The excitement of the state basketball tournaments was less than two weeks ago, so here's a little update on some hoops news.
First Bingham High will be looking for a new boys' coach as well as a new girls' coach. Kyle Goon reported that Rand Rasmussen will retire as the girls' coach. But boys' coach Mark Dubach also is stepping aside.
Dubach became the Bingham coach in 2003 and led the Miners to seven consecutive region titles and the state title in 2006. His Miners finished this season 14-10 after falling to Alta in a Class 5A playoff opener.
In other hoops news, the regions are releasing their all-region teams, and here are the few we've received so far:
Region 3
MVP • Brandon Miller, Brighton
Most outstanding player • Travis Devashrayee, Brighton
First team • Landon Albrecht, Alta; RJ Beard, Alta; Trevor Hill, Alta; Zach Bernardo, Brighton; Brandon Pasker, Jordan; Chandler Smith, Jordan; Darius Maluia, Copper Hills; Austin McCombs, Copper Hills; Brendan Guzman, Cottonwood; Parker Brown, West Jordan
Region 5
MVP • Jalen Moore Sky View
Defensive MVP • Tyler Crosbie Mt. Crest
Coach of the year • Dan McClure, Roy
First team • Shad Watson, Box Elder; Tyler Crosbie, Mountain Crest; Brekkott Chapman, Roy; Ty Nielsen, Sky View; Faimafili Laulu-Pututau, Mountain Crest
Second team • Tanner Knowles, Mountain Crest; Mason Rich, Bonneville; Tyler Bate, Box Elder; Tyler Brimhall, Logan; Taylor Compton, Logan
Honorable mention • Eddy Hall, Mountain Crest; Jamison Webb, Mountain Crest; David Hadley, Roy; Jesse Wayment, Roy; Luke Falk, Logan; Jordon Larsen, Logan; Dallin Dahl, Logan; Matt Dewey, Sky View; Mitch Larsen, Sky View; Isaac Malone, Box Elder; Carson Smith, Bonneville; Dakota Buckway, Bonneville
Region 6
MVP • Sam Merrill, Bountiful
First team • Parker Van Dyke, East; David Divver, Highland; Zac Seljaas, Bountiful; Todd Connolly, Highland; Mitch Grant, East; Marquis Jones, Clearfield
Second team • Skyler Farnes, Woods Cross; Brady Cowley, Woods Cross; Hayden Grant, Woods Cross; John Fakahafua, East; Connor Squire, Cyprus
Honorable mention • Riley Tucker, Highland; Jeff Pollard, Bountiful; Marcus Quig, Cyprus; Kyler Moore, Clearfield; Pere Le Sueur, Bountiful; Henry Morris, Highland; Mikey Jacobsen, Woods Cross
Region 8
MVP • Dalton Nixon, jr., Orem; Zach Hunsaker, sr., Orem
First team • Alejandro Llamas, sr., Salem Hills; Taylor Roy, sr., Timpview; Dax Raymond, sr., Timpview; Bradley Kitchen, Sr.-Springville; Max Schriener, jr., Springville; Josh Phelps, sr., Maple Mountain; Andrew Finch, sr., Provo
Second team • Nate Guymon, sr., Maple Mountain; Quinn Peters, jr., Orem; Cole Gordon, sr., Provo; Trevor Schade, sr., Timpanogos; Ryan Warner, jr., Mountain View
Honorable mention • Cooper Holt, jr., Orem; Ben Johnson, jr., Springville; Brian Carter, sr., Provo; Jaxon Beck, sr., Timpanogos; Manuel Ortiz Fernandez, jr., Mountain View; Dallin Bosco, sr., Provo
Region 12
MVP • Ty Henry, Spanish Fork
First team • Jake Bailey, North Sanpete; Taylor Bahr, Delta; Cameron Money, Spanish Fork; Daniel Reno, Payson; Kaleb Wright, Payson; Derek Young, Carbon
Second team • Jordan Blanc, Carbon; Dakota Cisneros, Carbon; Hunter Johnson, Delta; Curtis Orme, Juab; Benson Rhees, Spanish Fork
Honorable mention • Jordan Christensen, North Sanpete; Jordan Smith, Delta; Brycen Wood, Payson; Dallin Rowley, Payson; Jacob Humphreys, Payson; Kaden Keson, Juab; Jeff Rowley, Juab; Taylor Parker, Spanish Fork; Hayes Hall, Spanish Fork
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