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Roosevelt's Brayden Burries highlights 2024 Big VIII basketball All-League selections

Burries averaged 24.8 points, 7.9 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 2.7 steals per game this season

Tarek Fattal

The Big VIII League revealed its boys basketball All-League selections for the 2023-24 season Wednesday.

The league doesn't award an MVP honor, according to Corona Centennial coach Josh Giles, but it's fair to say that Brayden Burries is the unofficial league MVP after guiding Eastvale Roosevelt to a Big VIII League title.

"It's ridiculous that our league doesn't specify that anymore," Giles said.

Harvard-Westlake vs. Roosevelt in the CIF Southern Section Open Division boys basketball final at Cal Baptist University on Friday, Feb. 23, 2024.
Harvard-Westlake vs. Roosevelt in the CIF Southern Section Open Division boys basketball final at Cal Baptist University on Friday, Feb. 23, 2024 / Andy Holzman

Centennial players like Jared McCain and Donovan Dent would've been unofficial MVPs of the league, too, though it sounds like they technically didn't get the award in years past.

"Burries should be our league MVP," Giles added.

Burries led the Mustangs to a 31-4 overall record which included trips to the CIF Southern Section Open Division final and the CIF State Open Division SoCal regional final.

The 5-star junior averaged 24.8 points, 7.9 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 2.7 steals per game this season.

ALL-LEAGUE SELECTIONS

Brayden Burries, Roosevelt, Jr.

Darnez Slater, Roosevelt, Sr.

Issac Williamson, Roosevelt, Jr.

Miles Walker, Roosevelt, Jr.

Carter Bryant, Centennial, Sr.

Eric Freeny, Centennial, Sr.

Isaiah Rogers, Centennial, So.

Mathias Tinker, ML King, Sr.

Jeremiah Davis, ML King, So.

Ethan Wadman, Santiago, So.

Ryan Rim, Santiago, So.

Matt Mendias, Norco, Jr.

Cody Jackson, Corona, Sr.

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Tarek Fattal, SBLive Sports
TAREK FATTAL

Tarek Fattal has been covering high school sports since 2015 in Southern California and primarily in Los Angeles, covering notable athletes such as Bronny James, Kayvon Thibodeaux and Alyssa Thompson. He was with the LA Daily News for eight years, which included being the beat reporter for the UCLA men's basketball team. Tarek can be seen on TV regularly on CBS/KCAL as a sports analyst with Jim Hill.

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