SSI 2026 Boys Basketball All-Shore Fan Vote Winners

Shore Sports Insider Boys Basketball 2025-26 Fan Vote Winners

Nolan Arnold, Sr., Guard, New Egypt

2024-25 Stats: 18.9 points, 8.1 rebounds, 4.4 assists, 4.0 steals, 38 3-pointers

By the end of the regular season, Arnold was New Egypt’s all-time leading scorer, but the milestone came while the Warriors were still fighting an uphill battle toward a berth in the NJSIAA Tournament. The Warriors clinched that spot, then made history with Arnold leading the way. New Egypt went on a road trip to remember, beating four of the top six seeds in the South Jersey Group I bracket — including the top three — to win the program’s first ever NJSIAA sectional championship as a No. 14 seed. Arnold averaged 16.6 points, seven rebounds, 6.2 assists and three steals in five NJSIAA Tournament games and hit the winning free throws in overtime in both the sectional semifinals at Palmyra and championship game at Salem. Arnold finishes his career with 1,695 points and will continue his athletic career at Iona University as a pitcher on the baseball diamond.

Sean Collins, Sr., Guard, Brick Memorial

2025-26 Stats: 17.5 points, 6.8 rebounds, 1.7 assists, 1.85 steals, 1.0 blocks, 37 3-pointers

On a senior-led team that had the star quarterback and wide receiver from Brick Memorial’s outstanding football team in its starting five, Collins was the man for the Mustangs on the hardwood. He finished in the top 15 in the Shore Conference in both scoring average and total points (455) on the way to finishing his high-school career with 1,117 points — all over the last three seasons. Collins did his best work in February, with five of his games of 20 or more points coming in that month, including his three highest single-game totals on the season: 27 points vs. Toms River East, 25 vs. Toms River North and 23 vs. Raritan. He also poured in 23 points in a win over Central Jersey Group III runner-up Middletown South, posted a double-double (14 points, 12 rebounds) in a win over Class B South champion Point Pleasant Beach and scored 20 in a Shore Conference Tournament loss to Middletown South.

 

All-Shore Fan Vote Results

Pool A	Total Votes	Vote Percentage
Nolan Arnold, New Egypt	135	34.09
Ajay Mathews, Marlboro	81	20.45
Liam Killea, Wall	21	5.3
Brady Gillen, Toms River East	20	5.05
Logan Cleveland, Manasquan	17	4.29
Pool B	Total Votes	Vote Percentage
Sean Collins, Brick Memorial	170	42.61
Jack O'Reilly, Manasquan	41	10.28
Tyler Cameron, St. Rose	38	9.38
Drew Lubeck, Marlboro	37	9.27
Noah Perna, Southern	18	4.51

 

2025-26 Shore Sports Insider All-Shore Content

First Team

Second and Third Teams

All-Division: SSI | Coaches

Player of the Year: Luke Cruz, Rumson-Fair Haven

Coach of the Year: Mick Hughes, New Egypt

Freshman of the Year: Ryan Gannon, Middletown South