Lodge Grass and Forsyth play at the Shrine Auditorium on February 23, 1976. All 5 starters made All Metro DC. That season, a fine Male (Louisville, Ky.) team, led by All-Americans Darrell Griffith and Bobby Turner, started out as preseason No. Senior Kenny Price was the fifth starter in 1959-60. The 247Sports Composite is a proprietary algorithm that compiles rankings and ratings listed in the public domain by the major media recruiting services, creating the industry's most comprehensive and unbiased prospect and team rankingsMore Info, Powered by innovative technology products, 247Sports employs a staff of more than 50 full time recruiting reporters and evaluators that rank and compile data on the nation's elite high school recruitsMore Info. Ridge View 2. Should that happen Montverde Academy will undoubtedly draw comparisons to the 1982-83 Dunbar (Baltimore, Md.) Jerry Eaves Louisville National Champion PG NBA Round: 3 / Pick: 55th overall School located in Decatur Georgia. 1972 Thornridge Falcons, Illinois) with All American Quinn Buckner, lettermans Basketball & perhaps National Athlete of the Year as well Current Team: Philadelphia Sixers. Powers 1964 team not only had the best player ever in Lew Alcindor, but Jack Bettridge made 2nd team Parade AA, they had 69 guy up front with Alcindor, a total of 4 DI signees. - 2nd team: Keith Bogans, Jason Kapono, Brett Nelson, Jason Richardson, Leon Smith The Chase for the Recruiting Champion powered by 247Sports Composite. Love all the banter and history of the posts! 1959-60 Archbishop Carroll High School Basketball Team: Tim Dawson started for the 1981-82 team, not coming off of the bench, and Mike Brown wasnt even at Dunbar in 81-82, as he played for Cardinal Gibbons that year!! 32-0 overall against 26 high schools plus 6 university freshmen teams 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. 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. 1988 game [ edit] The game was telecast live by ABC. Class Calculator. 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. OConnell ran Woottens offensive system just to coaches liking. Kingswood-Oxford Wyverns High School: 6'6'' 175: 86: Rutgers Signed. Custer takes on Reed Point, February 7, 1980. Rudy.Hacket. I would have loved to see a lot of the teams on the list and others mentioned in the comments. Find out where your teams stands. 1986 Camden team with Banks and Carstarphen was fought! Thankyou, You also forgot overbook high @ Robbins vo tech high. Deer Lodge has since moved to Class B. Moore takes on Flaxville in at the Metra during the 1984 Class C tournament, March 15, 1984. 2005-2023 CBS INTERACTIVE ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. "Off the court, you could never guess how old he was. Future NCAA tournament star Jordan Caroline mostly played inside for the Eagles. I can not believe that another H.S. Dunbar DC had Craig Shelton, bey bey Duren, and Kenny Matthews. Bill Walton Helix Highlanders (La Mesa, Calif.), 14. The "Hometown" column should contain the player's actual hometown, which is not always the location of the player's high school. Lets not act like that was the best Camden team. ), Gonzaga, etc. Big hair, short shorts and long socks were commonplace on the court. 1958: Tom Hoover, George Leftwich Bill Cartwright Elk Grove Thundering Herd (Calif.), 24. Everyone knows that Dunbar of 1983 is considered the greatest high school team of all-time. The best team in Florida in 1968 was all black West Palm Beach Roosevelt 27-0. Dunbar Senior High, Washington D.C. bicentennial year. The game's rosters featured the best and most highly recruited high school boys graduating in 1988. Early 80s Dunbar (Balt.) Tournaments. 1959: Tom Hoover, George Leftwich, John Thompson, Edward Malloy Russell recalls a young Simmons. The Carrol Lions crushed George Washington University freshmen by 40 points and defeated the Navy Plebe team on their home court. 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. John Austin was the only non-senior starter on the 1959-60 Carroll team; he was a 1962 Parade-Magazine First-Team High-School All-America (then at DeMatha HS), an honorable mention on APs 1966 college All-American teams, and a future NBA player. The season prior the Wildcats finished with a 24-2 record, winning the last 16 games of the season. Dunbar only beat MLK from Harlem 57-52. He practiced obsessively, even on Christmas Day, when he would pick up the gym key from Coach Wooten's house. Originally awarded in conjunction with the Lansing State Journal (1981-1987) the Detroit Free Press took over the roll of co-sponsor in the fall of 1988. In 1960, the Scholastic Sports Association named Carrolls Bob Dwyer as their Coach of the Year. "We're No. 1959: Tom Hoover, George Leftwich, John Thompson It also was used for nine years by ESPNs Scholastic Sports America and was the first national rankings to add regional polls. Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) The FAB 50 was published on the Fox, Student Sports, and Rivals.com platforms until2008, when Student Sports event division and media group was purchased by ESPN. Please subscribe to keep reading. 28-0 State Champions. . Great team. Thompson, Leftwich and defensive-star Walter Skinner were starters on both the 1958-59 and the 1959-60 Carroll teams. He was good enough to play at the University of Niagara. Dorman 3. Policy. I would put them up against any high school team. Kyrie Andrew Irving 1992323 NBA 2011NBA2016NBA 2016 Wilbur Cross High School New Haven, Ct 1974. Only one of Carrolls high-school games in 1958-59 was even close, and that was Carrolls victory over Trenton Catholic in the final game of the season. Patrick Ewing and Cambridge Rindge and Latin 79-81 He was shocked when their stood the 6-4 Dantley, on not just any morning but Christmas morning. Magic Johnson. Kevin Durant Montrose Christian Mustangs (Rockville, Md. The 1973 team was the best DeMatha ever had. Their Coach later became an Atlanta Hawks Assistant coach. You got it Camden in the state of NJ the top teams know they usually have to go through to win it and even last year who do you think ended up being the #1 team in the state with a freshman name DJ Wag Camden so we arent talking one great team or a couple good seasons we are talking decades, 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? DC City Champ 1-0 1988 High School Awards International Format 1988 Naismith Prep Player of the Year 1988 Gatorade Player of the Year Sort: Player (A-Z) Col umns: Swipe 1988 Parade Player of the Year Sort: Player (A-Z) Col umns: Swipe 1988 Parade All-American First Team Sort: Player (A-Z) Col umns: Swipe 1988 Parade All-American Second Team Sort: Player (A-Z) ESCIT, Newport, RI 3-0 In addition, the list features several different regions of the United States. There are lots of changes this week's N.C. high school basketball statewide rankings. On the court, his game was very mature back then. The 6-foot-10 Simmons came into the NBA touted as a point-forward. Take a look through some of these photos of games from years past. Stoddard is a World Series Champion. Checvk it out!!!!!!!!! 26 at 29-2 after failing to repeat as state champions. PRO PHOTOGRAPHY. Glendive meets Polson in the 1986 Class A Tournament at the Metra on February 27, 1986. The 1959-60 Carroll basketball team was undefeated (32-0); they extended their win-streak from the 1958-59 season to 55 games. MICHIGAN HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL RECORD BOOK. Born: Nov 4, 2000 (22 years old) Birthplace/Hometown: Garland, Texas. 52.4 - Johnny Benjamin, Central Florida Academy (Orlando, Fla.), 1988 Benjamin had a troubled high school, and post-high school, career but he was unstoppable his senior year at Central. 1956-1958 Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. Along with 2 top-3 NBA picks, came a roster loaded with 8 division-one prospects. The 1981 Flint Central team led by McDonalds All American guard Eric Turner who still holds the all-time assist record in the state of Michigan. Check out the player rankings on RecruitingNation.com. This page was last edited on 25 September 2022, at 16:55. 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. D.J. Do you have a sports website? Coaching in HS is a huge difference maker. This team won 55 straight games. Ranking Explanation . 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. Lew Alcindor / Jabar was the quintessential HS player on an iconic team: 1 loss in 3 years. The 1966 DeWitt Clinton team had all 5 starters drafted by the NBA, led by Nate Tiny Archibald. Peoria Manual put 6-6 David Booth and 6-1 Lynn Collins on the squad. Hard to blieve that the 1959-60 Archbishop John Carroll (Washington DC) team was not included here. 50 Standouts For 2024, 2025 Class From WWBA In Jupiter. Thats simply no longer the case, as elite high school basketball is truly a national game. Join our linker program. But, I dont give a care! The 1983 team was #1 from wire to wire, and no one else was in the conversation. Fort Dorchester 9. ESCIT, Newport, RI 3-0 The team was even the subject of a book Uncaged: The Rise of Greg Oden, Mike Conley, and the National Champion Lawrence North Wildcats by Dave Krider. Does anyone else remember a game back in 1976 or so between Dunbar of DC and Lake Clifton of Baltimore. Phone: (309) 663-6377 Fax: (309) 663-7479 2715 McGraw Drive Bloomington, IL 61704-6011 Map & directions : Office Hours Monday-Friday, 8:00 am-4:15 pm (closed Fridays in summer) Illinois Elementary School Association National Federation of State High School Associations. In two tournaments, Carroll successively beat LaSalle (MD), St. James (PA), St. Catherines (WI), St. Michaels (NJ), All Hollows (NYC), and Trenton Catholic (NJ). A Reed Point player dribbles down the court in a game against Melstone, February 25, 1982. 1 after Verbum Dei lost.. DeMathas best team ever (of five who won national championships) was the 1965 team which ended Lee Alcindor (Kareem) and Power Memorials 71 game run. Avg margin of victory was 28 and played in the LL class of CT schools. Related organizations 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. The most talented team ever was Oak Hills 2005 team which had 4 Parade AAs led by Kevin Durant, plus a 71 athletic center in Bamba Fall. The 1973 DeMatha team was coach Morgan Wootens most talented team. Conley and Oden would star together at Ohio State as Freshman, where they led the Buckeyes to the 2007 NCAA tournament title game. Raef LaFrentz of MFL/Mar-Mac of Monona, who stood 6-11, is one of the . Debates about whos No. Of the seven players who were 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. Ralph Sampson Harrisonburg High School Blue Streaks (Va.), 17. 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. hyou completely missed the houston Wheatley teams from 1968 to 1970. three straight texas state championships in the first 3 years of integrated competition. East Aurora isn't the only team headed for Champaign with two all-state players. 1960: George Leftwich, John Thompson. Carroll overwhelmed each the first five tournament teams by an average of 25 points. Last Undefeated NCAA Basketball Team to win National Championship. Greg Oden had 26 points and Mike Conley went for 21. Goose Creek 6. The East team had many forwards and centers in its roster, among them Alonzo Mourning and Billy Owens, two of the top-ranked big men of their class. Future Louisville Cardinal Stephen Van Treese backed up Oden at center. The Dunbar team had transfer players just like teams like Oak Hill and Montverde do today. Billings Senior collides with Great Falls at the Metra, February 28, 1980. After back-to-back state titles, 2006 had all the makings of a dream season. Dutch Fork 4. The latest loss came Sunday. K-of-C Tournament, DC 3-0 All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. Never challenged in any game. The place was packed, and Sugar's guys came to play. Danny Manning Lawrence High School Chesty Lions (Kan.), 23. Eventually he was drafted by the Lakers 6th overall in the 1977 NBA draft. A Billings Senior player looks to pass during a game against rival Billings West at the Metra, February 22, 1982. Anthony Davis. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. What is the ranking criteria??? Jerrry Lucas, Tom Sizer, The 73 Dunbar team that beat DeMatha was great, What happened to Benjamin Franklin highschool in the early 80s. Followers. Carrolls 1958-59 championship team was led by Parade-Magazine First-Team High-School All-American and future NBA player, Tom Hoover, who reportedly was the leading high-school rebounder in the nation. Chris Beard, head coach for the Texas Tech men's basketball team, motions for a cut as he and his teammates run a play from the days as members of the 1991 McCullough High School varsity . 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