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East Lansing senior KJ Torbert has a pretty solid feel for this player of the year thing.
Earning the Michigan Mr. Basketball honor, which Torbert received in a ceremony in March at the Detroit Free Press, will do that.
Now, he’s adding to his deep list of accolades.
On Thursday, April 9, Torbert was named the Michigan Sports Writers Division 1 boys basketball player of the year.
The Bowling Green signee helped lead East Lansing to the state championship game on the hardwood this season, averaging 25.8 points and 6.2 rebounds a game, while making 58 3-pointers for the season.
East Lansing fell to Rockford in a 54-50 instant classic at the Division 1 level, just the second loss of the season in 27-2 year.
Division 2 All-State: Michigan Sports Writers Division 2 all-state boys basketball teams
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Rockford was represented well on the Division 1 all-state lists as well, which included Kyle Clough earning the coach of the year honor from the Michigan Sports Writers.
The complete 2026 Michigan Sports Writers Division 1 All-State boys basketball teams selected by a panel of 13 sports writers can be found below.
The week's release of all-state teams included the Division 2, the Division 3 and Division 4 squads earlier this week. Girls all-state will also follow next week.
Player of the year: KJ Torbert, East Lansing
Coach of the year: Kyle Clough, Rockford
Cam Ryans, Grand Rapids Northview
James Martin, Muskegon
Jake Bascom, Rockford
KJ Torbert, East Lansing
Isaiah Theodile, Kalamazoo Central
Jaylohn Allen, Wayne Memorial
Jordan McDaniel, Brother Rice
Davier White, Kalamazoo Central
RJ Chapman, East Kentwood
Greg Grays Jr., Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice
Jordan Harrison, Ann Arbor Pioneer
Kyle Clough, Coach, Rockford
Julius Wilson, L’Anse Creuse North
Stevie Hall, Detroit Cass Tech
Keandre Burtin, Warren Fitzgerald
Alex Jamison, Port Huron Northern
Jaylin Cooper,Saginaw Heritage
Mareon Knott, Detroit King
Will Plummer, Grand Haven
Cortez Porter,Davison
Da’Ron Mason, Bloomfield Hills
Jakobe Liford, Avondale
Kaiden Morning, Ann Arbor Huron
Kingston Thomas, East Lansing
Quinton Swanson, Portage Northern
Rich Marion, Coach, Ann Arbor Pioneer
Anthony Farr, Warren Cousino
Carter George, Roseville
Eli Wolfe, Rockford
Kyle Brown, Forest Hills Northern
Owen Ribel, Traverse City West
Jovaan Daniels, Hudsonville
Ford Richardson, Marquette
Contact or send game stats/info to Sports Editor Drew Kochanny at [email protected]. Follow him on X, formerly known as Twitter, @DrewKochanny, and Instagram, @drewkochanny
This article originally appeared on The Petoskey News-Review: Michigan Sports Writers Division 1 all-state boys basketball teams
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Earning the Michigan Mr. Basketball honor, which Torbert received in a ceremony in March at the Detroit Free Press, will do that.
Now, he’s adding to his deep list of accolades.
On Thursday, April 9, Torbert was named the Michigan Sports Writers Division 1 boys basketball player of the year.
The Bowling Green signee helped lead East Lansing to the state championship game on the hardwood this season, averaging 25.8 points and 6.2 rebounds a game, while making 58 3-pointers for the season.
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East Lansing fell to Rockford in a 54-50 instant classic at the Division 1 level, just the second loss of the season in 27-2 year.
Division 2 All-State: Michigan Sports Writers Division 2 all-state boys basketball teams
Division 3 All-State: Michigan Sports Writers Division 3 all-state boys basketball teams
Division 4 All-State: Michigan Sports Writers Division 4 all-state boys basketball teams
Rockford was represented well on the Division 1 all-state lists as well, which included Kyle Clough earning the coach of the year honor from the Michigan Sports Writers.
The complete 2026 Michigan Sports Writers Division 1 All-State boys basketball teams selected by a panel of 13 sports writers can be found below.
The week's release of all-state teams included the Division 2, the Division 3 and Division 4 squads earlier this week. Girls all-state will also follow next week.
BOYSDIVISION 1
Player of the year: KJ Torbert, East Lansing
Coach of the year: Kyle Clough, Rockford
FIRST TEAM
Cam Ryans, Grand Rapids Northview
James Martin, Muskegon
Jake Bascom, Rockford
KJ Torbert, East Lansing
Isaiah Theodile, Kalamazoo Central
Jaylohn Allen, Wayne Memorial
Jordan McDaniel, Brother Rice
Davier White, Kalamazoo Central
RJ Chapman, East Kentwood
Greg Grays Jr., Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice
Jordan Harrison, Ann Arbor Pioneer
Kyle Clough, Coach, Rockford
SECOND TEAM
Julius Wilson, L’Anse Creuse North
Stevie Hall, Detroit Cass Tech
Keandre Burtin, Warren Fitzgerald
Alex Jamison, Port Huron Northern
Jaylin Cooper,Saginaw Heritage
Mareon Knott, Detroit King
Will Plummer, Grand Haven
Cortez Porter,Davison
Da’Ron Mason, Bloomfield Hills
Jakobe Liford, Avondale
Kaiden Morning, Ann Arbor Huron
Kingston Thomas, East Lansing
Quinton Swanson, Portage Northern
Rich Marion, Coach, Ann Arbor Pioneer
HONORABLE MENTION
Anthony Farr, Warren Cousino
Carter George, Roseville
Eli Wolfe, Rockford
Kyle Brown, Forest Hills Northern
Owen Ribel, Traverse City West
Jovaan Daniels, Hudsonville
Ford Richardson, Marquette
Contact or send game stats/info to Sports Editor Drew Kochanny at [email protected]. Follow him on X, formerly known as Twitter, @DrewKochanny, and Instagram, @drewkochanny
This article originally appeared on The Petoskey News-Review: Michigan Sports Writers Division 1 all-state boys basketball teams
Continue reading...
