Who’s No. 1? Top teams, players? SC basketball coaches’ first rankings for 2024-25 season
The South Carolina Basketball Coaches Association released its first preseason polls plus top boys and girls high school basketball players to watch this season.
The top players are listed by top seniors in each division, plus Elite Boys and Girls, which are top players regardless of classification.
Class 5A Division I Boys
1. Ridge View; 2. Dorman; 3. Summerville; 4. Mauldin; 5. Sumter; 6. Dutch Fork; 7. Byrnes; 8. West Ashley; 9. Blythewood; 10. River Bluff
Class 5A Division I Girls
1. Rock Hill; 2. JL Mann; 3. Summerville; 4. Mauldin; 5. Spring Valley; 6. Ashley Ridge; 7. Dorman; 8. Sumter; 9. Dutch Fork; 10. Carolina Forest
Class 5A Division II Boys
1. Goose Creek; 2. Indian Land; 3. Conway; 4. TL Hanna; 5. Riverside; 6. Greenville; 7. Berkeley; 8. Fort Mill; 9. Myrtle Beach; 10 Greenwood
Class 5A Division II Girls
1. Gaffney; 2. Riverside; 3. Berkeley; 4. Westwood; 5. Goose Creek; 6. Greenville; 7. North Myrtle Beach; 8. Irmo; 9. Nation Ford; 10. Lucy Beckham
Class 4A Boys
1. North Augusta; 2. Wilson; 3. Wren; 4. Crestwood; 5. Lancaster; 6. Greer; 7. Gray Collegiate; 8. Westside; 9. South Florence; 10. Darlington
Class 4A Girls
1. Westside; 2. North Augusta; 3. Wilson; 4. South Pointe; 5. A. C. Flora; 6. Lower Richland; 7. Darlington; 8. Camden; 9. Daniel; 10. Bishop England
Class 3A Boys
1. Keenan; 2. Loris; 3. Orangeburg-Wilkinson; 4. Christ Church; 5. Oceanside Collegiate; 6. Powdersville; 7. Newberry; 8. North Charleston; 9. Dillon; 10. Walhalla
Class 3A Girls
1. Keenan; 2. Dillon; 3. Silver Bluff; 4. Powdersville; 5. West Oak; 6. Chapman; 7. Walhalla; 8. Loris; 9. Orangeburg Wilkinson; 10. Oceanside
Class 2A Boys
1. Atlantic Collegiate Academy; 2. Andrew Jackson; 3. Marion; 4. High Point Academy; 5. Bridge Prep; 6. Landrum; 7. Clinton; 8. Strom Thurmond; 9. Woodland; 10. (Tie) Mullins, Manning
Class 2A Girls
1. Andrew Jackson; 2. Fairfield Central ; 3. Blacksburg; 4. Landrum; 5. Kingstree; 6. Clinton; 7. Saluda ; 8. Cheraw; 9. Chesterfield; 10. Woodland
Class A Boys
1. Bethune-Bowman; 2. North; 3. McCormick; 4. CA Johnson; 5. Cross; 6. McBee; 7. Carvers Bay; 8. Denmark-Olar; 9. Abbeville; 10. Great Falls
Class A Girls
1. Denmark Olar; 2. Lake View; 3. Military Magnet; 4. North; 5. Hunter-Kinard Tyler; 6. Bamberg Earnhardt; 7. Lee Central; 8. Carver’s Bay; 9. Latta; 10. Calhoun Falls
SCBCA Elite Boys
Josh Leonard, Wilson; Jordan Watford, Lancaster; Tristan Thompson, Wilson; Brian Sumpter, Keenan; Korie Corbett, Ridge View; Kaleb Evans, Lexington; Abijah Franklin, Wren
SCBCA Elite Girls
Chi’nya Isaac, Lower Richland; Aubrey Stevenson, Rock Hill; Ja’Nyia Cunningham, South Pointe; Khalia Hartwell, Westside; Molly Daugherty, Summerville; Tamia Watkins, Andrew Jackson; Dream Watson, Military Magnet; Braylin Mungo, Camden
Class 5A Division I Boys Top 5 Seniors
Melvin Teal, Summervillel Yasir Cromer, River Bluff; Evan Enos, Byrnes; Taurus ‘TJ’ Lewis, Blythewood; Keenan Whiteside, Dorman
Class 5A Division II Boys Top 5 Seniors
Shane Potts, Goose Creek; John Simmons, Myrtle Beach; Nas Berry, Fort Mill; CJ Terrell, Greenwood; Roman Cooley, Greenville
Class 5A Division I Girls Top 5 Seniors
Emma Daugherty, Summerville; Te’Ericka Dowling, Byrnes; Skyla Tuthill, Ashley Ridge; Anasia Harvey, Ridge View; Michaela Fairwell, Dutch Fork
Class 5A Division II Girls Top 5 Seniors
Elly Trickett, Riverside; Faith Farmer, North Myrtle Beach; Tamerah Wynn, TL Hanna; Emory Waters-Inman, White Knoll; Destiny Omeire, Westwood
Class 4A Boys Top 5 Seniors
Daron Dunbar, North Agusta’ Teon Tindall, Crestwood’ Shannon Davis, Crestwood; L.J. Britt, Gray Collegiate; Amare Anderson, Greer
Class 4A Girls Top 5 Seniors
Serenity Woods, South Pointe’ Morgan Chapman, Camden; Jasmine Epps, South Aiken; Colleen Dimaio, Daniel; Leanissa Swinton, Wilson
Class 3A Boys Top 5 Seniors
Brelin Dennis, Belton-Honea Path; Jaleel McGee, Powdersville; Braylen Silver, Greer Middle College; Adam Brown, Christ Church; Keith Smith, Orangeburg-Wilkinson
Class 3A Girls Top 5 Seniors
Janiya Richburg, Loris; Sadie Burnette, Woodruff; Raegan Mobley, West Oak; Mariasia Moody, Loris; Krislyn Wilder, Chapman
Class 2A Boys Top 5 Seniors
Tushawn Richardson, Clinton; Emmanuel “Manny” Davis, Eau Clarie; Ja’ Kease Salley, Woodland; Jamie Brooks, Atlantic Collegiate Academy; Bryce Peterson, Andrew Jackson
Class 2A Girls Top 5 Seniors
Kay Kay Dawkins, Blacksburg; Janiyah Squire, Ninety Six; Jordyn Adams, Fairfield Central Jaeda Davis, Marion; Destinee Tiller, Eau Claire
Class A Boys Top 5 Seniors
Joshua Goodman, Denmark-Olar; Bryson Robinson, Bethune-Bowman; Stetson Stack, North; Tyrek Wright, McBee; Tylin Jenkins, Hannah-Pamplico
Class A Boys Top 5 Seniors
Aveion Walker, Denmark-Olar; Sabri Mitchell, Military Magnet; Lauren Middleton, Cross; Jasmyn Jenkins, Carver’s Bay; Raven Brown, Bamberg-Ehrhardt
This story was originally published November 20, 2024 at 12:00 AM with the headline "Who’s No. 1? Top teams, players? SC basketball coaches’ first rankings for 2024-25 season."
