The conversation may continue about whether Marcus Paige is the best boys basketball player ever in Metro history.

But there is no doubt about who was the best boys basketball player in the Metro this season.

Paige, who was tabbed the best player in the state earlier in the week when he was named Mr. Basketball, was announced as Metro Player of the Year on Wednesday.

Paige led the state in scoring with a 28.0 average and guided Linn-Mar to its ninth straight state tournament appearance.

Paige, a McDonalds All-American, has signed with the North Carolina Tar Heels.

Other members of the all-Metro first team are Jefferson senior Taylor Olson, Prairie senior Matt MacDougall and junior Jace Hanna, Kennedy senior Cody Bell, Xavier senior Ben McDermott, and Linn-Mar junior Jimmy Roth.

The co-coaches of the year are Kennedy's Bob Fontana and Linn-Mar's Chris Robertson.

The teams were selected by vote of the Metro boys basketball coaches.

ALL-METRO
(* - Unanimous selections)

FIRST TEAM - *Taylor Olson (CRJ). *Cody Bell (CRK), *Matt MacDougall (CRP), *Jace Hanna (CRP), *Ben McDermott (CRX), *Marcus Paige (LM), *Jimmy Roth (LM).

SECOND TEAM - Ky Kramer (CRJ), Alec Saunders (CRJ), Josiah Coleman (CRK), Trevor Heitland (CRK), Jacob Aune (CRP), Mack Mattke (CRX), Andy Henry (LM)

HONORABLE MENTION - Tyler Hemphill (CRJ), Creighton Robinson (CRJ), Elliott Christians (CRK), Darius Fuller (CRK), Tom Eilers (CRP), Brooks Kehoe (CRP), Sean Bredl (CRW), David Tann (CRW), Kevin Hosch (CRX), Matt Nelson (CRX), Derik Gogg (LM), Matt Meier (LM), Jared Huhndorf (Marion), Cale Cannoy (Marion)

PLAYER OF THE YEAR - Marcus Paige (LM)

COACHES OF THE YEAR - Bob Fontana (CRK), Chris Robertson (LM)