The News-Gazette's All-Area boys' basketball team: Meet the 2025-26 first team

Apr. 25—Allen was one of the area's best sharpshooters, breaking the Chargers' single-season three-pointers record with 107. He averaged 17.1 points, 5.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists to earn a Class 3A All-State Third-Team nod.

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a professional basketball player.

a snake.

swimming.

Will Smith.

Kobe Bryant, his grandma and his uncle.

. scoring 1,000 points in college, playing Division I basketball and playing basketball overseas.

Barney was the engine for one of the best teams in Tigers' history, tallying 16 points, 7.0 assists and 3.4 steals per game at point guard while sitting out most fourth quarters because Westville had built up such big leads. He led the way to a perfect 31-0 regular season.

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a sports therapist.

a tiger.

fencing.

Ted.

Stephen Curry, Keaton Wagler and Brad Underwood.

skydiving, visiting Italy and talking to Keaton Wagler.

The News-Gazette's All-Area Player of the Year took a big step with the Bulldogs this season, averaging an impressive 25.1 points, 6.8 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 2.0 steals on his way to Class 3A All-State First-Team honors for a 19-win team.

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an NBA player.

a monkey.

ping pong.

Adam Sandler.

Michael Jordan, Rory McIlroy and Anthony Edwards.

attending the Masters, a professional tennis match and an NBA game courtside.

The Chargers' leading scorer for the last two years, Clark put up 20.2 points, 4.7 rebounds and 2.5 steals per game to earn a spot on the Class 3A All-State Second Team and set the pace for a regional championship-winning season.

steal.

a professional basketball player.

a penguin.

long jump.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.

his late grandfather, Joe Hutchison, Julius Erving and Kevin Hart.

making it through JUCO basketball, transferring to a Division I or II school and playing professional basketball.

The winningest player in program history ends his high school career second in both career points (1,782) and rebounds (627) for the Panthers. He averaged 15.5 points and 6.1 rebounds to help LeRoy win 32 games and a Class 1A sectional title.

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a basketball coach.

a rhinoceros.

ping pong.

Ryan Gosling.

George Washington, Jesus and the Buddha.

attending a Final Four game courtside, visiting Australia and meeting David Mirkovic.

The Rockets were the definition of a balanced team, but Henry was the heart and soul of it at point guard, leading the way to a Class 2A third-place finish with an All-State Special Mention selection by averaging 9.3 points and 4.6 assists per game. His buzzer-beating layup against Teutopolis helped the Rockets win a Class 2A sectional title en route to a third-place finish at state.