BENSALEM, Pa. – Greatness on the court often accompanies and defines the Blue Star Media Elite 10 Boys Basketball All-American Team.
The 10-player team was the byproduct of the 2024-25 high school regular season, performance on the court, selection to senior national all-star games, international competitions, all-state teams and national awards. Eight players hail from teams that wound up in the Blue Star Media Elite 25 final boys’ ranking that were released earlier this month.
Additionally, there is a national player and coach of the year. Both deserving recipients too. – compiled by Christopher Lawlor
2024-25 Blue Star Media Elite 10 Boys Basketball All-American Team, April 14, 2025
All players are listed alphabetically and from the Class of 2025 unless denoted
Darius Acuff Jr., 6-2, IMG Academy, Bradenton, Fla.
Comment: Point guards as such Acuff normally excel with coach John Calipari and that’s why he’s headed to Arkansas. Selected to McDonald’s, Nike Hoop Summit and Jordan Brand games. He led No. 20 IMG Academy to CHIPOTLE Nationals.
Nate Ament, 6-7, Highland School, Warrenton, Va.
Comment: Ament was also named to several all-star games and averaged 18.9 points, 10.1 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.2 blocks as senior for the VISAA Division I state champions. Ament is undecided with Duke, Kentucky, Arkansas, Tennessee and Louisville in his final five.
Cameron Boozer, 6-9, Columbus, Miami
Comment: Cameron and his twin brother Cayden guided their school four Florida state titles and the Blue Star Media Elite 25 National Championship this season. He also played for the gold-medal winning USA Basketball U17 World Cup team. He’s off to Duke along with his brother.
Mikel Brown, 6-3, DME Academy, Daytona Beach, Fla.
Comment: The 6-3 point guard is a worthy honoree and combines court vision and skill. He’s from Orlando, Fla., and will suit up for Louisville in the fall. He played in the Nike Hoop Summit in Portland, Oregon. Brown averaged 29.0 points per game as a senior.
Brandon Burries, 6-5, Roosevelt, Eastvale, Calif.
Comment: Last week, Burries committed to Arizona after helping No. 2 Roosevelt secure the CIF Open Division state championship with a 35-2 record. He averaged 29.6 points, 8.7 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 2.9 steals per game; finished with 2,516 career points in three seasons.
Chris Cernac Jr., 6-10, Link Academy, Branson, Mo.
Comment: The Louisiana native transferred to No. 8 Link Academy, which won the inaugural Nike EYBL Scholastic Conference Tournament crown. Cernac is off to Houston.
A.J. Dybantsa, 6-8, Utah Prep, Hurricane, Utah
Comment:The McDonald’s All-American closed out his prep career at the Jordan Brand Game in Washington, D.C. As a senior, Dybantsa put up 28.6 points, 9.5 rebounds and 3.6 assists. Played for USA U17 National Team, winning a gold medal at the World Cup. He’ll make big bucks next season in NIL money at BYU. He’s a future one and done unless someone ups the NIL ante.
Koa Peat, 6-8, Perry, Gilbert, Ariz.
Comment: A rare player who will stay in-state to play for the Arizona Wildcats, giving them one of the top recruiting classes. Peat helped the No. 18 Perry Pumas (27-2) win four straight Arizona state championships while accruing a 107-14 record. He averaged 18.0 points, 10.0 rebounds and 4.9 assists as a senior.
Darryn Peterson, 6-6, Prolific Prep, Napa, Calif.
Comment: Peterson, an Ohio native and combo guard, made a wise choice sticking it out at No. 4 Prolific Prep (35-6), which won the Grind Session World Championship for the third consecutive year and went to CHIPOTLE Nationals going 1-1 at the prestigious postseason tournament in Indiana. Peterson had eye-popping numbers this season, averaging 30.5 points, 7.0 assists, 6.5 rebounds, 2.3 steals and 1.5 blocks per game; shot 41% on three-point field goals; and rang up 61 points against Utah Prep. He’s the centerpiece to the Kansas recruiting class.
Caleb Wilson, 6-10, Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School, Atlanta
Comment: Wilson is a consensus top-10 player in his class and one of the top power forwards. He played in the McDonald’s and Jordan Brand games. The North Carolina-bound Wilson the Golden Bears to a 27-4 record and the Georgia High School Association Private School StateTournament championship, averaging 21.7 points, 11.0 rebounds, 5.0 assists, 3.5 blocks and 1.9 steals per game. He concluded his prep basketball career with 1,836 points and 1,168 rebounds.
Player of the Year: A.J. Dybantsa, Utah Prep (Hurricane, Utah). The Brockton, Massachusetts native bounced around in high school but wound up playing in California and Utah in his final two high school years. He’ll stick around one year at BYU before jumping to the NBA.
Coach of the Year: Andrew Moran, No. 1 Columbus (Miami). All he did was lead the Explorers to four Florida High School Athletic Association state titles and the CHIPOTLE Nationals title and Blue Star Media Elite 25 National Championship in 2025. Moran rang up a 145-34 mark in six seasons and was recently hired as an assistant at the University of Miami.
Up next: The Blue Star Media Elite 10 Girls Basketball All-American Team.
