Top 10 most dominant high school boys basketball programs of the last 10 years in Rhode Island

Bishop Hendricken is the Ocean State's best from the 2010s.

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Jun 1, 2020, 11:00am
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Using our database of historical results, we are looking back at the most successful high school basketball programs in the state of Rhode Island over the past decade.

Bishop Hendricken captured a pair of state championships and appeared in the state Top 25 each of the past 10 seasons.

North Kingstown finished second, winning one state title while appearing in the state Top 25 every season since 2010-2011.

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. Bishop Hendricken (Warwick), 292
State championships: 2017 (DI), 2020 (DI)
State runner-up: 2016 (DI), 2018 (DI), 2019 (DI)
State Top 25: 2011 (8), 2012 (6), 2013 (11), 2014 (2), 2015 (5), 2016 (1), 2017 (1), 2018 (1), 2019 (2), 2020 (1)
Nationally ranked: N/A

State championships: 2019 (DI)
State runner-up: 2014 (DI), 2015 (DI), 2020 (DI)
State Top 25: 2011 (7), 2012 (5), 2013 (2), 2014 (3), 2015 (6), 2016 (11), 2017 (5), 2018 (3), 2019 (1), 2020 (2)
Nationally ranked: N/A

3. La Salle Academy (Providence), 247
State championships: 2014 (DI), 2015 (DI)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2011 (12), 2012 (2), 2013 (5), 2014 (1), 2015 (1), 2016 (3), 2017 (9), 2018 (4), 2019 (9), 2020 (7)
Nationally ranked: N/A

State championships: 2018 (DI)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2011 (24), 2012 (12), 2013 (8), 2014 (13), 2015 (2), 2016 (13), 2017 (4), 2018 (2), 2019 (5), 2020 (8)
Nationally ranked: N/A

5. Classical (Providence), 167
State championships: 2016 (DI)
State runner-up: 2013 (DI)
State Top 25: 2012 (8), 2013 (1), 2014 (6), 2015 (13), 2016 (2), 2017 (15), 2018 (14), 2019 (15), 2020 (23)
Nationally ranked: N/A

6. Narragansett, 157
State championships: 2016 (DII), 2018 (DII), 2019 (DII)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2015 (20), 2016 (5), 2017 (6), 2018 (7), 2019 (7), 2020 (14)
Nationally ranked: N/A

7. North Providence, 141
State championships: 2011 (DII), 2014 (DII), 2015 (DII)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2011 (4), 2012 (11), 2013 (16), 2014 (11), 2015 (7)
Nationally ranked: N/A

8. Barrington, 125
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: 2014 (DII), 2020 (DII)
State Top 25: 2011 (15), 2012 (24), 2013 (20), 2014 (7), 2015 (4), 2018 (9), 2019 (20), 2020 (4)
Nationally ranked: N/A

9. Smithfield (Esmond), 121
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2011 (19), 2012 (16), 2014 (8), 2015 (3), 2016 (4), 2017 (16), 2018 (21), 2019 (10), 2020 (16)
Nationally ranked: N/A

10. Coventry, 119
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2012 (15), 2013 (12), 2014 (4), 2015 (8), 2016 (19), 2017 (13), 2018 (19), 2019 (19), 2020 (22)
Nationally ranked: N/A

10. Cumberland, 119
State championships: 2013 (DII), 2017 (DII)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2012 (25), 2013 (7), 2017 (7), 2018 (6), 2019 (6)
Nationally ranked: N/A

Next five
Westerly — 118
East Greenwich — 116
Shea (Pawtucket) — 110
East Providence — 108
Central (Providence) — 106

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