The high school basketball season begins this week in Georgia, and there are several Savannah area boys teams looking to make deep playoff runs.
Here’s a list of to returning players in the Greater Savannah area entering the season and a chance for readers to weigh in and select the Savannah Preseason Player of the Year in an open poll. Voting ends Thursday, Nov. 16, at 5 p.m.
Here are the nominees.
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Caleb Jones, Benedictine, jr., G
Joshua Quarterman, Johnson, sr., G
Maki Joyner, Savannah High, jr., G
Elyjah Thurmon, Bradwell, sr., F
Zayden Edwards, St. Andrew’s, jr., G
Jonathon Pickering, Woodville-Tompkins, jr., G
CJ Gaines, Calvary Day, sr., G
Jermaine Edwards, Savannah High, sr., W/F
Ashton Wright, Bethesda, sr., G
Tahshaun Frazier, Bradwell, sr., G
La’Don Bryant, Benedictine, sr., F
Jeremiah James, Jenkins, sr., F
Favion Kirkwood, Johnson, jr., G/F
Chandler Reid, Beach, jr., PG
Rob Spaulding, Savannah Country Day, sr., W
Anthony Bynum, Richmond Hill, sr. G
Landon Page, Windsor Forest, jr., G
Matas Aidietis, Memorial Day, sr., G/F
Comari Jones, Johnson, sr., G
Elijah Mincey, Bryan County, jr., G
Jordan Cave, Islands, sr., G
Makhi Hampton, Benedictine, jr., F
Tanner Ennis, Bryan County, sr., G
Deshaun Davis, Savannah High, jr., F
Sidney Flaggs, Groves, sr., PG
Sean Cabellero, Windsor Forest, jr., G
A.J. Williams, New Hampstead, fresh., G
Bryce Hendricks, Richmond Hill, sr., G/F
Will Thompson, St. Andrew’s, sr., G
KC Edgecombe, Memorial Day, jr., F
Josh Habersham, Calvary Day, sr., F
James Tisby, Beach, sr., F
Kentavious Woodberry, New Hampstead, G
Joey Bell, Woodville-Tompkins, sr., G
Tyrone Chisholm, Groves, jr., G
Marlon Knight Jr., Calvary Day, fresh., G
Dominique Johnson, Jenkins, soph., G
Jordan Goldwire, Effingham County, C/F, sr.
Jamari McIvory, Savannah Christian, sr., G
Elijah Brown, Liberty County, soph., G
Hamilton Colley, Habersham School, sr., G
Aiden Harris, South Effingham, G
Dennis Knight covers sports for the Savannah Morning News. Contact him at Dknight@savannahnow.com. Twitter: @DennisKnightSMN
