The change of seasons means it’s time for Alexandra Eschmeyer to update her basketball trophy case.

The graduating senior from Peak to Peak won gold for the USA at the under-17 team FIBA championships over the summer. She committed to Stanford while putting up even more ridiculous numbers for her school’s hoops team in the winter. And this — the second week of spring — she played in the McDonald’s All-American Game on Tuesday, helping lead the West to victory at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.

As a 6-foot-5 star basketball player, one who will go down as one of the greats in the state’s high school hoops scene, her resumé speaks for itself. But to really know Eschmeyer, the now two-time Daily Camera girls basketball player of the year, you must also know this: It’s not all about basketball.

Behind those nightly monster double-doubles in the winter (where she averaged a state-most 27 points per game to go along with 13.5 rebounds) was a high school girl who might be more raved about as a teammate and student (who has a 4.82 GPA).

In media interviews, she comes across gracious and thoughtful — which, by the accounts of those who’ve spoken about her publicly, is not a façade.

In a letter of recommendation for Gatorade girls basketball player of the year, her social studies teacher at Peak to Peak, Carla Flanhofer, praised the person she is off the court, describing her as “humble and thoughtful and one of the most respected students due to her strength of character and intellect.”

Her girls coach, Joe Howard, added to it about her many basketball achievements — how her IQ on the court has grown to “an awesome level.” Yet his comments, too, ended with a story about her off the court.

“When the Stanford coaching staff was visiting our campus, they asked a few of Alex’s friends and teammates what they should know about her,” he said. “Without hesitation, they said that she will always be the person that wants to see her friends be successful and happy more than anyone else.”

At the McDonald’s All-American Game — a nationally televised event on ESPN attended by the likes of WNBA stars Breanna Stewart and Angel Reese — she finished with four points, two blocks and two rebounds. Fellow Coloradoan Sienna Betts of Grandview was named MVP, scoring 16 in the West’s 104-82 win.

As part of the festivities around the game, Eschmeyer said “it was really cool to give back” when the high school all-stars spent time with kids at a nearby Ronald McDonald House, a charity that provides temporary housing for children battling serious illnesses, and their families.

As Flanhofer says in the letter, Eschmeyer is known for being great with kids, noting her mentorship as part of the school’s “Kindergarten Buddies” program.

“The little ones are often intimidated by our seniors, especially those who are significantly taller than them,” Flanhofer wrote. “And yet, the moment Alex connected with her Kindergarten buddy, I watched this little girl fall in love.”

On the court, Eschmeyer leaves behind one of the great statistical careers in Colorado hoops history. She’s sixth all-time in girls points (2,066) and rebounds (1,225). She’s seventh in blocks (393) and second in double-doubles (79).

Over her career, she led the Pumas to the 4A round of 16 twice, including in 2025, and to the school’s second-ever quarterfinal in 2024.