The best player in the Buckeye State in staying home.
Malaki Branham, a borderline five-star recruit bound for Ohio State this summer, was honored as Ohio Mr. Basketball on Wednesday for his standout senior season at St. Vincent-St. Mary which concluded with a 37-point performance in the state championship game.
Congratulations to Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary Senior Malaki Branham - 2021 Ohio Mr. Basketball! Full release: https://t.co/Vk31QTMRsJ pic.twitter.com/YZZiwNbfIB
— OHSAASports (@OHSAASports) April 7, 2021
He follows Walnut Ridge's VonCameron Davis who won the award last year and becomes the first future Buckeye to earn it since Westerville South's Kaleb Wesson.