{"id":223252,"date":"2026-04-08T11:13:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T11:13:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/223252\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T11:13:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T11:13:11","slug":"miguel-orbe-dade-3a-1a-boys-basketball-player-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/223252\/","title":{"rendered":"Miguel Orbe: Dade 3A-1A Boys\u2019 Basketball Player of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Miguel<\/p>\n

Miguel Orbe, Miami Country Day School, Basketball. All-Miami players photographed at Brian Piccolo Sports Park on Wednesday, March 25, 2026, in Cooper City, Fla.<\/p>\n

Photo by Matias J. Ocner<\/p>\n

mocner@miamiherald.com<\/p>\n

Miami Country Day guard Miguel Orbe\u2019s rise among Miami-Dade County\u2019s top boys\u2019 basketball players mirrors his team\u2019s similar ascent.<\/p>\n

Both Orbe and the Spartans carved out a place among the county\u2019s best this season on their way to making school history by reaching the state championship game for the first time.<\/p>\n

In recognition of his stellar performance, Orbe is the Miami Herald\u2019s Miami-Dade County Boys\u2019 Basketball Player of the Year for Classes 3A-1A.<\/p>\n

Orbe, a 6-3 junior, averaged 21 points, five rebounds and two assists per game, showing off his versatility while leading the Spartans to their best season in school history.<\/p>\n

A year after coming up short in the same round, a deep Country Day squad dethroned three-time reigning state champion Riviera Prep in the regional finals to advance to the state final four for only the second time.<\/p>\n

There, the Spartans took down Lakeland Santa Fe Catholic in the semifinals. Country Day was unable to overcome perennial state powerhouse Jacksonville Providence in the final.<\/p>\n

\"Miguel Miguel Orbe, Miami Country Day School, Basketball. All-Miami players photographed at Brian Piccolo Sports Park on Wednesday, March 25, 2026, in Cooper City, Fla. Photo by Matias J. Ocner mocner@miamiherald.com <\/p>\n

But the loss provided Orbe fuel for a potential complete run to a championship in his senior season.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was really good and we came in with a plan to win it all, but we came up short,\u201d Orbe said. \u201cNext year it\u2019s going to be different. I\u2019m excited. It took a lot of practice and late nights and as a team we locked in and did what we needed to do. We didn\u2019t get the ring, but we know what we need to do.\u201d<\/p>\n

Orbe has been part of a gradual rise the past couple of years for Country Day\u2019s boys\u2019 program, which is looking for a breakthrough state championship to put its name on the map at a school known for its 11-time state champion girls\u2019 squad.<\/p>\n

Orbe said he developed more as a ball handler and a player who could confidently make a big shot if needed in clutch situations.<\/p>\n

\"Miguel Miguel Orbe, Miami Country Day Photo by Matias J. Ocner mocner@miamiherald.com <\/p>\n

\u201cThis summer, we worked out and worked out and I got way more comfortable with the ball in my hands in big moments,\u201d Orbe said. \u201cThe confidence came. I just felt more confident and comfortable and whenever my team needed me I was there.<\/p>\n

\u201cNext year, I\u2019m going in with a different mindset and just take out everyone in front of me. I\u2019m manifesting that we\u2019re going to win our first state title next season.\u201d<\/p>\n


\n \"Profile
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Andre C. Fernandez<\/a><\/p>\n

Miami Herald<\/p>\n

Andre Fernandez is the Deputy Sports Editor of the Miami Herald and has covered a wide variety of sports during his career including the Miami Marlins, Miami Heat, Miami Dolphins, University of Miami athletics, and high school sports.\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Miguel Orbe, Miami Country Day School, Basketball. All-Miami players photographed at Brian Piccolo Sports Park on Wednesday, March…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":223253,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[123,125,124],"class_list":["post-223252","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-miami","tag-miami","tag-miami-headlines","tag-miami-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/223252","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=223252"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/223252\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/223253"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=223252"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=223252"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=223252"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}