By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
Topeka West seniors Trevion Alexander and Marque Wilkerson, who helped lead the Chargers to the Class 5A state championship game for only the third time in school history, have been selected to play in the 2021 Kansas Basketball Coaches Association Boys All-Star Game while West coach Rick Bloomquist has been named the recipient of the Don Jones Courage Award by the KBCA.
Topeka West senior Trevion Alexander has been picked to play in the KBCA Boys All-Star Game June 19 in Salina. [File photo/TSN]
Topeka West senior Marque Wilkerson and teammate Trevion Alexander will play in the KBCA All-Star game June 19 in Salina. [File photo/TSN]
Alexander and Wilkerson, named co-Shawnee County players of the year by TopSports.news, led Topeka West to a 21-3 record and a state runner-up finish to Maize.
Alexander averaged 16.6 points, 5.5 rebounds 4.3 assists and 2.3 steals as a senior while Wilkerson averaged 17.1 points, 5.4 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 2.2 steals.
Topeka West boys basketball coach Rick Bloomquist, who is currently fighting cancer, has been selected to receive the Don Jones Courage Award by the KBCA. [File photo]
Bloomquist announced that he had been diagnosed with cancer at the end of the regular season, and continued to coach the Chargers through their run to the state championship game. He is currently undergoing treatment for his illness.
Alexander and Wilkerson will play for the Blue team in the all-star game, which will be played June 19th in Salina at Kansas Wesleyan University.
The boys game is scheduled for a 6:30 p.m. tipoff, following the 4:45 girls game. Bloomquist will receive his award at a ceremony earlier in the day on June 19.
Also selected to play in the boys game was Washburn University signee Andrew Orr, who helped lead Blue Valley North to the 6A state championship. Orr will play for the White.
KBCA ALL-STAR GAME
BOYS
BLUE ROSTER
Player, school Ht. Class
Zeke Mayo, Lawrence 6-3 6A
Jack Chapman, Blue Valley Northwest 6-7 6A
Alston Mason, Blue Valley Northwest 6-2 6A
Trevion Alexander, Topeka West 6-4 5A
Marque Wilkerson, Topeka West 6-2 5A
Jacob Hanna, Maize 6-3 5A
Brendan Parker, Augusta 6-1 4A
Max Alexander, Buhler 6-0 4A
Jackson Schulte, Hays-TMP 6-3 3A
Hunter Davis, Lakin 5-9 3A
Eli Wiseman, Belle Plaine 5-9 2A
Devin Loudermilk, West Elk 6-3 2A
Jayden Garrison, Little River 6-1 1A
Josh Meigs, Altoona-Midway 5-11 1A
WHITE ROSTER
Player, school Ht. Class
Sterling Chapman, Campus 6-5 6A
Steven Strong, Campus 6-1 6A
Andrew Orr, Blue Valley North 6-8 6A
Alex Littlejohn, Bishop Carroll 6-5 5A
Javon Grant, Pittsburg 5-11 5A
Jack Johnson, Andover 6-2 5A
Trey Abasolo, Mulvane 6-2 4A
Kale Purcell, Holton 6-3 4A
Dawson Zenger, Rock Creek 6-1 3A
Drew Nicholson, Hoisington 6-7 3A
Lucas Hammeke, Hutchinson Trinity 6-0 2A
Chase Wiebe, Berean Academy 6-2 2A
Jordan Barnhard, Olpe 6-2 1A
Cooper Wolf, South Haven 6-0 1A
GIRLS
BLUE ROSTER
Player, school Ht. Class
Paige Craft, Blue Valley North 5-8 6A
Natalie Payne, Shawnee Mission North 5-11 6A
Shannon Clarke, Free State 6-0 6A
Madison Skelton, St. Thomas Aquinas 5-8 5A
Evelyn Vazquez, Piper 5-5 5A
Katelynn Ostronic, De Soto 5-11 5A
Kimalee Cook, Cirlce 5-6 4A
Madilyn Melton, Louisburg 5-10 4A
Amiah Simmons, Osawatomie 5-8 3A
Melinna Schumann, Sabetha 5-8 3A
Carrie Roe, Herington 5-10 2A
Lili Shubert, Trego Community 5-8 2A
Macy Smith, Olpe 5-4 1A
Lauryn Drubbert, Beloit-St. John's 5-7 1A
WHITE ROSTER
Player, school Ht. Class
TKisa Unruh, Dodge City 5-7 6A
Kennedy Taylor, Shawnee Mission Northwest 6-2 6A
Lanaih Randle, Wichita Heights 5-9 6A
Kennedy Nicholson, Goddard Eisenhower 5-7 5A
Sydney Holmes, Maize 5-9 5A
Allisyn Frank, Spring Hill 6-0 5A
Grace Pyle, McPherson 5-10 4A
Kori Babcock, Chanute 5-6 4A
Karenna Gerber, Halstead 6-1 3A
Kylee Scheer, Cheney 5-8 3A
Haley Hughes, Hutchinson Trinity 5-10 2A
Allie Puetz, Garden Plain 5-8 2A
Catherine Bowman, Bucklin 5-8 1A
Morgan Myers, Cunningham 5-7 1A
Mr. Kansas Basketball -- Zeke Mayo, Lawrence.
Miss Kansas Basketball -- Kylee Scheer, Cheney.
Boys coach of the year -- Greg Raleigh, Hesston.
Girls coach of the year -- Jesse Nelson, Olpe.
Boys Class 6A coach of the year -- Ryan Phifer, Blue Valley North.
Boys Class 5A coach of the year -- Chris Grill, Maize.
Boys Class 4A coach of the year -- Rick Zych, Bishop Miege.
Boys Class 3A coach of the year -- Greg Raleigh, Hesston.
Boys Class 2A coach of the year -- Darrel Knoll, Hillsboro.
Boys Class 1A Division I coach of the year -- Chris Schmidt, Olpe.
Boys Class 1A Division II coach of the year -- Cory Jensen, Hanover.
Girls Class 6A coach of the year -- Tyler Stewart, Shawnee Mission Northwest.
Girls Class 5A coach of the year -- Rick Hetzel, St. Thomas Aquinas.
Girls Class 4A coach of the year -- Terry English, Bishop Miege.
Girls Class 3A coach of the year -- Rod Scheer, Cheney.
Girls Class 2A coach of the year -- Jill Rowland, Sterling.
Girls Class 1A Division I coach of the year -- Jesse Nelson, Olpe.
Girls Class 1A Division II coach of the year -- Pat Stiles, Central Plains.
Men's four-year college coach of the year -- Jayson Artz, Bethel College.
Women's four-year coach of the year -- KC Bassett, Sterling College.
Men's two-year college coach of the year --Tommy DeSalme, Cowley College.
.Women's two-year college coach of the year -- Ben Conad, Johnson County.
Don Jones Courage Award -- Rick Bloomquist, Topeka West.
Student-Athlete Courage Award -- Avery Rosenhagen, Norwich.
Clint Hill Service Award -- Sue Hagedorn and Michelle Walling, Hanover.
Media Award -- Chet Kuplen, Sports in Kansas.
KBCA Hall of Fame -- Ken Diskin, Cheney.
