By Chris Parker

2025 All-O-Zone Boys Basketball Team

The 10th Annual All-O-Zone Boys Basketball team as voted on by the KY3 & OzarksSportsZone.com staff is below. There are more than 100 boys basketball teams in the area, which makes this list extremely difficult to narrow down. We used many factors including opposing coach observations, stats, staff observations and more to reach the list you see here.

Below is this year’s team with a first-team, second-team, and honorable mention. Each team is in alphabetical order after the Boys Player of the Year Chase Branham.

FIRST FIVE

Chase Branham, Logan-Rogersville (Player of the Year)

Branham is only a sophomore, but he is on track to be a player area fans talk about for a very long time. His play on the court this year more than backed it up. Branham averaged 20 points, four assists and three deflections per game. He shot 38% from three on his way to all-state honors to go with conference and district player of the year awards. In the biggest games of the year, Branham remained steady averaging 19.2 points per game in Logan-Rogersville’s run to a third-place finish in Class 4. That included a 30-point explosion on the road against Father Tolton Catholic in the state quarterfinal round. He recently added offers from the University of Indiana and Kansas State University.

STATS: 20 ppg, 4 apg, 3 rpg, 3 dpg, 38% 3FG
HONORS: Class 4 All-State, Ozark Mountain Conference Player of the Year, Class 4 District 11 Player of the Year

Keion Epps, Central

Epps has been at the center of a rebirth for Central basketball. The Bulldogs did not make the same postseason run as last season, but Epps remained the steady force for the Bulldogs on his way to winning district player of the year honors. He averaged 17.8 points, 5.1 rebounds. 4.7 assists and 1.7 steals per game while shooting 37.1% from three. He finished his career as the all-time leading scorer in Central history breaking Gary “Peanut” Adams’ record that had stood since 1988. Epps won’t have to go far to find his college gym as he will play at Drury.

STATS: 17.8 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 4.7 apg, 1.7 spg, 37.1% 3FG
HONORS: Class 5 All-State, First-Team All-COC East, Class 5 District 6 Player of the Year

Clayton Garrison, Chadwick

No individual player did more for their team than Clayton Garrison this season. And no player stepped up more in the big moments than the Chadwick senior. In the state quarterfinal game against Risco, Garrison only had seven points in the first half and the game was tied at the break. In the final 10 minutes of the game, Garrison went for 16 points to push Chadwick to the final four. In two final four games, Garrison was 19-for-22 (86%) from the field with 48 points, 29 rebounds, 11 blocks and 9 assists leading Chadwick to its second state championship. His stat line for the year is staggering averaging a double-double and 8.1 blocks/steals per game while shooting better than 60% from the field and almost 40% from three. He goes down as the greatest player in Chadwick history finishing his career with more than 2,200 points and almost 1,000 rebounds, 400 assists, 500 steals and more than 225 blocks.

STATS: 23.6 ppg, 10.4 rpg, 4.3 apg, 4.6 spg, 3.7 bpg, 59% FG, 39% 3FG
HONORS: Class 1 Player of the Year, MTC Player of the Year, Class 1 District 4 Player of the Year

Brenley Hagewood, Republic

Hagewood has been one of the area’s best scorers since his sophomore season. His shooting was incredible this year knocking down 45% of his three-point shots on 189 attempts (making 85). He averaged 23.7 points per game on his way to all-state honors in Class 6 to go with conference and district player of the year awards. He committed to play his college basketball at Drury, and the Panthers got an absolute steal in Hagewood. Hagewood’s shooting ability is a rare gift and one that will transfer to the next level seamlessly.

STATS: 23.7 ppg, 4 rpg, 2 apg, 85 made 3FG, 45% 3FG
HONORS: Class 6 All-State, COC West Player of the Year, Class 6 District 5 Player of the Year

Jackson Shorter, Kickapoo

Shorter did great work for Kickapoo inside the arc this season averaging 14.7 points with 8.1 rebounds per game. He shot 55.8% from the field on 303 total attempts. His work on the offensive glass helped Kickapoo gain extra possessions all season long, as he pulled down 96 offensive boards which led his team by 30. He was second on the team in assists behind Reece Kimrey. Shorter, a Class 6 all-state selection and the COC East Player of the Year, will play for Missouri Southern next season.

STATS: 14.7 ppg, 8.1 rpg, 2.3 apg, 55.8% FG
HONORS: Class 6 All-State, COC East Player of the Year

SECOND FIVE

Collin Clark, Greenwood

STATS: 21.1 ppg, 8.1 rpg, 4.4 apg, 53.8% FG
HONORS: Class 3 All-State, Greater Ozarks Conference Player of the Year, Class 3 District 9 Player of the Year

Jaise Combs, Nixa

STATS: 14.8 ppg, 4 rpg, 43% 3FG
HONORS: Class 6 All-State, First-Team All-COC East

Reese Kimrey, Kickapoo

STATS: 13.6 ppg, 5 rpg, 5.3 apg, 1.3 spg, 46% FG, 42% 3FG, 17 charges taken
HONORS: Class 6 All-State, First-Team All-COC East

Adam McKnight, Nixa

STATS: 14.7 ppg, 8 rpg
HONORS: Class 6 All-State, First-Team All-COC East

Kyrese Simpson, Hillcrest

STATS: 24 ppg, 2.4 apg, 3 rpg, 35.2% 3FG
HONORS: Class 5 All-State, First-Team All-Ozark Mountain Conference

HONORABLE MENTION

Jayce Culver, Branson

STATS: 20.6 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 42% 3FG, 64% 2FG
HONORS: First-Team All-Ozark Mountain Conference

Dassiah Green, Parkview

STATS: 14.7 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 2 apg
HONORS: First-Team All-COC West

Devin Harrington, Thayer

STATS: 19.6 ppg, 10.8 rpg, 2.1 apg, 59.3% FG
HONORS: Class 3 All-State, CO-SCA Player of the Year, Class 3 District 10 Player of the Year

Kylan Pickren, Ozark

STATS: 20.3 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 1.8 apg, 55% FG
HONORS: First-Team All-COC East

Easton Pitts, Thayer

STATS: 18.3 ppg, 3.3 apg, 3 rpg
HONORS: Class 3 All-State, CO-SCA Player of the Year

Spensar Seiger, Fair Grove

STATS: 14.2 ppg, 5.9 rpg, 3.9 apg, 1.6 spg, 1.3 dpg, 53% FG
HONORS: Class 3 All-State, First-Team All-MLC

Cannon Thornhill, Aurora

STATS: 17.5 ppg, 3 rpg, 3.3 apg, 2.3 spg, 101 made 3’s, 34.8% 3FG
HONORS: Class 4 All-State, Big 8 Player of the Year, Class 4 District 12 Player of the Year

Cooper Vaughan, Norwood

STATS: 15.3 ppg, 5 rpg, 2.4 apg, 1.7 spg, 56% FG
HONORS: Class 2 All-State, First-Team All-Summit Conference, Class 2 District 10 Player of the Year