The 2025 Denver Post All-Colorado boys basketball team, picked based off statistical performance, the eye test, relative value to team success and performance in the state tournament.
Cole Scherer, Valor Christian
Sr. | PG | 6-foot-2
Stats: 26.9 points, 6.7 rebounds, 4.9 assists, 2.5 steals, 1.1 blocks, Class 6A runner-up
After winning state Gatorade player of the year and Mr. Colorado Basketball as the junior leader of Valor Christian’s Class 6A title-winning team, the Eastern Washington commit had an unstoppable senior year and won both individual honors again. He played every minute of the three games at Denver Coliseum, where the state’s leading scorer averaged 34 points and lit it up from 3 and on his dribble-drives.
LaDavian King, Rangeview
Sr. | PG | 6-2
Stats: 16.2 points, 4.9 rebounds, 3.2 assists, 1.5 steals, Class 6A Final Four
A year after King propelled Eaglecrest to the Final Four, he transferred to Rangeview and was a centerpiece in the Raiders getting to the same spot with an undefeated record before they lost to Valor Christian. Like Scherer, he was a force from behind the arc, shooting 40% from 3 and also strong and physical on his dribble-drive and with his finishes at the rim. Committed to play at Radford University.
Garrett Barger, Eaglecrest
Sr. | C | 6-9
Stats: 12.7 points, 8.8 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 0.7 blocks, Class 6A state champion
For Eaglecrest to win the title after last season’s last-second heartbreak in the Final Four, they needed Barger to be a double-double threat every game. He did that down the stretch with an impact that extended beyond the stat sheet as he influenced play in the paint on both ends of the floor. He had two double-doubles in three games at Denver Coliseum as the Raptors’ emotional leader.
Madden Smiley, Windsor
Jr. | G | 6-3
Stats: 20.9 points, 7.6 rebounds, 3.4 assists, 2.1 steals, Class 5A state champion
Smiley led the Wizards to their first title in 101 years and erased the disappointment of losing in the finals last season to Mesa Ridge. He was an equal threat from distance, midrange and at the rim as a well-rounded offensive catalyst who made his teammates better. And on the defensive end, he was capable of locking up the other team’s best player and creating transition offense.
Cal Baskind, Mountain Vista
Sr. | G | 6-0
Stats: 20.6 points, 2.6 rebounds, 2.2 assists, 2.2 steals, Class 6A Final Four
The backcourt centerpiece of Mountain Vista’s one-two punch alongside junior forward Oliver Junker, Baskind’s play and leadership pushed the Golden Eagles to another deep tournament run. The Continental League player of the year shot 42% from 3 with a big-school best 90 buckets from beyond the arc. Speedy and technical on defense, Baskind continuously rose up in clutch moments in 2024-25.
Coach
Jarris Krapcha, Eaglecrest
The Raptors’ eighth-year boss finished the year on a 19-game heater; his Raptors outlasted defending champ Valor Christian in the title game.
Honorable Mention
G Ant Nettles, Sr., Eaglecrest; F Oliver Junker, Jr., Mountain Vista; G Tanner Braketa, Sr., Ralston Valley; G Christian Williams, Soph., Chaparral; G Bryce Riehl, Sr., Mesa Ridge; F Eric Fiedler, Jr., Regis Jesuit; G Caiden Braketa, Jr., Ralston Valley; G/F Simon Lunsford, Sr., Green Mountain; F Caleb Fay, Jr., Kent Denver; G Ty Yoder, Sr., Resurrection Christian; G Elvis Lloyd, Sr., Kent Denver; G Jackson Brandt, Soph., Prospect Ridge Academy; F Graham Riggs, Sr., Resurrection Christian; G Sam Mielenz, Soph., Green Mountain; F Tatum Kocerha, Soph., Simla; F Kade Speckman, Jr., Lutheran; F Drew Paine, Jr. ThunderRidge; G Ethan Berninger, Sr., Dakota Ridge; G Carter Basquez, Jr., Smoky Hill; G Jeremiah Hammond, Jr., Cherry Creek; F Brady Wynja, Sr., Valor Christian; F Marceles Duncan, Fr., Rangeview; G Archie Weatherspoon V, Soph., Rangeview; G Kris Coleman, Soph., Eaglecrest.
