Preseason All-Kansas Teams

Entering the 2023-24 men’s college basketball season, more than forty players from the state of Kansas are active on Division 1 rosters. As a team at Backdoor Sports, we have compiled our preseason first and second teams, featuring five players each.

The only requirement to be eligible for selection states is that players must have participated in at least one season of high school basketball in Kansas, with prep schools excluded (i.e. Sunrise Christian).

Zeke Mayo of South Dakota State was voted as preseason Player of the Year, after leading the Jackrabbits in scoring and rebounding last season as a sophomore. Mayo was recently selected as preseason Summit League Player of the Year as well.

Preseason Awards:

Player of the Year

Zeke Mayo, South Dakota State

Defensive Player of the Year

Aidan Shaw, Mizzou

Freshman of the Year

Grant Stubblefield, Omaha

Preseason 1st Team All-Kansas:

G - Zeke Mayo, South Dakota State (18.2 PTS, 6.2 REB, 3.4 AST)

G - Caleb Grill, Mizzou (9.5 PTS, 4.0 REB at Iowa State)

G - Ty Berry, Northwestern (8.5 PTS, 4.8 REB)

F - Spencer Jones, Stanford (14.1 PTS, 4.7 REB)

F - Mark Mitchell, Duke (9.1 PTS, 4.5 REB)

Preseason 2nd Team All-Kansas:

G - Tamar Bates, Mizzou (6.1 PTS at Indiana)

G - Anthony Selden, Rice (11.5 PTS, 4.4 REB at Gardner-Webb)

F - Aidan Shaw, Mizzou (2.7 PTS)

F - Zane Meeks, Arizona State (10.9 PTS, 5.1 REB at San Francisco)

F - Parker Braun, Kansas (7.7 PTS, 5.8 REB at Santa Clara)

Players on this year’s preseason teams were featured from the following high schools:

Zeke Mayo - Lawrence High

Caleb Grill - Maize

Ty Berry - Newton

Spencer Jones - Bishop Miege

Mark Mitchell - Bishop Miege

Tamar Bates - Piper

Anthony Selden - Lawrence High

Aidan Shaw - Blue Valley

Zane Meeks - Shawnee Mission East

Parker Braun - Blue Valley Northwest

Grant Stubblefield - Blue Valley Northwest

To view our preseason All-Kansas College Football teams, visit the following the link: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cua7f-BNfRb/?hl=en