Jamail Pritchett, Quince Orchard, 22.1 Forward Selections were based on a poll of area coaches and Times sportswriters. Harris spent the next 11 seasons playing basketball professionally all over the world just not in the NBA. The current Little Hawk squad has lived up to that standard despite losing its final regular-season game Friday and will host Muscatine tonight in a Class 4A first-round game at Bates Field. 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. 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. Head coach Kevin Boyle was named USA Today National Coach of the Year in 2007 as well. 0.9961. Earl Tyson, Dunbar, 6-0, Sr. FOURTH TEAM Future NBA players Dee Brown and Shannon Brown were teammates in the early 2000s. Louis Bullock, Canterbury, 6-3, Soph. But not the title. And the 1994 City Times boys all-star team is no exception: Seven of the 10 players have received Division I scholarships. The story of Kashmere High through the present day has been one of struggle. 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. Holmgren is projected as either the No. The best player for Southwestern High who kept coming up short of a state championship was probably Anderson Hunt, who eventually got a title on a much bigger stage. Following Niagara Falls High's magical season in 2004-05, he was arrested on drug and domestic violence charges and spent 13 days in jail. Key players: Cade Cunningham, Scottie Barnes, Moses Moody, Caleb Houstan, Day'Ron Sharpe. Our list includes 1982 Dunbar Poets, 1993 Oak Hill Academy, 1989 St. Anthonys, 2014 Montverde, 2016 Chino Hills and many more. Imagine trying to prepare your team to face West Memphis High during the 1979-80 season. How'd the Purple Knights do it? The 6-2 guard was explosive on the fast break and could score from anywhere within 25 feet. Regarded as the best tall prospect to come out of Philadelphia since Wilt Chamberlain (Overbrook '55). 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. St. Anthony's was a national phenomenon. Rice played 15 seasons in the NBA, was a three-time NBA All-Star, All-Star Game MVP in 1997 and a two-time All-NBA pick. No Results for 1993 Basketball; . They likely would have won four straight state championships if the 2019-20 season hadn't gotten shut down. Daniel Deng, Wash. Int, 22.9 Courtney won another state title at George Bush High School in 2010. Dominguez made it to the championship game again in 2008 but lost to McClymonds High. 1994-95 All-Met Boys Basketball Team Thursday, March 30, 1995. Key players: Adrian Dantley, Kenny Carr, Billy Langloh, Eric Coard, Ron Satterthwaite, Buzzy O'Connell, Vern Allen. state championship in 1992. Led 33-1 Crimson Tide to No. 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. When Chino Hills hired Dennis Latimore as its coach before the 2017-18 season, LaVar Ball pulled his youngest son, LaMelo Ball, out of school and publicly criticized Latimore's hiring adding to the Ball family's history of firebombing every bridge they crossed. Oak Hill Academy didn't stop winning national titles after that first one in 1993. St. Albans For more high school stories, stats and videos, visit http://usatodayhss.com. 2 Williams, the Big Ten Player of the Year in 2001, was a first-round draft pick by the New York Knicks in 2002 but lasted just three seasons in the NBA. Langdon was the one who paved the way for the other two as a three-time Alaska Gatorade Player of the Year and winner of three consecutive Class 4A state championships. 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. Booker High won two more state championships after moving from the FIAA to the FHSAA, in 1985 and 2006. 6 overall pick in the 2002 NBA draft. 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. Keith Davis, Anacostia, 6-4, Sr. 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. That was when superstar junior guard Jalen Rose led them to the first of back-to-back state titles. While Quincy High has not won a state basketball championship since 1981, the school still holds Illinois records for most appearances at the state tournament (32) and most games played in the state tournament (89). 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. 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. When teams from New York end up on the national stage, it's usually coming out of New York City. You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times. After the legendary 2012-13 team, Lone Peak repeated as state champs in 2014 and won again in 2018. Key players: Oscar Robertson, Albert Maxey, Bill Brown, Stan Patton, Edgar Searcy. Bettendorf went on to win the second of back-to-back state titles in 1992, but Hamdorf was certain that Dwight and his cohorts would reign supreme in 1993. Mr. Iowa Basketball in 1993. 1 ranking in the area and City Title championship. The first class was just 19 students and 1 teacher. Lucas added an NBA championship as a member of the New York Knicks in 1973 and would have been totally at home in the current era of pro basketball. . And the 1994 City Times' boys' all-star team is . City finished 13-0 in 1993 and averaged nearly 44 points per game with star halfback/defensive back and future Iowa Hawkeye standout Tim Dwight leading the way. Jevon Crudup was the straw that stirred the drink for Raytown South, which finished No. Wilt Chamberlain led Cecil Mosenson's Overbrook High teams to back-to-back Philadelphia city championships in his final two seasons and was never more dominant than in his senior season of 1954-55. Player, School, Height, Class 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. Use the "Find my Team" feature to quickly locate your team! Wilkins went on to become arguably the greatest player in franchise history. Yates set a national record by scoring at least 100 points in 15 consecutive games. St. Nicholas went from the Bronx to the top of the nation in high school basketball thanks to 6-foot-7 star forward and future NBA player Malik Sealy, who averaged 21.4 points and 10.4 rebounds while shooting 65.4 percent from the field. Ill stay in that house until I die, if the Lord is willing.. O.J. Dunbar Even the coaches (fed off him). Chatney Howard, Southern, 24.8 McKinley; Jamail Pritchett, Quince Orchard; Chris Rhames, Anacostia; His 1992-93 team had a gaggle of future Division I talent in forward and Class 6A Player of the Year B.J. In 1995, Randolph Childress averaged 35.7 points and 7.0 assists in the ACC Tournament, leading Wake Forest to the championship and hitting the game-winner against North Carolina in the finals. 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. CG. Three years later, Rison led Michigan State to the Rose Bowl. 6 overall pick in the 1963 NBA draft. Fields, 6-foot-3, reportedly had a 50-inch vertical and once jumped over future Illinois star Sergio McClain for a dunk. Key players: Karl Godine, Jarvis Williams, Carl Byrd, Madison Lane. Young's Xavier Amos (5) dunks the ball against Kenwood. Chris Bosh played one season at Georgia Tech before he was the No. Fields' basketball career never reached the heights he'd once hoped. Jalen Hood-Schifino Montverde Academy (Montverde, FL) CG. Way before Gene Banks lit up the scoreboard and led West Philadelphia High to a mythical national championship in 1977, another star player was doing big things for West Philly. Led the Miami Valley Conference in points per game, field-goal percentage (57.8) and . Woe unto the unfortunate post players who had to try and guard a young Chris Bosh for Lincoln High during the 2001-02 season, because the future Basketball Hall of Famer was an absolute nightmare to try and contain. If they didnt win the state title, then something went wrong.. Potomac (Md.) (FREE) Jason Bell, Gar-Field; Damien Biggs, Centennial; Sammy Briggs, Good Rose and Simeon won titles in 2006 and 2007. Specializing in drafts with top players on the NBA horizon, player profiles, scouting reports, rankings and prospective international recruits. In 1992, Kidd was Naismith, Corliss Williamson was Gatorade. Forward Duane Ferrell went on to star at Georgia Tech and played 11 seasons in the NBA. They repeated in 1994 and have won nine total national championships. 2005-2023 CBS INTERACTIVE ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. The two most sought-after players in the country in 1984-85 resided in the D.C. area with 6-foot-11 DeMatha High forward/center Danny Ferry and Spingarn High point guard Sherman Douglas, just 6-foot-1 and 160 pounds. Derek Barrett, Meade, 5-10, Sr. Sentinel lost in the state championship game three consecutive times before winning it all in 1986 the 10th state title in school history. 2 recruit in the country depending on which service you looked at, and ended up playing alongside the guy he shared those top rankings with at the University of North Carolina Simon Gratz High's Rasheed Wallace. He would do anything to get back out on the field. Forward 26. Ronnell Felton, Hayfield, 6-2, Jr. 6-10 3 overall in the NBA draft. Samuel Pierce played for Vanderbilt and became the first Black player in SEC history. Kenny Avent, High Point, 22.0 Ricky Blackmon, Dorsey--Considered a late bloomer by recruiters, Blackmon was the leading scorer (22.2 points), and second-leading rebounder (6.2) for the Dons, who reached the City Section 4-A finals for the second consecutive year. Hall of Famer Kevin Garnett transferred to Chicago's Farragut Career Academy before his senior year in 1994-95 and created one of the greatest high school basketball duos of all time when he paired up with fellow phenom Ronnie Fields, who was one year behind him in school. 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. City assistant coach Michael Sabers, who is Dans son, was only 7 at the time, but he still remembers certain things about the 1993 season and about the summer leading into it.