Ohio high school boys basketball: Meet the state’s best post players for the 2023-24 season

Who are the top post players in Ohio high school boys basketball this season?

With fall sports in the rearview mirror, the high school basketball season is finally here.

SBLive Sports is highlighting some of the best players in Ohio heading into the winter season.

Over the next few weeks, we’ll be taking a position-by-position look at some of the best of the best in high school boys basketball. We started with ppoint guards, combo guards, wings and forwards and now we will finish up with the post players.

Here are 20 of the best post players in Ohio entering the 2023-24 high school boys basketball season.

There are hundreds of standout boys basketball players in Ohio, and these lists are not intended to be comprehensive! You can discuss the other post players worthy of fans’ attention in 2023-24 by connecting with us on Twitter @SBLiveOH or emailing ryan@scorebooklive.com.

(Note: All stats/information was gathered prior to the season starting)

A.J. Austin-Robinson, Anderson, junior

Austin-Robinson, who stands 6-foot-6, has emerged as one of the top players in the Eastern Cincinnati Conference.

Alex Bruskotter, Shelby, senior

The 6-foot-7 Bruskotter was second-team all-state last season when he averaged 21 points, 5.2 assists, 8.6 assists and 1.7 steals. He has signed with Wright State.

Raleigh Burgess, Sycamore, senior

A Purdue commit, Burgess averaged 11 points and six rebounds as a sophomore and 14 points and 9.5 rebounds a season ago when he missed part of the season with a leg injury and made special mention all-state.

Logan Forbes, Cloverleaf, senior

A Malone-signee, the 6-foot-8 Forbes was honorable mention all-state in Division II last season when he averaged 17.3 points.

Kraig Gilbert, Grove City, senior

After averaging 11 points and six rebounds and shooting 57.5 percent from the floor last winter, the 6-foot-8 Gilbert signed with Concord.

Andrew Hoerner, Miamisburg, junior

The 6-foot-7 Hoerner averaged 13 points and 8.5 rebounds while earning special mention all-state honors in Division I last season.

Deandre Jones, Garfield Heights, senior

The 6-foot-9 Jones has signed with Kent State.

Alex Kendall, Marietta, senior

Standing at 6-foot-8, Kendall averaged 15 points and seven rebounds while making first-team all-Southeast District and special mention all-state in Division II last season.

Jack Knapke, Marion Local, senior

Knapke, who is 6-foot-9, averaged 13 points and was third-team all-state in Division IV last season.

Tyler Kropp, Olentangy Liberty, junior

Standing at 6-foot-9, Kropp has been offered by a list of schools that includes Indiana State, Miami and Radford and is a member of Argentina’s junior national team.

Blake Krznaric, Pymatuning Valley, senior

The 6-foot-6 Krznaric averaged 15 points and earned special mention recognition in Division III a season ago.

Anrico Lewis, Riverview East, senior

While helping the Hawks go 21-2 and win the CMAC-Blue last season, the 6-foot-5 Lewis averaged 8.5 points and seven rebounds. 

Jesse McCulloch, Lutheran East, senior

This 6-9 standout is among the top players in the 2024 class and has signed with Michigan State. He averaged 17 points and was second-team all-state in Division III last season.

Walter Plantz, Genoa Area, sophomore

During his freshman season, the 6-foot-6 Plantz averaged 13.8 points, seven rebounds and 2.5 blocks as the Comets won 16 games.

Alex Reese, Martins Ferry, junior

Reese, who is 6-foot-5, was special mention all-state in Division III when he averaged 22.1 points a season ago.

Sean Register, Eastlake North, senior

Register, who became the program’s all-time leading scorer earlier this winter, was special mention all-state in Division I last season when he averaged 28 points.

Trent Taylor, Vincent Warren, senior

The 6-foot-7 Taylor averaged 13 points and was special mention all-state in Division II last season as the Warriors went 18-7.

Bailey Temming, Franklin Bishop Fenwick, senior

An honorable mention all-state honoree in Division II last season, Temming is 6-foot-10 and averaged 10 rebounds a year ago as well.

Charlie Uhl, Archbishop Alter, junior

The 6-foot-8 Uhl averaged five rebounds a season ago.

Braylin Wells, Pickerington Central, senior

Wells is a 6-foot-7 senior and the top returnee for the Tigers after they won the 2022 Division I state championship and were state runners-up last winter.

(Feature image of Lutheran East's Jesse McCulloch by Ben Jackson, SBLive Sports)