1. Note: Where applicable, a player's high school of graduation is listed. In order to create the most comprehensive Team Recruiting Ranking without any notion of bias, 247Sports Team Recruiting Ranking is solely based on the 247Sports Composite Rating. Langdon was a McDonald's All-American, a three-time All-American at Duke and played three seasons in the NBA. He's also still in the NBA. They had everything. Bronny James 2023. High school national championships in boys basketball come with the same momentum as winning a college football national championship. College highlights: None. Tremaine Fowlkes, Crenshaw--Selected City 4-A Player of the Year, Fowlkes was the leading scorer (25.5 points) and rebounder (15.8) for the Cougars. Then he played nine games before he underwent season-ending back surgery. Started by the Sunday magazine in 1957, it had been the longest ongoing selection of high school basketball . Hoover played at Villanova and was the No. 6-6 He went on to help lead Michigan to back-to-back Final Fours, alongside childhood friend Chris Webber, and played 14 seasons in the NBA. Latimore and Chino Hills responded by winning back-to-back state championships in 2018 and 2019. Khalid Shakur, Blair, 6-5, Sr. In an interesting twist, James' oldest son, Bronny, scored the game-winning basket and finished with 15 points for Sierra Canyon (California) High in a win over SVSM in December 2019. This year's senior class will be off to their . 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Any conversation about the greatest teams and greatest players in Chicago high school basketball history should include King College Prep and 6-foot-4 Jamie Brandon, a three-time All-State pick who finished his career as the No. Repeat All-Met was Virginia AAA Northern Region player of the year. High school graduation year: 1993. He attended the University of Pittsburgh but never played there. Morgan Wootten National Player of the Year. Location: Anchorage, Alaska. It was just fun. The current Little Hawk squad has been resilient this season, bouncing back from the season-opening loss to win seven games in a row, including a 14-7 victory over then-undefeated West High on Oct 11. Check out Prep Hoops 2021 National Player Rankings. John Thompson became much more well-known as one of the greatest college basketball coaches of all time. After Magic Johnson, Everett didn't win another state championship until 2004, defeating Flint Carman-Ainsworth High in the state championship game. In Philadelphia-area prep hoops history, you can count him alongside players like Wilt Chamberlain and Kobe Bryant as the all-time greats. Former Hargrave star Luke Hancock transferred to the University of Louisville in 2011 after playing his first two seasons at George Mason. Key players: Nick Emery, T.J. Haws, Erik Mika, Talon Shumway, Connor Toolson. One year later, head coach Kevin Boyle left TPS to become the new coach at Montverde Academy. Ronnell Felton, Hayfield, 6-2, Jr. Central High School (CHS) is a suburban public school located in Phenix City, . 23. Flint Northwestern has not won a state title in boys basketball since Rice, Rison and Grayer led them to back-to-back championships in 1984 and 1985. Valentine played 10 seasons in the NBA, while Carr played 16 seasons. And our eyes tell us that the 2019-20 Montverde Academy team is one of the best collections of high school talent we've ever seen. Two-time NBA champion Mario Elie and five-time NBA All-Star Chris Mullin played alongside each other for Power Memorial shortly before it closed its doors for good in 1984. The school ultimately closed its doors in 2013. Lazare played professional basketball for eight years. The Tigers had one close game in the sectional final but won games that season by an average of 28 points and won by an average of 23 points in the state tournament. 1 overall in the 2003 NBA draft, SVSM has won five more state titles, in 20009, 2011, 2017, 2018 and 2021. Malik Sealy had one of the more amazing backstories of anyone in basketball. Some 30 years after the first Wichita Heights dynasty, the school would experience another basketball renaissance thanks to a once-in-a-lifetime recruit with 6-foot-8 forward Perry Ellis. Key players: Jevon Crudup, Deric Cofield, Steve Aldrich, Scott Fidler, Andy Nicholson, Bryan Harris, Jesse Battles. Longtime rival Dunbar High. MaxPreps High School Basketball Rankings. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar should always be in the discussion when it comes to the greatest basketball players of all time. Senior Aaron Nesselrodt, James Wood, 22.4 They also became the first Louisiana team to win back-to-back state championships in the large school division. Ronnie Courtney's career path is something to behold. 2 The Denver Nuggets saw enough in Porter to sign him to a five-year, $175 million contract before the 2021-22 season. Johnson was named the City 4-A and The Times Central City Player of the Year last year. After California made its state championship games in basketball official in 1981, McClymonds didn't play in the championship game until 2007, when it finished as state runner-up, and won its only title to date in 2008 under head coach Dwight Nathaniel. Sierra Canyon Cleveland, OH. Lampley, No. Bobby Hurley went on to win two national championships at Duke in 1991 and 1992. East's star player on the latest state championship team was Hasaan Herrington, who led his team to an undefeated season and signed with NCAA Division II University of Texas-Tyler, where the head coach is former East star Louis Wilson. Lawrence North High star Greg Oden was picked No. Senior Key players: Frank Williams, Sergio McClain, Marcus Griffin. 1 and 2 teams in the state every year and there were some great athletes, Raffensperger said. In the famous single-class system of high school basketball in Indiana, only two teams ever won three consecutive state titles Franklin High from 1920 to 1922 and Marion High from 1985 to 1987. Findlay Prep featured a roster with three future NBA players Avery Bradley, Tristan Thompson and Cory Joseph. The Ravens rewarded him with a five-year, $98.7 million contract with $64 million guaranteed. Two players off the team ended up playing in the NBA Jay Humphries and Ralph Jackson. Eck spent 25 years coaching mostly on the junior-college level, most notably winning an NJCAA Division I National Championship at Hutchinson Community College in 2017. It's easy to understand why most people look at the 1982-83 Dunbar High squad as the de facto greatest high school basketball team of all time. Led by back-to-back Utah Mr. Basketball picks Nick Emery and T.J. Haws, they won the Class 6A state championship. He averaged 21.5 points, 9.6 rebounds and 2.3 assists while leading the Toilers to the best record in the Coastal Conference. 3 in the nation in 2009 and won its third state championship in four years before the NJSIAA banned TPS from the 2010 tournament for violating workout guidelines in the offseason. He starred in basketball for BYU but also played in the majors for the Toronto Blue Jays, where he became the youngest player in franchise history to hit a home run. He's been a three-time NBA All-Star and will have made $214.2 million in career earnings when his current contract runs out after the 2022-23 season. Darren Hall, South River, 23.8 They had a kicking game. 2 in all the major national polls. The 1977 state champions were inducted into the Lansing Sports Hall of Fame in 2012. Key players: Jerry Stackhouse, Jeff McGinnis, Mark Blount, Makhtar Ndiaye, Alex Sanders, Curtis Staples, Jermaine Smith, Mike Brittain, Tavares Johnson. In 2013, Hancock was named Final Four Most Outstanding Player after he led Louisville to the national championship. High School All-American and Mississippi Player of the Year Monta Ellis capped his career with a second state championship for Lanier High and did it with one of the more amazing statistical seasons we've ever seen 41.0 points, 7.9 rebounds, 6.9 assists and 4.5 steals. In 2019, Stanley had a career year and made his first Pro Bowl and first NFL All-Pro Team. 1993: Kolbe Cathedral (Bridgeport) 1913: 20: Maurice Harkless: SF: 2013: South Kent (South Kent) 1996: 21: PLAYER OF THE YEAR Louis Bullock Guard Laurel Baptist Senior 6-3 Repeat All-Met. The story of Kashmere High through the present day has been one of struggle. Kirsten Stickney/For the Sun-Times. City also had an eight-year stretch from 1962-69 when it finished with a losing record six times, including an 0-9 mark in 1968. With no scheduling limitations, the 1963-64 Birmingham Parker High team played a whopping 44 games and was named National Black High School champions in an era before integrated schools had made their way to all parts of the United States. It's also our second-to-last ESPN . But when you have Tim Dwight, I dont need to mention what he did, and then Corey Honore was obviously one of the better players as well. His No. Just a few years after King College Prep's national championship in 1990, King won another state championship in 1993 behind a pair of 7-footers 7-foot-2 Thomas Hamilton and 7-foot Rashard Griffith. That was just part of an 83-game winning streak for Kashmere, which was led by future Texas A&M star Karl Godine and Jarvis Williams. Key players: Antoine Carr, Darnell Valentine. Key players: Duane Ferrell, James "Pop" Tubman, Marc Wilson, Paul Edwards, Pat Sass. The history of Parker High School encompasses much more than what happens on a basketball court. He was known for his long-distance shooting ability in an era with no 3-point line. Thompson went on to star at Providence. 3 overall by the Washington Wizards in the 2012 NBA Draft. But with him, it just made it an impossible team to beat really. Key players: Wilt Chamberlain, Vince Miller, Marty Hughes, Howard Johnson, Dave Shapiro. But we're guessing Magic may have averaged a triple-double. Thornridge High never won another state title in boys basketball after Quinn Buckner led them to back-to-back titles in 1971 and 1972. The summer of 1993 was special because thats when Dwight and all-state nose guard Corey Honore helped Dan Sabers build the house in which the Sabers family still lives. Future NBA players Dee Brown and Shannon Brown were teammates in the early 2000s. Holmes broke the Indiana high school career wins record with his 807th win in 2019 but didn't stop there. Dee Brown led the University of Illinois to the 2005 NCAA championship game while Shannon Brown won a pair of NBA championships with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2009 and 2010. He was either the No. Player Pos HT WT Birth City Birth Date High School HS Grad Draft Year College; 43: Mayo played eight years in the NBA before he was suspended two years for violating the league's "drugs of abuse" policy before the 2018-19 season. David Rickenbacker, Manual Arts--Rickenbacker was another devastating inside player whose strength and quickness were hard to stop. Hamilton became a basketball oddity. The 5-9 senior, who averaged double figures in points and assists, is considered one of the top 15 point guards in the nation and was also selected to the City 4-A team. Earl Tyson, Dunbar, 6-0, Sr. FOURTH TEAM You're not reading that wrong. O.J. Even the coaches (fed off him). The April signing period began Wednesday, and that list may grow to include all 10 players. He was just one of three future NBA players on the roster alongside junior Voshon Lenard and senior Howard Eisley. Key players: Rasheed Wallace, Rondell Turner, Jamahal Redmond, Lynard Stewart, Reds Smith, Terrel Stokes, Alem Watson. Hall of Famer Jerry Lucas was the star player on the second of back-to-back, undefeated state and national championship teams at Middletown High. Washington went unbeaten on the way to the state championship. USA Today High School Basketball Player of the Year. There were two future NBA players on McClymonds High's unbeaten 1959-60 team Paul Silas and Joe Ellis. Key players: Billy Owens, Michael Coleman. While Malone would go on to have a better career, it was the 6-foot-8 forward Fair, who was the focus in high school. PRO PHOTOGRAPHY. The Hargrave Military Academy 1998-99 basketball team was an absolute problem. Player, School, Avg. East Chicago Washington High averaged 95 points per game during the 1970-71 season, led by a bevy of future pro and college talent. The 6-foot-10 forward has the skills of a guard and has shown he can compete with the league's best if not for his proclivity for injuries. They were featured on "Dateline," "Regis and Kathie Lee," and in People Magazine and ended the season on a 50-game winning streak. Bloomington South had two 6-foot guards who went on to play professional basketball, Jordan Hulls and Dee Davis, along with USA Today Coach of the Year J.R. Holmes on the bench. He led his school to back-to-back state championships in basketball in 1976 and 1977, including an unbeaten season in the latter, when he was one of six All-State selections. But not the title. How was TPS caught? 1993 Mr. Basketball USA. Find out where your teams stands. Key players: Howard Porter, Hugh Yancy, Arthur Johnson. The last week of regular-season play for ACC, Big Ten, Pac-12 and SEC women's basketball brought some huge crowds, historic victories and unforgettable shots. As a senior in 1989-90, Brandon led King to a 32-0 record and the state championship before being named mythical national champions by USA Today. Ellis Johnson was the star for Ashland and went on to become the first All-American for legendary head coach Adolph Rupp at the University of Kentucky while also starring in football, baseball, and track and field. City High has built a standard of excellence in which making the football playoffs is widely expected. List of U.S. high school basketball national player of the year awards, Gatorade National Basketball Player of the Year, MaxPreps National Basketball Player of the Year, Morgan Wootten National Player of the Year, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_U.S._high_school_basketball_national_player_of_the_year_awards&oldid=1085118520, This page was last edited on 28 April 2022, at 14:30. Wiley then played more than a decade of professional basketball, including seven seasons in the NBA. 6-10 I found this story on USA TODAY High School Sports and wanted to share it with you: Jaden Bradley IMG Academy (Bradenton, FL) After playing on back-to-back state championship teams at Woodlawn in 2002 and 2003, 6-foot-8 forward Darnell Lazare played for LSU, where he was a solid role player for four years and helped lead the Tigers to the Final Four in 2006. Daily scores for basketball, ice hockey, wrestling, swimming, gymnastics and indoor track. The team, which also was featured in the 2018 documentary "We Town," won consecutive Independent Schools state titles in 2016 and 2017. Andre Miller, Verbum Dei--The Southern Section Division IV Player of the Year, Miller averaged 23.5 points, seven rebounds and four assists while leading the Eagles to a Southern Section title. City was leading Cedar Rapids Jefferson 55-0 at halftime, spoiling Jeffersons homecoming event that night. St. Anthony's was a national phenomenon. The world was introduced to LeBron James in 2001-02 via a Sports Illustrated cover featuring the St. Vincent-St. Mary High star, and ESPN made the deft decision to start broadcasting his games on national television. Derek Barrett, Meade, 5-10, Sr. Key players: Karl Godine, Jarvis Williams, Carl Byrd, Madison Lane. Another starter, Edward "Monk" Malloy, became president at the University of Notre Dame. South Lakes 1993-94 East Anchorage High School. 1. Although none of the players off the 2002-03 Woodlawn High squad made it to the NBA, one of them did have a lengthy career in the pros. Our list includes 1982 Dunbar Poets, 1993 Oak Hill Academy, 1989 St. Anthonys, 2014 Montverde, 2016 Chino Hills and many more. Key players: Earvin "Magic" Johnson, Paul Dawson, Larry Hunter. . Three years later, Rison led Michigan State to the Rose Bowl. Key players: Greg Oden, Mike Conley Jr., Stephen Van Treese, Damian Windham. Sort of. Greg Jones, Cardozo, 6-1, Sr. No. Key players: Maurice Robertson, Eugene Edgerson. The talent faucet didn't just shut off after Dennis Scott and Co. left in the late 1980s. Career 109-51. It wasn't just Cunningham who stood out for Montverde. Kashmere High went 46-0 in 1974-75 in an era where states weren't quite as stringent on scheduling limits. By Washington Post StaffFebruary 28, 2023. It's not recency bias to just believe what your eyes tell you. Dennis Scott led Flint Hill to a national runner-up finish as a junior in 1986, then took them all the way to the top of the USA Today Super 25 rankings as a senior in 1987. The only team in the U.S. who could say they were better than Woodlawn in 2002-03 was the Lebron James-led St. Vincent-St. Mary High squad out of Akron, Ohio. It was a player who was on the St. John's Catholic Prep roster a few years before the national championship team in 1998 who we want to single out 6-foot-6 forward Nate James graduated in 1996, then went on to play for Duke, where he capped his career as the co-captain on the Blue Devils' 2001 NCAA championship team. 11 overall pick in 2014.
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