2021 6A Preview: All-State Teams
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The 2021 basketball season is about to start, which means it’s time to unveil our pre-season all-state picks. Here are our picks for the 6A classification. (Players listed alphabetically within each team) First Team Marquis Cook Marquis Cook 6'6" |…
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Continue ReadingThe 2021 basketball season is about to start, which means it’s time to unveil our pre-season all-state picks. Here are our picks for the 6A classification.
(Players listed alphabetically within each team)
First Team
Marquis Cook Marquis Cook 6'6" | SF AZ Compass Prep | 2023 State #6 Nation AZ (2023 Jefferson)
Dane Erikstrup Dane Erikstrup 6'10" | C Beaverton | 2021 State OR (2021 Beaverton)
Darius Gakwasi Darius Gakwasi 6'5" | SG Central Catholic | 2021 State OR (2021 Central Catholic)
Trace Salton Trace Salton 6'5" | SF Lake Oswego | 2021 State OR (2021 Lake Oswego)
Lamar Washington Lamar Washington 6'4" | CG AZ Compass Prep | 2022 State #128 Nation AZ (2022 Jefferson)
Second Team
Roy Bunn Roy Bunn 5'9" | PG Jesuit | 2021 State OR (2021 Jesuit)
Devon Malcolm Devon Malcolm 6'4" | SF South Medford | 2022 State OR (2022 South Medford)
Nathan Meithof Nathan Meithof 6'5" | SG McNary | 2021 State OR (2021 McNary)
Esyah Pippa-White Esyah Pippa-White 6'2" | PG Gresham | 2023 State OR (2023 Gresham)
Jackson Shelstad Jackson Shelstad 6'0" | PG West Linn | 2023 State #55 Nation OR (2023 West Linn)
Pre-Season Player of the Year
Lamar Washington Lamar Washington 6'4" | CG AZ Compass Prep | 2022 State #128 Nation AZ , Jefferson
Analysis: No player we saw all off-season improved as much as Washington. The changes he made in his body were obvious but with his game, his decision making, passing, and ability to take defenders off the dribble and finish have all improved and when you add his marksmanship from three, the 6-foot-4 junior bears a resemblance to the Oregon high school version of James Harden. Paired with teammate Marquis Cook Marquis Cook 6'6" | SF AZ Compass Prep | 2023 State #6 Nation AZ , they will make a one-two punch that is unrivaled anywhere in the state. Washington is our pre-season pick for Player of the Year, making it three out of the last four seasons the 6A POY will have worn a Demos jersey.