Robert Wilson spent 23 years at The Clarion-Ledger/Jackson Daily News as a sportswriter with more than half of those years covering high school sports, mostly in the Metro Jackson area. He helped choose the All-Metro teams in various sports for more than a decade. Wilson rebirthed this team with the Tatum and Wade/Mississippi Scoreboard All-Metro Jackson Boys and Girls Basketball Teams with 20 players and a Coach and Player of the Year on each team. These are the seventh annual teams. With the help of high school and college coaches, Wilson selected the best players and best coaches for the 2025-2026 season from Hinds, Madison and Rankin Counties. The girls story and teams was published last week.
COACH OF THE YEAR: Richard Duease, MRA
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: EJ Dampier, MRA
FIRST TEAM
Joe Anthony, Madison St. Joseph, 6-3, Senior, Guard
EJ Dampier, MRA, 6-10, Sophomore, Center
DeShawn Dillon, Northwest Rankin, 6-4, Junior, Guard
Sam Funches, Germantown, 6-11, Senior, Center
Braxton Ward, Callaway, 6-2, Junior, Guard
SECOND TEAM
Lazabian Banks, Lanier, 5-9, Senior, Guard
Jeff Flanagan, Madison Central, 6-3, Junior, Guard
Marcus Goodloe, Jackson Academy, 5-10, Senior, Guard
Devin Moore, Germantown, 6-5, Senior, Guard
Khameron Snow, Ridgeland, 5-10, Senior, Guard
THIRD TEAM
Cray Luckett, Jackson Prep, 6-3, Junior, Guard
Austin Richards, Jackson Academy, 6-6, Junior, Forward
Maddox Singletary, Madison Central, 5-11, Junior Guard
Xavier Thompson, Murrah, 6-5, Junior, Forward
Kamel “Doc” Wiggins, Terry, 6-foot, Senior, Guard
FOURTH TEAM
Will Bizot, MRA, 6-2, Senior, Guard
Ashtin Chancellor, Jim Hill, 6-5, Sophomore, Forward
Chris Gordon, Madison St. Joseph, 6-foot, Senior, Guard
Jordan Samuel, Northwest Rankin, 6-foot, Junior, Guard
Anthony Trotter, Jr., Jim Hill, 6-3, Freshman, Guard
