The 6-foot-10, 240-pound senior forward led the Green Wave to a 30-4 record and a second straight Non-Select Division I state championship this past season. Graves averaged 20.9 points, 12.1 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 2.6 blocks and 1.6 steals per game, capping his campaign with 19 points, 20 boards and eight blocks in a 75-60 win over Natchitoches Central High in the state final, earning Most Outstanding Player honors for a second straight year. Also a 2023 Class 5A First Team All-State selection, he concluded his prep basketball career with 1,492 points.
Graves has maintained a 3.74 GPA in the classroom. He has signed a national letter of intent to play basketball on scholarship at Santa Clara University this fall.
Graves has volunteered locally with his family’s ministry, Love is the Key Outreach. He has also donated his time to the Special Olympics and as a youth basketball camp counselor.