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Centennial's Eres voted best boys basketball player in Las Cruces area
TL;DR
Centennial's Anthony Eres has been named the best boys basketball player in the Las Cruces area for the 2025-26 season, receiving 59.89% of the votes. He garnered a total of 22,282 votes, significantly ahead of his competitors.
Key points
- Anthony Eres voted best boys basketball player in Las Cruces area
- Eres received 22,282 total votes
- Poll ran from April 14 to May 3
- Koulie Tou finished second with 8,562 votes
- Cameron Evaro finished third with 5,064 votes
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Centennial's Anthony Eres has been voted as the best boys basketball player in the Las Cruces area for the 2025-26 season.
Eres was among 29 nominees in the poll from Las Cruces, Mayfield, Organ Mountain, Centennial, Mesilla Valley Christian, Gadsden, Santa Teresa, Chaparral, and Hatch Valley. He received a majority of the vote at 59.89% and collected 22,282 total votes.
Centennial's Koulie Tou finished second with 8,562 votes. Mesilla Valley Christian's Cameron Evaro finished third with 5,064 votes. The poll ran from April 14 to May 3.
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Eres, a junior, averaged 9.3 points per game this past season to rank third among Hawks. He scored double-digit points in 14 games, including a season-high 20 points against Alamogordo on Jan. 20 and 16 points against Las Cruces on Feb. 20 in a 65-53 win that clinched the regular-season District 3-5A championship for Centennial.
Eres also shot 43% from the field and tallied 271 points, 45 rebounds, 37 steals, 14 assists, and one block. He played in all 29 games for the Hawks.
Eres was an honorable mention on the 2025-26 Las Cruces Sun-News Boys Basketball Super Team, becoming one of four Centennial players to be given the honor.
This article originally appeared on Las Cruces Sun-News: Centennial's Anthony Eres voted best Las Cruces-area boys basketball player in 25-26 season
Q&A
Who was voted the best boys basketball player in Las Cruces for 2025-26?
Anthony Eres from Centennial was voted the best boys basketball player in the Las Cruces area for the 2025-26 season.
How many votes did Anthony Eres receive in the Las Cruces basketball poll?
Anthony Eres received a total of 22,282 votes, which accounted for 59.89% of the total votes in the poll.
Who were the top three nominees in the Las Cruces boys basketball player poll?
The top three nominees were Anthony Eres in first place, Koulie Tou from Centennial in second with 8,562 votes, and Cameron Evaro from Mesilla Valley Christian in third with 5,064 votes.
