TOPEKA CAPITAL-JOURNAL All-Class, All-State Basketball Teams HOME
In 1970 the TCJ decided to pick an ALL CLASS ALL STATE TEAM. The list is available at their website. I have added as best as I could find out the next level of play for each player. I have also added some notable D-1 players that did not make the top five (1997-2003) just to give some 20/20 hindsight to the list.
* Two time pick
DIVISION I = Played in at least 40 games and/or scored 100 or more career points.
Division I = No significant play
Division II, III, NAIA, JC = Less than Division I
| OTHERS | May have been all-state within classification | ||||||||
| 2003 | Player | Next Level | AA | Final 4 | PRO | ||||
| 2003 | Aubrey Bruner | MC PHERSON | Barton County JC | ||||||
| 2003 | Dupree Lucas | WICHITA SE | Xavier-OH | ||||||
| 2003 | Jordy Nelson | RILEY COUNTY | Football? | ||||||
| 2003 | Justin Smith | JACKSON HGTS | Football? | ||||||
| 2003 | Adam Vogelsburg | MARYSVILLE | Cloud County JC | ||||||
| OTHERS | |||||||||
| 2003 | Blake Crawford | BLUE VALLEY NORTH | UMKC | ||||||
| 2003 | Keith Wooden | LAWRENCE-FS | Az St/Wichita State | ||||||
| 2003 | Caleb Holmes | OLATHE SOUTH | YALE | ||||||
| 2003 | Nick Holmes | OLATHE SOUTH | YALE | ||||||
| 2002 | |||||||||
| 2002 | Jamaal Norris* | HUTCHINSON | MC PHERSON-KS | ||||||
| 2002 | Taj Gray | WICHITA EAST | OKLAHOMA | ||||||
| 2002 | Brandon Polk | WICHITA NORTH | BUTLER | ||||||
| 2002 | Derek Ramos | LAKIN | Garden City JC | ||||||
| 2002 | Gary Woodland | SHAWNEE HGTS | WASHBURN-KS | ||||||
| OTHERS | |||||||||
| 2002 | Justin Rose | JUNCTION CITY | CENTRAL FLORIDA | ||||||
| 2001 | |||||||||
| 2001 | Jeff Hawkins | SUMNER-K.C. | KANSAS | ||||||
| 2001 | Dennis Latimore | HALSTEAD | AZ/NOTRE DAME | ||||||
| 2001 | Wayne Simien* | LEAVENWORTH | KANSAS | AA | Final Four | NBA | |||
| 2001 | Jamaal Norris | HUTCHINSON | MC PHERSON-KS | ||||||
| 2001 | Jared Head | HAYDEN-TOPEKA | WASHBURN-KS | ||||||
| OTHERS | |||||||||
| 2001 | Lucious Wagner | LEAVENWORTH | EVANSVILLE | ||||||
| 2001 | Jamar Howard | MIEGE-K.C. | WICHITA STATE | ||||||
| 2001 | Brandon Lipsey | SUMNER-K.C. | UMKC | ||||||
| 2001 | Zack Grabar | SALINA SOUTH | ARKANSAS-LR | ||||||
| 2001 | Rone Smith | WICHITA SE | ARKANSAS STATE | ||||||
| 2001 | D'Andre McGrew | SALINA SOUTH | GEORGIA STATE | ||||||
| 2001 | Matt Fletcher | MAIZE | Washington | ||||||
| 2001 | Richard Chavez | WICHITA NW | FAIRLEIGH-DICK. | ||||||
| 2001 | Antoine Tisby | SCHLAGLE-K.C. | SOUTH CAROLINA | ||||||
| 2000 | |||||||||
| 2000 | Brett Wise | EMPORIA | WICHITA STATE | ||||||
| 2000 | Malcolm Cambell | SCHLAGLE-K.C. | ALABAMA STATE | ||||||
| 2000 | Matt Freije | SM WEST | VANDERBILT | NBA | |||||
| 2000 | Wayne Simien | LEAVENWORTH | KANSAS | AA | Final Four | NBA | |||
| 2000 | Ryan Odaffer | LABETTE COUNTY | PITTSBURG ST-KS | ||||||
| OTHERS | |||||||||
| 2000 | Raphael Posey | HPHS-TOPEKA | TEXAS-S.A. | ||||||
| 2000 | Nate Johnson | WYANDOTTE | NEBRASKA | ||||||
| 2000 | Javin Tindall | WICHITA SOUTH | NEW MEXICO | ||||||
| 2000 | Sean Finn | HAYS | DAYTON | ||||||
| 2000 | Dajaun Clayton | BLUE VALLEY | BETH-COOKMAN | ||||||
| 2000 | Reggie Golson | BLUE VALLEY NW | SE MISSOURI ST | ||||||
| 2000 | Todd Okeson | WESKAN | NEVADA | ||||||
| 1999 | |||||||||
| 1999 | Quentin Buchanan | JUNCTION CITY | KANSAS STATE | ||||||
| 1999 | Matt Robins | MC PHERSON | W. ILLINOIS | ||||||
| 1999 | Rashad Washington | WICHITA SE | Played Football KSU | ||||||
| 1999 | Brett Woolery | CENTRAL HGTS | BAKER-KS | ||||||
| 1999 | Ben Panos | SM WEST | ROCKHURST-MO | ||||||
| OTHERS | |||||||||
| 1999 | Travis Walk | WICHITA HEIGHTS | SW MISSOURI ST | ||||||
| 1999 | Melvin Sanders | LIBERAL | OKLAHOMA STATE | ||||||
| 1999 | Sean Finn | HAYS | DAYTON | ||||||
| 1999 | Sam Winter | WASHBURN RURAL | HARVARD | ||||||
| 1998 | |||||||||
| 1998 | Victor Williams | WYANDOTTE | ILL ST/OKLA ST | ||||||
| 1998 | John Crider | HORTON | WASHBURN-KS | ||||||
| 1998 | Kelyn Block | SUMNER-K.C. | INDIANA STATE | ||||||
| 1998 | Geoff Riley | HILL CITY | FORT HAYS-KS | ||||||
| 1998 | Micah Ratzlaff | HILLSBORO | TABOR-KS | ||||||
| OTHERS | |||||||||
| 1998 | Brett Ballard | HUTCHINSON | KANSAS | ||||||
| 1998 | Travis Reynolds | JUNCTION CITY | KANSAS STATE | ||||||
| 1998 | Andre Williams | SCHLAGLE-K.C. | OKLAHOMA STATE | ||||||
| 1998 | Terrell Benton | DERBY | WICHITA STATE | ||||||
| 1998 | Tom Strohbehn | BLUE VALLEY NW | WILLIAM & MARY | ||||||
| 1998 | Matt Suther | FRANKFORT | UMKC | ||||||
| 1997 | |||||||||
| 1997 | Korleone Young* | WICHITA EAST | None | NBA | |||||
| 1997 | Stan Dohm | MEDICINE LODGE | NEWMAN-KS | ||||||
| 1997 | Brett McFall | OLATHE SOUTH | WYOMING | ||||||
| 1997 | Maurice Evans | WICHITA COLGT | WSU/TEXAS | NBA | |||||
| 1997 | Eric Carter | SANTA FE TRAIL | WASHBURN-KS | ||||||
| OTHERS | |||||||||
| 1997 | Scott Kauffman | TOPEKA WEST | RICHMOND | ||||||
| 1997 | Mit Winter | WASHBURN RURAL | WILLIAM & MARY | ||||||
| 1997 | Laverne Smith | WICHITA SOUTH | ARKANSAS-LR | ||||||
| 1997 | Treg Duerksen | GOESSEL | COLUMBIA | ||||||
| 1997 | Jessie Deister | OLATHE CHRISTIAN | WRIGHT STATE | ||||||
| 1997 | Earl Watson | WASHINGTON-K.C. | UCLA | NBA | |||||
| 1996 | |||||||||
| 1996 | Tony Barksdale | HIGHLAND PARK | WEST. MICHIGAN | ||||||
| 1996 | Josh Reid | BREWSTER | KANSAS STATE | ||||||
| 1996 | Darrin Williams | WICHITA SOUTH | WICHITA STATE | ||||||
| 1996 | Josh Alexander | MC PHERSON | |||||||
| 1996 | Korleone Young | WICHITA EAST | None | NBA | |||||
| OTHERS | |||||||||
| 1996 | Bernie Colson | TOPEKA HIGH | YALE | ||||||
| 1996 | Kelley Newton | WYANDOTTE | OKLAHOMA | ||||||
| 1996 | Paul Shirley | JEFF W-MERIDEN | IOWA STATE | NBA | |||||
| 1995 | |||||||||
| 1995 | Manny Dies* | WICHITA SOUTH | KANSAS STATE | ||||||
| 1995 | Shawn Rhodes | WICHITA NE | KANSAS STATE | ||||||
| 1995 | L Dee Murdock | COLUMBUS | MISSOURI/SIU | ||||||
| 1995 | Kris Weems | SCHLAGLE-K.C. | STANFORD | ||||||
| 1995 | Cam Lindsey | PAOLA | MISSOURI-ROLLA | ||||||
| 1994 | |||||||||
| 1994 | C.B. McGrath | TOPEKA WEST | KANSAS | ||||||
| 1994 | Jamall Walker | WICHITA SOUTH | ST LOUIS | ||||||
| 1994 | Manny Dies | WICHITA SOUTH | KANSAS STATE | ||||||
| 1994 | Brent Dorsey | WELLSVILLE | BAKER-KS | ||||||
| 1994 | Ralph Banks | EFFINGHAM | OTTAWA-KS | ||||||
| OTHERS | |||||||||
| 1994 | Brandy Perrymen | GARDEN CITY | TEXAS | ||||||
| 1993 | |||||||||
| 1993 | Vinson Smith | SCHLAGLE-K.C. | UMKC-MO | ||||||
| 1993 | Jacy Holloway | MOUNDRIDGE | IOWA STATE | ||||||
| 1993 | B.J. Williams* | WICHITA SOUTH | KANSAS | ||||||
| 1993 | Martin Lewis | LIBERAL | JC-Then NBA | NBA | |||||
| 1993 | Mark Eck | WICHITA SOUTH | FORT HAYS-KS | ||||||
| 1992 | |||||||||
| 1992 | Adrian Griffin | WICHITA EAST | SETON HALL | NBA | |||||
| 1992 | Jordan Canfield | ABILENE | WASHBURN-KS | ||||||
| 1992 | B.J. Williams | WICHITA SOUTH | KANSAS | ||||||
| 1992 | Craig Duerksen | HILLSBORO | NORTHWESTERN | ||||||
| 1992 | Ryan Herrs | MC PHERSON | WICHITA STATE | ||||||
| 1991 | |||||||||
| 1991 | Greg Gurley* | SM SOUTH | KANSAS | Final Four | |||||
| 1991 | Brian Henson | MC PHERSON | KANSAS STATE | ||||||
| 1991 | Johnny Murdock | WICHITA SOUTH | SW MISSOURI ST | ||||||
| 1991 | Michael Blackwell | TOPEKA HIGH | AMERICAN | ||||||
| 1991 | Adam Peakes | BLUE VALLEY N | RICE | ||||||
| 1990 | |||||||||
| 1990 | Greg Gurley | SM SOUTH | KANSAS | Final Four | |||||
| 1990 | Cortez Barnes | WICHITA HEIGHTS | TENNESSEE | ||||||
| 1990 | Steve Woodberry | WICHITA SOUTH | KANSAS | Final Four | |||||
| 1990 | Tony Arrington | TOPEKA HIGH | WASHBURN-KS | ||||||
| 1990 | Sean Robbins | WAVERLY | EMPORIA ST-KS | ||||||
| 1989 | |||||||||
| 1989 | Val Barnes* | WICHITA SOUTH | IOWA | NBA | |||||
| 1989 | Todd Alexander | MC PHERSON | Kansas | ||||||
| 1989 | John Dean | TOPEKA HIGH | Played Baseball | ||||||
| 1989 | Par Downing | ATCHISON | COLUMBIA | ||||||
| 1989 | Bubba Seafe | WICHITA SE | |||||||
| 1988 | |||||||||
| 1988 | Val Barnes | WICHITA SOUTH | IOWA | NBA | |||||
| 1988 | Tod Bernard | HAVEN | Fresno St-CA ?? | ||||||
| 1988 | Matt Downing | ATCHISON | MARYLAND | ||||||
| 1988 | Tyrone Hudson | TOPEKA HIGH | |||||||
| 1988 | Chauncy McBride | HIGHLAND PARK | IDAHO | ||||||
| OTHERS | |||||||||
| 1988 | Marcus Zeiglar | WICHITA SOUTH | KANSAS STATE | ||||||
| 1987 | |||||||||
| 1987 | Teaser Broadnax | TOPEKA HIGH | WASHBURN-KS | ||||||
| 1987 | Dirk Katstra | BLUE VALLEY | VIRGINIA | ||||||
| 1987 | J.T. Marshall | MANHATTAN | TEXAS STATE | ||||||
| 1987 | Mike Mason | WICHITA NORTH | TEXAS-S.A. | ||||||
| 1987 | Mike McMahan | LEAVENWORTH | |||||||
| OTHERS | |||||||||
| 1987 | Cody Walters | HUTCHINSON | COLORADO | ||||||
| 1987 | John Rettinger | CHASE COUNTY | KANSAS STATE | ||||||
| 1986 | |||||||||
| 1986 | Dale Birch | ATCHISON | |||||||
| 1986 | Steve Henson* | MC PHERSON | KANSAS STATE | NBA | |||||
| 1986 | Eddie Guinn | SCHLAGLE-K.C. | |||||||
| 1986 | David Proctor | TOPEKA HIGH | |||||||
| 1986 | Lee Stevens | LAWRENCE | |||||||
| OTHERS | |||||||||
| 1986 | Reggie Morton | DERBY | COLORADO | ||||||
| 1985 | |||||||||
| 1985 | Steve Henson | MC PHERSON | KANSAS STATE | NBA | |||||
| 1985 | Leonard Thomas | SCHLAGLE-K.C. | MISSISIPPI VALLEY | ||||||
| 1985 | Danny Kingcannon | HIGHLAND PARK | Barton County JC | ||||||
| 1985 | Kurtis Downing | ATCHISON | |||||||
| 1985 | William Davis | WYANDOTTE | OKLAHOMA | ||||||
| 1984 | |||||||||
| 1984 | Mark Dobbins | HUMBOLDT | KANSAS STATE | ||||||