2024-25 Examiner Boys Basketball Player of the Year: Grain Valley’s Herbert uses strong work ethic to bag another honor
Eli Herbert burst on the area high school basketball scene when he became the first freshman to ever earn The Examiner’s Player of the Year award. “That was a special year,” Herbert said, “because it made me feel like I belonged.” He followed that freshman campaign with a remarkable sophomore season when he missed several games with a staff infection that settled in his hip.
