A look at The State’s all-area boys basketball team from Midlands -area high schools for the 2024-25 season.

Top honors

The State’s Player of the Year: Korie Corbett

, Ridge View

Player of the Year (fan vote): TJ Lewis, Blythewood

The State’s Co-Coaches of the Year: Zach Norris

, Keenan and Joshua Staley

, Ridge View

Coach of the Year (fan vote): Robert McCray, CA Johnson

All-Area Boys First Team

Levi Ball

, Gray Collegiate: Junior was all-state selection and averaged 13 points, 8.2 rebounds and 2.1 blocks per game.

Justus Bell

, Dutch Fork

: Junior forward was an all-state selection and averaged 14 points and 6.5 rebounds per game.

LJ Britt, Gray Collegiate: Senior averaged 11.2 points, 7.0 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 2.1 steals per game. Britt was an all-state selection and picked to play in Carolinas Classic All-Star game.

Charlie Bonds

, Richard Winn

: Senior was SCISA 1-A Player of Year and averaged 15 points, 13.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.5 blocks per game. Bonds signed with Francis Marion

to play baseball.

Antoine Caughman

, Keenan: Freshman averaged 11.6 points, 5.5 rebounds, 4.0 assists, 2.3 blocks and 2.2 steals per game.

Korie Corbett

, Ridge View

: Junior was all-state selection, Class 5A Player of the Year and shot 56 percent from the field and averaged 16 points, 4.5 rebounds, 1.6 steals and 1.2 assists this season.

Yasir Cromer

, River Bluff : Senior averaged 19 points, 4.6 assists, 4.6 rebounds this season and was Class 5A All-State selection and picked to play in the North-South All-Star game. Cromer is committed to Francis Marion

.

Yale Davis, Ridge View

: Junior guard was an all-state selection and averaged 12 points, 5.0 assists, 4.0 rebounds and 3.0 steals per game.

Hilton Dessausure , Northside Christian: Senior averaged 15.7 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game.

AJ Edwards, Brookland- Cayce : Senior averaged 12.1 points and 6.7 rebounds per game and was selected to play in the North-South All-Star game.

Ta’Maj Gilliam, Batesburg-Leesville : Junior was Region 2-2A Player of Year and all-state selection, averaging 16.1 points, 3.4 rebounds, 2.4 steals and 1.4 assists per game.

Jaiden Haltiwanger

, Hammond: Senior averaged 18.1 points, 6.2 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 2.0 steals per game. Haltiwanger signed to play football at The Citadel .

TJ Lewis, Blythewood : Senior averaged 25 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.6 steals per game. He made 114 3-pointers, shot 44 percent from three-point range and scored a school-record 43 points against White Knoll. Lewis was an all-state selection and picked to play in Carolinas Classic All-Star game.

2025DLY0012Blythewood-Dorman boys 250301-Enhanced-NR copy.jpgTJ Lewis (3) drives the ball during the Blythewood vs. Dorman SCHSL Class 5A Division 1 Upper State boys basketball championship on March 1, 2025 in Florence, South Carolina

Milton McCray, CA Johnson: Sophomore averaged 17 points, 4.0 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 2.5 blocks this season.

Jahmarie Mcleod, Camden: Senior averaged 19.8 points, 7.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game.

Tristen McCleary

, Heathwood Hall: Senior shot 55 percent from the field and averaged 13.1 points, 6.3 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game.

Tony Odom, CA Johnson: Junior averaged 19.5 points and 3.5 assists per game.

Tyson Ray

, Chapin : Senior averaged 15.5 points, 4.7 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 2.0 steals per game. Ray committed to Columbia International University .

Jackson Ross, Hammond

: Sophomore averaged 16.4 points, 8.8 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 3.2 steals per game.

Bryson Taylor

, Dutch Fork

: Senior guard averaged 15.5 points and three assists per game this season. Taylor was an all-state selection and picked to play in the North-South All-Star game.

Braysen Stockman, Ben Lippen

: Junior guard made 109 3-pointers, averaged 29.2 points, 9.0 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game this season. Stockman went over 2,000 points for his career, became the school’s all-time leading scorer and had three games scoring 40 or more points in a contest.

Brian Sumpter

, Keenan: Senior averaged 17 points, 10.4 rebounds, 3.6 blocks, 1.8 assists and 1.6 steals per game. Sumpter was Class 3A Player of the Year, picked to play in Carolinas Classic All-Star game and signed with Wofford.

2025DLY05023AlowerStateKeenan-Loris 250228-Enhanced-NR copy.jpgKeenan forward Brian Sumpter

(0) communicates with his teammates in the second half during the SCHSL 3A Lower State basketball championship on February 28, 2025 in Florence, South Carolina

Second Team

Broderick Anderson

, Keenan; Jeremy Anderson

, Irmo ; Emmanuel Ard

, Richland Northeast; Rashawn Brown

, Fairfield Central; Malachi Butler

, Columbia; Malachi Cooper

, Ridge View

; Braylen Davis, Batesburg-Leesville ; Luis Echevarria

, Cardinal Newman

; Aiassic Germany, CA Johnson; Austin Glasscho

, Dreher; Kamauri Hunter

, Heathwood Hall; Kaleb Long

, Lugoff – Elgin ; Quan McDuffie

, Gray Collegiate; Bryson Schofield

, White Knoll; Mekhi Smith-Brown

, Hammond; C.J. Springs , Saluda ; Maddox Stockman

, Ben Lippen

; D’Marcus Thomas, Westwood; Jaylen Weaver

, Northside Christian; Will Willard

, AC Flora