Boys Basketball

The MHSAA Boys Basketball Finals, in just their 13th season in 1938, were treated to a visit by the man who knew the game better than anyone at the time – the inventor of the game, Dr. James Naismith.  He addressed a luncheon prior to the title games th...

The Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan awarded its top 3-point and free-throw shooters at the championship game halftimes during the Boys and Girls Basketball Finals over the last two weekends. Four champions were crowned, while the same player finished runner-...

Before Saturday’s MHSAA Class B Final, Kurt Keener challenged guards Edmond Sumner, Mory Diane and Austin Price to carry Detroit Country Day to one more win. In the recent past, Keener might’ve asked something similar of guys like 6-foot-11 Amir Williams or...

When Jalen Pettes was disappointed with limited playing time early last season, Flint Beecher coach Mike Williams had to talk the then-junior into sticking with the program. Pettes stayed on, and his tenacious defense is one of the key reasons Beecher is ...

Romulus coach Nate Oats called it abnormal rather than rare for his players to show up at school at 6 a.m. this season to take extra shots before class.  Point guard Wesley Clark made himself familiar with a few hills too as he took the extra steps necessary to av...

There was no need for Eugene Brown to sit quietly in the background and ease his way into a prominent role on Southfield Christian's basketball team. One game was all it took for the freshman guard to prove he belonged on the defending MHSAA Class D Finals champion.

Some may consider it ironic that Detroit Community will play for the Class B championship Saturday despite nine losses this season. But the Hurricanes are the first to explain those losses are why they’ll play in their first MHSAA Final.

Detroit Country Day coach Kurt Keener said he doesn’t get hung up on numbers, like the ninth MHSAA title his team could claim Saturday. For this group of Yellowjackets, it would be the first. And that’s what counts most of all.

Jovone Haynes saw a “weakness,” went after it, and Detroit Southeastern will play Saturday for the MHSAA Class A title. Simple as that … and not at all.

Romulus made three trips to the MHSAA Semifinals from 2008-12, and missed out on three championship game berths by a combined five points. How focused are the Eagles on finishing the job this time around? Consider how they started and finished Thursday’s 76-67 Se...

Damarco White was not part of Southfield Christian’s run to the Class D championship last season. But he got an earful from teammates Bakari Evelyn and Lindsey Hunter IV about what to expect Thursday at the Breslin Center. Not that he didn't believe them. But it ...

Wyoming Tri-unity Christian on its own has been plenty to contend with for Class D opponents over the last two decades. At Michigan State University’s Breslin Center, the Defenders have been nearly unbeatable – which wasn’t good news for first-timer P...

Had the final second of Thursday’s Class C Semifinal ended differently, Shaun McKinney surely would’ve felt worse about three lay-ins he missed during the game’s first 31 minutes. Good thing he got one more chance to score the most meaningful points i...

Monte Morris returned to the Breslin Center on Thursday for the start of his fourth and final trip as a member of the Flint Beecher basketball program. The group on the court with him was, for the most part, different than the one that last season won the MHSAA Class C...

One of Erik O. Furseth’s favorite moments every March – perhaps the one he looks forward to most – comes during the hour before each MHSAA Basketball Semifinal. From his familiar seat on press row, Furseth has called hundreds of Michigan State Univers...

Some semi-ancient history is at risk of being updated during the Class A and B Finals this weekend at Michigan State University's Breslin Center.  Detroit Southeastern is seeking is first title since 1926 and Grand Rapids Christian since 1938. Wyoming Godwin Heigh...

If new MHSAA champions are crowned in Class C and D this weekend at Michigan State's University's Breslin Center, there's a possibility they'll celebrate another accomplishment to go along with taking home the top trophy – beating last season's champion ...

Tonight's MHSAA boys basketball Quarterfinals include plenty of matchups you'd expect to see during the final week of the season – and a few that will establish clear favorites as we move to Breslin Center this weekend. 

Two weeks remain in the MHSAA boys basketball season. And after last week's District tournaments, some contenders have survived what may end up their scariest game of a championship run – while others remain alive that probably many didn't expect.  ...

Only a few boys basketball teams remain this season that look unstoppable with the playoffs set to begin in two weeks.  Those squads top this week's list of recent high achievers. But in a bit of irony, they are  followed by teams that over the last week knoc...