The Silver State's top high school basketball programs since 2010.
Video: Highlights of Bishop Gorman Watch the Gaels cruise to their ninth consecutive state title.
Using
our database of historical results, we are looking back at the most
dominant high school basketball programs in Nevada over the past decade.
Bishop Gorman has had an incredibly dominant decade, winning nine consecutive state championships and finishing ranked in the state Top 25 each year of the past decade. According to MaxPreps computer rankings, the Gaels were nationally ranked four times and had a win percentage of 85 percent over that time period.
Despite closing its doors before the 2020 season, Findlay Prep finished second behind a dominant decade that included four appearances in the national rankings and appearances in the state Top 25 each year of their existence.
More on the methodology
Points awarded for:
• Top 25 finishes in the MaxPreps state computer rankings (25 points awarded to the No. 1 team, 24 for No. 2 and so on).
• Top 25 finishes in the MaxPreps national computer rankings (50 points for No. 1, 49 for No. 2 and so on).
• State championships (20 points).
State championships: 2012 (4A), 2013 (DI), 2014 (DI), 2015 (DI), 2016 (DI), 2017 (4A), 2018 (4A), 2019 (4A) 2020 (4A)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2011 (3), 2012 (2), 2013 (2), 2014 (2), 2015 (2), 2016 (1), 2017 (2), 2018 (1), 2019 (1), 2020 (1)
Nationally ranked: 2015 (22), 2018 (10), 2019 (17), 2020 (4)
2. Findlay Prep (Henderson), 374
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2011 (1), 2012 (1), 2013 (1), 2014 (1), 2015 (1), 2016 (2), 2017 (1), 2018 (2), 2019 (3)
Nationally ranked: 2011 (24), 2012 (7), 2015 (4), 2017 (16)
3. Clark (Las Vegas), 269State championships: 2014 (DI-A), 2015 (DI-A), 2016 (DI-A)
State runner-up: 2013 (DI-A), 2017 (4A), 2019 (4A)
State Top 25: 2012 (4), 2013 (4), 2014 (3), 2015 (5), 2016 (4), 2017 (4), 2018 (3), 2019 (2)
Nationally ranked: N/A
State championships: 2013 (DI-A), 2017 (3A), 2018 (3A)
State runner-up: 2015 (DI-A), 2016 (DI-A), 2020 (4A)
State Top 25: 2012 (19), 2013 (3), 2014 (11), 2015 (12), 2016 (7), 2017 (10), 2018 (12), 2019 (5), 2020 (2)
Nationally ranked: N/A
5. Canyon Springs (North Las Vegas), 183State championships: 2011 (4A)
State runner-up: 2014 (DI)
State Top 25: 2011 (2), 2012 (13), 2013 (8), 2014 (4), 2015 (4), 2017 (5), 2018 (4), 2019 (21), 2020 (20)
Nationally ranked: N/A
6. Centennial (Las Vegas), 182State championships: N/A
State runner-up: 2013 (DI)
State Top 25: 2011 (5), 2012 (5), 2013 (6), 2014 (7), 2015 (6), 2016 (3), 2017 (3), 2018 (15), 2019 (12)
Nationally ranked: N/A
7. Foothill (Henderson), 152State championships: N/A
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2011 (8), 2012 (10), 2013 (5), 2014 (6), 2015 (10), 2016 (21), 2017 (9), 2018 (6), 2019 (14), 2020 (19)
Nationally ranked: N/A
8. Coronado (Henderson), 147State championships: N/A
State runner-up: 2016 (DI)
State Top 25: 2011 (12), 2012 (21), 2014 (21), 2015 (9), 2016 (5), 2017 (8), 2018 (7), 2019 (9), 2020 (5)
Nationally ranked: N/A
9. Democracy Prep Agassi Campus (Las Vegas), 135State championships: 2011 (2A), 2015 (DIII), 2017 (2A), 2018 (2A)
State runner-up: 2012 (2A)
State Top 25: 2014 (24), 2015 (14), 2017 (20), 2018 (10), 2019 (17)
Nationally ranked: N/A
10. Elko, 122State championships: N/A
State runner-up: 2012 (3A), 2014 (DI-A), 2019 (3A), 2020 (3A)
State Top 25: 2013 (18), 2014 (9), 2015 (13), 2016 (14), 2017 (17), 2018 (24), 2019 (7), 2020 (24)
Nationally ranked: N/A
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Las Vegas — 100
Palo Verde (Las Vegas) — 96
Bishop Manogue (Reno) — 93
