SBLive's leading candidates for 2021-22 Class 5A 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 5A Player of the Year, which honors the state’s most valuable player on the court in Class 5A.

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 5A BOYS BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR:

(Players listed in alphabetical order.)

Kaleb Bunker (Bastrop Cedar Creek) — 24.6 points, 8.1 rebounds, 1.8 steals, 1.6 assists, 54.6% FG in 34 GP

Dre Cole (Dallas White) — 17.1 points, 11.3 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 1.3 blocks, 70.3% FG in 32 GP

Brendan Hausen (Amarillo) — 18.4 points, 4.0 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 1.4 steals, 36.4% FG in 37 GP

KJ Lewis (El Paso Chapin) — 19.4 points, 4.7 rebounds, 2.8 steals, 2.0 assists, 52.6% FG in 22 GP

Jaland Lowe (Fort Bend Marshall) — 25.6 points, 8.1 rebounds, 4.2 assists, 3.6 steals, 1.3 blocks, 59.4% FG in 18 GP

Clovis McCain (Texas City) — 20.7 points, 8.5 rebounds, 2.6 steals, 2.1 blocks, 1.8 assists, 54.9% FG in 34 GP

Arterio Morris (Dallas Kimball) — 21.8 points, 6.0 rebounds, 4.5 assists, 2.5 steals, 1.0 block, 48.6% FG in 33 GP

Myles Rigsby (Fort Worth Wyatt) — 24.0 points, 6.2 rebounds, 3.9 steals, 2.2 assists, 1.0 block, 53.0% FG in 23 GP

Chancellor White (Richmond Foster) — 28.7 points, 9.2 rebounds, 2.2 assists,1.3 steals, 47.4% FG in 26 GP

Wesley Yates III (Beaumont United) — 20.0 points, 4.1 rebounds, 3.0 steals, 2.0 assists, 45.4% FG in 31 GP