Eliezer Delbrey created a legacy at Classical. Friday, he added to it.

Eliezer Delbrey’s career started in promising fashion and his talent and hard work helped him become one of the best basketball players in Classical history. Eliezer Delbrey career started in promising fashion and he played four years for the Classical boys basketball team to chase championships and create a legacy. And with his senior season behind him, Delbrey has added to it.

One of the best players in the history of the Purple program, Delbrey had a record-breaking senior season this winter. He was the state’s most consistent scorer and a terror on the defensive end and after a stellar season, he was rewarded justly, being named as the 2025-26 Gatorade Rhode Island Boys Basketball Player of the Year. Two years into his career, it was hard to imagine Delbrey would have an opportunity to win the award.

He was a terrific scorer as a freshman and earned All-State honors in his sophomore season, helping Classical win the state title. But top-end talent rarely sticks around for four seasons. Delbrey was different, choosing to play high school basketball and create a legacy for himself as one of Providence’s all-time great high school players.

While Classical didn’t get another title – the Purple lost in the quarterfinal rounds of both the Division I and State Tournament this winter – it wasn’t for lack of trying. Delbrey had a huge year for Classical, becoming the program’s all-time leading scorer while becoming the ninth player in state history to clear the 2,000-point career scoring mark. He finished the season averaging 27.