Michigan Basketball All-Staters

The creme-de-la-creme, the best of the best, [insert superlative here] — these are your Michigan All-State basketball players:

CLASS A BOYS (Click for honorable mentions)

Keith Appling, Detroit Pershing, 6-2, Jr. (Player of the Year article)

Derek Dennis, Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central, 6-3, Sr.

DeAngelo Hailey, Detroit Central, 6-2, Sr.

Michael Hollingsworth, Utica, 6-1, Sr.

Derrick Nix, Detroit Pershing, 6-9, Sr.

Dion Sims, Orchard Lake St. Mary’s, 6-5, Sr.

Maurice Jones, Saginaw Arthur Hill, 5-7, Jr.

Devin Oliver, Kalamazoo Central, 6-5, Jr.

Roy Marble, Southfield-Lathrup, 6-4, Jr.

Trey Zeigler, Mount Pleasant, 6-5, Jr.

LaDontae Henton, Lansing Eastern, 6-6, So.

COACH:

Ben Kelso, Detroit Central (Coach of the Year)

CLASS B BOYS (Click for honorable mentions)

Ben Simons, Cadillac, 6-8, Sr. (Player of the Year article)

Eso Akunne, Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard, 6-3, Sr.

Nic Jobe, Ida, 6-4, Sr.

Donnavan Kirk, Detroit Country Day, 6-8, Sr.

Duke Mondy, Grand Rapids Catholic Central, 6-3, Sr.

Shane Moreland, Flint Powers Catholic, 6-3, Sr.

Austin Nichols, Lansing Catholic, 6-1, Sr.

Ricarri Stimage, Muskegon Heights, 5-9, Sr.

Drew Valentine, Lansing Sexton, 6-5, Sr.

Korey Vandussen, Zeeland East, 6-2, Sr.

Ray McCallum Jr., Detroit Country Day, 6-1, Jr.

COACH:

Mickey Cochran, Zeeland East (Coach of the Year)

CLASS C BOYS (Click for honorable mentions)

Michael Talley III, Melvindale Academy for Business and Technology, 5-10, Jr. (Player of the Year article)

Holden Greiner, Traverse City St. Francis, 6-7, Sr.

Kolin Kazen, Saugatuck, 6-3, Sr.

Jack McPhail, Brown City, 6-4, Sr.

Marshawn Norris, Napoleon, 5-10, Sr.

Jason Pratt, Merrill, 6-7, Sr.

Jamar Ragland, Detroit Loyola, 6-4, Sr.

Kaleb Thelen, Pewamo-Westphalia, 6-0, Sr.

Taron Boose, Flint Beecher, 6-2, Jr.

Dwaun Anderson, Suttons Bay, 6-3, So.

COACH:

Dave Ginsberg, Traverse City St. Francis (Coach of the Year)

CLASS D BOYS (Click for honorable mentions)

C.J. Paquin, Cedarville, 6-3, Sr. (Player of the Year article)

Jordan Farris, Webberville, 6-2, Sr.

John Hoskins, Warren Conner Creek Academy, 6-9, Sr.

Tyler Ingalls, Ellsworth, 6-2, Sr.

Tony LaPlant, Ewen-Trout Creek, 6-2, Sr.

Jared Mysliwiec, Wyoming Tri-unity Christian, 6-1, Sr.

Zurlon Tipton, Sterling Heights Parkway Christian, 6-2, Sr.

Shayne Whittington, Lawrence, 6-10, Sr.

Sean Clancy, Kinde North Huron, 6-4, Jr.

London Burris, Muskegon Western Michigan Christian, 5-9, So.

COACH:

Mike Salvano, Lawrence

CLASS A GIRLS (Click for honorable mentions)

Destiny Williams, Benton Harbor, 6-3, Sr. (Player of the Year article)

Klarissa Bell, East Lansing, 5-11, Jr.

Areil Braker, Grosse Pointe North, 6-1, Jr.

Asia Boyd, Detroit Renaissance, 6-0 So.

Tyler Hardy, Ann Arbor Huron, 5-9, Sr.

Courtney Townsend, Detroit King, 5-7, Sr.

Jordan LaDuke, Flushing, 5-11, Jr.

Sami Tucker, East Lansing, 5-11, Sr.

Dorrina Barrett, Detroit Pershing, 5-6, Jr.

Kaylee Foster, Temperance Bedford, 6-0, Sr.

Dori Lansbach, Traverse City Central, 5-8, Sr.

Becca Mills, Midland Dow, 6-2, So.

COACHES:

Elaine Mahabir, Midland High (Co-Coach of the Year)

Bill Ryan, Temperance Bedford (Co-Coach of the Year)

CLASS B GIRLS (Click for honorable mentions)

Amber Moore, Detroit Country Day, 5-10, Sr. (Player of the Year article)

Tiffina Bennett, Flint Central, 5-8, Sr.

Nya Jordan, Detroit Community, 6-0, Sr.

Carissa Verkaik, Holland Christian, 6-2, Sr.

Nikki Arner, Ludington, 6-1, Jr.

Tori Klewicki-McNutt, DeWitt, 5-6, Jr.

Annalise Pickrel, Grand Rapids Catholic Central, 6-2, Jr.

Rose Savela, Manistee, 5-10, Jr.

Madison Williams, Detroit Country Day, 6-6, Jr.

Crystal Bradford, Detroit Community, 6-1, So.

COACH:

Tim Leonard, Ida (Coach of the Year)

CLASS C GIRLS (Click for honorable mentions)

Jenny Ryan, Saginaw Nouvel, 5-9, Sr. (Player of the Year article)

Lindsey Gifford, Napoleon, 5-3 Sr.

India Hairston, Flint Hamady, 6-3, Sr.

Elizabeth Hamlet, McBain, 5-10, Sr.

Alicia Leipprandt, Ubly, 5-9, Sr.

Samantha Manderfield, Houghton, 5-9, Sr.

Abbie Richardson, Napoleon, 6-0 Sr.

Rachel Sheffer, Watervliet, 6-1, Sr.

Jasmine Thomas, Flint Hamady, 5-8, Sr.

Jackie Walker, Ann Arbor Greenhills, 5-10, Sr.

COACH:

Steve Smoyer, Napoleon (Coach of the Year)

CLASS D GIRLS (Click for honorable mentions)

Sammy Theut, Marine City Cardinal Mooney, 5-7, Sr. (Player of the Year article)

Jessica Duncan, Cedarville, 5-7, Sr.

Ashley Bauman, Manistee Catholic Central, 6-2, Sr.

Jasmine Hines, Central Lake, 6-3, So.

Monica Confer, New Lothrop, 5-8, Jr.

Ashlie House, Johannesburg-Lewiston, 5-5, Sr.

Amber Alexander, Auburn Hills Oakland Christian, 5-10, So.

Ashley Pearson, Birmingham Roeper, 5-7, Jr.

Connaught Blood, Hillsdale Academy, 5-6, Sr.

Olivia Allore, Muskegon Catholic Central, 5-9, Sr.

COACH:

Ernie Righetti, Birmingham Roeper.