MaxPreps National Player of the Year
Cameron Boozer and second team MaxPreps All-America selection
Koa Peat headline the individual talent. A potential Boozer vs. Peat matchup will be much-anticipated heading into the event.
Boozer averaged 21.1 points, 11.2 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 2.0 blocked shots per game to guide Columbus (26-4) to its second consecutive state title and the No. 8 spot in the final MaxPreps Top 25. Peat averaged 19.7 points, 9.4 rebounds and 3.0 assists per contest to guide the Pumas (30-1) to their second straight state crown and the No. 12 spot in the national rankings.
No. 3-ranked Class of 2025 prospect Koa Peat is among the headliners for the 2023 Les Schwab Invitational. (Photo: Steve Paynter)
Harvard-Westlake finished the season ranked No. 6 in the final MaxPreps Top 25 last season after capturing the CIF Open Division state title with a record of 33-2. The Wolverines are led by third team MaxPreps Junior All-America selection
Trent Perry and MaxPreps Sophomore All-America honorable mention selection
Nikolas Khamenia.
Mt. Spokane (Mead, Wash.) is the fourth out-of-state team participating in the event after reaching the Class 3A state semifinals in Washington and finishing with a record of 25-2 last season.
Top in-state teams taking the court for the 27th annual event include two-time defending 6A state champion
Tualatin and defending LSI champion
West Linn, which pulled off one of the biggest upsets of the past decade in high school basketball when it knocked off top-ranked
Duncanville (Texas) in the title game last season.
