We were hoping that we would be the team that, obviously, won the state title in 92 but couldnt get that done, Hamdorf said. Wootten died in January 2020, at 88 years old. The team later became enveloped in scandal when head coach Russell Otis was charged with sexually molesting one of his former players and stealing money from the team's Nike sponsorship. Fowlkes was runner-up to Jelani Gardner of St. John Bosco for Cal Hi Sports Magazines State Player of the Year. 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. Sierra Canyon Cleveland, OH. Billy Owens never quite lived up to his potential on the college and pro levels. Oscar Robertson left Crispus Attucks High and embarked on one of the greatest college and pro basketball careers of all time. It was part of the Parade All-American series that originated with boys basketball before branching to other sports. Key players: Da'Quan Cook, Corey Fisher, Brad Haugabrook, Jeff Robinson. . Lathrop finished his career with a 955-300 overall record, with 924 of those wins coming at Raytown South, including four state titles. It wasn't just Cunningham who stood out for Montverde. You could take the frontcourt from Archbishop John Carroll High's 1958-59 squad and line it up against any high school team in the country today and come out on top. Guiding them from the sideline was head coach Ronnie Courtney, who was named 2001 USA Today Coach of the Year and won back-to-back state titles with the duo in 2000 and 2001. That doesn't mean the school hasn't continued to pump out big-time talent, including Basketball Hall of Famer Paul Pierce, Harold "Baby Jordan" Miner and Jason Hart, who starred at Syracuse and played a decade in the NBA. In 1995, El-Amin was pulling off similar feats. He also played seven years in the NBA. He is also an outstanding shooter from three-point range. 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. Key players: Jerry Lucas, Larry Emrick, Tom Sizer. East Anchorage wasn't done winning state championships when Trajan Langdon walked out the door. That wasn't the case with Niagara Falls High, which went 28-1 in 2004-05 and won the first national title in school history. 40 overall. 11 overall pick in 2014. 1 or No. Senior Point guard Rumeal Robinson was a star for Rindge in 1986, leading his school to the state title before heading to the University of Michigan, where he teamed up with Glen Rice to win the 1989 NCAA championship. Woodson; Thomas Washington, In 2021, Eck returned to coaching high school basketball and back in Wichita at Kapaun Mount Carmel High School. 1993: Kolbe Cathedral (Bridgeport) 1913: 20: Maurice Harkless: SF: 2013: South Kent (South Kent) 1996: 21: 1993: Nichols School (Buffalo) 296: 34: Mark Jackson: PG: 1988: Bishop Loughlin (Brooklyn) 304: 35: Metta World Peace: SF: Specializing in drafts with top players on the NBA horizon, player profiles, scouting reports, rankings and prospective international recruits. Key players: Duane Ferrell, James "Pop" Tubman, Marc Wilson, Paul Edwards, Pat Sass. He was a three-time Register all-state selection. Oden only ended up playing in 105 career games. Marion High's eight state championships in boys basketball are the most in Indiana history, but the "Purple Reign" teams that won three consecutive titles from 1985 to 1987 are still the most well known. Quincy also has one of the more incredible pregame routines you will ever see unique enough that it's detailed in a book, "Stand Up and Cheer: A Century of Blue Devil Basketball," written by Quincy Herald-Whig sportswriter Matt Schuckman. Latimore and Chino Hills responded by winning back-to-back state championships in 2018 and 2019. Frank McQueen, Parkdale, 23.9 Selected to the City Times second team last season, Rickenbacker improved his shooting range and defense to become one of the areas most versatile forwards. MaxPreps Follow your favorite high school teams and players. 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. The undefeated Arkansas state championship team reached as high as No. 27. Key players: Pete Trgovich, Junior Bridgeman, Tim Stoddard, Darnell Adell, Ruben Bailey. Ronnell Felton, Hayfield, 6-2, Jr. That summer was pretty cool knowing Tim Dwight especially Tim Dwight and Corey Honore working all summer with us to help my dad build a house, Michael Sabers said. Key players: Jay Humphries, Ralph Jackson. Robertson led the nation in scoring three times and was a three-time National Player of the Year at the University of Cincinnati before he became a 12-time NBA All-Star, nine-time All-NBA selection and was named to the NBA's 35th, 50th and 75th Anniversary Team. Mayo was one of the most highly sought basketball recruits of all time. One of the cool things about Carlisle High was the credit given to the "Gold Team" the backup players who guarded the starters in practice. That's a truly remarkable feat for coach Greg Wise's squad. ), 23.6 Head coach Kevin Boyle was named USA Today National Coach of the Year in 2007 as well. 1 ranking in the area and City Title . The Utah Jazz selected Wilkins No. Dayron Harris, Washington--Physically the strongest player in the area, the 6-4 Harris was also recruited to play football by Division I schools even though he never played the sport in high school. Crenshaws Kristaan Johnson, who was the City Times 1993 Player of the Year, became only the third Cougar in school history to sign with the Bruins. He's the older brother of Ruth, Bonnie, Anita and Joan Pointer. Quincy High's unbeaten 33-0 season in 1980-81 was part of a 64-game winning streak, with the 1981 team winning the mythical national title and the second state title in school history and first since 1934. By Washington Post StaffFebruary 28, 2023. 2 in all the major national polls. 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. 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. 6-8 7 overall recruit in the country. Dunbar to the DCIAA championship and City Title Game victory over Kellii Taylor, Carroll, 6-2, Jr. 2 overall pick in the 2022 NBA draft after spending one season at Gonzaga. McKinley; Jamail Pritchett, Quince Orchard; Chris Rhames, Anacostia; 5 overall pick in the 2003 NBA draft. Senior 6-5 / 210. Scott led Flint Hill to a 46-0 record over his final two seasons and was named the Naismith National Player of the Year as a senior when he averaged 24 points and 11 rebounds and, more importantly, was able to play all five positions. Washington area. Now known as Blazer High, it is still the only high school from Kentucky to win a national championship in boys basketball, where it capped off the year with a 15-10 win over Canton (Illinois) High at the National Interscholastic Tournament in Chicago. Placed under the control of Mastery Charter Schools in 2011, Simon Gratz changed its name to Simon Gratz High School Mastery Charter and was taken off the PDSL list in 2012. Key players:Gene Banks, Joe Garrett, Clarence Tillman, Darryl Warwick, Mike Powell, Vincent Ross, Tyrell Biggs, Pee Wee Thomas. Central High School (CHS) is a suburban public school located in Phenix City, . They led state powerhouse Kansas City Wyandotte 25-0 to start the state championship game on the way to a 92-52 victory. 1 overall in the 2013 NBA draft. This year's senior class will be off to their . Hall of Famers Elgin Baylor and Dave Bing might have something to say about that. This was the first of three consecutive state championships for Minneapolis North High, but the only one of the three to go undefeated. Since 1986, Sentinel has lost in the state championship game three times, in 1987, 1992 and 2008. Then they reeled off 36 straight wins after that, capping it all with a 57-33 win over Baton Rouge Catholic High in the Class 5A state championship game. Even at that, no one outshined Stackhouse. Yates High School gets all the love from us because they were a public school and won a national championship in the modern era of prep schools and diploma mills. Key players: O.J. 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. Key players: Danny Ainge, Rodger Bates, Mike O'Neill, Greg Niko, Steve Moulton, Greg Jacobson. You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times. Greg Jones, Cardozo, 6-1, Sr. Aaron Nesselrodt, James Wood, 22.4 You're not reading that wrong. A gifted small forward, the 6-7 senior was forced to play center and power forward after Leon Watson injured his shoulder. Jabari Parker led Simeon to four consecutive Class 4A state championships from 2010 to 2013, becoming the No. 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. The best team their school ever had was the next year, when future NBA legend Oscar Robertson was a senior and led the team to 31-0 record and was named Mr. Basketball in Indiana. Player, School, Height, Class By High School Sports High school assists were not a stat they were recording yet. Interestingly enough, they could have won another state title in 1963, but the school board wouldn't allow the team to play in the state tournament. John Raffensperger has seen numerous high school football teams over the past half century, but the former Little Hawk teacher and legendary boys track coach puts the 1993 City squad on a pedestal by itself. Keith Davis, Anacostia, 6-4, Sr. But not the title. If he had to, he would have brought the water bottles out. Spector went on to play for Villanova, then became the first player ever signed by the Boston Celtics. 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. You can see that the area under the curve gets smaller both as the rating for a commit decreases and as the number of total commits for a school increases. But with him, it just made it an impossible team to beat really. 6-3 12. In front of 11,522 fans, future Illinois star Frank Williams guided them to the 65-62 win. While Kevin Garnett was the star, Ronnie Fields also was very talented. Greg Williams Mayo began playing high school basketball when he was a seventh-grader in Kentucky, where he was an All-State pick as an eighth-grader before transferring to a high school in Ohio for the first three years of high school. Located in the Carver Langston neighborhood in Washington, D.C., Spingarn High opened its doors in 1952 and quickly established a reputation as one of the top high schools in D.C. Spingarn wouldn't win another city title after its 1985 championship until 2000. PLAYER OF THE YEAR Averaged 23 points, 11 rebounds, 4 blocked shots and 3 assists. Duckworth was selected as an NBA All-Star twice and named NBA Most Improved Player in 1988. 2 overall pick by the Milwaukee Bucks in the 2014 NBA draft. NFL career: Philadelphia Eagles (2000) Bottom Line: Ron Powlus