The player of the year in Class D will likely be Bucknell bound Chris Hass, he has led the state in scoring the past 2 years. It is shaping up for him to do the same this year. He plays for Pellston, but again he is really their only threat of scoring. So if a more athletic team can shut him down (<20 points) then Pellston will struggle.
The returning champion is again Wyoming Tri Unity, and they will likely run the table again through Class D. There only losses might come from some Class A and B teams in the GR area. If they are undefeated at the end of the season, look for Tri-Unity to win another state championship. The runners-up in Class D (Fulton) return their best 2 players and look to head back to the Bres for a second straight year, but they were overmatched in last year's final.
The exciting team to watchout for is Southfield Christian, they usually play with 4 or 5 guards on the floor and run a full court press for most of the night. They have 5 potential all state guards on their team. You might recognize two them: senior Lindsay Hunter III and sophomore Lindsay Hunter IV. They are led by senior Chris Dewberry. If they ever meet Tri-Unity, usual land of the trees (Chris Kaman's alma-mater) the game could get ugly fast.
Then from a personal stand point, one of my family friends is a high school senior for Martin High and is in contention for an all-state bid: Ben Schipper. He will probably put up some huge numbers on a potential 0-20 team, not sure if he will get enough votes for all-state.
I dont think Tri-Unity will have much competition again this year.. unfortunately.
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