In being drafted No. Thornridge won back-to-back state championships in 1971 and 1972. Point guard Eric Acevedo and JoJo Walker rounded out the Blue Bishops' starting five.Since the Tournament of Champions Era began in 1989, when the NJSIAA began playing the season out to an overall champion, this edition of coach Ken O’Donnell’s Scarlet Fliers was the first Shore Conference school to reach the TOC Final until Ranney won it in 2019. Robinson led the Shore Conference with a 23.3 scoring average and had a 35-point outburst in a 76-50 win over Don Bosco Prep in the Parochial A final in Atlantic City. straight state championships from 2009 to 2013, a team that Jabari Parker was a part of. 1 spot.
The newspaper names athletes whom it believes to be the best basketball players from high schools around the United States. The Scarlet Fliers then dispatched Malcolm X. Shabazz in the state final for their first championship in 31 years. Mark Murray provided a strong inside presence, while Larry Johnson and Tom Alston were solid contributors. Play Now In Crotty’s final three seasons, CBA went 82-6, winning two SCTs and a state title.The lasting memory from an incredible season was Greg Gaffney’s last-second game winner against Hall of Fame coach Bob Hurley’s powerhouse St. Anthony squad, which would go on to win the Tournament of Champions title, emerging with a dramatic 48-47 regular-season win. In the Group IV final at Brookdale, Hennessy opted to go to a four corners offense leading 56-49 with 7:20 to play. by BAC STAFF Disclaimer: The criteria for this list is based on your era, stats, team accomplishments, impact on the game, and hardware. The Harlem native went on a basketball expedition during his high school years, bringing the Jelly to as many people as possible and garnering a city’s worth of adoring fans.

Walden would guide Long Branch to the Group III title a year later.In was senior point guard John Crotty’s final season before heading to Virginia, heading a roster that included four Division I players in Marc Dowdell (Villanova), Dave Alhaver (Manhattan) and Steve Paterno (Marist).

But those teams fall outside of the top five of which high schools could field the best starting five of all time. Wright and Murray would go on to lead Delaware to the NCAA Tournament in 1992.It was arguably the greatest single season by a player at the Jersey Shore, with the most dramatic finish imaginable.


But Wagner drained a 15-footer at the buzzer to tie the game at 81-all, before Culbertson sank a pair of free throws with 16 seconds left in overtime for the winning points, as Camden went on to win the Group IV title.It was a Golden Era for Green Wave basketball, as they became what is still the only Shore Conference program to reach the NJSIAA Tournament of Champions semifinals in back-to-back seasons. The simple answer is that it was the eight national title teams, but there are several historic Kentucky squads that came up short of cutting down the nets. The 71 points Wisconsin scored in the Final Four loss were the third-most the Wildcats surrendered all year in a season that saw Kentucky hold 15 opponents below 50 points.The competing interests of the NCAA Tournament and the NIT in crowing a champion and the eventual integration of UK's rosters makes comparing the early Kentucky greats to its more modern teams a challenge.

Junior Kirk Robinson led the team to its first state championship in just its third season of existence.

But the case for Chino Hills and what makes them great can be made. SPORTS ILLUSTRATED is a registered trademark of ABG-SI LLC. The Wildcats entered a Final Four contest against This team's depth and defense made it one of the best in school history as it allowed just 54.3 points per game. It had Whether you love or love to hate the Ball family, there's no keeping this team off the list. And that's certainly not the end of the line when it comes to dominant Oak Hill teams—it has stayed a basketball powerhouse over the years, winning national titles again in 1994, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2012 and 2016.