2025-26 BOYS ALL-STATE TOP 5 BIOS
COOPER CARR, BALDWIN
6-foot-3 senior guard
2025-26
- 463 points (17.8 ppg), 156 rebounds (6 rpg), 119 assists (4.6 apg), 80 steals (3.1 spg)
Career
- 1,607 points (16.6 ppg), 551 rebounds (5.7 rpg), 425 assists (4.4 apg), 277 steals (2.9 spg)
Worth Noting
Helped lead Baldwin to the first state championship in program history as Bulldogs captured the Class 4A state title with 66-60 win over undefeated Rock Creek in championship game after knocking off unbeaten Atchison in semifinals. … Had 13 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists in title game. … Led Bulldogs to a 22-6 record overall, 22-4 in games he played in after missing first two contests of senior season. … Finished as Baldwin’s all-time leader in career points, assists and steals, breaking the career steals and assists totals as a junior. … Had the top-three single season steals marks and best single-season assist total. … Also had the third, fourth and eighth-best single-season scoring marks. … Also ranks first in free throws made in his career (337) and fourth in career rebounds. … Led Baldwin to a 78-21 mark in his four years as starter, far and away the best four-year stretch for the program. … Had high scoring game of 33 points as a sophomore and had a triple double this season against Seabury with 16 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists. … Scored in double figures in 66 of 71 games from his sophomore to senior year. … Shot better than 50% from the floor all four years and was 32% from 3-point range. … A three-time first-team All-Frontier League selection and first-team All-Class 4A pick. … Also helped Baldwin soccer program to its first-ever state championship game in 2022 and again this fall as Bulldogs finished runner-up to Rose Hill in Class 4-1A this year and was second to Bishop Miege in 2022. … Is soccer program’s single-season record holder for goals scored.
Coach’s comment
“Cooper is first and foremost a tremendous basketball player,” Baldwin coach Don Blanchat said. “His basketball IQ is off the charts and he never gets rattled on the floor. He was made for big moments and showed that night after night, especially late in the season. Cooper’s name is all over our career and single-season record boards and with Cooper on the floor, the rest of our guys were way more confident.”
BOSTON EKART, STERLING
6-foot-6 senior forward
2025-26
- 633 points (22.6 ppg), 207 rebounds (7.4 rpg), 71 steals (2.5 spg), 40 blocks (1.4 bpg)
Career
- 1,644 points (16 ppg), 592 rebounds (5.7 rpg), 149 steals (1.4 spg)
Worth Noting
Led Sterling to back-to-back Class 2A state championships with the Black Bears going 28-0 this season, beating Berean Academy 59-49 in state championship game. … Scored 25 points in the championship game this year after scoring 15 points in Sterling’s 56-42 win over Moundridge in 2025 2A title game. … Set Sterling’s single-season scoring record as junior with 516 points and then demolished that this year with 633 points. … Upped his scoring average each season of his career and averaged 19.8 points per game as a junior. … His 1,644 career points are school record as well, topping old mark of 1,258 set by Kyler Comley from 2013-17. … Owns career records for free throws made (269) field goals made (624), games played (103), steals and also has the single-season steals record. … Shot 54% from the floor for his career (58% this year) and was a 39% 3-point shooter. … Had career single-game highs of 34 points and 14 rebounds. … His 592 career rebounds rank No. 2 in school history. … Also had 93 career blocked shots. … Is a three-time first-team All-Heart of America selection and two-time first-team All-Class 2A pick. … Has committed to Northwestern College (Iowa).
Coach’s comment
“Boston is the kind of player every coach wishes the could coach,” Sterling coach Derek Schneider said. “Despite his limitless abilities on the floor, Boston comes to practice every single day and grinds with full effort in every drill we do. He is also completely coachable, listening to everything our coaching staff tells him and answering simple, ‘Yes sir.’ Then he goes out and does exactly what he’s supposed to do. I would put his combination of size, skill and effort against any other player in Kansas.”
KELAN GRUVER, BONNER SPRINGS
6-foot-3 senior guard
2025-26
- 503 points (17.9 ppg), 141 rebounds (5 rpg), 129 assists (4.6 apg)
Career
- 1,498 points (16.2 ppg), 368 rebounds (4 rpg), 303 assists (3.3 apg)
Worth Noting
Led Bonner Springs to its first state championship since 1984 as Braves captured Class 5A state title with a 53-50 win over two-time defending champion Kapaun Mt. Carmel. … Scored team-high 21 points in the championship game, hitting the game-winning 3-pointer with just under two minutes to play. … Had a career-high of 37 points earlier this season as well as a career-best 11-rebound game. … Spent first two seasons at Chapman before moving to Bonner Springs when his father, Drew, became head coach of Braves program. … Led Braves to a 27-1 record this season, the lone loss coming to 4A state champion Baldwin. … Averaged 11.3 points per game as a freshman starter for Irish before jumping to 18.3 points per game as a sophomore and 16.9 points as a junior. … Shot 45.5% from beyond the arc this season, making 85 3-pointers this season and 241 in his career (37.9%). … Two-time first-team All-Frontier League pick and one-time first-team All-North Central Kansas League selection. … Is Bonner Springs’ first All-State Top 5 pick since Hughes Suffren in 1984.
Coach’s comment
“Kelan’s ability to shoot the basketball is probably what separates him from everyone else and makes him tough to defend,” Bonner Springs coach Drew Gruver said. “His ability to knock down shots and score was huge for us this year. He had the ability to make plays for us both on the offensive end and defensive end of the floor. But I think what makes him such a great player and asset to our team is that he is a great teammate. He only cares about doing what is best for the team and doing whatever it takes to help the team win. He understands the game better than anyone I have coached. He is an extension of the coaching staff on the floor. He seems to always make the right decision and play. He lets the game come to him and gets his teammates involved. He makes his teammates better when he is on the floor. His ability to pass the ball at the right time led to a lot of easy shots and baskets for our team this year. He is also a very good defender. He was able to defend any position on the floor for us this year and made a lot of great defensive plays for us.”
SEBASTIAN HINES-TURNER, WICHITA COLLEGIATE
6-foot-5 senior forward
2025-26
- 547 points (19.5 ppg), 207 rebounds (7.4 rpg), 129 assists (4.6 apg), 121 steals (4.3 spg)
Career
- 1,175 points (15.9 ppg), 568 rebounds (7.7 rpg), 243 assists (3.3 apg), 248 steals (3.4 spg)
Worth Noting
Led Collegiate to its first state championship since 2016 as Spartans beat Burlington 55-42 for the Class 3A title. … Scored career-high 33 points in the championship, including 17 in the third quarter alone in one of the all-time great performances in state tournament history. … After starting as freshman and averaging 21.6 points per game was hampered by injuries during sophomore and junior season, playing only 5 games his junior season because of a torn achilles. … Shot 51.6% from the floor and 32.6% from 3-point range as senior. … Set school single-season records for offensive rebounds (103) and steals (121) and had second-best scoring (541), rebounds (207) and defensive rebounds. … Is a three-time first-team All-Ark Valley Chisholm Trail IV League selection and was MVP of the division this season after also earning the honor as a freshman. … Also was a first-team All-Class 3A pick at wide receiver this fall.
Coach’s comment
“His ability to impact the game on both ends of the floor is what separates him from most,” Collegiate assistant coach Ron Watson said. “When he wants to guard, he GUARDS. When he wants to score, he SCORES. Whatever is needed that night for our team, he can provide no problem. Every night when he steps on the floor you have the opportunity to be successful and for 28 games this season we had that opportunity. Every coach wishes they had a player like him.”
REECE RIEDEL, MILL VALLEY
6-foot-5 senior guard
2025-26
- 552 points (19.7 ppg), 128 rebounds (4.6 rpg), 144 assists (5.1 assists), 74 steals (2.6 spg)
Career
- 1,308 points (14.4 ppg), 400 rebounds (4.4 rpg), 302 assists (3.3 apg), 132 steals (1.5 spg)
Worth Noting
Led Mill Valley to Class 6A state tournament each of his three seasons as starter, including third-place finishes in 2024 and 2026. … All three state tournament showings ended with losses to eventual champion. … Holds Mill Valley’s career scoring record and ranks No. 2 all-time in assists, No. 4 all-time in rebounds and No. 5 all-time in steals. … Set single-game scoring record with 41 points and the single-season scoring record with 552 points this season. … Also has single-game assist record with 13 and single-season records for assists (144), steals (74), free throws made (124) and field goals made (190). … Is a two-time first-team All-Sunflower League selection and was the league MVP this season. … Is a finalist for the DiRenna Award given to the top player in the Kansas City metro area annually. … Shot 44% from the field and 32% from 3-point range for his career. … Mill Valley went 76-21 in his career, making him winningest player in Jaguar history.
Coach’s comment
“Reece is a flat-out winner,” Mill Valley coach Kurt Bangle said. “He makes winning plays nearly every time, either on offense or defense. A fierce competitor, he rarely had an ‘off’ game or even a bad practice. He always wanted to win, even against his best friends. His records and stats speak for themselves, but some of his best attributes have been that he was our hardest worker and not only a great offensive threat but would also take on the opposing team’s best player, no matter their position. Everywhere we have been, he is consistently the best player on the floor and stands out in his effort and intensity.”
ADAM OLERICH, OLATHE NORTH
Coach of the year
2025-26
Career
Worth Noting
Led Olathe North to the program’s first-ever state championship as the Eagles raced past Shawnee Mission South 67-50 in the championship game, avenging a 55-54 loss to the Raiders during the regular season. … North also avenged 61-58 regular-season loss to Mill Valley in state semifinals with a 62-44 victory. … Also led North to a runner-up state finish in 2024-25 with Eagles falling to Sunflower League rival Shawnee Mission Northwest in the title game. … Has led North to five straight state tournament appearances, the longest streak in program history and one more than the program had before his arrival in 2019-20. … Is a North alum (1998 grad) who played college baseball at Mid-America Nazarene before starting coaching career as an assistant at Shawnee Mission West (2010-11) and Olathe Northwest (2011-12) before returning to alma mater as JV coach in 2012-13.
Coach’s comment
“I’m just really proud of our players and happy for them,” Olerich said of bringing home Olathe North’s first-ever state title. “We thought this year’s team had another level they could get to and they certainly did at the perfect time. The past four years, I thought we played our best basketball to get to the state tournament. But I thought we put it all together (at state) and we needed to. The quarterfinal, semifinal and final were against three excellent teams, coaches and programs. We knew we’d have to be at our best and it just worked out that our best was good enough this year.”