Mikey Wilkins ’25 came to Christ School with a three-fold mission. 

To win a state championship with his cousin, improve as a basketball player, and increase his college stock. 

Done, done, and done. 

Symbolism on point: 24 college sports recruits from Christ School’s Class of 2024. 

Following an extended assembly Friday, boys taking part in Spring Signing Day were joined by their family and Greenie brothers for a ceremony in Mebane Field House. 

By the numbers and with our own eyes, Keenan Wilkins ’24 was one of the best to ever run the point at Christ School and in Western North Carolina basketball, period.

Congratulations to Keenan on his verbal commitment to play at the Division I level for Charleston Southern. 

Put Lleyton Thomas-Johnson ’24 in a gym full of his peers and he stands out. 

It’s been that way the past two years at Christ School. It held true again in Saturday’s WNC All-Star Game, presented by Rankings Report. 

We’re trending up.

Christ School basketball (26-5) rose four spots to No. 77 in this week’s national rankings from MaxPreps, leapfrogging at least one team that was previously undefeated in North Carolina.

A champion here. A champion there. A champion everywhere!

Congratulations from everyone at Christ School to Emanuel Richards ’23 and Longwood University basketball for securing one of the first automatic berths to the NCAA Tournament. 

Congratulations to the three Greenies who represent the back-to-back champs on the NCISAA 4-A all-state basketball team.

RALEIGH – Keenan Wilkins ’24 was powerless to stop the bearhug of Jamari Briggs ’24. Next thing you know, the two seniors were lying in a pile of bodies on the court with teammates rushing over to pick them up. 

Ah, the exhilaration of back-to-back state championships. 

MATTHEWS - Deep in the recesses of a gym that could not legally hold another person Tuesday night, Christ School players rapped and danced to “Take Over Your Trap,” the 2016 hip-hop song that has become an anthem for winning road teams in sports. 

The music fit the mood. And it was a nice postgame moment, but only a moment before the tone in the locker room shifted to what’s next. 

Guards make the world go around for Christ School. 

Further confirmation is that three leaders of the backcourt have been picked for the March 2 N.C. Private School All-Star Basketball Game in Charlotte – Jamari Briggs ’24, Bryson Cokley ’24, and Keenan Wilkins ’24. 

Something felt off Saturday – like Christ School needed to recalibrate for its first competitive game in weeks. 

T.J. Hamilton ’24 was ready and able to be part of the solution.

Cousins, and now Co-MVPs. 

Their first season as high school teammates could not have gone much better – point guard Keenan Wilkins ’24 and power forward Mikey Wilkins ’25 have been named the Co-Players of the Year in Carolinas Athletic Association basketball. 

It’s winning time. 

Those are the words that Christ School coach Josh Coley wants his players to fixate on as they open the NCISAA 4-A basketball playoffs as a sneaky No. 3 seed. 

Patterson Dew ’24 came out dressed like he normally would be for Senior Night.

Give the beloved team manager and Christ School’s coaching staff an award for craftiness because their surprise was yet to come. 

Just in time for a playoff run, Lleyton Thomas-Johnson ’24 has taken away the distraction of where he will play college basketball. 

Lleyton announced Thursday on his social media that he has verbally committed to Washington University in St. Louis. 

Water seeping out of the Christ School locker room and into the hallway told the story Thursday night – order has been restored to Carolinas Athletic Association basketball.

The players got a little carried away with celebrating an 8-0 run through the conference – but who could blame them?

Cole Boyer ’24 threw up a lob that was intended to be an alley-oop Tuesday but had the presence of mind to keep trailing the play. 

Sure enough, a rebound came back down into the senior’s hands, who stuck it back in for two of his team-high 14 points. For better or worse, it was that kind of night for Christ School basketball, who took care of the fundamentals and turned up the defensive heat on Rabun Gap for a 69-39 home win.  

Any basketball team with championships in mind better have a sense of urgency as February approaches.

Christ School looked ready for postseason mode throughout a two-game homestand Friday and Saturday.

One month and seven days.

The No. 1 ranked team in NCISAA basketball was beyond overdue for a home game and all the comforts that come with it. Christ School showed in flashes why it is 6-0 in Mebane Field House this season, wearing down Wando (S.C.), 76-44.

The Greenies (17-4) outscored the Warriors (12-9) in every quarter Friday, getting the bulk of their points from Keenan Wilkins ’24 (15 points), George Mason recruit Bryson Cokley ’24 (12), Jozohn Price ’24 (11), and USC Upstate recruit Jamari Briggs ’24 (10).  

ASHEVILLE - Carter Gym had been a house of horrors for Christ School’s senior class.

That can all be put in the past tense now thanks to the marksmanship of point guard Keenan Wilkins ’24. Keenan caught fire like only he can – knocking down a career-high seven 3-pointers in someone else’s gym Tuesday night. The Greenies needed every one of them to pull away from Asheville School, 68-49.