The 2025 Lexington Herald-Leader All-State Boys Basketball Teams are here
The Herald-Leader is proud to announce its 2025 All-State Boys Basketball Teams as voted on by high school coaches across the commonwealth.
Great Crossing’s Malachi Moreno, the 6-foot-11 Kentucky signee who helped the Warhawks claim the Boys’ Sweet 16 state championship last month, tops our All-State list as Herald-Leader Boys Player of the Year.
Moreno garnered 116 player of the year votes and appeared on all 130 ballots submitted by the state’s boys high school coaches.
Moreno capped his high school career by earning the Mr. Kentucky Basketball award and state tournament most valuable player honors. He finished his senior season averaging 21.5 points and 14.9 rebounds per game. His 1,959 career rebounds rank fourth on the KHSAA’s all-time list. His 627 blocks rank third.
Fellow Warhawk Vince “Tre” Dawson III, a 6-5 Morehead State signee, joined Moreno on the First Team for the second straight year.
Ashland Blazer’s Zander Carter, a 6-6 Liberty signee, garnered the next most points among First Team players. He got three player of the year nods. Fellow first-teamers Maddox Huff of Harlan County and Austin Sperry of Breathitt County each received two top votes, while Ty Price of Butler County, EJ Walker of Lloyd Memorial and Andy Johnson of Cooper each got one.
North Laurel’s Reece Davidson, a 6-7 forward who made a splash with two high-scoring games at the state tournament, rounds out the First Team as its lone junior.
The Herald-Leader All-State Teams are based on coaches’ selections in a statewide survey conducted by the Lexington Herald-Leader/Kentucky.com. Players are listed in order of point totals based on coaches’ votes. There are three teams of 10 players, plus 20 honorable mentions.
First Team
| Player, School | Ht. | Class | PPG | Notes | All-State Points | POY Votes | Ballots |
| Malachi Moreno, Great Crossing | 6-11 | Sr. | 21.5 | Kentucky signee, Mr. Kentucky Basketball and Sweet 16 MVP | 1,280 | 116 | 130 |
| Zander Carter, Ashland Blazer | 6-6 | Sr. | 23.8 | Liberty signee, part of five 16th Region titles, 3,036 career points | 725 | 3 | 104 |
| Maddox Huff, Harlan County | 6-3 | Sr. | 29.4 | East Tennessee State signee, part of 2024 state runner-up | 395 | 2 | 69 |
| Ty Price, Butler County | 6-0 | Sr. | 28.3 | UT Martin signee with 3,318 career points | 388 | 1 | 64 |
| Reece Davidson, North Laurel | 6-7 | Jr. | 21.6 | Scored 77 points in two Sweet 16 games and helped Jags to program’s first state tourney win. | 380 | 0 | 69 |
| Vince “Tre” Dawson III, Great Crossing | 6-5 | Sr. | 18.0 | Morehead State signee and two-time H-L first team All-State honoree. | 334 | 0 | 60 |
| EJ Walker, Lloyd Memorial | 6-8 | Sr. | 18.9 | South Carolina signee and co-9th Region player of the year. | 304 | 1 | 54 |
| Andy Johnson, Cooper | 6-5 | Sr. | 22.1 | Illinois-Chicago signee, co-9th Region player of the year. | 263 | 1 | 48 |
| Austin Sperry, Breathitt County | 6-4 | Sr. | 23.4 | IU-Indianapolis signee who was part of two 14th Region title teams | 235 | 2 | 50 |
| Jonah Butler, Calloway County | 6-5 | Sr. | 22.3 | Stony Brook commit and 1st Region player of the year. | 228 | 0 | 43 |
Second Team
| Player, School | Ht. | Class | PPG |
| Amari Owens, Bryan Station | 6-1 | Jr. | 22.5 |
| Jeremiah Jackson, St. Xavier | 6-2 | Jr. | 14.5 |
| Conner Loy, Adair County | 6-0 | Sr. | 20.2 |
| Chance Dillingham, St. Xavier | 5-9 | Sr. | 13.8 |
| Armelo Boone, Woodford County | 6-4 | Sr. | 17.4 |
| Jake Feldhaus, Madison Central | 6-7 | Jr. | 22.0 |
| Julian Miles, South Oldham | 6-2 | Sr. | 21.8 |
| Braxton Keathley, Prestonsburg | 6-4 | So. | 34.3 |
| Cayden Reed, Montgomery County | 5-9 | Sr. | 21.4 |
| Jacob Spurlock, Boyd County | 6-4 | Jr. | 24 |
Third Team
| Player, School | Ht. | Class | PPG |
| Jordan Mabe, South Laurel | 6-8 | Sr. | 20.6 |
| DeMarcus Surratt, Frederick Douglass | 6-3 | Jr. | 15.9 |
| Evin Eversole, Hazard | 6-6 | Sr. | 18.7 |
| Deuce Bailey, Bowling Green | 6-0 | Sr. | 8.7 |
| Aaron Gutman, Walton-Verona | 6-7 | Sr. | 22.3 |
| Garyn Jackson, Campbell County | 6-1 | Sr. | 16.8 |
| Justice Decker, Manual | 6-6 | Sr. | 16.3 |
| Luke Beickman, Owensboro Catholic | 6-2 | Sr. | 19.1 |
| Malachi Coleman, Manual | 5-10 | Sr. | 21.0 |
| Jayden Johnson, Trinity | 6-5 | Jr. | 14.4 |
Honorable mention
Cole Edelen, Male; Camron McDaniels, Jeffersontown; Parker Watts, Martin County; Jaden Stewart, Pike County Central; Luke Idlett, Bowling Green; Jackson McCutchen, Pleasure Ridge Park; Austin Sears, North Oldham; Eli Finley, Calloway County; Isaiah Cochran, Adair County; Ja’Rye Brown, W.E.B. Dubois; Jonathon Moss, Daviess County; Casen Nobbe, Madison Southern; Cannon Young, Clinton County; Matthew Langhi, Marshall County; Jaylin Craine, Caverna; Austin Slone, Johnson Central; Cooper Davenport, Henderson County; Ferlandas Wright, Fairdale; Ian Onkst, Pikeville; Jack Logsdon, Grayson County.
Methodology: Our annual All-State survey was emailed to 274 boys varsity basketball coaches in Kentucky using their email registered with the KHSAA. Multiple attempts were made to encourage every school to participate. Coaches were asked to select their top 10 players. and points were assigned based on a player’s position on the ballot (10 points for Player of the Year, nine points for No. 2, eight points for No. 3, etc.), and tabulated across all ballots received. The top 50 players receiving votes made our All-State list. This year, 130 coaches participated and all 16 regions were represented.
