Mr. Basketball finalists announced; Brunswick's Trey Drexler among them

COLUMBUS — The Ohio Prep Sports Media Association announced the finalists for the 2025 Ohio Mr. Basketball award on Wednesday. The winner will be announced March 20. Voting is currently underway for the 226 registered OPSMA members and will end at noon Monday. The voting process is the same as the Heisman Trophy in college football. First-place votes get three points, second-place votes get two and third-place votes get one. Mr. Basketball was selected by The Associated Press from 1987-2016. Since 2017, it has been presented by the Ohio Prep Sports Media Association. The All-Ohio teams will begin being released March 24. Here are the finalists listed in alphabetical order: Devin Brown, Olentangy Orange The 6-foot-6 senior guard/forward was the Central District Division I Player of the Year and is averaging 13.8 points, 5.4 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 3.0 steals while shooting 46% from the field and 40% from 3-point range. Brown is the driving force for a deep, balanced 24-2 state semifinalist with no losses in-state and quality wins over defending state champion Cleveland St. Ignatius and runner-up Centerville and district champions Olentangy Liberty (twice), Upper Arlington (twice), Dublin Coffman (twice), Westerville North, Groveport and Hartley. Brown, who plays virtually any position and has signed with Davidson, has led Orange to two regional finals and a final four in three seasons. Aiden Davis, Steubenville The 5-11 senior guard is signed to play collegiately at perennial D-II power West Liberty. He was an all-around player for D-III regional qualifier Steubenville, leading the team in scoring (17.9) and rebounding (5.3) while being second in assists (3.1) and steals (1.7). The East District Player of the Year made 86 threes on the season while shooting 42%. Prior to transferring back to Steubenville, he was a first-team all-state selection in West Virginia for Wheeling Park, where he holds the school records for career threes and threes in a season. He finished his high school career with 1,975 points and was nominated for the McDonald's All-American games. Trey Drexler, Brunswick The 6-foot junior point guard averaged 20.7 points and 3.2 assists while leading the Blue Devils to the outright championship in the Greater Cleveland Conference, largely considered one of the best public-school leagues in Ohio. Holding offers from Kent State and Akron, the left-hander made 103-of-125 free throws (.824) and 57 3-pointers and had top games of 38 points against 2024 D-I regional champion Delaware Hayes and 33 against regional finalist Shaker Heights. Drexler has 1,225 career points and could challenge the Medina County record of 1,842 as a senior. Cameron Elwer, Delphos St. John's The 6-1 junior guard averages 28.6 points, 5.9 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game while shooting 62% from the field, 56.7% from the 3-point line and 94.1% from free throw line. Elwer already is St. John's career scorer leader and second all-time in the Midwest Athletic Conference. The two-time MAC Player of the Year has an offer from Toledo along with interest from other Mid-American Conference schools. R.J. Greer, Kettering Alter The 6-3 senior guard and North Carolina State recruit averages 18.9 points, 2.8 assists and 2.1 steals. The Greater Catholic League Co-Ed Player of the Year shot 50.6% from the field, 38.2% from 3-point range and 85.2% at the foul line. Greer helped lead the Knights to the D-II state title last season after transferring from Springboro, earning D-II second-team All-Ohio. Marcus Johnson, Garfield Heights A finalist last year for Mr. Basketball, the 6-2 junior guard is already committed to Ohio State and nationally ranked in the Class of 2026. He averaged 29.7 points through the regular season, leading Garfield Heights to a 19-2 record and third straight Lake Erie League title. Johnson helped the Bulldogs to two regional finals in D-I before moving to the new D-III this season as the top seed in the Northeast District. In addition to his scoring, Johnson averaged 5.7 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 2.2 steals. He broke his father's single-game school record of 52 points with 55 in a win at Maple Heights late in the regular season. Father and coach Sonny Johnson is the 1998 Mr. Basketball winner. Now, Marcus finds himself trying to become the first father-and-son combination to win the honor.