Vote: Who should be SBLive’s North Carolina High School Boys Basketball Player of the Week (1/22/2024)?

Here are 10 players for your consideration

We have 10 athletes nominated this week for SBLive’s North Carolina Boys Basketball Player of the Week from Jan. 15-20 and we ask you, the fans, to help decide who should indeed be the top athlete selected. Voting will conclude on Sunday, Jan. 28 at 11:59 p.m. and the winner will be announced in next week’s poll.


Ayden-Grifton's Cam Honey.
Ayden-Grifton's Cam Honey

Congratulations to last week's winner: Cam Honey of Ayden-Grifton


Here are this week's nominees:

Paul McNeil, Richmond

The 6-foot-6 star would be at the top of any list based on what he did in the Raiders’ 118-52 win over Lee County. McNeil, a North Carolina State commit, scored a state-record 71 points, breaking a mark that had stood for 74 years. McNeil, the state’s leading scorer, achieved his remarkable feat even as the second half was played with a running clock. McNeil was 28-of-49 from the field while also getting 14 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 steals.

Zyon Chambers, Newton-Conover

Chambers hit a 3-pointer with 2.9 seconds left to lift the Red Devils to a 56-55 win over Bandys. The 6-foot-6 senior finished the game, N-C’s fifth win in a row, with 15 points.

L.J. Smith IV, Lincolnton

Smith poured in 31 points as the Wolves beat East Burke 64-50. The 6-foot-4 freshman is one of the state’s top scorers with 32.1 points per game.

Logan Johnson, United Faith Christian Academy

The 6-foot-3 sophomore point guard had 17 points, 11 assists and 6 rebounds against North Hills in United Faith’s 99-47 win.

Jackson Fannon, East Lincoln

Fannon scored 36 points, the bulk on a school-record 10 3-pointers as East Lincoln downed North Iredell 83-64.

Maurio Hanson, Chambers

The 6-foot-7 senior power forward produced a triple double of 25 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in a 92-75 win over Mallard Creek. Hanson has 11 offers from Division I schools.

Timothy Brower, Eastern Randolph

Brower scored 34 points in the Wildcats’ 81-77 win over Trinity. The 6-foot-2 junior guard averages 21.2 points per game.

Kaedon Parker, Red Springs

The senior guard scored 30 points in a 58-31 win over Clinton. Porter got half of his points on five 3-pointers.

Keveon Rodgers, Hertford County

Rodgers scored 21 points as the Bears rallied from an eight-point halftime deficit to beat Camden County 65-50.

M.J. Williams, Farmville Central

Williams scored 27 points in the Jaguars’ 85-63 win over rival Greene Central. That was nearly double his average of 14.2 points.


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MIKE DUPREZ

Mike Duprez became a freelance sports journalist for Scorebooklive.com several months after retiring from the newspaper business. A native of Oakland, California, Duprez moved around as a child due to his father’s service in the United States Marine Corps. He earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1981. Duprez, who lives in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, had 30 years of experience in newspapers as well as other endeavors before retiring at the end of 2021. He covers stories in both North Carolina and South Carolina for Scorebooklive.com.