With the Massachusetts high school basketball season at the midway point, we’re taking a look at the best boys basketball players competing in the MIAA for the 2025-26 season. DAVE HOSMER/REMINDER PUBLICATIONSTahir Bey, Springfield Central, Sr.A 6-foot-5 power forward, Tahir Bey is arguably the best big man in Western Massachusetts. Ryan Burns, Milford, Sr.A 6-foot-4, 255-pound power forward, Ryan Burns is one of the best rebounders in the state. Justice Samuels, Franklin, Sr.6-foot-5 power forward, Justice Samuels helped lead Franklin to the MIAA Division 1 state championship last season as a junior. Jamason Vella, Masconomet, Sr.A 6-foot-6 power forward, Jamason Vella forms one of the best front courts in the state alongside teammate Thomas Denton.