Vote on Palm Beach County's all-time best from boys basketball

What better time to celebrate the contributions of Palm Beach County's best boys basketball figures than a historic anniversary for the United States. USA TODAY Sports will celebrate the 250 greatest American sports figures of all time in conjunction with the United States' 250th anniversary . Additionally, the USA TODAY Network will highlight the roots of the country’s sports culture: the high school athletes and sports figures who shaped communities and defined their states.

This will include trailblazers and trendsetters whose influence reaches beyond championships and statistics. First, we are going to take a look at athletes in their individual sports. This week, we're honoring the stars of the hardwood.

It was no easy task to narrow this list down with so many legendary figures hailing from Palm Beach County. Listed in alphabetical order, these players were all standouts at the high school level before moving on to even greater heights in college and the pros. Palm Beach state champions: Best boys basketball teams of last 25 years Player of the Year winners: Palm Beach's best players of the last 25 years Here are our selections for the boys basketball who have defined Palm Beach County: Floyd Andrews Andrews was one of the most influential figures in Palm Beach County high school basketball history as a coach and cultural figure.

An alum of Roosevelt High School, Andrews returned to his alma mater and led the 1968 team to a 27-0 season and Florida's first fully integrated state championship. He later led North Shore High to state titles in 1974 and 1980. Andrews is a Palm Beach County Sports Hall of Fame inductee and he served as a father figure to generations of student-athletes.