Top 10 most dominant high school boys basketball programs of the last 10 years in New Jersey

Top high school hoops programs from the Garden State since 2010.

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Apr 14, 2020, 10:30am
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Using our database of historical results, we are looking back at the most successful high school basketball program in the state of New Jersey over the past decade.

St. Benedict's Prep owns state titles in 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2020 and has been ranked in the state Top 25 each year of the past decade. According to the MaxPreps computer rankings, the Gray Bees have been ranked nationally twice with a win percentage of over 85 percent during that time period.

Despite closing its doors after the 2017 season, St. Anthony finished second with three state championships and three appearances in the Top 25 nationally.

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 championship game appearances (10 points).

Note: 2020 titles not included in calculations as games canceled due to coronavirus outbreak.
Graphic by Ryan Escobar
1. St. Benedict's Prep (Newark), 426
State championships: 2012 (A), 2013 (A), 2015 (A), 2016 (A), 2017 (A), 2018 (A), 2020 (A)
State runner-up: 2019 (A)
State Top 25: 2011 (9), 2012 (2), 2013 (1), 2014 (25), 2015 (4), 2016 (2), 2017 (6), 2018 (1), 2019 (3), 2020 (1)
Nationally ranked: 2013 (10), 2016 (22)

2. St. Anthony (Jersey City), 386
State championships: 2011 (B), 2012 (B), 2016 (B)
State runner-up: 2013 (B), 2014 (B), 2015 (B)
State Top 25: 2011 (1), 2012 (1), 2013 (3), 2014 (6), 2015 (2), 2016 (1), 2017 (3)
Nationally ranked: 2011 (6), 2012 (5), 2016 (11)

3. Roselle Catholic (Roselle), 352
State championships: 2013 (B), 2014 (B), 2015 (B), 2018 (B)
State runner-up: 2016 (B), 2019 (B)
State Top 25: 2013 (2), 2014 (3), 2015 (1), 2016 (7), 2017 (10), 2018 (2), 2019 (2), 2020 (3)
Nationally ranked: 2013 (14), 2015 (14)

4. Patrick School (Hillside), 302
State championships: 2017 (B)
State runner-up: 2011 (B), 2014 (B)
State Top 25: 2011 (2), 2012 (13), 2013 (5), 2014 (5), 2015 (6), 2016 (5), 2017 (1), 2018 (16), 2019 (18), 2020 (5)
Nationally ranked: 2011 (10), 2017 (14)

5. Linden, 214
State championships: 2014 (IV), 2016 (IV), 2017 (IV)
State runner-up: 2013 (IV)
State Top 25: 2011 (3), 2013 (12), 2014 (2), 2015 (8), 2016 (4), 2017 (4), 2018 (11), 2020 (20)
Nationally ranked: N/A

6. East Side (Newark), 176
State championships: 2013 (III), 2014 (III), 2019 (IV)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2013 (14), 2014 (4), 2016 (11), 2017 (7), 2018 (3), 2019 (1)
Nationally ranked: N/A

7. Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey), 149
State championships: 2017 (A), 2018 (A)
State runner-up: 2016 (A)
State Top 25: 2012 (18), 2014 (14), 2015 (22), 2016 (8), 2017 (2), 2018 (4), 2020 (15)
Nationally ranked: N/A

7. Seton Hall Prep (West Orange), 149
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: 2011 (A), 2012 (A)
State Top 25: 2011 (6), 2012 (12), 2013 (8), 2014 (24), 2015 (5), 2016 (3), 2018 (8), 2019 (20), 2020 (19)
Nationally ranked: N/A

9. Teaneck, 143
State championships: 2016 (III), 2017 (III)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2011 (5), 2012 (7), 2013 (19), 2014 (15), 2015 (19), 2016 (9), 2017 (8), 2019 (23)
Nationally ranked: N/A

10. St. Joseph (Metuchen, N.J.), 139
State championships: 2012 (A), 2013 (A), 2014 (A)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2012 (5), 2013 (4), 2014 (1), 2016 (15)
Nationally ranked: N/A

Next five
Hudson Catholic (Jersey City) — 116
Camden (Camden) — 113
Bergen Catholic (Oradell) — 109

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