Top Ranked Players at 6A State

It doesn’t take star players to make the state tournament. But it sure doesn’t hurt. Some of the best players in Kansas will gather in Wichita for the 6A state tournament, which tips off Thursday, headlined by three top-10 seniors from Free State. Rest assured there are some players who aren’t yet ranked who soon will be based on their recent work, most notably Harrison Kisling Harrison Kisling 6'2" | SG Olathe West | 2023 State KS (pictured), who is blowing up at Olathe West. Here’s a look at Prep Hoops’ top-ranked players who will be in Wichita for 6A state: 2024 #1 TJ Williams TJ Williams 6'4" | SG Wichita Heights | 2024 State KS , 6-foot-4 guard, Wichita Heights: The top-ranked player in the 2024 class as based primarily on his fantastic freshman campaign has not slacked off as a sophomore. He’s a long, athletic slasher who can shoot it from anywhere. He posted 12 points and 5 boards as a sophomore. He’s just one of three highly-ranked players on the Falcons, joined by… 2023 #2 Marcus Zeigler Jr Marcus Zeigler Jr 6'1" | PG Wichita Heights | 2023 State KS , 6-foot-1 guard, Wichita Heights: The Falcons may not win the state title, but they certainly come with some highly ranked players. Williams and Zeigler are joined by the 83rd ranked senior, Chase Harris Chase Harris 6'2" | CG Wichita Heights | 2022 State KS . Zeigler makes it all go. He can penetrate to dish or score, and he’s always in command. 2022 #4 Mozae Downing-Rivers Mozae Downing-Rivers 6'3" | PG Free State | 2022 State KS , 6-foot-3 guard, Free State: The brilliant senior guard is just one of three Firebird in the top 10 of the 2022 class. He doesn’t always have to score, but he’s capable of stuffing the stat sheet. Put #5 Jordan Brown Jordan Brown 6'4" | SG Free State | 2022 State KS and #10 Cooper Jackson Cooper Jackson 6'0" | PG Free State | 2022 State KS on the court with Downing-Rivers, and you’ve got one dynamic backcourt that can shoot, handle, defend and board. 2022 #8 Damare Smith Damare Smith 5'10" | PG Shawnee Mission Northwest | 2022 State KS , 5-foot-10 guard, Shawnee Mission Northwest: Yet another great guard headed to Wichita, Smith is a blur with the ball and physical enough to handle contact and make plays. He can score at any level and penetrate to create opportunities for others. He averages 18 points, 4 boards and 4.5 assists as the consummate point guard. Smith is joined in the rankings by teammates 2022 #40 Landon Wagler Landon Wagler 6'4" | PF Shawnee Mission Northwest | 2022 State KS and 2021 #18 Malik O’Atis Malik O’Atis 5'11" | PG Shawnee Mission Northwest | 2023 State KS . 2023 #17 Jack Wilson Jack Wilson 6'6" | C Manhattan | 2023 State KS , 6-foot-6 center, Manhattan: He’s the number one center in the 2023 class, and he’s really been showing why lately. In the upset of Wichita Heights, Wilson got 24 points. He’s a powerful post with good fundamentals and a soft touch in the midrange. 2024 #26 Jaxon Klein Jaxon Klein 6'5" | SF Blue Valley Northwest | 2024 State KS , 6-foot-5 forward, Blue Valley Northwest: Klein is technically the highest-ranked member of the Huskies, but he’s playing a supporting role to several older ranked players. 2023 #32 Grant Stubblefield Grant Stubblefield 6'2" | PG Blue Valley Northwest | 2023 State KS leads this deep and diverse team with 19 points and nearly 4 assists per game. Some other ranked players coming to Wichita include: 2022 #27 Jayson Luse Jayson Luse 6'4" | SF Olathe West | 2022 State KS , 6-foot-4 forward, Olathe West 2022 #33 Joey Robinson Joey Robinson 6'1" | CG Blue Valley Northwest | 2022 State KS , 6-foot-1 guard, Blue Valley Northwest 2022 #43 Mikey Pauley Mikey Pauley 6'4" | SF Blue Valley Northwest | 2022 State KS , 6-foot-4 forward, Blue Valley Northwest 2023 #72 Jailen Thompson Jailen Thompson 6'5" | PF Free State | 2023 State KS 6-foot-5 forward, Free State 2022 #89 Cooper Scheck Cooper Scheck 6'0" | CG Dodge City | 2022 State KS , 6-foot guard, Dodge City