First team
Player of the Year
Silas Barksdale
Woodside, 6-11 junior center
• Scored 17 points and grabbed 14 rebounds — including 10 offensive rebounds — to help the Wolverines (27-1) beat L.C. Bird to win their second consecutive Class 5 state title.
• Class 5 Player of the Year
• Class 5 Region B Player of the Year
• Peninsula District Player of the Year
• Averaged 17 points and 15 rebounds during the postseason
• Recorded 25 double-doubles this season
• Rated the No. 5 junior in the state by 247Sports and No. 7 by On3 and has more than 10 scholarship offers, including those from Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Mississippi State, Tennessee, Texas A&M and Pittsburgh
Rodney Baines
Lake Taylor, 6-8 senior forward
• Helped lead the Titans (25-2) to the Class 3 state championship game
• First-team All-Class 3
• Class 3 Region A Player of the Year
• Eastern District Player of the Year
• Averaged 19 points, 11.3 rebounds and two blocks
• Has offers from Norfolk State and Hampton
Brennan Chatman
Norfolk Collegiate, 6-4 senior guard
• First-team All-VISAA Division II
• Tidewater Conference of Independent Schools Player of the Year
• Averaged 16.6 points, 6.6 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 2.5 steals.
• Led the Oaks (31-5) to the TCIS regular-season and conference titles and to to the VISAA Division II state semifinals.
Malik Johnson
Hampton, 6-4 senior guard
• Had 10 rebounds, eight points, five assists and three steals to help lead the Crabbers (25-2) to the Class 4 state title
• Class 4 Player of the Year
• Class 4 Region A Player of the Year
• First-team All-Peninsula District
• Averaged 13.9 points, 4.7 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 2.4 steals.
Deshawn Spellman
Landstown, 6-6 sophomore wing
• First-team All-Class 6
• First-team All-Class 6 Region A
• Led the Eagles to Class 6 state tournament
• Averaged 16 points, 14.3 rebounds, three blocks and two steals during the postseason, but missed the state quarterfinal because of the flu
• Has recorded nine double-doubles and recorded six blocks three times
Elijah Washington
Lake Taylor, 6-8 senior forward
• Led the Titans (25-2) to the Class 3 state championship game
• Two-time All-Tidewater selection
• First-team All-Class 3
• First-team All-Class 3 Region A
• First-team All-Eastern District
• Averaged 15 points, 14.5 rebounds and 4.5 blocks for the season, including a 28-point, 19-rebound performance in a state semifinal
• Named second-team All-Tidewater in football and will play tight end for Syracuse University.
Second team
Sincere Jones
Churchland, 6-8, junior forward
• First-team All-Class 4
• First-team All-Class 4 Region A
• Averaged 19 points, 10 rebounds, four blocks and three assists while facing double- and triple-teams all season to lead the Truckers to the Class 4 state tournament
• Had 24 points, 16 rebounds and four blocks in a Class 4 state quarterfinal
• Has offers from Virginia Tech, Norfolk State, Old Dominion, Duquesne, Robert Morris, Radford, Virginia Commonwealth and Manhattan
EJ Joyner
Peninsula Catholic, 5-8 senior guard
• First-team All-VISAA Division II
• First-team All-Tidewater Conference of Independent Schools
• Led the Knights to the VISAA Division II state semifinals for the first time in program history
• Averaged 16 points, five assists, five rebounds and five steals
• Scored a school-record 40 points against Hampton Roads Academy
• Had 21 points and six assists to help the Knights hand Class 5 state champion Woodside its only loss of the season
• Scored 1,133 career points
Ben Nacey
Cox, 6-9 senior center
• Two-time All-Tidewater selection
• First-team All-Class 5
• Class 5 Region A Player of the Year
• Averaged 21.7 points, 12.4 rebounds and four blocks and recorded 20 double-doubles this season
Adrean Newton
Maury, 6-0 junior guard
• Two-time All-Tidewater selection
• First-team All-Class 5
• First-team All-Class 5 Region B
• First-team All-Eastern District
• Led the Commodores to the Class 5 state tournament. He scored a game-high 19 points, including seven in the fourth quarter, to help Maury beat King’s Fork in a region semifinal
Ulysses Young
Oscar Smith, 6-0 senior guard
• First-team All-Class 6
• Class 6 Region A Player of the Year
• Led the Tigers to the Class 6 state semifinals and made the game-winning shot in a quarterfinal
• Averaged 12.2 points, 6.1 assists and 3.5 steals to lead the Tigers to the Southeastern District title
Third team
Emmanuel Angila
Kempsville, 6-1 senior guard
• Led the Chiefs (20-6) to the program’s first state tournament appearance and best record in history.
• First-team All-Class 5
• First-team All-Class 5 Region A
• Averaged 19 points, five rebounds, four assists, two steals and two blocks, including 21 points in a state quarterfinal
Daron Baugh
Hampton, 5-10 senior
• Led the Crabbers to the Class 4 state title
• First-team All-Class 4
• First-team All-Class 4 Region A
• First-team All-Peninsula District
• Averaged 11 points, four assists and two steals. Increased his assists average to seven in the postseason and scored 17 points in a state semifinal
Brandon Freeman
Bruton, 5-10 junior guard
• First-team All-Class 2
• First-team All-Class 2 Region A
• First-team All-Bay Rivers District
• Led the Panthers (19-8) to the state semifinals for the first time since 2014 and to the program’s first winning season since 2015
• Averaged 17 points, six assists, six rebounds and three steals, while shooting 44% from 3-point range and 82% from the free-throw line
• He has scored more than 1,000 career points, with another season remaining
Tre Miller
Green Run, 6-5 junior forward
• First-team All-Class 5
• First-team All-Class 5 Region A
• Led the Stallions to the Class 5 Region A title and the state semifinals
• Averaged 18.7 points and 8.8 rebounds
Ashton Walker
Catholic, 6-4 junior guard
• First-team All-VISAA Division I
• First-team All-Tidewater Conference of Independent Schools
• Led the Crusaders to the VISAA Division I state semifinals
• Averaged 17.9 points, 7.9 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 2.4 steals
• Has scored more than 1,000 career points, with another season remaining
Larry Rubama, 757-575-6449, larry.rubama@pilotonline.com
