SBLive's leading candidates for 2021-22 Class 4A Texas Boys Basketball Player of the Year
As part of our end-of-season all-state awards, SBLive will recognize the top players and coaches around the state in Texas high school basketball for their phenomenal performances during the 2021-22 season.
The following standout student-athletes have been named finalists for SBLive’s Texas High School Boys Basketball 4A Player of the Year, which honors the state’s most valuable player on the court in Class 4A.
SBLive Player of the Year award winners and all-state teams for 1A-6A and private schools will be released in late March after the end of the Texas high school basketball playoffs.
SBLIVE’S FINALISTS FOR 4A BOYS BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR:
(Players listed in alphabetical order.)
Lonnie Adkism (Corpus Christi Miller) — 14.5 points, 8.4 rebounds, 3.5 steals, 1.9 assists, 60.9% FG in 30 GP
Jayson Cantu (Raymondville) — 16.6 points, 13.1 rebounds, 4.4 assists, 2.9 steals, 1.9 blocks, 47.4% FG in 31 GP
Kenneth Lewis (Houston Booker T. Washington) — 27.6 points, 6.4 rebounds, 1.3 blocks, 1.0 assist, 1.0 steal, 54.6% FG in 31 GP
RJ Marquez (Pleasanton) — 17.6 points, 5.1 steals, 4.5 assists, 4.1 rebounds, 38.5% FG in 34 GP
Chris McDermott (Houston Booker T. Washington) — 22.0 points, 16.8 rebounds, 3.9 assists, 2.8 blocks, 2.4 steals, 53.5% FG in 31 GP
David McKnight (Waco La Vega) — 22.7 points, 4.8 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 2.2 steals, 50.1% FG, 40.0% 3PT in 30 GP
Hayes Pounds (Wimberley) — 18.7 points, 5.7 assists, 5.5 rebounds, 2.7 steals, 46.1% FG in 32 GP
Matthew Soto (Somerset) — 22.3 points, 4.3 assists, 3.1 rebounds, 1.8 steals, 46.6% FG, 42.1% 3PT in 31 GP
Jaylen Trester (Fort Worth Carter-Riverside) — 20.6 points, 9.6 rebounds, 3.1 blocks, 2.3 steals, 2.2 assists, 32.3% FG in 24 GP
Randy Woolf Jr. (Waco La Vega) — 18.1 points, 12.5 rebounds, 4.9 assists, 1.8 steals, 1.3 blocks, 50.7% FG in 34 GP
TJ Caldwell (Oak Cliff Faith Family) — Was named MVP of the 4A UIL state tournament after leading the Eagles to the state title
