The Aegis Basketball Player of the Week: How Voting Works & How to Win

What is The Aegis Basketball Player of the Week?

The Aegis Basketball Player of the Week is a week-by-week Crowdsignal ballot that asks Maryland supporters to choose a basketball player of the week. Aegis is the organizer, and the ballot sits at poll.fm/16533927.

The vertical is high school sports, so the poll sits with other Maryland athlete ballots rather than with business awards. Each weekly ballot is a separate poll, which makes the title the first thing a supporter should check.

The weekly format asks supporters for a fresh decision every time a new ballot opens. A supporter who backed one nominee in an earlier week is free to choose someone else on the next poll, as long as the choice is made on the ballot that is open at that moment.

What weekly dates have been confirmed?

The poll title on the linked ballot names a week that ran from January 12 to 18. A separate weekly ballot in the same season covers February 9 to 15, which shows the series runs through the winter rather than in a single week.

Reading the title first saves time. A title that names January 12 to 18 is a different poll from one naming February 9 to 15, even though both carry the same organizer and the same platform, so the week in the title is the only reliable guide.

Closing times are not printed for either week.

How does a supporter vote for a nominee today?

A supporter opens the weekly Crowdsignal ballot, reads the nominees offered for that week, and submits one choice. The nominees appear as the poll's answer options, so the list on screen is the full set for the week.

No per-voter cap appears in the ballot text. A supporter weighing another vote should check any rule text the poll shows, since the organizer decides which votes count.

Supporters who arrive from a shared link should confirm that the nominee list matches the week in the title. If the list looks unfamiliar, the link probably points to a different week than the one the supporter expected.

Once a choice is submitted, the poll shows a confirmation on screen. Wait for that confirmation before leaving the page, since a choice that never reaches the poll cannot be counted.

How does this weekly poll sit beside other Maryland ballots?

Sibling ballots in Maryland include the Delmarva Now Fan's Choice Athlete of the Season, the Herald-Mail Athlete of the Week for the Hagerstown and Western Maryland area, and several Maryland high school player of the week polls for baseball, boys basketball, boys lacrosse and football defense.

This Aegis ballot is different because it is a basketball weekly series run by a single organizer, and its only confirmed season is 2026. Readers should compare the sport and the cadence before comparing any of the other Maryland ballots.

A reader who wants to compare Maryland player polls should line up the ballots by sport and by cadence first. A basketball week, a baseball week and a season-long fan award each have their own dates, so the comparison only holds when the cadence matches.

Readers should also note that the Maryland high school sibling polls use their own organizers and their own titles. Each one should be checked on its own page before a supporter assumes the rules carry over.

How can supporters help a nominee in a weekly basketball poll?

Supporters can share the week's link with coaches, team families and fans, and ask each friend to cast a single vote. Honest sharing keeps the effort inside the poll's terms.

Outside sellers offer votes for weekly sports polls, and the sports fan poll votes page describes those offers. A purchase is judged against the poll terms and the organizer's stance, and a vote that breaks those terms can be discarded.

Coaches and families who share a link should explain the nominee's sport, season and week, so the people they reach know exactly what they are voting for before they open the poll.

Supporters who want to confirm a fact should check the poll title and the link together, since the title is what names the week.

Because each week is a new ballot, a message that works for one week may not carry into the next.