Mustangs standout had record-breaking performance in Open Division title game; Steve Singleton of Roosevelt is Coach of the Year.
Steve Singleton of Roosevelt is the state Coach of the Year. Burries and Singleton top the MaxPreps
California All-State Team, which includes 30 players on six teams.
Burries was earlier recognized as the MaxPreps California Player of the Year after leading the Mustangs to the Open Division title. In that game, Burries scored 44 points in the 80-60 win, breaking the Open Division record of 35 and tying the mark for the second-most points in a state championship game at any level. He averaged 29.7 points per game and was also a MaxPreps All-American. He recently committed to play collegiately at Arizona.
The record-breaking performance led to Player of the Year honors by the Los Angeles Times, the Southern Section and ultimately MaxPreps. Burries was selected by MaxPreps basketball editor Jordan Divens, who wrote, "Burries took Roosevelt... to new heights,
leading the program to a 66-6 record over the past two seasons and
making the Mustangs a mainstay in the national rankings."
Steve Singleton was named the MaxPreps National Coach of the Year after leading Roosevelt to its first state championship and a No. 2 rankings in the MaxPreps Top 25.
Brayden Burries of Roosevelt leads the California All-State Basketball Team after leading the Mustangs to the Open Division title. In the championship game, the Arizona commit dropped and Open Division record 44 points in the 80-60 win over Archbishop Riordan. (PHOTO: David Steutel)
1,025 points | 29.3 ppg | 7.2 rpg | 4.0 apg | 2.2 spg | 3,026 career points
Honors: MaxPreps
All-America honorable mention, Los Angeles Times All-Stars, Los
Angeles City Section Open Division co-player of the year.
Brayden Burries, Roosevelt (Eastvale)
6-5 | Guard | Senior | Arizona
1,039 points | 29.7 ppg | 8.8 rpg | 3.4 apg | 2.9 spg | 2,012 career points
Honors: MaxPreps California Player of the Year; MaxPreps All-America first team; Los Angeles Times All-Stars Player of the Year; Southern Section Open Division Player of the Year.
Nikolas Khamenia, Harvard-Westlake (Studio City)
6-9 | Small Forward | Senior | Duke
18 ppg | 8.6 rpg | 7.6 apg
Honors: MaxPreps All-America third team; Los Angeles Times All-Stars, Southern Section All-Open Division Team.
Tyran Stokes, Notre Dame (SO) (Sherman Oaks)
6-7 | Guard | Junior | Uncommitted
610 points | 21.0 ppg | 9.3 rpg | 3.9 apg
Honors: MaxPreps All-America third team; MaxPreps Junior All-America first team; Los Angeles Times All-Stars; Southern Section All-Open Division Team.
Tounde Yessoufou, St. Joseph (Santa Maria)
6-6 | Forward | Senior | Baylor
843 points | 28.1 ppg | 8.3 rpg | 2.7 apg | 3.4 spg | 3,659 career points
Honors: MaxPreps All-America second team, Santa Maria Times All-Area Player of the Year.
Second Team
Tajh Ariza, Westchester (Los Angeles)
6-9 | Center | Junior | Uncommitted27 ppg | 15 rpg | 7 apg
Honors: MaxPreps Junior All-America second team; Los Angeles All-Stars; Los Angeles City Section Co-Player of the Year.
Honors: Southern Section All-Open Division team.
952 points | 35.3 ppg | 4.0 rpg | 6.1 apg | 3.1 spg | 3,331 career points
Honors: MaxPreps All-America honorable
mention; MaxPreps
Junior All-America second team; Los Angeles Times All-Stars; Southern Section All-Division 1
team.
Mark Lavrenov, Rocklin
6-7 | Power Forward | Senior | Sacramento State
654 points | 23.4 ppg | 12.2 rpg | 2,177 career points Honors: Sacramento Bee All-Metro Player of the Year.
Jasir Rencher, Archbishop Riordan (San Francisco)
6-2 | Guard | Junior | Texas A&M
14 ppg | 5 rpg | 2 apg
Honors: San Francisco Chronicle All-Metro Player of the Year; Bay Area News Group All-Bay Area first team.
Third Team
Alec Blair, De La Salle (Concord)
6-6 | Center | Senior | Oklahoma
20.5 ppg | 4.9 apg | 8.8 rpg
Honors: San Francisco Chronicle All-Metro Contra Costa Player of the Year; Bay Area News Group All-Bay Area team.
Myles Walker, Roosevelt (Eastvale)
5-9 | Guard | Senior | Uncommitted420 points | 12.4 ppg | 6.9 apg | 3.0 rpg | 3.9 spg
Honors: Southern Section All-Open Division team; Los Angeles All-Stars.
Brandon Benjamin, Canyon (Anaheim)
6-5 | Forward | Senior | Uncommitted
933 points | 30.1 ppg | 11.5 rpg | 4.2 apg | 2,505 career points
Honors: Orange County Register's All-County Player of the Year; Southern Section All-Division 1 team.
Ardarius Grayson, Oakland Tech (Oakland)
6-0 | Guard | Senior | Weber State
436 points | 17.4 ppg | 7.3 apg | 5.7 rpg | 2.6 spg | 1,050 career points
Honors: San Francisco Chronincle All-Metro East Bay Player of the Year; Bay Area News Group All-Bay Area Player of the Year.
Jorell Clark, Palo Alto (Palo Alto)
6-1 | Guard | Senior | Uncommitted775 points | 25.0 ppg | 6.9 rpg | 3.2 apg | 1,615 career points
Honors: San Francisco Chronicle's Peninsula/South Bay Player of the Year, Bay Area News Group All-Bay Area team.
Fourth Team
Kaiden Bailey, Santa Margarita (Rancho Santa Margarita)
6-3 | Point Guard | Junior | Uncommitted19 ppg | 3.8 rpg | 3.9 apg
Honors: Orange County Register's All-County team; Southern Section All-Open Division team.
Elzie Harrington, St. John Bosco (Bellflower)
6-6 | Guard | Senior | Uncommitted
443 points | 16.4 ppg | 5.1 apg | 3.4 rpg | 1,684 career points
Honors: Southern Section All-Open Division team.
J.J. Sanchez, Montgomery (San Diego)
6-5 | Forward | Senior | Uncommitted586 points | 18.9 ppg | 6.6 rpg | 5.7 apg | 3.2 spg | 2,303 career points
Honors: San Diego Section Player of the Year.
Gene Roebuck, La Mirada (La Mirada)
6-5 | Guard | Sophomore | Uncommitted612 | 19.7 ppg | 1,262 career points
Honors: San Gabriel Valley Tribune All-Area Player of the Year; Southern Section All-Open Division team.
Semetri Carr, Redwood (Larkspur)
6-0 | Guard | Senior | California
20 ppg
Honors: San Francisco Chronicle All-Metro North Bay Player of the Year.
Fifth Team
Asher Schroeder, Jesuit (Carmichael)
6-5 | Guard | Senior | Uncommitted612 points | 17.0 ppg | 7.6 rpg | 1.9 apg
Honors: Sacramento Bee All-Metro Large Schools Player of the Year.
Gavin Sykes, Modesto Christian (Modesto)
6-4 | Guard | Senior | Long Beach State
671 points | 22.4 ppg | 5.0 rpg | 2.8 apg
Honors: Modesto Bee All-District Player of the Year.
Trent Minter, Los Alamitos
6-6 | Forward | Senior | Uncommitted14 ppg | 9 rpg
Honors: Orange County Register's All-County team; Southern Section Division 1 Player of the Year.
Jake Hall, Carlsbad
6-4 | Forward | Senior | New Mexico
940 points | 28.5 ppg | 3,106 career points
Honors: All-San Diego Section.
Tae Simmons, Heritage Christian (Northridge)
6-6 | Forward | Senior | San Diego State
22 ppg | 11 rpg
Honors: Southern Section All-Open Division team.
Sixth Team
David Abisogun, Fairmont Prep (Anaheim)
6-10 | Center | Junior | Uncommitted21 ppg | 14 rpg
Honors: Orange County Register's All-County team. Southern Section All-2AA Player of the Year.
Hudson Mayes, Redondo Union (Redondo Beach)
6-5 | Guard | Senior | Central Michigan
16.6 ppg | 6.6 rpg | 2 spg
Honors: Southern Section All-Open Division team.
Antranik Balian, Pilibos (Los Angeles)
6-3 | Guard | Senior | Uncommitted830 points, 31.9 ppg | 5.0 apg | 8.8 rpg | 2,940 career points
Honors: Los Angeles Times All-Stars; Southern Section All-2AA team.
Kellen Hampton, Moreau Catholic (Hayward)
6-7 | Forward | Senior | Pacific632 points | 20.4 ppg | 6.3 rpg | 1,509 career points
Honors: San Francisco Chronicle All-Metro first team; Bay Area News Group's All-Bay Area team.
Anthony Moore, Lincoln (Stockton)
6-6 | Forward | Senior | Weber State
645 points | 17.9 ppg | 5.6 rpg | 2.9 apg | 1,758 career points
Honors: Tri-County Athletic League Player of the Year.
