Here are the 25 candidates for the 2023 Guy V Lewis Award:
| Player | School | Class |
|---|---|---|
|
Josh Akpovwa |
Seven Lakes |
Senior |
|
Gabriel Alvarez |
Heights |
Senior |
|
Anthony Bates |
Seven Lakes |
Junior |
|
Justin Begg |
Episcopal |
Junior |
|
Glenn Bishop |
Stafford |
Senior |
|
Qasim Boyd |
Dickinson |
Junior |
|
Julius Crosby |
Wheatley |
Senior |
|
Keanu Dawes |
Stratford |
Senior |
|
Shey Eberwein |
The Woodlands |
Senior |
|
Corey Hadnott II |
Cypress Creek |
Senior |
|
Shelton Henderson |
Bellaire |
Sophomore |
|
Orlando Horton Jr |
Clear Falls |
Senior |
|
Kenneth Lewis |
Booker T. Washington |
Senior |
|
Jaland Lowe |
Fort Bend Marshall |
Senior |
|
CJ McCain |
Texas City |
Senior |
|
Chris McDermott |
Booker T. Washington |
Junior |
|
Jamari McDowell |
Manvel |
Senior |
|
Robert Miller III |
Pasadena Memorial |
Junior |
|
Fred Payne |
Legacy the School of Sport Sciences |
Senior |
|
Jace Posey |
Strake Jesuit |
Senior |
|
Bryce Smith |
Barbers Hill |
Senior |
|
JoJo Tugler |
Cy Falls |
Senior |
|
Divine Ugochukwu |
Clements |
Junior |
|
Nigel Walls |
St. Francis Episcopal |
Sophomore |
|
Montana Wheeler |
Houston Christian |
Sophomore |
The winner of the award is the Greater Houston Area Boys Basketball Player of the Year. The Greater Houston Area is defined by Harris County and every Texas County that is immediately adjacent to Harris County.
A player will not be considered for the Award if he has been suspended from school due to disciplinary reasons during the season.
The 10 finalists will be announced in March. The finalists will be invited to attend an award reception Wednesday, March 29, 2023.
Previous winners of the Guy V. Lewis Award include inaugural winner Rasheed Sulaimon of Strake Jesuit (2012); Aaron Harrison, Travis HS (2013); Justise Winslow, St. John’s (2014); Galen Robinson Jr., Westbury Christian (2015); De’Aaron Fox, Seven Lakes (2016); Nigel Hawkins, Cy Falls (2017); Quentin Grimes, College Park (2018); Kharee “KJ” McDaniel, Klein Forest (2019); Tramon Mark, Dickinson (2020); Ramon Walker, Shadow Creek (2021); and PJ Haggerty, Crosby (2022).