Meet the 2023 All-Tidewater boys basketball teams

BOYS PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Trevor Smith

Woodside, 6-2 senior guard

Scored a game-high 17 points — including 15 in the second half — to help the Wolverines come from behind to beat Patrick Henry of Roanoke and win the Class 5 championship, the program’s first state title since 2005
Class 5 State Player of the Year
Class 5 Region B Player of the Year
First-team All-Peninsula District
Helped lead the Wolverines to the Class 5 Region B title
Averaged 18 points, five rebounds, five assists and three steals
Will play for Richmond

The rest of the first team

Samuel Brannen

King’s Fork, 6-0 senior guard

First-team All-State Class 4
Class 4 Region A Player of the Year
A two-time All-Tidewater selection
Helped lead the Bulldogs to the Class 4 Region A title and helped them go wire-to-wire as the No. 1 team in Hampton Roads
Averaged 16 points, six rebounds, six assists and 3.9 steals, though he didn’t play in the fourth quarter in 12 games because of lopsided wins

Anthony “AJ” Clark

Menchville, 6-4 senior guard

Anthony Clark, Menchville (Courtesy photo)

First-team All-State Class 5
Peninsula District Player of the Year
First-team All-Class 5 Region B
Helped lead the Monarchs to a 22-0 record during the regular season
Averaged 13 points, seven rebounds, three steals and two blocks
Signed with Virginia Military Institute

Kareem Stagg

Oscar Smith, 6-8 sophomore forward

First-team All-State Class 6
Helped lead the Tigers to the state tournament
Averaged 15 points, 10.2 rebounds and 2.5 blocks, including a season-high eight in one game.
First-team All-Class 6 Region A

Elijah Washington

Lake Taylor, 6-7 junior forward

First-team All-State Class 3
Eastern District Player of the Year
Helped lead the Titans to the state tournament
Averaged 17 points, 14 rebounds and four blocks, including 28 points, 15 rebounds and 10 blocks against Smithfield
Named second-team All-Tidewater in football

Ethan Ward

Landstown, 6-7 senior center

First-team All-State Class 6
Class 6 Region A Player of the Year
First-team All-Beach District
Helped lead the Eagles to the state tournament
Averaged 13 points, 10 rebounds and 1.5 blocks

Second team

Styles Clemmons

Princess Anne, 6-1 freshman guard

First-team All-State Class 5
First-team All-Class 5 Region A
First-team All-Beach District
Helped lead the Cavaliers to the state tournament and to the program’s best season since Princess Anne won a state title in 1999
Averaged 19.5 points, four rebounds and three assists — including a season-high 38 points in a win over First Colonial in a Class 5 Region A quarterfinal — and scored 506 points in his freshman season

Ryan Hite

King’s Fork, 6-3 senior guard

First-team All-State Class 4
First-team All-Class 4 Region A
Helped lead the Bulldogs to the Class 4 Region A title and helped them go wire-to-wire as the No. 1 team in Hampton Roads
Averaged 10 points, 10 rebounds and led the team in both steals (3.8) and blocks (3.0), and was second in assists, though he didn’t play in the fourth quarter in 12 games because of lopsided wins

Adrean Newton

Maury, 6-0 sophomore guard

Second-team All-State Class 5
First-team All-Eastern District
Helped lead the Commodores to back-to-back state tournament berths
Averaged 10.5 points, six assists, four rebounds and two steals

Christian “CJ” McPherson

Catholic, 6-3 senior guard

First-team All-State VISAA Division I
First-team All-Tidewater Conference
Helped lead the Crusaders to the Tidewater Conference regular-season and tournament titles
Averaged 14 points, five rebounds and two steals

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Menchville, 6-2 senior guard

Two-time All-Tidewater selection
Two-time All-State Class 5
Helped lead the Monarchs to a 22-0 record during the regular season
Averaged 15 points, six rebounds, four assists and three steals
Will play for Appalachian State

Third team

Will Bland

Princess Anne, 6-4 senior guard

Second-team All-State Class 5
First-team All-Beach District
Beach District Defensive Player of the Year
Helped lead the Cavaliers to the state tournament and to the program’s best season since Princess Anne won a state title in 1999
Averaged 15.3 points, six rebounds and five assists and drew 38 charges

Christian Greenlaw

Woodside, 6-6 senior forward

His rebound and reverse layup at the buzzer led the Wolverines to the Class 5 state title
Second-team All-State Class 5
First-team All-Class 5 Region B
Averaged a double-double in the postseason, including a team-high 15 points, six rebounds and three blocks to help the Wolverines beat Maury in a state semifinal
Named third-team All-Tidewater in football
Will play football for Hampton University

Ben Nacey

Cox, 6-9 junior center

Beach District Player of the Year
Averaged 19.8 points, 12.7 rebounds and 4.7 blocks this season
Had several triple-doubles, including 23 points, 16 rebounds and 10 blocks in a win over Great Bridge

Donovan Raikes

Heritage, 6-5 senior forward

First-team All-State Class 4
First-team All-Class 4 Region A
Averaged 16.3 points, 9.2 rebounds and 1.7 blocks
Helped lead the Hurricanes to the state tournament for the first time since 2016

Larry “Trey” Williams

Oscar Smith, 6-5 junior guard

Second-team All-State Class 6
First-team All-Class 6 Region A
Helped lead the Tigers to the region title and state tournament
Averaged 14.2 points, 4.2 assists, 2.5 steals and shot 48% from 3-point range
Scored a game-high 17 points — including three 3-pointers — to help the Tigers beat Forest Park in a state quarterfinal

Larry Rubama, 757-575-6449, larry.rubama@pilotonline.com. Twitter @LHRubama