New Mexico high school boys basketball 32-minute average scoring leaders

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What if every boys basketball player in New Mexico saw action in a full 32 minutes every week? Well, the MaxPreps Computer Rankings tell us who would lead that category and where they are in the regular scoring list.

With no rest in a 32-minute contest, the state's leading scorer would be 5-foot-10 Rio Rancho senior Juan Hurt at 23.1 points per game. Overall he is ninth with a 21.0 average. He also averages 4.0 assists and 2.9 steals.

The No. 2 scorer is 6-0 senior Clay Patterson, another Rio Rancho standout, who averages 22.1. He is No. 8 overall at 20.3 and also averages 4.1 assists.

Dora junior Xavier Gramzow breaks up the Rio Rancho domination with the third-best average of 17.9 points. The 6-5 standout also pulls down 11.2 rebounds per outing.

Dora teammate Slade Hamann is the No. 4 scorer at 17.1. The 6-0 junior, who also grabs 4.1 rebounds per game, is No. 54 overall with an 11.2 scoring average.

Following are the top 15 players with their current overall average and ranking along with the average and ranking for a full 32 minutes:


1. Juan Hurt, Rio Rancho
Scoring average: 21.0
Scoring rank: No. 7
32-minute scoring average: 23.1

2. Clay Patterson, Rio Rancho
Scoring average: 20.3
Scoring rank: No. 8
32-minute scoring average: 22.1

3. Xavier Gramzow, Dora
Scoring average: 12.2
Scoring rank: No. 42
32-minute scoring average: 17.9

4. Slade Hamann, Dora
Scoring average: 11.2
Scoring rank: No. 54
32-minute scoring average: 17.1

5. Joe Elmalhy, Rio Rancho
Scoring average: 7.8
Scoring rank: No. 108
32-minute scoring average: 15.3

6. Jeremy Anaya, Capital (Santa Fe)
Scoring average: 12.3
Scoring rank: No. 41
32-minute scoring average: 14.6

7. Tyler Alarid, Capital (Santa Fe)
Scoring average: 12.1
Scoring rank: No. 45
32-minute scoring average: 14.5

8. Keshawn Banks, Rio Rancho
Scoring average: 7.4
Scoring rank: No. 116
32-minute scoring average: 14.5

9. Derrick Reyes, Rio Rancho
Scoring average: 8.4
Scoring rank: No. 95
32-minute scoring average: 14.1

10. Matt Smith, Capital (Santa Fe)
Scoring average: 9.7
Scoring rank: No. 67
32-minute scoring average: 13.6

11. David Patterson, Rio Rancho
Scoring average: 7.6
Scoring rank: No. 112
32-minute scoring average: 13.0

12. Jeremy Snider, Rio Rancho
Scoring average: 7.6
Scoring rank: No. 113
32-minute scoring average: 10.2

13. Isaiah Brooks, Capital (Santa Fe)
Scoring average: 7.7
Scoring rank: No. 110
32-minute scoring average:  8.4

14. Marcos Vargas, Capital (Santa Fe)
Scoring average: 4.7
Scoring rank: No. 191
32-minute scoring average: 8.3

15. Derrell White, Rio Rancho
Scoring average: 4.1
Scoring rank: No. 218
32-minute scoring average: 7.8