The Fab 15 All-Courant Boys Basketball Team

East Hartford's Isaiah Williams is a member of the 2016-17 All-Courant Fab 15 boys basketball team.
East Hartford's Isaiah Williams is a member of the 2016-17 All-Courant Fab 15 boys basketball team. (Peter Casolino / Special to the Courant)

The Fab 15 All-Courant team listing player, school, height, position, class and key stats:

Liam Bell, Westbrook, 6-3, G, Sr.: 20.8 ppg, 8.9 rpg, 4.9 apg


George Gamble, Windsor, 6-2, G, Jr.: 18 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 4.0 apg

Johnathan Hernandez, SMSA-Hartford, 6-2, G, Sr.: 17.1 ppg, 7.0 rpg, 2.0 spg


Delshawn Jackson Jr., Prince Tech-Hartford, 5-10, G, Jr.: 22.8 ppg, 4.4 spg, 3.8 apg

Andrew Jaworski, Tolland , 6-2, G/F, Sr.: 21 ppg, 9 rpg, averaged 32 ppg in M playoffs

Dexter Lawson Jr., Bloomfield, 5-10, G, Sr.: 15.6 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 2.2 spg

Chaylyn Martin, Weaver, G, 6-1, Sr.: 16.0 ppg, 6.3 rpg, 4.1 spg

Jaecee Martin, Weaver, G, 5-8, Sr.: 18.2 ppg, 6.6 apg, 4.7 spg

Mike McGuirl, East Catholic, 6-3, G, Sr.: 21 ppg, 9 rpg, 6 apg

Ahmod Privott, Middletown, 5-11, G, Sr.: 16.9 ppg, 6.8 rpg

Joey Reilly, East Catholic, 6-0, G, So.: 18.3 ppg, 6 apg, 48 three-point %

Jared Simmons, Newington , 6-0, Sr.: 21.4 ppg, 65 threes

Kewan Smoot, South Windsor, 6-0, G, Sr.: 20.1 ppg, 5.5 apg, 3.6 spg

Matt Veretto, East Catholic, 6-7, F, Jr.: 16.4 ppg, 9.4 rpg, 72 two-point %

Isaiah Williams, East Hartford, 5-8, Jr.: G, 16.4 ppg, 4 apg, 4 rpg



Jadon Archer, Enfield, So, G; Donovan Austin, Windsor, Sr., G; Jackson Benigni, Xavier, So., G; Dan Brocke, Hall, Sr., C; Ethan Burke, Canton, Sr., G; Tom Close, East Hampton, Jr., G; Spencer Duke, Berlin, Sr., G/F; Marcus Goss, East Windsor, So., G; Marquis Hawkins, Aerospace, Sr., F; Connel Henderson, Old Saybrook, Sr., G; Doug Hostetler, Somers, Sr., G; Alex Kravchuk, E.O. Smith, Sr., G; DeAaron Lawrence, Middletown, Jr., G; Cairo McCrory, Northwest Catholic, So., F; Matt McKinnon, Newington, Sr., F; Jack Medve, Simsbury, Sr., G; Mike Mozzicato, Wethersfield, Jr., G/F; Cory Muckle, Westbrook , Sr., G; Ben Nigro, Suffield, Sr., F; Justin Nwafor, East Hartford, Sr., C; Mike Palmieri, St. Paul, Jr., G; Jordan Pruitt, Bloomfield, Sr., G; Alex Segaline, Haddam-Killingworth, Sr., F; Josh Schibi, Lewis Mills, So., F; Alex Sikorski, Rocky Hill, Sr., G; Primo Spears, Northwest Catholic, Fr., G; Jaekwon Spencer, Bristol Central, Jr. F; Russell Thompson-Bishop, Bloomfield, Sr., C; Jahrell Spence, Hartford Public, Sr., G; Shane Young, South Windsor, Sr., G.

Storylines Of The Season

Weaver-Hartford's Chaylyn Martin scored 38 points and grabbed 14 rebounds, and his brother, Jaecee, had 28 and eight in a 102-98 victory against Windsor.

Simsbury held 13 opponents to season-low totals.

Several Canton students taunted players from Classical Magnet as they shot free throws with chants of "Trump," in a NCCC semifinal at Canton on Feb. 28. Critics said the chants were offensive and racially tinged. Classical Magnet won 48-47 and coach Reggie Tucker, who played basketball and graduated from Canton in 1987, said the incident was a "teachable moment, another lesson to be relentless in your pursuit of excellence."

East Catholic-Manchester edged Weaver 67-66 to win its second straight CCC Tournament championship.

East Hartford derailed Weaver's quest to play in its fifth straight title game with a 69-63 Class LL quarterfinal victory.

Hillhouse-New Haven held East Catholic to its season-low total in a 53-45 LL semifinal win before a crowd of about 3,500 at the University of Hartford.

Sacred Heart-Waterbury beat Notre Dame-Fairfield 75-53 in L to tie Harding-Bridgeport (1983-87), Cromwell (1967-71), Wilbur Cross-New Haven (1958-61) and Hillhouse (1945-48) as the only teams to win four straight championships.

Trinity Catholic outscored Westbrook 36-16 in the paint to take the S plaque, 61-52.

Lucas Joshi's put-back with 3.9 seconds left broke a tie and helped Brookfield edge Bloomfield 63-60 in M in its first final appearance. Bloomfield coach Gary Barcher, who had announced his retirement in January, ended his career with a 388-317 record.

Hillhouse, playing without starting guard Byron Breland III because of his two technical fouls against East Catholic, downed East Hartford 78-58 to increase its state record number of titles to 24.

Notre Dame-West Haven guard Tremont Waters, who averaged 25.3 points, 4.6 assists and 4.6 steals, was the Connecticut Gatorade Player of the Year.

State Championships

Class LL: Hillhouse 78, East Hartford 58

Class L: Sacred Heart 75, Notre Dame-Fairfield 53

Class M: Brookfield 63, Bloomfield 60

Class S: Trinity Catholic 61, Westbrook 52

Final Courant Ratings


1. Hillhouse (28-1)

2. Sacred Heart (28-0)

3. East Catholic (26-2)

4. Notre Dame-Fairfield (25-3)

5. East Hartford (23-4)

6. Weaver (23-4)

7. Notre Dame-West Haven (22-2)

8. Middletown (22-5)

9. Brookfield (19-7)

10. Trinity Catholic (16-9)


1. East Catholic

2. East Hartford

3. Weaver

4. Middletown

5. Bloomfield (20-7)

6. Westbrook (25-3)

7. Simsbury (19-6)

8. SMSA (22-4)

9. Windsor (17-8)

10. Tolland (17-8)

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