arizona State), Fletcher Loyer (Purdue), and Will Johnson (Michigan–football). First year in the PSL for Academy of the Americas.  Detroit Westside did not have a team in the PSL this season.

Dream Team

Mason Docks, Williamston; Treyvon Lewis, Ferndale; Kareem Rozier, Orchard Lake St. Mary’s; RJ Taylor, Grand Blanc; Chansey Willis, Jr., King, Mr. PSL, Mr. Basketball; Coach of the Year Tom Lewis, Williamston.

Division 1

First Team

JaVaughn Hannah, Orchard Lake St. Mary’s; Michael Sulaka, Warren De La Salle; Kyler Vanderjagt, Grand Rapids Northview; Curtis Williams, Birmingham Brother Rice; and Sonny Wilson, U-D Jesuit.

Second Team

Amari Allen, Hamtramck; Mehki Ellison, Flint Carmen-Ainsworth; Tyler Ode, Saginaw Heritage; Tyler Jamison, Port Huron Northern; Trey McKenney, Orchard Lake St. Mary’s.

Third Team

Cooper Craggs, Detroit Catholic Central; Scott Hughes, Kalamazoo Central; Lance Stone, Detroit Renaissance; Calvin Thompson-Marshall, Detroit Western; Elisha Warren, Woodhaven.

Fourth Team

Anthony Benard, Grosse Pointe South; Robert Davis, Jr., Hamtramck; Jayden Savoury, Detroit Renaissance; Nino Smith, Warren De La Salle; Tymias Williams, Macomb Dakota.

Honorable Mention

Many omitted: Darius Acuff, Detroit Cass Tech; Noah Adamczyk, Bloomfield Hills; Aaron Allen, Hamtramck; Almont’e Allen-Johnson, Grand Blanc; Adam Ayrault, Grosse Pointe North; Rylan Bowens, Detroit Cass Tech; Terrance Broughton, Detroit Cass Tech; Matthew Coffey, Detroit King; Zion Cooper, River Rouge; Tyler Hamilton, River Rouge; Sam Hoskin, Detroit Renaissance; Hershel Marion, Hamtramck; Juwan Maxey, Detroit Renaissance; Lamont Parks, Detroit King.

Division 2

Second Team

Tharren Hill, Detroit Pershing

Third Team

Division 4

Third Team

Frederick Saunders, Detroit Frederick Douglass.

Honorable Mention

Preston Kelly, Detroit Frederick Douglass.

2021

The Covid 19 / Corona Virus Pandemic caused much of the state to spend parts or most of the year learning virtually.  Many games were canceled, so the number of games played was drastically decreased.  The MHSAA state tournament was played.

Dream Team

Pierre Brooks II, Frederick Douglass (Mr. Basketball)(Mr. PSL); Keyon Menifield, Jr., Flint Beecher; Ty Rodgers, Grand Blanc; Julian Roper, Orchard Lake St. Mary’s; Foster Wonders, Iron Mountain. Coach of the Year: Mike Thomas, Grand Blanc.

Division I

First Team

Legend Geeter, River Rouge; Joshuah Hines, Macomb Dakota; Julian Lewis, Ann Arbor Huron; Chansey Willis, King; Sonny Wilson, U-D Jesuit.

Second Team

Ethan Erickson, Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern; Braelon Green, Ypsilanti Lincoln; R.J. Taylor, Grand Blanc; Xavier Thomas, Birmingham Brother Rice; Kyler VanderJagt. Grand Rapids Northview.

Third Team

Amari Allen, Hamtramck; Tyler Jamison, Port Huron Northern; Basheer Jihad, North Farmington; Thomas Kurowski, Sturgis; Kareem Rozier, Orchard Lake St. Mary’s;

Fourth Team

Linden Holder, Warren De La Salle; Trevor Smith, Rochester Hills Stoney Creek; Will Smythe, Orchard Lake St. Mary’s; Keegan Wasilk, Clarkston; Devin Womack, Ann Arbor Huron.

Honorable MentionRylan Bowens, Cass Tech; Anthony Benard, Grosse Pointe South; Will Johnson, Grosse Pointe South; Juwan Maxey, Renaissance; Davin Walker, King; Omar Zeigler, King.

Division II

First Team

Kobe Bufkin, Grand Rapids Christian (NBA)

Division III

First Team

Tharren Hill, Pershing

Division IV

First Team

Javantae Randle, Frederick Douglass

The Covid 19 / Corona Virus Pandemic canceled the Detroit Public Schools Community District for the entire school year, following school on March 12, 2020. The MHSAA state tournament, as well as the NCAA basketball tournament, was cancelled.

2020

The Covid 19 / Corona Virus Pandemic canceled the Detroit Public Schools Community District for the entire school year, following school on March 12, 2020. The MHSAA state tournament, as well as the NCAA basketball tournament, was cancelled.  

Dream Team
Emoni Bates, so. (Gatorade National Player of the Year and Sports Illustrated cover)(NBA), Ypsilanti Lincoln; Tyson Acuff, (Mr. PSL), Cass Tech; Lorne Bowman II, Orchard Lake St. Mary’s; Carlos “Scooby” Johnson, (Mr. Basketball), Benton Harbor; Jalen Terry, Flint Beecher; Coach of the Year: Waleed Samaha, Ann Arbor Huron

Division I
First Team
Legend Geeter, jr., River Rouge; Isaiah Jackson, Waterford Mott (NBA); Fletcher Loyer, so., Clarkston; Matt Nicholson, Clarkston; Ryan Rollins, Macomb Dakota (NBA)

Second Team
Jaden Akins, jr., Farmington; Julian Lewis, jr., Ann Arbor Huron; Ty Rodgers, so., Grand Blanc; Julian Roper, jr., Orchard Lake St. Mary’s; Jarvis Walker II, Muskegon

Third Team
Memalito McGee, Wyoming; Sir’Real Smith, Saginaw; Javier Whitaker, Hamtramck; Chansey Willis, Jr., so., Detroit King; Griffin Yaklich, Saline

Fourth Team
Keyshawn Devlin, River Rouge; Sonny Wilson, fr., U of D Jesuit; Omar Zeigler, Jr., jr., Detroit King; Jayden Nunn, Flint Carman-Ainsworth; Thomas Kurowski, Sturgis

Honorable Mention
Amari Allen, Hamtramck; Anthony Benard, Grosse Pointe South; Brent Darby, Jr., River Rouge; Alan Gee, jr., Detroit Mumford; Kalen King, jr., Detroit Cass Tech; Kyle LeGreair, Detroit Cass Tech; Juwan Maxey, so., Renaissance; Mike Robinson, Ann Arbor Huron; Kareem Rozier, so., Orchard Lake St. Mary’s

Division II
First Team
Pierre Brooks II, jr., Detroit Frederick Douglass; Kobe Bufkin, jr., Grand Rapids Christian (NBA); Colin Golson, Ferndale

Second Team
Mykel Bingham, Grand Rapids Catholic Central

Third Team
Zavion McClendon, Detroit Frederick Douglass

Fourth Team
Damon Terrelle, jr.,  Detroit C.M.A.

Honorable Mention
Wyran Williams, Detroit Henry Ford

Division III
Second Team
JaVaughn Hannah, so., Mt. Clemens; Earnest Sanders, Flint Beecher

Honorable Mention
Therren Hill, Detroit Pershing

Division IV
(No PSL players)