Vote: Who should be SBLive’s South Carolina High School Boys Basketball Player of the Week (2/26/2024)?

Here are 10 players for your voting consideration

Mike Duprez | Feb 26, 2024

We have 10 players nominated this week for SBLive’s South Carolina Boys Basketball Player of the Week from Feb. 18-24 and we ask you, the fans, to help decide who should indeed be the top athlete selected. Voting will conclude on Sunday, March 3 at 11:59 p.m. and the winner will be announced in next week’s poll.

Congratulations to last week's winner: Connor Cannon of Fox Creek.

Here are this week's nominees:

Abijah Franklin, Wren

The 6-foot-4 junior forward/guard had a dominant game with 33 points and 13 rebounds as the Hurricanes swamped Blue Ridge 71-47 in the Upper State AAA semifinals. Franklin, the AAA state player of the year, is averaging 24.2 points and 7.1 rebounds.

R.J. Simmons, James Island

Simmons hit a layup at the buzzer to force overtime and then hit a 3-pointer as well as a pair of free throws in overtime as the Trojans rallied from 19 points down to stun Westwood 75-72 in the AAAA Lower State semifinals.

Keenan Dubose, Darlington

Dubose led the way with 28 points in Darlington’s 52-47 win over North Charleston in the AAA Lower State semifinals.

Bryce Ward, Cathedral Academy

The freshman standout had two huge performances in leading the Generals to SCISA 2-A state championship, scoring 26 points in both the semifinals and the championship game, which Cathedral won 74-43. Ward, a 5-foot-9 guard, averaged 19.4 points for the season.

Kaleb Evans, Lexington

Evans scored 13 points in a balanced attack as the Wildcats beat Summerville 56-48 in the AAAAA Lower State championship game. The junior guard hit a crucial 3-pointer in the fourth quarter to stop a Green Wave run.

Amarii King, Cardinal Newman

King led his team with 25 points, including 11 in a decisive third quarter, as the Cardinals beat Augusta Christian 71-61 to win the SCISA 4-A state championship.

Jason Britschge, Hilton Head Prep

The 6-fooot-6 center scored 12 points and controlled the middle of a stifling zone defense as the Dolphins beat Christian Academy of Myrtle Beach 35-15 to win the SCISA 3-A state championship.

Alex Atkinson, Lower Richland

The 6-foot-9 forward had 13 points, 12 rebounds and 6 blocked shots as the Diamond Hornets beat top-ranked Crestwood 55-52 in overtime in the AAA Lower State semifinals.

Treyvon Maddox, Gray Collegiate Academy

Maddox scored 14 points as the War Eagles beat Keenan 45-38 in the AA Lower State finals. The 6-foot-7 junior averages 10 points per game.

Stetson Stack, North

The all-state guard produced a double-double of 22 points and 10 rebounds as well as 6 assists in North’s 81-66 win over C.A.Johnson in the Class A Upper State semifinals.

Published Feb 26, 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.