5A All-Idaho boys basketball team: Meet the classification’s most versatile scoring threats
Note: Coaches in each classification select the All-Idaho teams. The Idaho Statesman hosts the voting process and publishes the results.
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: REGGIE LARSEN, PRESTON
The pick: A first-team pick for the second year in a row, the 6-5 senior guard averaged 18.7 points, 5.2 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.1 steals per game while shooting 60% from the floor and 45% from 3-point range.
Coach’s comment: “Reggie had a tremendous season,” Preston coach Tyler Jones said.
What others are saying: “Reggie is a complete player,” Century coach Ryan Frost said. “He is an elite shooter and can score at the rim as well. He was a nightmare in transition. One possession he would run out and get a transition dunk, then the next time he would spot up on the wing and knock down a 3. It felt like he was everywhere on the court.”
What’s next: Larsen is considering multiple offers to play at the next level.
TITAN LARSEN, HILLCREST
The 6-2 senior wing set single-game school records for points (44) and 3-pointers made (11). He averaged 17.1 points, 5.8 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.2 steals per game while shooting 37% (67-for-183) from beyond the arc for the state runner-up Knights.
CRUZ HARRIS, PRESTON
The 6-4 forward served as the Indians’ physical presence inside, contributing 17.1 points, 6.1 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 1.0 steals per game. Harris shot 63% from the floor and is considering offers to play at the next level.
TYE CORNWALL, MIDDLETON
The 5A Southern Idaho Conference Player of the Year led the Vikings to a state tournament berth, averaging 16.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 2.0 steals per game. Cornwall, a 6-4 junior guard, is receiving interest from Boise State and Idaho.
TREY BILLINGS, TWIN FALLS
The Bruins locked up the third-place trophy at the state tournament behind their 6-6 sophomore forward. Billings averaged a double-double of 15.2 points and 10.4 rebounds per game and also added 1.9 steals and 1.3 assists.
COACH OF THE YEAR: TYLER JONES, PRESTON
Jones guided the Indians to his fifth state championship and a 25-1 record.
