Basketball

The 27th Annual MLK Classic will be held on January 20, 2025 at De La Salle High School in Concord.
California

Matchups announced for MLK Classic basketball event hosted by De La Salle Athletics

Todd Shurtleff
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The 27th Annual MLK Classic will be held on January 20, 2025 at De La Salle High School in Concord.
California

Matchups announced for MLK Classic basketball event hosted by De La Salle Athletics

High School On SI is partnering with DLS Athletics to present the 27th MLK Classic. It's scheduled for Monday, January 20 in Concord (Calif.).

Todd Shurtleff
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California

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Baylor picks up a Top 15 prospect from California in 6-foot-6 wing Tounde Yessoufou.

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Idaho

Former Idaho girls basketball coach charged with indecent exposure

Cody Powers, who led the Delco girls for the last two seasons, allegedly confessed to the crime.

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Joe Wolf, who led Milwaukee's Kohler high school to three Wisconsin state championships between 1983-1987, has died at the age of 59.
Wisconsin

Wisconsin mourns the passing of its greatest high school basketball legend

Former Kohler High star Joe Wolf was 59

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Architectural renderings of the new 70,000 square foot home for the Earl Monroe New Renaissance Basketball Charter School in the Bronx, New York. Groundbreaking on the new building took place on Wednesday.
New York

Earl Monroe Basketball School breaks ground on new Bronx facility

Unique school is not seeking to be another pipeline of basketball stars, but rather an institution that uses basketball to assist students with their academics.

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National

5-star women's basketball recruit Jazzy Davidson commits to USC

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North Carolina

Former Kinston high basketball star is making college basketball history

Dontrez Styles is believed to be the first former North Carolina player to play for rival NC State.

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The Missouri State High School Athletic Association will test a 35-second shot clock during the 2024-25 high school basketball regular season.
Missouri

Missouri high school basketball testing out the shot clock

The Missouri State High School Athletic Association (MSHSAA) recently announced that it will test the use of 35-second shot clock during the 2024-25 high school

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Boys Basketball

Some of America's most expensive high school basketball venues

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Johnny Watts plaque Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame plaque.
Wisconsin

Beloit (Wisconsin) considering honor for its first black basketball star

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The KSHSAA has approved expanded game schedules for basketball, baseball and softball, effective with the 2025-26 school year.

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North Carolina

Mallard Creek girls basketball star commits to Delaware

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California

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National

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Basketball

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California

Top 2026 basketball recruit transfers to new California high school

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Florida

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Florida

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Florida

Marcis Ponder leaves Overtime Elite to join The Grind Session's West Oaks Academy

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Vashon boys basketball coach Jimmy McKinney
Missouri

Report: Jimmy McKinney Jr. named Vashon boys basketball head coach

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California

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National

Darryn Peterson transfers to Prolific Prep (California) from Huntington Prep (West Virginia)

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California

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Indiana

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Missouri

Shot clock coming to Missouri high school basketball for qualified regular season events

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