Isaiah Brown, F/C, Stranahan senior: Team captain and University of North Florida signee scored the winning basket with 4 seconds left to give the Dragons a come-from-behind 63-62 victory in Class 4A state final; scored 21 points 15 rebounds to earn MVP in Kreul Classic final; averaged 7 points, 10.2 rebounds, 3 blocks per game; Playlist: Rod Wave, No cap, Kodak Black, J Cole; Super power: Invincibility.
Cayden Daughtry, PG/SG, Calvary Christian junior: Four-year varsity member topped 1,000 points for his career last season vs. Stranahan; helped Eagles win state championship, averaging 16.7 points, 3.6 assists, 3 rebounds, 2.1 steals; proud of school being ranked top three in country by MaxPreps; currently holds 23 D1 offers; Playlist: Rap, Hip Hop, and 80s/90s R&B; Super power: Super intelligence.
Jasen Lopez , PG, Chaminade-Madonna senior: The FSU two-sport commit for basketball and football averaged 25 points, 2.2 assists, 6.4 rebounds, 4.1 steals; was Super 11 this year and helped Lions win a third straight state championship; sixth-year varsity member was All-Dade pick from eighth-10th grade, first-team Sun Sentinel All-County last year; has more than 2,000 career points; career highlight was dunk over two Western players in Big 8; Playlist: Meek Mill, Drake, YoungBoy, Rod Wave; Super Power: Teleport.
DJ Sandi, PG, St. Thomas Aquinas senior: Four-year starter, team captain and American University signee averaged 9.5 points, 5.7 rebounds, 7.2 assists, and 3.3 steals per contest; helped Raiders (30-2) win second state title, the last coming in 2021; proud of school being ranked Top 10 in the country this season, and of his performance in state final, scoring the go-ahead bucket as Aquinas rallied from 16 points down; runs track; Playlist: Drake, Frank Ocean, Daniel Caeser; Super power: Anything Spiderman can do.
Kyler Theophile, PG/SG, Coral Glades senior: Two-year captain has played varsity since his freshman year; became first D-1 basketball player from his school when he signed with Kennesaw State University; averaged 11.7 points, 8.4 rebounds, 4.0 assists, 2.4 steals, and 0.4 blocks; season highlight was getting his coach to 50 wins as a head coach at Coral Glades and winning districts; Playlist: Drake, Kodak Black, NBA YoungBoy; Super power: Super speed.
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Travis Chin, PG/CG, South Plantation senior
Dwight “DJ” Gaines, CG, Westminster Academy junior
Justus Herbert , SG, Cardinal Gibbons senior
Clarence “CJ” Westbrook Jr., PG, St. Thomas Aquinas junior
Christian Yeargin, CG, Stranahan High senior
