Mamadou Kane was a consistent performer throughout a 30-1 season for the Sewickley Academy boys basketball team, but he was at his best when it mattered most.
The 6-foot-8 sophomore forward had 15 points and 12 rebounds in the PIAA championship game to lead the Panthers to a 52-36 victory over Old Forge, giving Sewickley Academy its fourth state title.
Kane was recognized for his efforts by a group of Pennsylvania sportswriters Thursday when he was named the state’s Class 2A player of the year.
In addition, Sewickley Academy’s Mike Iuzzolino was tabbed the state’s co-coach of the year for Class 2A with Old Forge’s J.J. Thomas.
Kane averaged 12.5 points, 7.3 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.3 steals, leading the Panthers in scoring and rebounding while shooting 64% from the field. He had 14 points and seven rebounds in a 52-38 win over Jeannette in the WPIAL final as Sewickley Academy claimed its sixth district title.
In all, 22 players from the WPIAL and City League were recognized on the all-state boys basketball teams.
Neshannock’s David Kwiat and Jeannette’s Markus McGowan joined Kane in earning first-team all-state honors in Class 2A.
Other WPIAL and City League players to earn first-team all-state recognition were Neighborhood Academy’s Kedron Gilmore (Class A); South Allegheny’s Drew Cook and Mohawk’s Bobby Fadden in Class 3A; Obama Academy’s Naron Jackson II and North Catholic’s Jason Fredericks in Class 4A; and Indiana’s Aaron Webb, Lincoln Park’s Josh Pratt and Gateway’s Mykel Bruce-McCrommon in Class 5A.
• Gilmore, a 5-11 junior, averaged 24 points, six assists and four rebounds for the WPIAL champion and PIAA runner-up Bulldogs (25-4).
• Kwiat, a 6-3 senior, averaged 22.5 points and had a school-record 1,692 points in his career.
• McGowan, a 6-3 junior who was second-team all-state last season, scored 18.9 ppg and averaged 25 points in the PIAA tournament for the Jayhawks (24-3).
• Cook, a 6-foot senior and Duquesne football commit, was the WPIAL’s leading scorer at 28.2 ppg. Also a first-team all-state selection last season, he had more than 2,000 career points for the WPIAL runner-up Gladiators.
• Fadden, a 6-1 senior and five-sport athlete, averaged 21.2 ppg and had 2,262 career points, a Mohawk record. He was third-team all-state in 2025.
• Jackson, a 6-1 senior, helped guide Obama Academy to the City League title and PIAA championship game by averaging 14 ppg.
• Fredericks, a 6-foot senior Franciscan commit, averaged 23.4 points a year after picking up second-team all-state honors. He had more than 1,300 career points.
• Webb, a 6-8 junior, averaged 24.3 points, eight rebounds, 2.5 assists, 1.5 steals and 1.2 blocks per game. One of the area’s top college prospects, he has offers from Penn State, Virginia Tech, Louisiana, James Madison and Pepperdine.
• Pratt, a 6-1 senior, was a first-team all-state selection the past two seasons at Aliquippa before transferring to Lincoln Park. The Columbia recruit averaged 25.5 points, six steals, four rebounds and four assists.
• Bruce-McCrommon, a Missouri-Kansas City commit, averaged 21.1 points, seven rebounds, two assists, two steals and two blocks. He scored more than 1,250 career points.
Second-team selections included Sewickley Academy’s Adam Ikamba in 2A, South Park’s Luke Scarff and Aliquippa’s Qa’lil Goode in 3A, Obama Academy’s Eric James in 4A, Chartiers Valley’s Luca Federico and Penn Hills’ Amon Hawthorne in 5A, and, in 6A, Upper St. Clair’s Ryan Robbins, who was selected the Trib HSSN player of the year.
Neighborhood Academy’s Derick Hardeman (Class A), Deer Lakes’ Evan Moore and Derry’s Stanley Rajkovich (4A), and Thomas Jefferson’s Justin Fry (5A) were named to the third team.
2025-26 Pennsylvania Sportswriters boys basketball all-state team
Class A
First team
Avery Collins, 6-2, sr., Erie First Christian*
Trey Keating, 6-2, sr., Nativity BVM
Nafis Dubose, 6-3, sr., Sankofa Freedom Academy Charter
Kedron Gilmore, 5-11, jr., Neighborhood Academy
Gabe Transue, 6-4, sr., Bethlehem Christian
Jace Casses, 5-8, sr., Bishop Carroll Catholic
Second team
Myles Harris, 6-1, sr., Bethlehem Christian
Bryce Correia, 5-10, jr., Coventry Christian
Chase Simbeck, 5-11, jr., Elk County Catholic
Sammad Geary-West, 6-5, jr., Sankofa Freedom Academy Charter
Lance Jones, 6-3, sr., Turkeyfoot Valley
Rhylan Hoopsick-Bell, 6-5, jr., Glendale
Third team
Malik Minor, 6-5, sr., Phil-Mont Christian
Jaylen Henry, 5-10, sr., Conemaugh Valley
Lance Masser, 6-4, jr., Conemaugh Valley
Derick Hardeman, 6-4, sr., Neighborhood Academy
Ian McKeegan, 5-7, sr., Weatherly
Mason Rogers, 6-5, sr., High Point Baptist Academy
*Class A Player of the Year
Class 2A
First team
Mamadou Kane, 6-8, so., Sewickley Academy*
David Kwiat, 6-3, sr., Neshannock
Logan Fanning, 6-6, sr., Old Forge
Markus McGowan, 6-3, jr., Jeannette
Hoyt Glenn, 6-1, jr., McConnellsburg
Cameron Parker, 6-0, sr., Old Forge
Second team
Adam Ikamba, 6-8, jr., Sewickley Academy
Luke Rebert, 6-7, sr., Delone Catholic
Brayden Haney, 6-1, sr., Claysburg-Kimmel
Carter Payne, 5-10, sr., United
Drew Tibbins, 5-10, sr., Linville Hill Christian
Daiton Thompson, 6-3, sr., St. John Neumann Regional Academy
Third team
Paul Craig, 6-2, jr., Clarion-Limestone
Colin Dinyar, 6-4, sr., Conemaugh Township
Parker Bennett, 6-1, sr., Montgomery
Braylon Wagner, 6-2, sr., Redbank Valley
Braeden Doyle, 6-2, sr., Tri-Valley
Nick Young, 6-3, sr., Constitution
*Class 2A Player of the Year
Class 3A
First team
Nico Antoniacci, 6-2, so., Riverside*
Drew Cook, 6-0, sr., South Allegheny
Kingston Wheatley, 6-7, sr., West Catholic
Bobby Fadden, 6-1, sr., Mohawk
Aiden McKee, 6-8, sr., Warrior Run
Andre Steele, 6-0, jr., Trinity
Second team
Justin Manning, 5-11, jr., Notre Dame-Green Pond
Luke Scarff, 6-8, sr., South Park
Shazier Bethea, 6-2, sr., Minersville
Dylan Stohon, 6-6, jr., Forest Hills
Jack Wesner, 6-2, sr., Westmont Hilltop
Qa’lil Goode, 6-3, sr., Aliquippa
Third team
Chase Hurst, 6-0, sr., Lancaster Mennonite
Brayden Rose, 6-4, jr., Riverside
Reuben Dorceus, 5-9, sr., MaST Charter
Austin Hanson, 5-11, jr., Eisenhower
Caden Gibbons, 6-3, sr., Penn Cambria
Taurean Consiglio, 6-0, sr., Bishop Guilfoyle
*Class 3A Player of the Year
Class 4A
First team
Kingston McKoy, 6-4, sr., Berks Catholic*
Nando Mirachi, 6-0, sr., Cathedral Prep
Jude Lazicki, 6-2, jr., Mount Carmel Area
Naron Jackson II, 6-1, sr., Obama Academy
Jason Fredericks, 6-0, sr., North Catholic
Landon Sallie, 6-3, so., Big Spring
Second team
Luke Kopetchny, 6-2, jr., Wyoming Area
Jaden Craft, 6-4, jr., Devon Prep
Packy Doherty, 6-2, sr., Scranton Prep
Kenny Godoy, 6-0, sr., Girard
Michael Thompson, 6-5, sr., Cathedral Prep
Eric James, 6-2, sr., Obama Academy
Third team
Fareed Brown, 5-9, sr., Carver Engineering & Science
Evan Moore, 6-3, jr., Deer Lakes
Cedrick Boyd, 6-2, so., Sharon
Stanley Rajkovich, 6-7, jr., Derry
Cooper Fairlamb, 6-5, jr., Devon Prep
Amari Horton, 6-1, jr., Cathedral Prep
Ian Williams, 5-10, sr., Archbishop Carroll
*Class 4A Player of the Year
Class 5A
First team
Korey Francis, 6-4, jr., Bonner-Prendergast*
Cam Sweeney, 6-4, sr., Hershey
Aaron Webb, 6-8, jr., Indiana
Josh Pratt, 6-1, sr., Lincoln Park
Mykel Bruce-McCrommon, 6-6, sr., Gateway
Alassan N’Diaye, 6-5, sr., Neumann-Goretti
Second team
Kam Jackson, 5-10, jr., Bonner-Prendergast
Timmy Hambright, 5-11, sr., Cocalico
Luca Federico, 6-5, so., Chartiers Valley
Deshawn Yates, 5-10, sr., Neumann-Goretti
Marquis Newson, 6-5, jr., Neumann-Goretti
Amon Hawthorne, 6-3, sr., Penn Hills
Third team
Chase Cristofoletti, 6-4, jr., West York
Justin Fry, 6-5, jr., Thomas Jefferson
Mikey Mita, 6-7, sr., Penncrest
Maddox Bennett, 6-8, sr., DuBois
Amier Robinson, 6-3, sr., Greater Johnstown
Brody Holmes, 6-2, sr., New Oxford
Breckin Lasher, 6-5, jr., West York Area
*Class 5A Player of the Year
Class 6A
First team
Colton Hiller, 6-5, so., Coatesville*
Sammy Jackson, 6-7, sr., Roman Catholic
Shakur Starling, 6-2, jr., Central Dauphin
Derrick Morton-Rivera, 6-4, sr., Father Judge
Nasir Barnes, 6-1, jr., William Penn (York)
Zaahir Muhammad-Gray, 6-8, jr., Imhotep Charter
Second team
Mani Sajid, 6-4, sr., Plymouth-Whitemarsh
Ryan Robbins, 6-7, jr., Upper St. Clair
Caleb Lundy, 6-4, jr., Archbishop Wood
K.J. Coles, 6-3, sr., Pocono Mountain West
Jelani Easter, 6-6, sr., Central Dauphin
Izaaz Kornegay, 6-8, sr., Samuel Fels
Third team
Latief Lorenzano-White, 6-4, sr., Imhotep Charter
Malik Hughes, 6-7, sr., Archbishop Ryan
R.J. Smith, 5-9, sr., Roman Catholic
Jaydn Jenkins, 6-9, jr., Archbishop Wood
Xander Grasty, 5-11, jr., Abington
Ryan Brown, 6-1, sr., Central York
Chris Woodard, 6-3, sr., Great Valley
*Class 6A Player of the Year
Non-PIAA
First team
Silas Graham, 6-5, jr., Haverford*
Ethan Johnston, 6-7, sr., Hill
Jahrel Vigo, 6-2, sr., Phelps
Logan Chwastyk, 6-10, so., Malvern Prep
Ajani (A.J.) Stewart, 6-4, jr., Westtown
Nick Harken, 6-4, jr., Malvern Prep
Second team
Xavier Blake, 6-4, sr., Phelps
Jayvon Byrd, 6-3, so., Cristo Rey
Rowan Phillips, 6-6, so., Westtown
Carter Smith, 6-4, so., Penn Charter
Christian McCullough, 5-11, jr., Mercersburg Academy
Kasey Fleming, 6-3, sr., Penn Charter
*Non-PIAA Player of the Year
Coaches of the year
Class A
Isaiah Thomas, Sankofa Freedom Academy Charter
Class 2A
Mike Iuzzolino, Sewickley Academy, and J.J. Thomas, Old Forge
Class 3A
Larry Kostelac, Jr., Trinity
Class 4A
Jason Fisher, Devon Prep, and Leon Tucker, Lewisburg Area
Class 5A
Garrett Bull, West York, and Billy Cassidy, Bonner-Prendergast
Class 6A
Seth Leonard, Central Dauphin