2025-26 All Western New England Prep Honors

New England Prep Schools have tapped into their proximity to each other over the years to establish themselves as the strongest pre-college basketball prep and recruit-scouting hot bed region in the country.

At the conclusion of the 2025-26 regular season, the head coaches of eight Western New England NEPSAC prep schools polled themselves and the determined their outstanding players for the season, as shown below. These honors are prestigious in that the schools are all high academic institutions, and their rosters are all teeming with college-bound players.


Player of the Year

Markus Maxwell-Grimes (2026) Suffield Academy (CT)


Co-Defensive Player of the Year

Dashiell Mabion (2026) Canterbury School (CT)

Ibukun Odutayo (2027) Pomfret School (CT)


All Defensive Team

Liam Gregory (2026) Salisbury School (CT)

Ethan Jarrett (2027) Suffield Academy (CT)

Max Kellogg (2027) Williston Northampton School (MA)

Markus Maxwell-Grimes (2026) Suffield Academy (CT)

Jah Reaves (2028) Frederick Gunn School (CT)

Justin Robinson (2027) Frederick Gunn School (CT)

Jared Strand (2026) Canterbury School (CT)

Andres Wright (2026) Canterbury School (CT)


First Team All Western New England

Jerry Johnson Jr. (2027) Williston Northampton School (MA)

Dashiell Mabion (2026) Canterbury School (CT)

Jacob Rice (2026) Berkshire School (MA)

Kingsley Rogers (2028) Williston Northampton School (MA)

Jared Strand (2026) Canterbury School (CT)


Second Team All Western New England

Jermelle Cotton (2026) Salisbury School (CT)

Alex Hickey (2026) Millbrook School (NY)

Max Kellogg (2027) Williston Northampton School (MA)

Parris Moses (2026) Suffield Academy (CT)

Justin Robinson (2027) Frederick Gunn School (CT)

Jaden Schwenebraten (2027) Salisbury School (CT)

Sean Smith-Sharkey (2027) Salisbury School (CT)


Third Team All Western New England

Sebastian Guete-Ramirez (2026) Berkshire School (MA)

Liam Gregory (2026) Salisbury School (CT)

Alijah Johnson (2027) Suffield Academy (CT)

Jakub Lomicka  (2026) Suffield Academy (CT)

Colten Pacheco (2027) Pomfret School (CT)

Aidan Petion (2027) Pomfret School (CT)


Honorable Mention

(Other players receiving multiple All Western New England Preps votes from their opposing coaches)

EJ Ashby (2026) Canterbury School (CT)

Karell Brown (2027) Frederick Gunn School (CT)

Grant Cieplicki (2026) Canterbury School (CT)

Michael Ervin Jr. (2027) Berkshire School (MA)

Hezi McCoy (2026) Millbrook School (NY)

Jah Reaves (2028) Frederick Gunn School (CT)

Zeb Runion (2026) Frederick Gunn School (CT)

Kyle Seltzer (2027) Williston Northampton School (MA)