Vote: Who should be SBLive’s South Carolina High School Boys Basketball Player of the Week (1/7/2023)?

Here are 10 players for your voting consideration

Mike Duprez | Jan 7, 2024

Vote: Who should be SBLive’s South Carolina High School Boys Basketball Player of the Week (1/7/2023)? /

We have 10 athletes nominated this week for SBLive’s South Carolina Boys Basketball Player of the Week from Jan. 1-6 and we ask you, the fans, to help decide who should indeed be the top athlete selected. Voting will conclude on Saturday, Jan. 14 at 11:59 p.m. and the winner will be announced in next week’s poll.

Congratulations to last week's winner: Isaiah Scott- Palacios of Greenwood Christian.

Here are this wee's nominees:

Justin Ray, Eastside

The 6-foot-3 senior guard had two superb games. First, he scored 28 points to go along with 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals in a 69-64 win over Blue Ridge. Then, the Monmouth commit got 34 points in a 69-66 loss to Woodmont.

Alex Atkinson, Lower Richland

Atkinson had a dominant performance in the Diamonds’ 63-52 win over River Bluff. The 6-foot-9 senior scored 30 points and pulled down 11 rebounds.

Jamarie Brown, South Florence

Brown led the way with 27 points as the Bruins opened region play with a 75-63 win over Hartsville. The 6-foot-3 senior guard made five 3-pointers. Brown also had 11 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists in a 66-56 win over Cross Creek (Ga.).

Carter Bobbitt, St. James

Bobbitt, a 6-foot-4 senior forward, had two big games. He scored 24 points in a 54-46 win over North Myrtle Beach and 21 points in a 68-48 win against Christian Academy.

Landon Sprouse, Boiling Springs

Sprouse had a pair of big-time scoring performances. The 6-foot-3 senior scored 38 points in a 74-59 win over J.L. Mann. He had 30 points in a 71-65 win over Hillcrest.

Will Fowler, James F. Byrnes

Fowler erupted for a career-high 41 points as the Rebels downed T.L. Hanna 85-78. The 6-foot-1 senior guard is averaging 18.9 points per game.

Zenai Davis, Oakbrook Prep

Davis had a double-double in each game. The 6-foot-5 senior produced 29 points, 11 rebounds and 3 blocked shots in a 71-55 win over the Greenville Hurricanes. Davis had 14 points and 11 rebounds in a 66-53 loss to High Point Academy.

A.J. Washington, Fort Mill

Washington scored 21 points, got 9 rebounds and handed out 5 assists as the Yellow Jackets whipped Lancaster 63-45. The 6-foot-3 sophomore is averaging 15 points a game.

Jaleel McGee, Powdersville

The junior guard/forward scored 18 points on 7-of-8 shooting in a 76-53 rout of Belton-Honea Path. He also had 5 rebounds and 4 assists.

Jae Thomas, Trinity Collegiate Academy

Thomas scored 20 points and had 8 rebounds in a 66-58 win over Wilson Hall to open region play.

Ghaleb Wilson, Andrew Jackson

Thomas scored 17 points, the bulk of it on 5-of-7 shooting from 3-point range as the Volunteers dominated Buford 74-28.

Published Jan 7, 2024

MIKE DUPREZ

Mike Duprez became a freelance sports journalist for Scorebooklive.com several months after retiring from the newspaper business. A native of Oakland, California, Duprez moved around as a child due to his father’s service in the United States Marine Corps. He earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1981. Duprez, who lives in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, had 30 years of experience in newspapers as well as other endeavors before retiring at the end of 2021. He covers stories in both North Carolina and South Carolina for Scorebooklive.com.