The All O-Zone Boys Basketball team as voted on by the KY3 & OzarksSportsZone.com staff is below. There are more than 100 boys basketball teams in the area, which makes this list extremely difficult to narrow down. We used many factors including opposing coach observations to reach the list you see here.
Below is this year’s team with a first-team, second-team, and honorable mention. Each team is in alphabetical order after the Boys Player of the Year Tyrique Brooks.
FIRST 5
Tyrique Brooks – Central (PLAYER OF THE YEAR)
STATS: 17.6 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 3.2 apg, 2 bpg, 59.6% FG, 45.1% 3FG
HONORS: Class 6 Co-Player of the Year, Class 6 All-State, First-Team All-Ozark Conference, Co-Class 6 District 5 Player of the Year
Ethan Brown – Rolla
STATS: 24.9 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 4.5 apg, 2.9 spg, 63% 2FG, 36% 3FG
HONORS: Class 5 All-State, Ozark Conference Player of the Year, First-Team All-Ozark Conference, Class 5 District 6 Player of the Year
Keion Epps – Central
STATS: 17.3 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 5.8 apg, 3.3 spg, 48.7% FG, 41.6% 3FG
HONORS: Class 6 All-State, First-Team All-Ozark Conference, Co-Class 6 District 5 Player of the Year
Jacob Lafferty – Sparta
STATS: 28.4 ppg, 12.7 rpg, 2.1 apg, 2.8 spg, 63.2% FG, 36.3% 3FG
HONORS: Class 3 All-State, First-Team All-Summit Conference, Class 3 District 11 Player of the Year
Amare Witham – Glendale
STATS: 24.4 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 3.8 apg, 1.9 spg, 57% 2FG, 36% 3FG
HONORS: Class 6 All-State, First-Team All-Ozark Conference
SECOND 5
Chase Branham – Rogersville
STATS: 17.9 ppg, 3.8 apg, 2.7 rpg, 2.8 spg, 61.5% FG, 46.2% 3FG
HONORS: Class 4 All-State, Big 8 East Player of the Year, First-Team All-Big 8 East, Co-Class 4 District 11 Player of the Year
Aidan Burns – Thayer
STATS: 20.2 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 2.9 apg, 53.8% FG, 31.5% 3FG
HONORS: Class 3 All-State, Co-SCA Player of the Year, Co-Class 3 District 10 Player of the Year
Barron Duda – Webb City
STATS: 22 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 3 spg, 77 3PT FG, 47% FG
HONORS: Class 5 All-State, COC Player of the Year, Unanimous First-Team All-COC
Terrell Gaines – Liberty
STATS: 29.8 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 3.4 apg, 2.8 spg, 60% 2FG, 38% 3FG
HONORS: Class 3 All-State, Co-SCA Player of the Year, Co-Class 3 District 10 Player of the Year
Adam McKnight – Nixa
STATS: 13.4 ppg, 10.1 rpg
HONORS: Unanimous First-Team All-COC
HONORABLE MENTION
Collin Clark – Greenwood
STATS: 19.6 ppg, 11.2 rpg, 4.7 apg, 44% FG
HONORS: Class 3 All-State
Jalon Cryer – Hartville
STATS: 15.4 ppg, 4 rpg, 62.4% FG, 46.8% 3FG
HONORS: Class 2 All-State, First-Team All-Summit Conference
Tegen Curley – Marshfield
STATS: 18 ppg, 7.2 rpg, 1 bpg, 52.1% FG, 33.6% 3FG
HONORS: Class 5 All-State, First-Team All-Big 8 East
Clayton Garrison – Chadwick
STATS: 21.9 ppg, 10.5 rpg, 3.5 apg, 60.4% FG
HONORS: Class 1 Player of the Year, Class 1 All-State, Mark twain Conference Player of the Year, Class 1 District 4 Player of the Year
Brenley Hagewood – Republic
STATS: 18.3 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 2.3 apg, 47.6% FG, 37.6% 3FG
HONORS: Unanimous First-Team All-COC
Gage Johnson – Weaubleau
STATS: 22.3 ppg, 4 rpg, 2.8 apg, 2.4 spg, 40.3% 3FG, 98 made 3FG
HONORS: Class 2 All-State, Polk County League Player of the Year, First-Team All-PCL, Class 2 District 13 Player of the Year
Reese Kimrey – Kickapoo
STATS: 10.9 ppg, 4 apg, 4 rpg, 1.7 spg, 43.3% FG
HONORS: First-Team All-Ozark Conference
Brady Nicholson – Ash Grove
STATS: 26.6 ppg 6.2 rpg, 3 apg, 50% FG
HONORS: Class 2 All-State, Southwest Conference Player of the Year, First-Team All-Southwest Conference, Class 2 District 12 Player of the Year
Justin Ray – Carthage
STATS: 19.6 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 2.6 apg, 41.5%FG, 83 made 3’s, 37.1% 3FG
HONORS: Unanimous First-Team All-COC
Jackson Shorter – Kickapoo
STATS: 13 ppg, 6.1 rpg, 1.4 apg 53.6% FG
HONORS: First-Team All-Ozark Conference
PREVIOUS ALL-O-ZONE TEAMS
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2021 – CLICK HERE
2020 – CLICK HERE
2019 – CLICK HERE
2018 – CLICK HERE
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2016 – CLICK HERE
