East Lansing’s K.J. Torbert named Division I Player of the Year by Michigan Sports Writers

By Canadian Press on April 9, 2026.

The 2026 Michigan Sports Writers Division 1 All-State boys basketball team selected by a panel of 13 sports writers:

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PLAYER OF THE YEAR

K.J. Torbert, East Lansing

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COACH OF THE YEAR

Kyle Clough, Rockford

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FIRST TEAM

K.J. Torbert, East Lansing

Cam Ryans, Grand Rapids Northview

James Martin, Muskegon

Jake Bascom, Rockford

Isaiah Theodile, Kalamazoo Central

Jaylohn Allen, Wayne Memorial

Jordan McDaniel, Brother Rice

Davier White, Kalamazoo Central

RJ Chapman, East Kentwood

Greg Grays Jr., Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice

Jordan Harrison, Ann Arbor Pioneer

Kyle Clough, Coach, Rockford

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SECOND TEAM

Julius Wilson, L’Anse Creuse North

Stevie Hall, Detroit Cass Tech

Keandre Burtin, Warren Fitzgerald

Alex Jamison, Port Huron Northern

Jaylin Cooper, Saginaw Heritage

Mareon Knott, MLK

Will Plummer, Grand Haven

Cortez Porter,Davison

Da’Ron Mason, Bloomfield Hills

Jakobe Liford, Avondale

Kaiden Morning, Ann Arbor Huron

Kingston Thomas, East Lansing

Quinton Swanson, Portage Northern

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COACH

Rich Marion, Ann Arbor Pioneer

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HONORABLE MENTION

Anthony Farr, Warren Cousino

Carter George, Roseville

Eli Wolfe, Rockford

Kyle Brown, Forest Hills Northern

Owen Ribel, Traverse City West

Jovaan Daniels, Hudsonville

Ford Richardson, Marquette

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The Michigan Sportswriters All-State Boys Basketball team was selected by: Doug Donnelly, The Advance, Blissfield; James Cook, Traverse City Record-Eagle; Bryan Everson, Oakland Press; Daniel Stickradt, Macomb Daily; Jason Juno, The Globe, Ironwood; Fred Kelly, Midland Daily News; Josh VanDyke, Muskegon Chronicle; Tom Greene, Huron Daily Tribune; Dan D’Addona, Holland Sentinel; Brandon Watson, Sturgis Journal; Patrick Nothaft, Grand Rapids Press; Jared Ramsey, Detroit Free Press; Matthew Ehler, Kalamazoo Gazette.

The Associated Press