Good Morning, Illini Nation: Where are they now?
Apr. 30—Star junior guard pivotal in another successful season for Warren Township Jaxson Davis repeated as News-Gazette All-State Player of the Year after another stellar season for Warren Township. Doing so made the 6-foot-1 guard just the fourth player to earn multiple player of the year honors.
Should he three-peat in 2026-27 — a real possibility — he'd be in a class all to himself. Which ...
Apr. 30—Star junior guard pivotal in another successful season for Warren Township Jaxson Davis repeated as News-Gazette All-State Player of the Year after another stellar season for Warren Township. Doing so made the 6-foot-1 guard just the fourth player to earn multiple player of the year honors.
Should he three-peat in 2026-27 — a real possibility — he'd be in a class all to himself. Which is notable. A lot of rather impressive players claimed the N-G's top boys' basketball honor.
Here's a look at what the eight previous winners (the ones from my era of the award) are doing now: Morez Johnson Jr. , Thornton (2024) Johnson, who spent his freshman season at Illinois, just won a national championship with Michigan. The 6-foot-9 forward averaged 13.