James was briefly suspended this year over an investigation into improper benefits, then reinstated, and the Irish not only won their third state title in four years but also took down national powers Mater Dei, Westchester and Oak Hill. Our list includes 1982 Dunbar Poets, 1993 Oak Hill Academy, 1989 St. Anthonys, 2014 Montverde, 2016 Chino Hills and many more. Langdon did it 1994 with a future NFL defensive end in the frontcourt with 6-foot-6 center Mao Tosi a devastating combo, regardless of what state you reside in. Guard I think without question the thing that sent us over the top was how tough Tim was, Sabers said. Lanier finished ranked No. He was either the No. Jerry Lucas had one of the more storied amateur careers of any basketball player in history, winning a national championship with Ohio State in 1960, then winning an Olympic gold medal that summer. 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. 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. Directed Northwest D.C. school to his third IAC championship. With five players ranked in the 2023 ESPN 100 and four more ranked in the 2024 . In front of 11,522 fans, future Illinois star Frank Williams guided them to the 65-62 win. 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. 3 in the nation in the polls and featured two future NBA lottery picks, 6-foot-9 forward Michael Cage and 6-10 center Keith Lee, with Cage as the alpha dog of the group. Dajuan Wagner's son, D.J. Morgan Wootten National Player of the Year. Sentinel didn't win a state championship for almost a decade, before going back-to-back in 1972 and 1973. 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. Key players: Reggie Williams, Muggsy Bogues, Keith James, Mike Brown, Tim Dawson, Reggie Lewis. No story about Camden High basketball is complete with mentioning the Wagner family three generations of elite basketball talent to walk the halls. Bosh went on to become an 11-time NBA All-Star and won two NBA championships with the Miami Heat, when he was teamed with Dwyane Wade and LeBron James to form arguably the greatest trio in NBA history. Mayo played his final season at Huntington High and was named National Player of the Year while playing alongside another future NBA player, Patrick Patterson. He was just so exciting to be around. Forward. Key players: Tyson Chandler, Sherman Gay, Marcus Moore, Ellis Moore, Ellis Myles. But with him, it just made it an impossible team to beat really. The image speaks for itselffans and players alike were in awe of Webber's dominance. Two players off the team ended up playing in the NBA Jay Humphries and Ralph Jackson. Specializing in drafts with top players on the NBA horizon, player profiles, scouting reports, rankings and prospective international recruits. Naismith Prep Player of the Year Award. Key players: Rasheed Wallace, Rondell Turner, Jamahal Redmond, Lynard Stewart, Reds Smith, Terrel Stokes, Alem Watson. 2005-2023 CBS INTERACTIVE ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. David Rickenbacker, Manual Arts--Rickenbacker was another devastating inside player whose strength and quickness were hard to stop. McKinley; Jamail Pritchett, Quince Orchard; Chris Rhames, Anacostia; Key players: Earvin "Magic" Johnson, Paul Dawson, Larry Hunter. RASHEED WALLACE, Simon Gratz, 6-10, 1993: Incredibly athletic for his size; even ran track. 4 in the final USA Today Top 25 poll. The three-time Missouri Gatorade Player of the Year and McDonald's All-American had six 40-point games as a senior. Geez, as a kid its pretty cool that not only are you building a new house, but any high school player to me and my brother were all-stars. Minnehaha won its third state championship in four years in 2021. Latest Achievements (Check FULL PROFILE with complete list of achievements): USA U17 National Team 202022. Ben Johnson For the Tulsa World. Findlay opened in 2006 and closed its doors in 2019, winning three mythical national titles and producing 17 NBA players and 70 Division I players in that stretch. 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. 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. These rankings are based on the potential influence they have as an individual. 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. Kidd and Corliss Williamson were 1a and 1b. Key players: Jay Humphries, Ralph Jackson. 2 Bulldogs, who Yates set a national record by scoring at least 100 points in 15 consecutive games. Fields, 6-foot-3, reportedly had a 50-inch vertical and once jumped over future Illinois star Sergio McClain for a dunk. Averaged 20 points, 10 assists and 6 steals for No. Thursday, April 1, 1993. This year's senior class will be off to their . Few teams have done what St. Augustine High did in 1994-95, climbing from unranked in the preseason all the way to the top of all the major national high school polls by the end of the year. He signed with the University of Illinois but never played after the school was put on probation. Where do the nation basketball recruits rank? 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. 3 overall pick in the 2017 NBA draft. Kirsten Stickney/For the Sun-Times. O.J. He also reportedly spent time playing professionally under an alias during this time. Milt Wagner's son, Dajuan Wagner, scored 100 points in a single game in 2001 against Camden County Tech and was the No. Wiley then played more than a decade of professional basketball, including seven seasons in the NBA. HONORABLE MENTION 43: Both were the top player. Woodson; Daniel Sancomb, Took Braves to Maryland Class 3A championship game. Anwar McQueen What were teams supposed to do when they faced off against Hargrave, led by current North Carolina State head coach Kevin Keatts and future NBA stars Josh Howard and David West? The truly bananas fact about Oak Hill Academy's 1992-93 season is that six of the 36 wins were against college teams on the way to winning the school's first mythical high school national championship. 6 overall pick in the 2002 NBA draft. The April signing period began Wednesday, and that list may grow to include all 10 players. CG. 6-5 / 210. Crispus Attucks High's most famous team was the 1955 state championship team, which became the first all-Black school to win a state championship in Indiana history. Key players: Howard Porter, Hugh Yancy, Arthur Johnson. 1 or No. Head coach Kevin Boyle was named USA Today National Coach of the Year in 2007 as well. 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. Ellis, a 6-foot-3 guard , was supposed to play for Mississippi State but made the improbable leap to the NBA in the final year high school players were allowed to go straight into the draft. Key players: Greg Oden, Mike Conley Jr., Stephen Van Treese, Damian Windham. Photo . Key players: RoShon Jacobs, Kentrell Gransberry, Darnell Lazare. As of Friday, Andre Miller of Verbum Dei had narrowed his choices to Utah, Long Beach State and the University of San Diego, while Ricky Blackmon was considering an offer from Cal State Sacramento. Proviso East won the 1991 Class AA state championship with one of the more talented high school rosters we've ever seen the Pirates had three players selected in the 1995 NBA Draft with Illinois Mr. Basketball Sherrell Ford (Illinois-Chicago), Michael Finley (Wisconsin) and Donnie Boyce (Colorado). Another City 4-A selection, Patterson guided Fremont to the City 4-A semifinals and a surprise wild-card berth in the state playoffs. Few high school basketball duos can match up with Lawrence North High's Michael Conley Jr. and Greg Oden, who led their school to three consecutive state championships and ended their careers on a 50-game winning streak. 2 Philadelphia Neumann-Goretti High. Key players: Sherrell Ford, Michael Finley, Donnie Boyce. Over the last few decades, Dunbar High School has become almost as well-known for putting out big-time football players as it once was for its elite basketball talent. They led state powerhouse Kansas City Wyandotte 25-0 to start the state championship game on the way to a 92-52 victory. Forward Key players: Glen Rice, Andre Rison, Jeff Grayer. Minnehaha featured a pair of future NBA draft lottery picks in future Gonzaga star Jalen Suggs and 2021 Gatorade Player of the Year Chet Holmgren, a 7-foot center. Washington Post baseball coach of the year in 1986. When it comes to producing outstanding high school basketball players, the Los Angeles area ranks among the best. After three years playing Major League Baseball, Danny Ainge turned his focus to basketball, where he won NBA championships with the Boston Celtics in 1984 and 1986. Chandler and Dominguez delivered and became the first and only California team to win a mythical national title in the era of weekly high school polls, along with their state title. Oscar Robertson left Crispus Attucks High and embarked on one of the greatest college and pro basketball careers of all time. Dwight rushed for 2,113 yards and scored 43 touchdowns as a senior in 1993 despite often playing in only half of each game because the scores were so lopsided. 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. Jaden Bradley IMG Academy (Bradenton, FL) 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. The first class was just 19 students and 1 teacher. Key players: Jerry Stackhouse, Jeff McGinnis, Mark Blount, Makhtar Ndiaye, Alex Sanders, Curtis Staples, Jermaine Smith, Mike Brittain, Tavares Johnson. They ended the year on a 58-game winning streak and defeated state champions from three different states, including national No. The 6-1 senior became more of an offensive force this season, using his ball-handling skills to lure double coverage and throwing passes to open teammates. Guard 33 Lower Merion jersey now hangs above a door in the gym. If I remember correctly, Randy Livingston was Parade All-America co-POY with Jason Kidd in 1992 and again with Rasheed Wallace in 1993. Had single-game highs of 44 points as a sophomore You can still watch Long Beach Poly's thrilling 45-44 win over Mater Dei in the CIF championship game and see for yourself why this team made the list. In basketball-crazy Kansas, one high school team stands above all the rest the 1976-77 Wichita Heights High team led by future NBA first-round draft picks Darnell Valentine and Antoine "Big Dog" Carr. High school national championships in boys basketball come with the same momentum as winning a college football national championship. It was Bradley who was the star on this team, however, as the No. Also known as the world-famous, Grammy Award-winning musical group The Pointer Sisters. Winter 2022-2023 high school sports scores. The boys and girls all-star teams, along with their parents and coaches, will be guests of City Times at an awards breakfast at 9 a.m. April 24 at the University Hilton, soon to be the Crowne Plaza, near USC. Other players to receive Division I scholarships are: Crenshaw guard Tommie Davis (Houston), Crenshaw forward Tremaine Fowlkes (California), Fremont guard Calvin Patterson (Loyola Marymount), Manual Arts forward David Rickenbacker (San Diego State) and Washington forward Dayron Harris (Cal State Long Beach). Oak Hill featured a starting lineup with four future NBA players Jerry Stackhouse, Jeff McGinnis, Mark Blount and Makhtar Ddiaye and had another five future Division I players on the roster. Every state has its high school basketball legends. 95. Thornridge High never won another state title in boys basketball after Quinn Buckner led them to back-to-back titles in 1971 and 1972. Every High School Basketball team in the nation is ranked. Who are the longest running recruiting services? And it was Douglas who led his team to the city championship (over DeMatha) and mythical national championship as he averaged 26 points, 6.0 assists, 5.0 rebounds and 4.0 steals. But he can shoot well from 20 feet and in. College: Notre Dame. 1 pick in the NBA draft after his junior season for sure and maybe his sophomore season and was a three-time Parade All-American and two-time National Player of the Year.