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1994 S.C.S Lake Shore 62
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Tournaments that might be played in 2011 (still need info)...
NY Basketball Greats
Baltimore/DC Basketball Greats
California Basketball greats
Need rosters, statistics or box scores to complete these
See below for candidates
1972 Madison West Related Stories
The Year of the Injuns
Van Hise vs. Cherokee (1-30-1969)
Van Hise vs. Cherokee II
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New York Basketball Greats
E-mail votes for as many teams as you would like to nominate. Italics means team info is complete.
Candidates
1. From 1950-to-present day
2. More than one team per school is elligible
3. To be played in 2011/2012
1959, 1960 Brooklyn Boys High
1966, 1999, 2002 Manhattan Rice
1966 DeWitt Clinton
2005 Niagara Falls
1978, 2000 Mount Vernon
2008 Brooklyn Lincoln
1963, 1964 Manhattan Power Memorial
1966 St. Agnes
1975, 1976, 1977, 1988 St. Nicholas of Tolentine
1976 Canarsie
1958 Archbishop Molloy
1974 L.I. St. Anthony's
1975, 1977 L.I. Lutheran
1975 Taft
1976 L.I. Babylon
Maryland/DC Basketball Greats
E-mail votes for as many teams as you would like to nominate. Italics means team info is complete.
Candidates
1. From 1950-to-present day
2. More than one team per school is elligible
***Update: The Baltimore Sun does not have detailed enough box scores to get information on the Baltimore Dunbar teams. Until we can't get detailed statistics for these teams, the Maryland/DC Tournament will be on hold***
1959, 1960 Archbishop Carroll
1962, 1965, 1968, 1971, 1973, 1978, 1998, 2002, 2006 DeMatha
1972, 1973, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1990, 1992 Baltimore Dunbar
1981, 1982 Calvert Hall
2008 Gonzaga Prep
1968 St. John's
1967 Mackin
1998 St. John's at Prospect Hall
1976 DC Dunbar
1974 DC Eastern
1985, 2000 Spingarn
1976, 1987, 2009 Baltimore Lake Clifton
1994 Southern
1966 City
1971, 2006 Mt. St. Joseph
1963 Towson
1990 Annapolis
1975 Cardinal Gibbons
2009 Springbrook
California Basketball Greats
E-mail votes for as many teams as you would like to nominate. Italics means team info is complete.
Candidates
1. From 1949-to-present day
2. More than one team per school is elligible
3. To be played in 2011/2012
1964, 1976, 1984 Long Beach Poly
1952, 1968, 1969 Compton
2000 Compton Dominguez
1985, 1990, 1995, 2001, 2008 Mater Dei
1971, 1974 L.A. Verbum Dei
1953 L.A. Loyola
1970 La Mesa Helix
1982 Carson
2006, 2007 Lakewood Artesia
1997 Harvard-Westlake
1977, 1978 Pasadena
1980 Inglewood
1955 Alhambra
1949 L.A. Washington
1967 L.A. Fremont
1966 L.A. Jordan
1998, 2002, 2009 L.A. Westchester
1988 L.A. Manual Arts
1951 L.A. Jefferson
1985, 1989, 1994 L.A. Crenshaw
2000 Concord De La Salle
1992 Alameda St. Joseph's
1957 San Francisco Poly
1954 San Francisco St. Ignatius
1956 El Cerrito
1975 Elk Grove
1968 San Francisco Wilson
1970 Berkeley
1977 Oakland Fremont
1967 Bishop O'Dowd
1958, 1960, 1962, 2008 Oakland McClymonds
Dr. Billy Wilbanks' Texas High School Basketball Champions website
Texas H.S. Basketball Champions
Great Teams of the Past...
1958-59 & 1959-60 Archbishop Carroll Lions
Washington D.C.'s Best Ever
1958-59 - (33-2)
1959-60 - (33-0)
Coach: Bob Dwyer
- 55-game winning streak from 1958-60
- Won the K-of-C & E.S.C.I.T titles in each season
- Record of 8-2 versus college freshman teams
- Carroll emphasized teamwork & unselfishness
- Carroll's Dream Team by: William Murray
- Results
1958-59 Roster
(Thanks to Tom Taylor)
John Thompson: 6' 9, Jr., 16.7-ppg...Providence University, NBA...coached Georgetown...high of 27-pts vs. Mackin (1)
Ed " Monk" Malloy: 6' 3, Sr., 13.4-ppg...Notre Dame...high of 22 vs. Gonzaga (2)
Tom Hoover: 6' 8, Sr., 14.2-ppg...Villanova, NBA...high of 26 vs. Eastern, 11-for-11 field goals
George Leftwich: 6' 0, Jr., 12.7-ppg, high of 29 vs. Phelps
Walt Skinner: 6' 2, Jr., 6.1-ppg...high of 20 vs. Calvert Hall
Doug Barnes: 5' 8, Sr., 5.0-ppg...high of 20 vs. Gonzaga (1)
Mike O'Brien: 6' 5, Jr., 2.1-ppg...high of 10 vs. St. Anthony (1)
Tom Moore: 6' 3, Sr., 2.2-ppg...high of 7 vs. Phelps
Bill Romig: 6' 3, Sr., 2.1-ppg...high of 8 vs. St. Anthony (2)
Bill Barnes: 5' 8, Jr., 1.7-ppg...high of 10 vs. St. Anthony (1)
Ken Price: 2.0-ppg...high of 6 vs. Mt. St. Joseph's
Bill McCarthy: 2.0-ppg...high of 6 vs. St. Anthony (1)
1959-60 Roster
John Thompson: 6' 10, Sr., 20.1-ppg...high of 35 vs. U of Maryland Frosh (1)
George Leftwich: 6' 0, Sr., 14.6-ppg...high of 26 vs. U of Georgetown Frosh
John Austin: 5' 11, So., 12.1-ppg...Boston College, NBA...high of 19 vs. Navy Plebes
Walt Skinner: 6' 2, Sr., 11.7-ppg...high of 20 vs. Navy Plebes
Kenny Price: 5' 11, Sr., 7.9-ppg...high of 26 vs. Bladensburg
Bill Barnes: 5' 8, Sr., 3.9-ppg...high of 11 vs. Roosevelt & St. Anthony (2)
Mike O'Brien: 6' 5, Sr., 3.6-ppg...high of 10 vs. Mackin (1)
Julian Shelton: 6' 3, Jr., 4.4-ppg...high of 15 vs. St. Anthony (1)
Walt Lindsay: 5' 11, Jr., 3.5-ppg...high of 10 vs. Mackin (1)
Larry Rohan: 5' 8, Jr., 2.3-ppg...high of 6 vs. St. Anthony (2)
Chuck Rohan: 2.9-ppg...high of 8 vs. Mackin (1)
Herb Robinson: 6' 0, Jr.
1994-95 San Antonio East Central Hornets (35-0)
-Texas 5A Champions-
1994-95 Playoffs
Coach: Stan Bonewitz- Won 708 games (539 at East Central)...assistants: Jay Mead, Matt Oden, Steve Ochoa...managers: Robert Hosek, Dante Delgado, Demetrius Meadows...trainer: Charlie Trevino
Roster
(Thanks to Stan Bonewitz, Sr. for the statistics)
Stanley Bonewitz, Jr.: 6' 3, Sr., 31.1-ppg, 59.5-fg%, 80.9-ft%, 38.5-3pt%, 10.3-apg, 6.9-rpg, 4.1-spg...scored 2,584 career points...attended Texas Tech
Charles "Chas" Jackson: 6' 1, Sr., 21.1-ppg, 4.2-apg, 4.9-spg, 6-rpg, 73.3-ft%, 36.3-3pt% (109-300)...three-year starter...attended Abilene Christian
Donte Mathis: 6' 2, Sr., 21.3-ppg, 57.6-fg%, 76.4-ft%, 8.0-rpg...attended Southwest Texas
Jeremy Lear: 6' 3, Sr., 8.9-ppg, 34.9-3pt%, 4.1-apg, 4.9-rpg
Stacey Dudley: 6' 3, Sr., 7.6-ppg, 61.0-fg%, 5.3-rpg
Curtis Lundy: Sr., 9.9-ppg, 51.6-fg%, 69-ft%, 4.5-rpg, 3.4-apg, 3.1-spg
Oliver House: Sr., 2.4-ppg
Keith Rice: So., 2.2-ppg
Matt Divin: Jr., 1.2-ppg
David White: Jr., 1.8-ppg
Jason Minica: Sr., 1.4-ppg
Blake Sims: 6' 0, Sr., 0.7-ppg
Chip Moxley: Sr., 0.6-ppg
Steve Shrum: Sr., 0.4-ppg
Marquieth Braziel: Sr., 0.2-ppg
Eric Luke: Sr., 0.8-ppg
Josh Barnes: Jr.
Ben Lakey: So.
Season
Offense averaged 108.8-ppg in 32-minute high school games...that translates to 136.0-ppg in college (40-minutes) and 163.2-ppg in the NBA (48-minutes)...high was 138-points versus Lanier; low was 76 against Marshall...shot 53.3% from the floor...averaged 20.1 steals-per-game and 27.9 assists...defeated San Antonio MacArthur and San Antonio Roosevelt four times each including a 92-91 decision in the Regional Final over Roosevelt as Stanley Bonewitz sank two free throws with two-seconds left...scored 100-or-more points in 25-of-35 games..
East Central vs.
Roosevelt.........105-92
Madison........95-60
Taft........95-74
Roosevelt........104-101
Mac Arthur........114-102
Marshall........76-67
MacArthur........118-103
Holmes........119-103
South........125-98
Clark........96-70
Roosevelt........105-91
MacArthur........113-99
Taft........88-81
Jay........114-95
Central Catholic........96-67
Brackenridge........131-103
Highlands........118-86
Jefferson........125-86
Harlandale........127-80
Lanier........138-60
McCollum........117-84
Edison........93-65
Brackenridge........119-100
Highlands........110-78
Jefferson........99-66
Harlandale........88-79
Lanier........118-52
McCollum........105-88
Edison........128-86
MacArthur........119-95
Holmes........103-85
McAllen Rowe........101-84
Roosevelt........92-91
El Paso Riverside........107-94
Dallas Carter........108-86
1957-58 Archbishop Molloy Lions (32-0)
Briarwood, NY
-C.H.S.A.A Champions
(Thanks to Tom Taylor for providing the information)
Coach: Lou Carnesecca- Carnesecca profile...This was his last year as a high school coach. Jack Curran took over in 1958-59 and is still the coach as of 2007. 1958 was the first year that the school was known as Archbishop Molloy...it was previously known as St. Ann's.
Roster
Willie Hall: 6' 4, Sr., 723-points...was a four-year varsity starter...next was Kenny Anderson ('89)...matriculated to St. John's
Jim Carrino: 6' 3, Sr., 437-pts...in the Georgetown Hall-of-Fame.
Donnie Burks: 5' 9, Jr., 387-pts...attended St. John's...dunked the ball with ease...became actor on Broadway.
Joe Dente: 5' 10, Sr., 187-pts.
Tom Hunt: 6' 0, Sr., 124-pts.
Tom Kelly: 6' 0, Sr., 97-pts.
Bob Hutter: 6' 2, Jr., 69-pts...attended Fairfield University.
Tony Capo: 5' 10, Jr., 41-pts.
Henry Beckman: 6' 2, Sr., 55-pts.
George Grodzichi: 6' 3, Jr...attended Richmond.
Clarence Davis: 6' 2, Jr., 8-pts.
John Kohlwey: 6' 1, Jr., 4-pts.
Point totals come from 28-of-29 games except for Hall and Carrino whose totals come from school records. Missing games: Cardinal Hayes, St. Helena's, Carroll, and some scores from N.Y. Cathedral.
Season
-Won the Marist Invitational, Iona Tournament, and National Catholic Championships
AMHS 89 Long Island City 51
AMHS 65 Rice 22
AMHS 89 Alumni 71
AMHS 89 Stuyvesant 33
AMHS 73 Chaminade 44
AMHS 81 Loughlin 45
AMHS 86 St. Augustine 60
AMHS 79 St. Michael's 45
AMHS 67 Cardinal Hayes 43
AMHS 68 St. Helena's 48
AMHS 79 Holy Trinity 31
AMHS 88 St. John's Prep 51
AMHS 89 Loughlin 46
AMHS 79 New Utrecht 53
AMHS 69 St. Francis 55
AMHS 82 Chaminade 64
AMHS 49 St. Augustine 30
AMHS 69 St, Michael's 43
AMHS 69 Holy Trinity 49
AMHS 66 St. Francis Prep 56
AMHS 59 St. John's Prep 47
AMHS 54 St. Helena's 47
AMHS 72 La Salle 59
AMHS 74 Manhattan Prep 65
AMHS 70 All Hallows 57
AMHS 85 NY Cathedrall 41
AMHS 52 Chaminade 31
AMHS 80 Power 62
AMHS 54 Manhattan Prep 48
E.C.I.T Tournament
AMHS 42 Gonzaga 40
AMHS 70 Neumann 55
AMHS 61 Carroll 47
Some of Pennsylvania's top teams
(Thanks to Tom Taylor for the detailed profiles and list)
1. Midland 1964-65 Coach Hank Kuzma. Beat Steel High (Dennis Stewart, 6'6, Michigan, NBA) 90-61 in Class A (highest class at the time) state championship game to close out 28-0 season. Averaged 78.5 ppg. with starters seldom playing much if at all in the fourth quarter. Leading scorer was 6'6 Sr.Sim Hill (West Texas State, ABA), 6'4 Ron Brown (second leading scorer, tough rebounder), 5'11 Sr. Norm Van Lier (third leading scorer, St. Francis, NBA), 6'2 Jr. Brent Lake and 5'8 junior Steve Alston. First subs were 6' SO Rich Mahurt (Purdue football) and 5'9 SO John Williams. Also off the bench, all seniors, were 5'7 Jim Miller, 6' Aaron Berry, 5'11 Joe Prodonovich and 6'1 Rich House. There were several juniors and sophs who split time between varsity and JV.
2. Ambridge 1966-67 Coach Chuck Devenzio. Undefeated (27-0) Bridgers thumped a good Chester team 93-61in state final. Leading scorer was 6'6 JR Dennis Wuycik (North Carolina, ABA, 25 ppg, 15 rpg). 5'10 Dick Devenzio (Duke) ran the ball club and scored 20 ppg. with 12 assists per game. 6'10 Frank Kaufman (Purdue) was third scorer (15 ppg) and inside force (12 rpg.) Other starters were 6' SR Walt Ostrowski and 5'9 senior Phil DePasquale. Bench included seniors Ron Fiorvanti (5'8), Tom DeMarco (5'10) and Dom Russo (6'2), 5'9 junior Gary Robinson, and sophs Rich Iorfido (5'9) and Paul Kamzelski (6'1)
3. Pittsburgh Schenley 1970-71, is generally considered among the top three in PIAA history even though they lost three games (Farrell, New Castle and Altoona) during the season. Coached by Spencer Watkins the Spartans beat Norristown (Henry Williams, Jacksonville, ABA) in the final on their way to a 23-3 season scoring 86 ppg while giving up 62.5. Headliner was 6'7 Maurice Lucas (Marquette, NBA) who scored around 25 ppg and hauled down 20 rpg. Second leading scorer was 6'2 Anthony (Ricky) Coleman (Jacksonville) who average around 18 ppg. Third leading scorer was 6'3 SO Robert "Jeep" Kelly (UNLV) at around 17 ppg. 6'5 Tom Thornton (Detroit) and 5'11 SR Jeff Matthews rounded out the starting five. 6'2 seniors Ed Woods and Norie Coney and 5'9 senior Ralph Smith were the first subs with limited playing time.
4. Plymouth-Whitemarsh 1962-63 Coach Hank Stofko. Beat Norwin (6'10 John Naponic, Virginia) 74-54 to cap 24-0 season. Leading scorer was 6'3 Bob Oleszewski (17 ppg.) followed by 6'5 Ed Szczesny (La Salle, 15 ppg.) 6'2 strong man John Thompson (Penn State football) helped Szczesny on the boards and was a double figure scorer. Back court was manned by 6'1 senior Jim Moore and 6' junior John Pergine (Notre Dame football, NFL.) Sixth man was 5'8 Carl Buccholz. Bench included seniors Robert McKay( 5'8) , Joe Gallagher (6), and Ron Douglass (5'10); juniors Bill Mitchell (5'10), Hal Frankenfield (6'1), John Hanley (6') and Wayne Staley (6'). Team averaged 66 ppg.
5. Uniontown 1963-64 Coach Abe Everhart. Averaged 79.6 ppg on way to 28-0 season. Beat Plymouth Whitemarsh 62-51 in title game. 6'2 SR leaper Stuart Lantz (Nebraska, NBA) scored just under 20 ppg. 6'2 217 lb. JR Pat Yates and 6' SR Ben Gregory (Nebraska, NFL) were also double figure scorers. 6' SR Jim Rae and 6'3 SO Ray Parson (Minnesota, NFL) rounded out the starting five. First sub was 6' SR Paul Yezbak. Seniors Lee Collier (6'), Jake Barkett (6'3), John Miller (6'3) and juniors Chris Cluss (5'10), Chuck Beckwith (5'6), Dave Zebrasky (5'8), Howard Bates (6'1), Gene Huey (5'10, Wyoming, NFL) and Ray Stephens (6', Minnesota, NFL) rounded out the squad. Great combination of speed, quickness and strength as Lantz could dunk with ease from a standing jump and Yates played out front on the press.
6. Darby-Colwyn 1962-63 Coach Hal Blitman. Undefeated class B state champions two years in a row. Had 54 game winning streak, a state record that was subsequently broken by Gene Banks' West Phila. team. Many observers felt that they were the best team in the state in 1963. Leading scorer was 6' Parade All-American Charles Coleman (Villanova). Big man was 6'8 JR Hal Booker (Cheney State, ABA, Parade All-American in 1964.) Other starters included 5'11 SR Dave Kennard, the consumate point guard, 6'4 SR Adrian Harmon and 5'11 Jim Realer. Booker, Kennard and Realer followed coach Blitman to Cheyney State and were part of a team that lost five games over the next four years. Harmon played at Maryland State. Bench included 6'3 SR Jim Gilliam, 5'7 SO Wayne Trent, 5'6 JR Harry Nelson, 6'5 JR Bill Hood, 5'10 SR Tom Crosson, 5'8 SO Harry Collins and 6'1 SR Charles Lansberry.
7. Farrell 1959-60 Coach Ed McCluskey Team went 30-1 after taking 1959 state title with 27-2 record. Beat Radnor 61-40 in state final. Leading scorer was 5'10 Willie Somerset (16ppg., Duquesne, NBA) while 6'4 Brian Generalovich (11ppg., Pitt, drafted by NFL and NBA but opted for dental school) controlled the boards. 5'8 SR Lou Mastrian (7ppg), 6'1 JR Willie Alford (7 ppg., Gannon Univ.) and 5'9 SR Paul Kudelko (4ppg., Pitt) rounded out the starting five. First subs were 5'11 SO Robert Samuels, 5'10 JR John Kahl and 6'1 JR Robert Clarke, all around 2 ppg. Others included 5' 9 SR Lou Nickoloff, 5'11 SO Jack Gunsley, 6'3 SR Charles Marin (Penn State), 5'10 SR's Mike Smith and Alfred LaCamera and 6'1 SO Jack Marin (Duke, NBA).
8. Pittsburgh Fifth Avenue 1975-76 Coached by Elmer Guckert. Went 15-0 in strike-shortened season that didn't begin until January. Starters were 6'6 JR Sam Clancy (Pitt, NFL), 6'7 SR Bill Clarke (Duquesne), 5'11 JR David Kennedy (Cincinnati, drafted by Dallas Mavericks), 6' SR James Whitmer and 5'8 JR Warner Macklin. First subs were 6'3 JR Edwin Peoples and 6'2 JR Rodney Walker. Others included 6' SR Fred Marshall, 5'11 SR Ken Rucker and 6'2 JR Stanley Hazlip. Fifth Ave. closed in 1976 and the juniors went to newly established Brashear for their senior season. Brashear lost to the Gene Banks-led 1976-77 West Phila. Speedboys by three points in the Johnstown Christmas tournament. Pittsburgh papers didn't provide much coverage but Clancy and Clarke scored 15-20 ppg, Kennedy was 10-12 ppg and Macklin was considered one of the top point guards to come out of the city.
9. Williamsport 1983-84 Coach Pete White Beat Erie Cathedral Prep 68-61 in state final to cap 30-0 season. Starting five included 6'6 SR Jim Mexdorf (17.6 ppg), 6'3 SR Jeff Churba (17.1 ppg), 6' SR Peter White (14.1 ppg), 5'8 SR Marc Graves (13.0 ppg) and 5'11 JR Seth Burch (5.4 ppg). First subs were 5'9 SR Mickey Lockwood, 5'10 JR Rik Niklaus, 5'10 SO Scott Peterson and 6'3 JR Dan Pagana. Others included 5'10 JR Joe Bower, 6'3 SO Scott Richardson and 6'1 FR Victor Brace-Harvey. White, the coach's son, played at Princeton. Marc Graves, who won slam dunk contest at post-season all star game, played at Wilkes (Bo Ryan's alma mater)
