Springfield high school basketball Player of the Year watchlist 2024

We’re at the midway point of the 2024-25 Missouri high school basketball season, and we’re releasing our watchlist for our postseason awards, including the Dominant Dozen and Springfield-area Player of the Year.

We have about another month until postseason play begins, and we expect more names to grab headlines in the coming weeks. Here are the players who have impressed us the most so far.The following list is in alphabetical order by last nameNeed a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle.

Dominant Dozen boys high school basketball watchlist 2024-25

• Tanner Baird, Forsyth
• Jax Baxter, Stockton
• Brody Blades, Republic
• Chase Branham, Logan-Rogersville
• Ethan Brown, Rolla
• Gardner Casey, Bolivar
• Collin Clark, Greenwood
• Mason Cogdill, Hartville
• Jayce Culver, Branson
• Blake Daughtery, Willard
• Keion Epps, Central
• Anthony Fletcher, Glendale
• Keivon Flint, Nixa
• Randy Flint, Nixa
• Clayton Garrison, Chadwick
• Taner Hicks, Hillcrest
• Boone Garrison, Hartville
• Eli Govan, Parkview
• Dassiah Green, Parkview
• Brenley Hagewood, Republic
• Brody Ingold, Bolivar
• Colton Ingold, Bolivar
• Jayven Jones, Hillcrest
• Reese Kimrey, Kickapoo
• Peyton McDaris, Norwood
• Adam McKnight, Nixa
• Elijah Nabors, Kickapoo
• Kylan Pickren, Ozark
• Jordan Pittman, Central
• Hudson Roberts, Ozark
• Joelle Rover, Glendale
• Ryder Rowden, Catholic
• Carlitos Sanchez, Parkview
• Logan Sanders, Greenwood
• Spensar Seiger, Fair Grove
• Jackson Shorter, Kickapoo
• Kyrese Simpson, Hillcrest
• Cannon Thornhill, Aurora
• Owen Vaught, Crane
• Cody Voysey, Strafford
• Bryce Walker, Central

This list is much longer than the ones we posted before the season. New names have made themselves known across the region, leading their teams to surprising wins or in-season tournaments throughout the first two months.