koufos finished second to future buckeye teammate jon diebler in the mr. ohio basketball voting. after his senior season with glenoak, koufos was named the division i player of the year and was also named first-team all-state. he also earned first-team northeast inland all-district and third-team "parade" all-american honors and participated in the 2007 mcdonald's all-american game and 2007 jordan brand classic.