Vote: Who should be South Carolina's High School Boys Basketball Player of the Week (2/19/2024)?

Here are 10 players for your voting consideration

We have 10 players nominated this week for SBLive’s South Carolina Boys Basketball Player of the Week from Feb. 12-17 and we ask you, the fans, to help decide who should indeed be the top athlete selected.

Voting will conclude on Sunday, Feb. 24 at 11:59 p.m. and the winner will be announced in next week’s poll.


Congratulations to last week's winner: Tykeen Ross of Denmark-Olar.


Here are this week's nominees:

Braylhan Thomas, Gray Collegiate

Thomas posted 26 points in the War Eagles’ 79-43 rout of Abbeville in the second round of the 2-A state playoffs. The 6-foot-6 senior, who has committed to Georgia Southern, also had 14 points in Gray Collegiate’s 91-39 first-round win over Chesnee.

Ghaleb Wilson, Andrew Jackson

The 6-foot-2 senior guard was on fire with 37 points in the Volunteers’ 78-38 romp over Bishop England in the second round of the 2-A state playoffs. Wilson also had 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 5 steals, 4 blocks and 2 charges taken.

Connor Cannon, Fox Creek

Cannon led the way with 22 points in Fox Creek’s 49-44 overtime win over Landrum in the second round of the 2-A state playoffs. The 6-foot-4 senior leads the Predators with 17.4 points per game.

Jaleel McGee, Powdersville

McGee had 22 points, 4 assists and 4 steals as the Patriots beat Daniel 72-59 in the second round of the 3-A state playoffs. The junior guard also scored 11 points in Powdersville’s 73-40 win over Union County in the first round.

Kavon Chisholm, Hampton County

Chisholm scored 25 points on 10-of-15 shooting in Hampton County’s 75-70 win over Mullins in the second round of the 2-A state playoffs. The 6-foot-3 senior also pulled down 15 rebounds.

Alex Atkinson, Lower Richland

The Presbyterian signee scored 24 points as the Diamond Hornets beat Philip Simmons 60-52 in the second round of the 3-A state playoffs.

Cedric Schofield, Keenan

Schofield, a 6-foot-6 junior forward, scored 20 points in the Raiders’ 73-49 romp over Newberry in the second round of the 2-A state playoffs. He also had 12 points in an 81-41 win over Blacksburg in the first round.

Isaiah Scott-Palacios, Greenwood Christian

The freshman standout scored 25 points as the Hawks beat Pee Dee Academy 62-49 in the first round of the SCISA 3-A state playoffs.

Jamarius Williams, Marion

Williams scored 21 points in the Swamp Foxes’ 88-69 victory over Woodland in the second round of the 2-A state playoffs.


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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.