The 2026 Lexington Herald-Leader All-State Boys Basketball Teams are here
The Herald-Leader is proud to announce its 2026 All-State Boys Basketball Teams as voted on by high school coaches across the commonwealth.
Madison Central’s Jake Feldhaus, a 6-foot-8 senior forward who recently reopened his recruitment after winning Kentucky’s Mr. Basketball honor, topped our All-State First Team list as Herald-Leader Boys Player of the Year.
Feldhaus averaged 20.7 points and 13 rebounds per game for the Indians, who rose to No. 1 in the Kentucky Media Elite 16 rankings twice during the season. The son of Kentucky “Unforgettable” Deron Feldhaus garnered 78 Player of the Year votes from the 140 coaches who participated in the H-L’s all-state vote.
Feldhaus was joined on the first team by fellow 11th Region standouts Amari Owens of Bryan Station and DeMarcus Surratt of Frederick Douglass.
The first team also featured a pair of juniors in Marshall County’s Matthew Langhi and Prestonsburg’s Braxton Keathley.
Rounding out the first team were five Mr. Basketball finalists — North Laurel’s Reece Davidson, Boyd County’s Jacob Spurlock, St. Xavier’s Jeremiah Jackson, Daviess County’s Jonathan Moss and Covington Catholic’s Athens McGillis.
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.
Herald-Leader All-State first team
Player, School, Height, (POY votes/All-State Points/Total Ballots): Notes.
Jake Feldhaus, Madison Central, 6-8, Sr. (78/1,121/126): Feldhaus played for his uncle, Allen Feldhaus Jr. his junior and senior seasons and was a key player in the Indians’ state championship golf team in 2024. He recently asked out of his national letter of intent from Belmont.
Reece Davidson, North Laurel, 6-7, Sr. (15/808/111): A Liberty signee and Kentucky Association of Basketball Coaches 13th Region player of the year, Davidson averaged 19.8 points and 8.6 rebounds per game for the back-to-back 13th champions.
Jacob Spurlock, Boyd County, 6-4, Sr. (10/605/103): The Youngstown State-bound Spurlock was KABC 16th Region player of the year and is the all-time leading scorer in 16th Region history. He averaged 27.3 points and 4.1 made 3-pointers per game this season.
Jeremiah Jackson, St. Xavier, 6-4 Sr. (6/590/96): The Southern Illinois signee averaged 16 points per game for the back-to-back 7th Region champs and earned KABC 7th Region player of the year honors.
Jonathan Moss, Daviess County, 6-0, Sr. (7/448/82): Ranked as a three-star point guard by 247Sports.com, Moss earned KABC 3rd Region player of the year honors and averaged 23.9 points per game this season.
Matthew Langhi, Marshall County, 6-6, Jr. (1/353/63): A three-star forward, according to 247Sports.com, Langhi averaged 27.3 points per game and helped lead the Marshals to the First Region championship and the quarterfinals of the Boys’ Sweet 16.
Amari Owens Bryan Station, 6-1, Sr. (2/343/66): The Eastern Kentucky signee ranks as the all-time leading scorer in Bryan Station and Lexington boys high school basketball history with 2,606 points. His honors include two-time Lexington player of the year.
Braxton Keathley, Martin County, 6-4 Jr. (6/295/49): A four-star guard according to the 247Sports.com composite index, Keathley averaged 33.1 points per game this season, the second-highest output in the state.
Athens McGillis, Covington Catholic, 5-11 Sr. (0/255/53): A Nova Southeastern commit, McGillis averaged 22.4 points per game and earned KABC 9th Region player of the year honors. His 236 career 3-pointers are the most in Colonels history.
DeMarcus Surratt, Frederick Douglass, 6-3, Sr. (0/238/52): A Bellarmine signee, Surratt averaged 18.8 points per game and helped lead the Broncos to this season’s 42nd District title and back-to-back 11th Region finals.
Herald-Leader All-State second team
Player, School, Ht., Class, PPG
Montez Gay, George Rogers Clark, 6-5, Jr., 16.8.
Josh Lindsay, St. Xavier, 6-0, So., 14.
Malachi Ashford, George Rogers Clark, 5-9, Sr., 13.7.
Pierre Rondo, North Oldham, 5-11, eighth grader, 14.6.
Jack Logsdon, Grayson County, 6-6, Jr., 19.8.
Jordan Mitchell, Male, 6-3, So., 24.2.
Ja’Rye Brown, W.E.B. DuBois, 6-2, Jr., 28.2.
Keriawn Berry, North Hardin, 6-6, Sr., 27.4.
Jaylin Craine, Caverna, 6-1, Sr., 16.6.
Jackson Stephan, Henry Clay, 6-5, Sr., 20.9.
Herald-Leader All-State third team
Player, School, Ht., Class, PPG
Walker Craig, Rockcastle County, 6-7 Sr., 23.2.
Corey Flinchum, Lee County, 6-4, Jr., 36.5.
Miles Woodfork, McCracken County, 6-1 Sr., 24.1.
Cole Edelen, Ballard, 6-2, Sr., 18.7.
Seth Caudill, Hazard, 6-4, Sr., 20.7.
Jermaine “Chief” Cameron, St. Xavier, 5-10, Sr., 10.2.
Brady Orem, Great Crossing, 6-7, So., 21.6.
Jayden Johnson, Trinity, 6-5, Sr., 19.6.
Leek Ateny, Danville Christian, 6-10, Sr., 18.3.
Bray Kirk, Lyon County, 6-2, Sr., 21.3.
Honorable mention
Austin Slone, Johnson Central; Anthony Blaackar, Lloyd Memorial; Andrew Terry, Montgomery County; Austin Davie, Campbell County; Kendall Phillips, Wayne County; Omari Jointer, Woodford County; Jayden “JJ” Washington, Christian Academy-Louisville; Tyler Weddington, Phelps; Nico Ballard, South Oldham; Tommy Gregg, North Oldham; Daulton Combs, Perry County Central; Ryder Akins, George Rogers Clark; Jackson Keene, Pikeville; Nolan Coffman, Lyon County; Jaxson Mason, Clinton County; Logan Wring, Livingston Central; Jordan Jackson, St. Xavier; Jacob Shoulders, Hart County; Tyce Jarvis, Montgomery County; Mason Grivna, Ballard.
Methodology: Our annual All-State survey was emailed to 277 Kentucky high school varsity boys basketball coaches using their email registered with the Kentucky High School Athletic Association. 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, 140 coaches participated, and all 16 regions were represented.
