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Columbus Academy's Jason Singleton is Ohio Mr. Basketball finalist
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Columbus Academy senior forward Jason Singleton is one of seven finalists for Mr. Basketball, the Ohio Prep Sports Media Association announced March 11.
The 6-foot-4 senior guard has led Academy (21-4) to its second consecutive Division V regional tournament, coming off a regular season in which he averaged 21.3 points, 6.3 rebounds, 4.3 assists, 3.7 steals and 1.0 blocks while shooting 51% from the field.
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Singleton has more than 1,300 career points and has led Academy to a 92-13 record over that span entering a regional semifinal March 11 against Africentric.
Singleton, who also was a McDonald's All-American game nominee , signed with Harvard in November.
Columbus Academy senior Jason Singleton, shown taking the court before a Jan. 30 game at Grandview Heights, is one of seven finalists for Ohio Mr. Basketball.
His father, also named Jason, played at Ohio State from 1995-99 and is now Academy's athletic director.
The other finalists are Brunswick's Trey Drexler, Cameron Elwer of Delphos St. John's, 2025 winner Marcus Johnson of Garfield Heights , Zanesville Maysville's Gator Nichols, New Madison Tri-Village's Trey Sagester and Josh Tyson of West Chester Lakota West.
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Johnson originally committed to Ohio State but decommitted in October 2025 and has since signed with South Carolina.
Singleton is trying to become the eighth Mr. Basketball winner from central Ohio and second in four seasons.
Pickerington Central's Devin Royal, now a junior at Ohio State, won in 2023 .
This year's winner will be announced March 19.
The OPSMA will announce its Ms. Basketball winner at noon March 12. Olentangy senior guard Whitney Stafford and Big Walnut junior forward Sydney Mobley are among the seven finalists .
High school sports reporter Dave Purpura can be reached at dpurpura@dispatch.com and at @dp_dispatch on X.
This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Ohio Mr. Basketball finalists announced. See who made the list
