Curtis Jeffries George Washington 4 yr starter Gazette file photo. Jerry West East Bank Pioneers (W.Va.), 13. Both Egi and Patterson were key contributors off the bench for the Eagles. 55 straight wins. would have beaten this team. His overall record at the time was 1,210 wins and 183 losses. Players: Tom Hoover (Villanova; NBA), John Thompson (Providence; NBA), John Austin (Boston College; NBA), George Leftwich (Villanova; NBA offer) 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. (2); Villanova U. DeMatha HS (4 times); Queen of Peace (NJ), Pacelli (MN), Malloy (NY), Power Memorial (NYC), All Hollows (NYC; 2), Trenton Catholic (NJ; 2), Mon. WHEW! Hardin and Powell County (Deer Lodge) meet in the Class A state tournament at the Metra, March 24, 1983. Your rankings have left out one of the best high school basketball teams of all time. Isiah Thomas St. Joseph Chargers (Westchester, Ill.), 21. Three professional athletes in that group plus NCAA champions with NC St and UCLA. Dwight Howard Southwest Atlanta Christian Warriors (Atlanta, Ga.), 16. PJ Morlando 4. Legendary coach Kevin Boyle continued his dominance, posting a 27-1 record. Wow some great teams but you left out the greatest team in Indiana 1971 East Chicago Washington Senators Pete Trogovich UCLA Junior Bridgeman Louisville Tim Stoddard North Carolina St Darnell Adel NC St Rueben Bailey. After Krider left USA Today for a Boston-based Internet start up named Highwire.com in 2000, USA Todays Super 25 was compiled by Christopher Lawlor, followed by Jim Halley and lastly byJason Jordan. I personally think that isnt true in a lot of cases. You listed Crispus Attacks that team might be five best in indiana but no way better than 1971 EC Washington, 1985 Crenshaw varsity basketball city state and world champs 31-0, I agree with Kstantinos(Feb14,2020), Chino Hills, should be top 5 no matter what metrics you use. I would like to say the year before 1971-72 team played 18 games on the opponents gym and went undefeated, can you show me where that has been done in High School history, Comments have to be approved before showing up, Stackhouse was one of the top 3 players in the nation, best inside/outside duo in high school history, they took on future pro Eric Gordon and North Central, championship game they rolled over Muncie Central 80-56, During his high school years, Jalen Rose led the Prospectors to state titles his junior and senior seasons, This may have been one of the best prep school rosters ever assembled, ton of great achievements by this Oscar Robertson led Indiana state champ, Oscar Robertson was the greatest prep player in the history of basketball. #1 team that year. Besides winning the Washington-Baltimore Catholic League and the Washington, DC City Championship, the 1958-59 Carroll team also won the Knights of Columbus Tournament at Georgetown University in Washington, DC and the Eastern States Catholic Invitational Tournament (ESCIT) in Newport, RI. 1986 Camden team with Banks and Carstarphen was fought! How could you not mention 3 schools in Connecticut,wilbur cross,hillhouse,Hill house, harding of Bridgeport,your list is really bogus and if you do your homework some of the names you find will have been in the N.B.A. Related organizations High school: Perspectives Charter School. Big Timber takes on Class A opponent Laurel in a season-opening tournament at the Metra, December 8, 1978. "Off the court, you could never guess how old he was. Led by Quinn Buckner, definitely the gold standard in Illinois. As a freshman in 1969, Wooten received a knock on the door. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. Mourning and Owens were selected as co-MVPs. Melvin Hollywood Howard and Daryl Gresham led this powerful team. The Carrol Lions crushed George Washington University freshmen by 40 points and defeated the Navy Plebe team on their home court. Although they didnt finish the season with the vaunted number one ranking, few doubt they were the best team in the nation. Kevin Garnett Farragut Admirals (Chicago), 7. By Mirza Kurspahic Tuesday, August 7, 2012 According. Its sad the greatest is out of 5th Ward Houston Texas Phyliss Wheatley Wildcats champions in 3A 1946 thru 1972. Each year, the newspaper also selects a USA Today High School Boys' Basketball Coach of the Year and a USA Today High School Girls' Basketball Coach of the Year. During post-season play, Carroll beat six high-caliber teams in two tournaments: Queen of Peace (NJ), Pacelli (MN), Malloy (NY), Power Memorial (NYC), All Hollows (NYC), and Trenton Catholic (NJ). Conway 10. Teams that have great coaches in HS regularly beat teams with more talent. I would have put Kashmere No. its obvious that the different eras plays a huge part on determining a list like this because basketball and its rules have changed Most teams of the past didnt have the resources to travel and play against many other teams. Each player is carefully analyzed by Future150 staff. Senior Kenny Price was the fifth starter in 1959-60. Cross-town rivals Billings Senior and Billings West meet in the 1982 Class AA tournament at the Metra, March 27, 1982. 1970 Mt Vernon. The game was telecast live by ABC. Vern Fleming, who played in the 1984 Final Four for Georgia; was a Gold Medalist on the 1984 USA Olympic Basketball Team, was a 1st Round Draft Pick, and played 12 seasons in the NBA with the Indiana Pacers and NJ Nets. Other Links > Basketball > Top Ranked Basketball Players by High School . A mature high school player, Worthy averaged 21.1 points, 12.2 rebounds and 5 assists while . We grew up going to games all over the state from the time I was 8 years old so I have seen literally hundreds of hs games. DC City Champs 1-0 HIGH SCHOOL PLAYER RANKINGS 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 1. Please subscribe to keep reading. A couple teams were left out of either the top ten or honorable mention: the 1975-76 Washington, D.C. Dunbar Poets with Craig Shelton and John BaBa Duren with a deep supporting cast 32-0. This team had an unbelievable amount of size and discipline. This Month in Sports ReferenceFind out when we add a feature or make a change. Conley and Oden would star together at Ohio State as Freshman, where they led the Buckeyes to the 2007 NCAA tournament title game. The coach was Mike Brown who was one of the best. I was very young though. Two other 1958-59 Carroll starters included defensive-star Walter Skinner, who won a scholarship to Catholic University, and Monk Malloy, who played for Notre Dame and later served as its President (1987-2005). The '88-'89 team went undefeated and won the state final (against North Haven) by 30." Tyson Wheeler, NL's all-time leading scorer with over 1,700 points, paced the '93-'94 and '94-'95 Whalers to. Kenny Anderson Archbishop Molloy Lions (Queens, N.Y.), 15. Boys Highs 1960 team is still considered the best ever team in NYs PSAL, the one league with more tradition than any other. The only problem is that none of them ever played high school baseball. The Top Ranked Basketball Players of All-Time from Georgia High Schools . 1958: Tom Hoover, George Leftwich SLAM 500 Greatest NBA Players of All Time, All-NBA and All-NBA Team Selections by Player, Naismith Men's College Player of the Year Award, Recruiting Services Consensus Index (RSCI) Rankings, McDonald's High School Basketball All American Teams, USA Olympic Basketball Team Rosters and Stats, Scores from any date in BAA/NBA or ABA history, Frequently Asked Questions about the NBA, WNBA and Basketball, Basketball-Reference.com Blog and Articles. Eventually he was drafted by the Lakers 6th overall in the 1977 NBA draft. As a senior in 1973 Langloh was one of the primary guards for Dematha. A national tournament for segregated Black high schools was held from 1929-1967. As a junior in 2014, Ben Simmons posted 18.5 points, 9.6 rebounds and 2.7 assists. 6-5 Damian Windham was a solid contributor from the wing for the Wildcats. Wootten turned down the offers, according to Sports Illustrated, because the Maryland job, was the only college job he wanted. The Wildcats went on the road and beat the nationally-ranked Spartans in front of a capacity crowd. They went out of state to play a team with future NBA starter 68 Abdul Jeelani, and led at halftime 45-9. The facts remain the Wildcats lost just four games in three years, beat opponents by nearly 20 points a game, won three straight state championships and were named national champions for the 2005-06 season. The season prior the Wildcats finished with a 24-2 record, winning the last 16 games of the season. Big-12. That season Verbum Dei (Los Angeles), with future NBA players Roy Hamilton and David Greenwood, was riding a 39-game winning streak and being talked about as California best team ever. All 5 starters made All Metro DC. Time changes between years 1980 and 1989 in Germany - Bavaria - Rosenheim are shown here. UConn was, on the last day of 2022, 14-0 and getting one-third of the first-place votes in the Associated Press Top 25 poll. They both went for 39!!! The future Nevada star was one of the more slept on recruits in the 2013 class. As a senior, Oden averaged 22.1 points, 10.5 rebounds and 3.5 blocks per game while shooting 74 percent from the floor. For two of the most successful high school football programs in the state, they were two of the most exciting games. If you lived near Wilson you played for Wilson. At the Bass Pro tournament they beat Village Christian, Christ the King and White Station. 1960: George Leftwich, John Thompson, Walter Skinner, Washington Post All Metropolitan (DC) He was good enough to play at the University of Niagara. "Oden was the best big man that Indiana's ever had, and Conley's the best point guard Indiana's ever had, a local writer would comment. The FAB 50 lived on ESPNs various platforms, including its television broadcasts of high school basketball, until the media giant discontinued its high school coverage in 2012. In the opening rounds of the National High School Tournament they beat national power Huntington Prep. ALL. Make the NBA. OConnell ran Woottens offensive system just to coaches liking. Early 80s Dunbar (Balt.) Wilt Chamberlains team beat DI teams Temple and Villanova in scrimmage games. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. Dunbar of D.C. team from 75-76 belongs in top ten. From a betting standpoint, the breadth of college basketball brings unique opportunities to find value. team that eventually produced three long-time NBA players: Muggsy Bouges (the captain and leader), Reggie Williams (that years Mr. Basketball USA) and the late Reggie Lewis (a fringe contributor who went on to be a NBA All-Star). Crenshaw 1985. Patrick Ewing and Cambridge Rindge and Latin 79-81 1988: Hancock Central (Sparta) 359: 7: Jeff Malone: SG: 1984: Southwest (Macon) 399: 8: Elmore Smith: C: 1972: Titles were decided on the court, not by subjective rankings. In the championship game they rolled over Muncie Central 80-56. Ralph Sampson Harrisonburg High School Blue Streaks (Va.), 17. The newspaper names athletes whom it believes to be the best basketball players from high schools around the United States. If your team is not ranked but you feel they deserve to be, please send in In addition to computer rankings devised by Ned Freeman, the website also offers its Excellent 25, which was compiled after Krider byJason Hickman, thenLynden Ostrander and currently by Jordan Divens. 1. 73 Dunbar, featuring the legendary Skip Wise (Clemson) and Larry Gibson (Maryland) beat DeMatha by 14 and went undefeated. Even after salaries exploded in the NBA from the 80s until today, the best players in HS are not always the ones that play in the NBA. Played before 12,500 at the University of Marylands sold out Cole Field house it put high school basketball on the national stage for the first time. west philadelphia high school coach joey goldberg , players gene banks has to be rank as one of the best basketball team and player. K-of-C Tournament, DC 3-0 12.5M. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. I stand in awe of him. On October 13, 2000, Coach Morgan Wootten was inducted into the Hall of Fame, one of three high school basketball coaches ever so honored. Patrick Ewing Cambridge Rindge and Latin Falcons (Cambridge, Mass. He later played in the McDonald's All-American Game and Jordan Brand Classic. Custer vs. Reed Point - February 7, 1980. Spingarn and Sherman Douglas and Michael Graham in 1985, McKinley tech team of 1970-71.. Won K of C tournamentBeat #1 team out of NY featuring Gus Williams, Ray Williams, Earl Tatum and Rudy Hackett. To me, to be fair, try to rank the teams the had players who at least lived in the same town of the school. Dutch Fork 4. Camden NJ constantly Start with two straight undefeated seasons in the tough NJ highest school division led by the legendary Ron Itchy Smith and Golden Sunkett and ball handling wiz Pud Wilson in the 59 and 60 season the team was the original showtime before showtime doing Harlem Globetrotters warm up before the game and the dazzling dribbling displays at the end then the 74 state championship team with Doc Lee and NFL players Derrick Ramsey and Art Still who blew out star Jackie Galloons team in the state championship the 77 SC team with Arts brother Dennis and won it again the next year with BC and a Soph name Milt Wagner the #1 in the country team of 86 with Lou Banks and Vic C they talk about the loss to Dunbar in 82 with the best players in Balt surprisedly playing on one team but Did they say D scouted numberous Camden games to prepare and decided to play Camden with their best team ever ironically the year after Milt left mind you the year before Milt dropped 52 on #1 Damatha with no 3 pt line Camden has been playing a national schedule since the 60s and duck noone and whoever beats them has a holiday and its the talk of their town for decades which lets you know how much respect the program has not to mention Dajuan and now his son DJ hey Dunbar how come you dont play them every year? The team featured guard Ron Satterwaite who played at William & Mary. Lew Alcindor / Jabar was the quintessential HS player on an iconic team: 1 loss in 3 years. Contact. Custer takes on Reed Point, February 7, 1980. For more high school stories, stats and videos, visit http://usatodayhss.com. Someone also forgot Perth Amboy 1968-69. A Reed Point player dribbles down the court in a game against Melstone, February 25, 1982. Only four of 32 teams came within 10 points of Carroll: two high-school and two university-freshman teams. Of the seven regular starters on these two Carroll teams, three (Hoover, Thompson, Austin) played in the NBA, and a fourth (Leftwich) turned down an NBA offer to enter coaching. Missoula Big Sky and Helena Capital compete in the 1982 Class AA tournament at the Metra in Billings, March 29, 1982. . During that period these guys were THE BEST! Semi State Championship 13 ), 9. Only six of 28 high-school opponents came within 20 points of Carrolls power. Kevin Durant Montrose Christian Mustangs (Rockville, Md. 36: DC City Champ 1-0 The 1959-60 Carroll team again won the Washington-Baltimore Catholic League Championship, the DC City Championship, the Knights of Columbus Tournament in DC, the ESCIT in Newport, RI, and then defeated Monsignor Bonner High School, who had won the Philadelphia city championship. How you leave off the 90-91 Dunbar team from Baltimore they won 59 games in a row and beat a few of your top 10 teams.. Great info. %link% Lake Clifton had Arnold Gaines, Rodney Wright, Lance Hill and the Graham brothers (Kevin and Ernie). ESCIT, Newport, RI 3-0 Should that happen Montverde Academy will undoubtedly draw comparisons to the 1982-83 Dunbar (Baltimore, Md.) He has seen the best that NJ hs basketball has to offer over decades and he believes the 89 St Anthony team was the best followed by either the 67 or 68 Weeqhuahic team not sure of the year and then always talks about the great Camden teams in the late 70s and early 80s. I saw both this and the Dantley game against Skip Wise and Dunbar in the Baltimore Civic Center. Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. Shaquille O'Neal Cole Cougars (San Antonio), 11. The event was replaced with the Stagg Christmas tournament. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. http://www.dcbasketball.com/all-met-all-metro.php Lets tell the ENTIRE story. I dont have any favorites ; Dematha, Dunbar (D.C./Balt. 4) 2005-2006 Lawrence North (Indianapolis, IN) (29-0)Players: Mike Conley (NBA), Greg Oden (NBA), Stephen Van Treese (Louisville), Damian Windham (Chicago St.), Notable Wins: Dunbar (OH), Proviso East (IL), Pike, Franklin Central, North Central, Glenbrook North (IL)Coach: Jack Keefer In 2003, Greg Oden and Mike Conley became the first freshmen to start for head coach Jack Keefer and the two have been linked ever since. 1" High school boys basketball national ratings, and mythical national champions, have been around for a century. Billings West hosts former Class AA opponent Havre in Billings, December 18, 1978. In 1999, Huff joined Student Sports Inc., a company led by Palos Verdes, Calif. nativeAndy Bark, and compiled the first FAB 50 rankings for FOX Sports Net along with Student Sports Magazine editor Mark Tennis. 1988 Recruit Basketball Team Rankings. 23 State championships: 24 (1960, 1961, 1962, 1978, 1979, 1984, 1988, 1989, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020) Players to watch W Keenan Bey Height: 6-5 | Class: Senior (2023) National rank: Unranked | Status: Uncommitted G Eli Bradley Do you have a sports website? 1. These two teams should be tied for #1. Photo . Huntley Project takes on St. Labre in a Class B tournament at the Metra in Billings, February 24, 1982. In a controversial game they took on Curie Metro Chicago featuring five star Cliff Alexander. The National Sports News Service then became connected to Huffs work in national rankings. Whoever picked this list is not that knowledgeable about high school basketball history. Rice has prooven throughout the years to be one of the best H.S. 1958-59 Archbishop Carroll High School (ACHS) Basketball Team: Mike Young. Norwalk High School 1996 (CT) 28-0 The "Hometown" column should contain the player's actual hometown, which is not always the location of the player's high school. As a senior leader in 1973 Dantley averaged over 22 points and 11 rebounds per game. After back-to-back state titles, 2006 had all the makings of a dream season. The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. 1966 number 1 ranked team in the country. ALLL! Kenny Williams, another highly regarded prospect, was selected but did not play. Chris Webber Detroit Country Day Yellowjackets (Beverly Hills, Mich.), 18. Rnk: . Senior Justin Bibbs started at guard for the Eagles before going on to play for the University of Virginia Tech. 1 nationally are always fun, and in the early years of weekly national rankings many teams in the Top 10 of the final rankings were often undefeated. Most commenters have emotional ties to their favorites. Class 5A Boys preseason team rankings 1. They made their way through a vaunted national schedule to reach a 31-0 mark. 1. Also, for the 1972-1973 Dematha team, you listed Paul Vl and OConnell among their notable wins. Thornridge had the quickest full court press, best team chemistry, and 3 highly intelligent coaches on the floor in Quinn Buckner, Mike Bonczyk, and Ernie Dunn. Born: Nov 4, 2000 (22 years old) Birthplace/Hometown: Garland, Texas. ACC. There are 3 Indiana teams you left out that were as good as any of your Top 10. Hard to blieve that the 1959-60 Archbishop John Carroll (Washington DC) team was not included here. Laurel and Dillon square off in the 1983 Class A state tournament at the Metra in Billings, March 24, 1983. Its also a great tool to decipher between elite high school players and those who became great players later on. Highest Ranked PUBLIC SCHOOL, in US Today history . This record has not been broken in California! Where do the nation basketball recruits rank? One quarter (25%) of Carrolls regular season games in their 1959-60 season were against university-freshman teams. As a senior, the point guard averaged 16.5 points and 4.2 assists. Please do your research. 1 seeds have won it all, but No. https://interhighhistory.blogspot.com/2007/11/washington-post-all-highs-all-mets-1919.html The 1968 Roosevelt Devils out of WPB Florida went undefeated won the state title and averaged 90 points a game Now thats the best High School basketball team ever. Yet I did not see many mentions of a coach being a big factor in why a team either is on this list or belongs on this list. Absolutely unbelievable. Wise scored 39 points (22 in one of the most dominating fourth quarters ever) on an array of long jump shots and slashing drives that left the crowd in an absolute frenzy. The HOOP SCOOP does not knowingly include fifth . [1][2][3][4], Coach of the Year: Bob Wade (Dunbar High School, Baltimore), Coach of the Year: Morgan Wootten (DeMatha Catholic High School, Hyattsville, Maryland), Coach of the Year: John Wood (Spingarn High School, Washington, D.C.), Coach of the Year: Stu Vetter (Flint Hill Prep, Oakton, Virginia), Coach of the Year: John Sarandrea (St. Nicholas of Tolentine, Bronx, New York), 1st team: Kenny Anderson, Doug Edwards, Allan Houston, Bobby Hurley, Jim Jackson[5], 1st team: Damon Bailey, Shawn Bradley, Jamie Brandon, Eric Montross, Ed O'Bannon[5], 1st team: Alan Henderson, Juwan Howard, Glenn Robinson, David Vaughn, Chris Webber[6], 1st team: Donta Bright, Othella Harrington, Jason Kidd, Rodrick Rhodes, Corliss Williamson,[6], 1st team: Randy Livingston, Jerry Stackhouse, Jacque Vaughn, Rasheed Wallace, Dontonio Wingfield[6], 1st team: Jelani Gardner, Raef LaFrentz, Felipe Lpez, Ricky Price, Jerod Ward, 1st team: Shareef Abdur-Rahim, Vincent Carter, Kevin Garnett, Stephon Marbury, Ron Mercer[6], 1st team: Mike Bibby, Kobe Bryant, Ronnie Fields, Winfred Walton, Tim Thomas[6], 1st team: Chris Burgess, Baron Davis, Mark Karcher, Tracy McGrady, Lamar Odom[6], 1st team: Al Harrington, Rashard Lewis, Quentin Richardson, Stromile Swift, Korleone Young[6], 1st team: LaVell Blanchard, Donnell Harvey, Jay Williams, Joseph Forte, DerMarr Johnson. 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The game was held at Butler University and was a blowout from the tipoff. Thornridge beat teams by over 30 a game without evem trying. Kriderpublished rankings for Basketball Weeklybeginning with the 1974-75 season and mainly served hoops aficionados and junkies. 1, but finished ranked No. Best high school basketball team ever. My father played for Livingston HS in the late 50s and then for Furman in the early 60s where Frank Selvy was his freshman coach. Multiple national polls have been compiled for decades and its surprising how many of them have been touched, started or influenced over the years by editors and contributors of GrassrootsHoops.net, which is the home of the original National Sports News Service rankings.. (2); Villanova U. DeMatha HS (4 times); Queen of Peace (NJ), Pacelli (MN), Malloy (NY), Power Memorial (NYC), All Hollows (NYC; 2), Trenton Catholic (NJ; 2), Mon. 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