Greatest high school basketball team ever in all 50 states

LeBron James, Patrick Ewing and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar all have one thing in common. They all played on the greatest high school basketball team in their respective state's history, according to look back at legendary squads from all 50 states.

James was the catalyst for a great St. Vincent-St. Mary (Akron, Ohio) team in 2003 while Patrick Ewing led Cambridge Rindge & Latin (Mass.) to a state title in 1981. Abdul-Jabbar, then known as Lew Alcindor, guided Power Memorial (N.Y.) to 71 straight wins in the mid-1960s.

Greatest team ever in all 50 states

Alabama
Team: Parker (Birmingham)
Year: 1964
Coach: William H. Brown
Record: 43-1, National Black school tournament champion
Top players: Willie Minor, Samuel Pierce (Vanderbilt, first black player in Southeast Conference).
Note: Parker won the AIAA Class AA state tournament with a 70-59 victory over Carver (Dothan). The Thundering Herd also defeated Armstrong (Richmond, Va.) 81-79 in the National Cage Crown. Parker also defeated defending national champion Pearl (Nashville, Tenn.), which was 31-2, in the second round. Parker was the first Alabama team to ever win the national tournament and its 43 wins is an Alabama state record. Minor and Pierce were named to the all-tournament team.

Alaska
Team: East Anchorage (Anchorage)
Year: 1994
Coach: Chuck White
Record: 23-3, state champion
Top players: Trajon Langdon (Duke), 3-time Alaska Gatorade State Player of the Year.
Note: Winners of three straight Class 4A state championships, East defeated Sitka 93-32 in the tournament opener, Palmer 107-28 in the semifinals and Juneau-Douglas 93-60 in the finals. Langdon, who was a McDonald's All-American, had 40 points in the semifinals and 39 in the championship game. East was ranked No. 25 in the USA Today rankings at the time of its state title. East lost its three games at a December tournament in Las Vegas.

Arizona
Team: East (Phoenix), closed in 1982
Year: 1981
Coach: Royce Youree
Record: 28-0, state champion
Top players: Brock Brunkhorst, G (Arizona); Billy Jordan, 6-6, F (Arizona State); Bruce Barge, G (New Mexico State); Kenny Evans, G.
Note: Defeating Chandler 68-38 in the state championship game, East won all three of its state tournament games by 30 points. Bolstered by a pair of transfers in Brock Brunkhorst and Bobby Jenkins, East won coach Youree his fifth state title in 11 seasons. When the Arizona Republic published a story in 2014 about the 10 best players in Phoenix East history, four of them were from the 1981 team, including Billy Jordan at No. 2 and Bruce Barge at No. 3.

Arkansas
Team: West Memphis
Year: 1980
Coach: Bill Terwilliger
Record: 30-0, Arkansas Class 5A state champion
Top players: Michael Cage, 6-9 F (No. 14 overall pick, 1984 draft, 15-year NBA career); Keith Lee, 6-10, C (All-American at Memphis State, No. 11 overall pick, 1985 draft).
Note: West Memphis was ranked as high as No. 3 in the nation during the season en route to winning the state championship. Despite the loss of Cage, West Memphis went 30-0 in 1981 as well to complete a 60-0 run.

California
Team: Chino Hills
Year: 2016
Coach: Steve Baik
Record: 35-0, state champions, No. 1 in final national rankings by MaxPreps
Top players: Lonzo Ball, G, (National Player of the Year), LaMelo Ball, G, Onyeka Okongwu, C; LiAngelo Ball, F.
Note: Led by the three Ball brothers, Chino Hills averaged 97.9 points per game and scored over 100 points 18 times. Lonzo and LaMelo Ball and Okongwu eventually became first-round NBA draft picks and all three are currently still in the league. LiAngelo Ball was actually the leading scorer on the 2016 team at 27.4 points per game. Lonzo Ball was the MaxPreps National Player of the Year. Chino Hills defeated a number of top-ranked teams in the nation, including Montverde Academy, Patrick School, High Point Christian Academy (N.C.), Jefferson (N.Y.), Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas) and Bishop Montgomery (Calif.).

Colorado
Team: Manual (Denver)
Year: 1966
Coach: Al Oviatt
Record: 20-0, state champion
Top players: Carl Ashley, Donnie Edwards, Horace Kearney.
Note: With 12 state championships, Manual has won more titles than any school in Colorado. The 1966 team might be the best of the lot as it won all of its games by 10 or more points. Edges out a 1995 Washington (Denver) team that featured three-time all-state player Chauncey Billups, but didn't win a state title due to Billups' shoulder injury prior to the state tournament.

Connecticut
Team: Wilbur Cross (New Haven)
Year: 1974
Coach: Bob Saulsbury
Record: 24-0, ranked No. 1 in nation by Washington Post
Top players: Jim Williamson, G, Bruce Campbell, 6-9 F (Parade All-American, 2nd team).
Note: The 1974 team was part of a 57-game overall win streak while winning a state championship. The Washington Post put together national rankings that year, based on input from coaches and sportswriters, and had Wilbur Cross No. 1 in the nation (The National Sports News Service had Verbum Dei No. 1). Campbell was a second team Parade All-American with 1,300 career rebounds and 1,735 career points. Williamson, the brother of New Jersey Nets standout John Williamson, finished his career as the first Wilbur Cross player to start every game of his four-year high school career. Known for playing with a toothpick in his mouth, Williamson finished No. 2 behind his brother with 1,852 career points.

Delaware
Team: Sanford (Hockessin)
Year: 2002
Coach: Stan Waterman
Record: 25-2, state champion
Top players: Will Sheridan, 6-9, Jr., C; Earl Miller, 6-9, F.
Note: Sanford spent the entire season at the top of the rankings, despite losing two games in a national tournament held in Delaware in December. Sanford topped No. 2 Hodgson 63-44 in the championship game. Sheridan earned state Player of the Year honors as a junior while Miller made the all-state team.

District of Columbia
Team: Springarn (closed in 2013)
Year: 1985
Coach: John Wood
Record: 31-0, city champions, ranked No. 1 in the nation.
Top players: Sherman Douglas (13-year NBA career).
Note: Ranked No. 1 in the nation by the National Sports News Service, Springarn had its greatest season before eventually closing in 2013. Home to Elgin Baylor and Dave Bing, Springarn defeated DeMatha (led by Danny Ferry) 54-46 for the city championship behind the play of Syracuse recruit Sherman Douglas, who averaged 26 points a game on the year.

Florida
Team: Booker (Sarasota), closed due to integration in 1968
Year: 1967
Coach: Al Baker
Record: 33-1, FIAA state champions, ranked No. 1 in Florida
Top players: Howard Porter 6-8, F (3-time NCAA All-American); Hugh Yancy, G (played Major League Baseball); Arthur Johnson, F (25 ppg).
Note: Booker was ranked No. 1 in the state of Florida, but played for a state championship in the Florida Interscholastic Athletic Association, which consisted of all-Black schools. Led by Porter, considered at the time as the greatest player in Florida history, Booker defeated Hungerford 92-60 for the title. The only loss of the season came at the National Negro Tournament against a team from Virginia. Porter averaged 38 points per game and was a first team Parade All-American. He eventually led Villanova to the NCAA finals against UCLA in 1971. Despite losing to the Bruins, Porter was named the Most Outstanding Player in the tournament. He went on to a seven-year NBA career.

Georgia
Team: Southwest (Macon)
Year: 1979
Coach: Don Richardson
Record: 28-0, state champion, ranked No. 1 in the nation.
Top players: Jeff Malone (NBA), Terry Fair (Georgia), Bobby Jones (Western Kentucky), Michael Hunt.
Note: Considered in some circles as one of the greatest high school teams of all-time, Southwest won a state title in 1978 and a national championship in 1979 when it was ranked No. 1 by National Sports News Service and Basketball Weekly. Fair was a McDonald's All-American while Malone ended up playing 13 seasons in the NBA. Beat Oak Hill Academy by 51 points and won a playoff game by 47.

Hawaii
Team: St. Louis (Honolulu)
Year: 1968
Coach: Walter Wong
Record: 18-0, state champions
Top players: Jim Nicholson, 6-7, C; Howie Dunnam, 6-5, F.
Note: Wong had a long career coaching in Hawaii and he reportedly considered the 1968 team his best. The squad was part of 30 straight wins and a total of 88 straight Interscholastic League wins (this total is sometimes confused as total overall wins). Nicholson and Dunnam were ranked among the top 100 players in the country by the College Professional High School Yearbook for 1968. Wong had a record of 352-69 following the 1968 season for a .836 winning percentage.

Idaho
Team: Meridian
Year: 1983
Coach: Don Haynes
Record: 24-1
Top players: Scott Johnson, G.
Note: Ranked No. 1, Meridian needed game-winning free throws by leading scorer Johnson (21.9 ppg) to beat Twin Falls for the state title. Johnson earned all-state honors and had the third-highest scoring total in school history.

Illinois
Team: Thornridge (Dolton)
Year: 1972
Coach: Ron Ferguson
Record: 33-0, state champion, ranked No. 1 in nation by National Sports News Service
Top players: Quinn Buckner, G (Parade All-American, 10-year NBA career), Mike Bonczyk (Illinois State).
Note: Buckner led Thornridge to back-to-back state championships in 1971 and 1972, losing only one game in the process. The Falcons won by an average of 32 points per game. Buckner, who was the state MVP in football, was a first team Parade All-American. He also went on to win a gold medal in the Olympics, an NCAA championship with undefeated Indiana in 1976 and an NBA title with the Boston Celtics.

Indiana
Team: Ames
Year: 2010
Coach: Vance Downs (USA Today National Coach of the Year)
Record: 27-0, state 4A champions, ranked No. 3 in nation by USA Today
Top players: Harrison Barnes, 6-9, F (two-time Parade All-American, MaxPreps National Player of the Year, 9-year NBA career); Doug McDermott, 6-7, F (Creighton, National NCAA Player of the Year, 3-time NCAA All-American, 8-year NBA career).
Note: Led by perhaps the greatest duo of players in Iowa history in Barnes and McDermott, Ames captured back-to-back state championships and won 54 games in a row. Barnes averaged 27 points per game, was named National Player of the Year by several outlets, including MaxPreps, and played college ball at North Carolina. McDermott finished his college career as the sixth all-time leading scorer in NCAA history.

Kansas
Team: Heights (Wichita)
Year: 1977
Coach: Lafayette Norwood
Record: 23-0, state champion
Top players: Darnell Valentine (Parade All-American); Antoine Carr (So., Parade 2nd team All-American as senior).
Note: The duo of Valentine and 6-foot-8 sophomore Carr proved overwhelming in the state championships as Heights defeated perennial state title contender Wyandotte 92-52 in the championship game, including 25-0 to start the game.

Kentucky
Team: Blazer (Ashland)
Year: 1928
Coach: Jimmy Anderson
Record: 37-0, national tournament champion
Top players: Ellis Johnson (NCAA All-American at Kentucky).
Note: Blazer is the only Kentucky team to ever be named national champion, as it won the National Interscholastic Tournament in Chicago with a 15-10 victory over Canton (Ill.). Johnson was named to the all-tournament team and went on to become Adolph Rupp's first All-American while earning letters in four sports.

Louisiana
Team: Woodlawn-B.R. (Baton Rouge)
Year: 2003
Coach: Kenny Almond
Record: 39-0, state champion, ranked No. 2 by USA Today
Top players: Kentrell Gransberry (all-state), RoShon Jacobs (all-state).
Note: Woodlawn posted one of the best large-school records in state history at 39-0, including an overall total of 54 straight wins over two seasons that included two state championships. Led by legendary coach Almond, who ranks as one of the top 5 winningest coaches in state history, Woodlawn finished the season ranked No. 2 in the nation behind LeBron James-led St. Vincent St. Mary (Akron, Ohio). Woodlawn became the first large school team to win back-to-back state titles.

Maine
Team: Waterville
Year: 1944
Coach: Wally Donovan
Record: 27-0, New England tournament champion
Top players: Ted Schiro, John Mitchell.
Note: Waterville became the first Maine team to win the New England Basketball Championship with a 47-34 win over Somerville (Mass.). Schiro was named the Top Teenage Athlete of 1945 by the Chicago Tribune according to the Maine Memory Network. Schiro, Mitchell and coach Donovan are all members of the Maine Sports Hall of Fame.

Maryland
Team: Dunbar (Baltimore)
Year: 1983
Coach: Bob Wade
Record: 31-0, state champion, ranked No. 1 in the nation
Top players: Tyrone "Mugsy" Bogues (NBA), Reggie Williams (NBA), Reggie Lewis (NBA).
Note: There is some debate that the 1982 team, which also featured future NBA player David Wingate, was the better team, but Calvert Hall was the national champion that year, not the Poets. The 1983 team earned mythical national championship honors for greatness in its own time and in retrospect. Three players went on to lengthy NBA careers, including Lewis, who was a backup player on the team.

Massachusetts
Team: Cambridge Rindge & Latin (Cambridge)
Year: 1981
Coach: Mike Jarvis
Record: 26-0, state champion
Top players: Patrick Ewing (Hall of Fame), Kevin Headley (all-state).
Note: The No. 1 recruit in the nation, Ewing led Cambridge to three straight state championships and a 94-5 record over Ewing's four seasons. Ewing was the national Player of the Year after finishing with 1,763 career points.

Michigan
Team: Northwestern (Flint)
Year: 1985
Coach: Grover Kirkland
Record: 28-0, state champion
Top players: Glen Rice (State player of the year, NBA), Andre Rison (All-State, NFL wide receiver).
Note: Some will argue for the 1990 Southwestern team led by Jalen Rose or the 1967 Pershing team starring Spencer Haywood and Ralph Simpson, but no less than an authority as Mick McCabe, the Detroit Free Press columnist for 50 years, has selected the Northwestern team as the state's best team ever. Future NBA sharpshooter Rice earned Parade All-American 4th team honors while Rison was all-state and went on to an NFL career. Northwestern defeated Detroit Southwestern 69-55 in the state finals.

Minnesota
Team: North Community (Minneapolis)
Year: 1995
Coach: Robin Ingram
Record: 30-0, state champion
Top players: Khalid El-Amin (So., All-American at UConn).
Note: The Polars won the first of their three straight state championships under trying circumstances. Two starters were ruled academically ineligible the day before state championship game, but North still managed to beat Staples-Motley 54-52 in the championship game. El-Amin, a sophomore who was beyond his years, was all-state three seasons and Mr. Basketball as a senior in 1997.

Mississippi
Team: Lanier (Jackson)
Year: 2005
Coach: Thomas Billups
Record: 35-2, state champion, ranked No. 3 by USA Today
Top players: Monta Ellis.
Note: Ellis, who went straight to the NBA from high school, is considered one of the greatest players in state history after averaging 41 points and earning state Player of the Year honors. Lanier also finished the season ranked No. 3 in the national rankings.

Missouri
Team: Raytown South (Raytown)
Year: 1990
Coach: Bud Lathrop
Record: 32-0, state champion, ranked No. 4 by USA Today
Note: Lathrop is the all-time winningest coach in Missouri with over 1,000 career wins and the 1990 team was his best. South Raytown finished the year ranked in the Top 4 in the nation by USA Today and defeated DeSmet Jesuit 66-47 in the championship game. Crudup averaged 28.9 points and 13 rebounds while earning Parade All-American 4th team honors.

Montana
Team: Sentinel (Missoula)
Year: 1964
Coach: Lou Rocheleau
Record: 27-0, state champion
Top players: Mike Lewis, 6-7, F (Duke).
Note: Sentinel finished the season with a 49-game win streak and two straight Class A state titles. Lewis was the state Player of the Year and had 25 points in the championship game against Billings West. The Parade All-American averaged 35 points a game before heading to Duke where he was All-ACC. He played seven seasons in the ABA and was an all-star.

Nebraska
Team: Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas)
Year: 2010
Coach: Grant Rice
Record: 30-2, state champion
Top players: Shabazz Muhammad (NBA), Ronnie Stanley (NFL), Xavier Grimble (NFL).
Note: The Gaels won a state championship and their only losses were to Findlay Prep and Mater Dei. Bishop Gorman finished the year ranked No. 16 overall while featuring three future pro players — Muhammad in the NBA and Stanley and Grimble in the NFL. A sophomore in 2010, Muhammad eventually earned Parade 4th team All-American honors as a senior in 2012.

New Hampshire
Team: Concord
Year: 1999
Coach: Bill Haubrich Jr.
Record: 20-1, state champion
Top players: Matt Bonner (All-American, NBA).
Note: Led by, perhaps, the greatest player in New Hampshire history, Concord won three straight state championships. Bonner was a three-time Gatorade State Player of the Year winner while scoring 2,469 career points. Concord was 61-2 against instate competition over Bonner's final three seasons.

New Jersey
Team: St. Anthony's (Jersey City), closed in 2017
Year: 1989
Coach: Bob Hurley
Record: 32-0, national No. 1 ranking
Top players: Bobby Hurley (NBA), Jerry Walker (Seton Hall), Terry DeHere (NBA).
Note: Led by Parade All-American Bobby Hurley, the Friars won the first of St. Anthony's four mythical national championships. St. Anthony has had many great teams and has had win streaks of 57, 66 and 83 games in its history, but the 1989 team is generally considered to be coach Hurley's best. Hurley ended his career in 2017 as the nation's third all-time winningest coach. St. Anthony defeated teams from 10 different states as well as the New Jersey Tournament of Champions.

New Mexico
Team: Hobbs
Year: 1970
Coach: Ralph Tasker
Record: 27-0, state champion
Top players: Larry Robinson (27.3 ppg), Robert Brooks (16.8 ppg).
Note: Hobbs set a national record for scoring average at 114.6. Winners of three straight state championships from 1968-70, Hobbs scored 123 points in the state finals and had a high game of 170. Tasker finished his career in 1998 as the nation's all-time wins leader with 1,119 and just 290 losses.

New York
Team: Power Memorial, closed in 1984
Year: 1964
Coach: Jack Donahue
Record: 30-0
Top players: Lew Alcindor (Hall of Fame).
Note: Led by arguably the greatest high school player ever in the 7-foot-2 Alcindor (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar), Power Memorial won 71 games over three seasons before falling to DeMatha in 1965. The 1964 team was the last undefeated team with Alcindor, who was a two-time Parade All-American.

North Carolina
Team: Washington
Year: 1979
Coach: Dave Smith
Record: 29-0
Top players: Dominique Wilkins (Hall of Fame).
Note: Washington won back-to-back state championship and upped its win streak to 56 straight games with a class 3A state title with an 82-67 win over Rockingham County. Wilkins, who went on to a Hall of Fame career in the NBA, was a first team Parade All-American.

North Dakota
Team: Fargo South (Fargo)
Year: 1989
Coach: Tom Lium
Record: 25-0
Top players: Chris Gardner (Mr. Basketball), Tony Paper (all-state).
Note: Fargo South was the first Class A team in 48 years to go undefeated in winning the state title. Fargo South defeated West Fargo 68-49 in the finals with Gardner, Paper and Steve McAndrew earning all-tournament honors. Gardner was also the state Player of the Year.

Ohio
Team: St. Vincent-St. Mary (Akron)
Year: 2003
Coach: Dru Joyce II
Record: 26-0
Top players: LeBron James (National Player of the Year, NBA), Dru Joyce III, Romeo Travis.
Note: Led by three-time Parade All-American and National Player of the Year James, St. Vincent-St. Mary embarked on a national schedule while earning a mythical national championship. The Irish defeated national powers Mater Dei, Westchester and Oak Hill Academy while beating teams from seven different states. James led the Irish to three state championships in his four seasons, averaging 31 points a game as a senior.

Oklahoma
Team: Putnam City (Oklahoma City)
Year: 1972
Coach: Jim Koch
Record: 26-0
Top players: Alvan Adams (NBA).
Note: Behind the play of 6-foot-9 center Alvan Adams, who earned Oklahoma Player of the Year and All-American honors, Putnam City finished undefeated with a Class 4A state title. Adams had 22 points in the championship game, an 83-69 win over Lawton, despite suffering foul trouble. Adams went on to lead the Phoenix Suns to the NBA finals in 1976 and was the NBA Rookie of the Year.

Oregon
Team: North Eugene (Eugene)
Year: 1977
Coach: Barney Holland
Record: 26-0
Top players: Danny Ainge (NBA).
Note: Winners of back-to-back state championships, North Eugene was led by multi-sport All-American Ainge, who was a Parade second team All-American. Defeated Grant 56-45 in the state finals for their 38th win in a row. The championship game was the first time that two undefeated teams met in the final.

Pennsylvania
Team: West Philadelphia (Philadelphia)
Year: 1977
Coach: Joe Goldenberg
Record: 30-0, ranked No. 1 in the nation.
Top players: Gene Banks (3-time prep All-American, NBA).
Note: Banks, a three-time all-state player and the national Player of the Year by Parade, scored 31 points in the city championship game, a 72-52 win over Father Judge. West Philadelphia was ranked No. 1 in the nation by National Sports News Service and Basketball Weekly. Banks was ranked favorably as the greatest Philadelphia player of all-time along with Wilt Chamberlain and Tom Gola.

Rhode Island
Team: Central (Providence)
Year: 1970
Coach: Jimmy Adams
Record: 23-0
Top players: Marvin Barnes (ABA).
Note: Central won two straight state championships with future ABA standout Marvin Barnes, the state tournament's most valuable player. Central had a 46-game win streak over Barnes' final three seasons with the team. Central went on to win another state championship in 1971.

South Carolina
Team: Dorman (Roebuck)
Year: 2020
Coach: Thomas Ryan
Record: 30-1, state champion, ranked No. 15 in the nation.
Top players: Myles Tate (all-state), PJ Hall (Gatorade State Player of the Year), Justin Amadi (all-state).
Note: Dorman won four straight state championships from 2017 to 2020 with the final team considered to be the best of the bunch. The only loss came against Oak Hill Academy, but Dorman was able to beat Greensboro Day School, Whitney Young and Huntington St. Joseph Prep. Dorman was 106-13 over the four-year championship run.

South Dakota
Team: Miller
Year: 1972
Coach: Bob Dockter
Record: 24-0
Top players: Kim Templeton, Rick Nissen, Jeff Wilber.
Note: Despite being the smallest school in the state's largest class, Miller defeated Yankton 68-54 in the championship game. The undefeated was just the fourth at the Class A level in state history. Templeton and Nissen earned first team all-state honors while Wilber made the second teams.

Tennessee
Team: Riverside (Chattanooga), now Chattanooga School for the Arts & Sciences
Year: 1969
Coach: Dorsey Sims
Record: 30-0
Top players: Larry Baker (Oral Roberts), Richard Fuqua (Oral Roberts).
Note: Riverside won back-to-back state championships in 1968 and 1969 and eventually posted a 66-game win streak. Fuqua went on to averaged 35.9 points per game in college and finish with over 3,000 career points. Fuqua was first team all-state while Baker was honorable mention.

Texas
Team: Kashmere (Houston)
Year: 1975
Coach: Weldon Drew
Record: 46-0
Top players: Karl Godine (all-state, 28.3 ppg), Jarvis Williams (all-state, 18.0 ppg), Carl Byrd (second team all-state), Madison Lane (third team all-state).
Note: Ranked No. 1 in the nation by National Sports News Service, Kashmere won the Class 4A state championship and won a state record 46 games (a mark that still stands today). Kashmere eventually won 83 straight games between 1974 and 1976. Kashmere dominated the all-state teams, placing four players on the three teams, including first-teamers Godine and Williams.

Utah
Team: Lone Peak (Highland)
Year: 2013
Coach: Quincy Lewis
Record: 26-1
Top players: Nick Emery (2013 Utah Mr. Basketball), T.J. Haws (2014 Utah Mr. Basketball).
Note: In a season when MaxPreps held separate rankings for high schools and basketball academies, Lone Peak finished as the nation's No. 1 team with its only loss coming against Montverde Academy — the top-ranked academy team. Lone Peak had wins over Archbishop Mitty (San Jose, Calif.), Callaway (Miss.) and Chester (Pa.) while winning the Utah Class 6A state championship.

Vermont
Team: Rutland
Year: 2018
Coach: Quintin Sutphin
Record: 23-0
Top players: Jamison Evans (18.3 ppg), Noah Tyson (10.6 ppg).
Note: Rutland won back-to-back state titles in 2017 and 2018 and put together a 46-game win streak. Rutland defeated Mt. Mansfield 45-39 in the championship game to become just the third undefeated Division I team in 35 years. Evans and Tyson earned first team all-state honors by the Burlington Free Press.

Virginia
Team: T.C. Williams (Alexandria)
Year: 1977
Coach: Mike Hynson
Record: 28-0
Top players: Craig Harris (all-state).
Note: While T.C. Williams might be more famous for "Remember the Titans" football fame, the basketball team from 1977 ranks as Virginia's best team. The Titans defeated William Fleming 95-63 in the state finals. The Titans averaged 84 points per game in giving Alexandria its first state championship since 1945 when George Washington, the team that consolidated with T.C. Williams in the late 1960s, won the title.

Washington
Team: Nathan Hale (Seattle)
Year: 2017
Coach: Brandon Roy
Record: 29-0, Class 3A state champion, ranked No. 1 in nation by MaxPreps
Top players: Michael Porter Jr. (Missouri), Jontay Porter (Missouri).
Note: Led by Missouri transfer Michael Porter Jr., whose father had been hired to coach the University of Washington, and former NBA player Brandon Roy as the coach, Nathan Hale went from a 3-18 season in 2016 to national champions in 2017. Porter Jr. was the national Player of the Year by nearly every media outlet in the country as Nathan Hale defeated national powers like Sierra Canyon (Calif.) and Oak Hill Academy (Va.). Porter Jr. currently plays for the Denver Nuggets.

West Virginia
Team: Huntington
Year: 2007
Coach: Lloyd McGuffin
Record: 25-2
Top players: O.J. Mayo (28.2 ppg, NBA), Patrick Patterson (17.2 ppg, NBA), Michael Taylor (11.9 ppg), Jamaal Williams (14.4 ppg).
Note: Mayo ended his nomadic six-year high school career in his hometown after playing in Kentucky and Ohio early in his career. The two-time Ohio Player of the Year earned National Player of the Year honors by ESPN while leading Huntington to a state title. The team's only losses came to Scott County, the Kentucky state champion, and St. Patrick (N.J.). Mayo, Patterson, Taylor and Williams all earned all-state honors.

Wisconsin
Team: Germantown
Year: 2013
Coach: Steve Showalter
Record: 26-0
Top players: Luke Fischer (Marquette)
Note: The 2013 team was part of three straight state titles and 69 straight wins for Germantown. Fischer, who played at Marquette, earned state Player of the Year honors while scoring over 1,000 career points. Coach Showalter finished his high school coaching career with a 286-81 record and three state titles.

Wyoming
Team: Campbell County (Gillette)
Year: 1993
Coach: Mike Curry
Record: 23-0
Top players: Nate Smith, 6-9, C; Brian Bannister, 6-4, F.
Note: The Camels finished undefeated and had a 31-0 record dating back to the 1992 season when it also won a state championship. Led by coach Mike Curry, who would eventually become the state's all-time winningest coach, Campbell County won its semifinal game by nearly 40 points and beat Cheyenne East 72-69 in overtime. Smith and Bannister both earned all-state honors.