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Derrick Rose Needed A Lot Of Help Getting Into College
One day after being (sorta) implicated in an academic scandal at the University of Memphis, a new report claims that Derrick Rose may have had his high school grades changed in order to fool colleges that he was applying to. Didn't this guy do any of his own homework?...
What Ever Happened To "The Jewish Jordan"?
Do you remember Tamir Goodman, the greatest Orthodox Jewish basketball player ever to come out of the greater Baltimore area? Do you ever wonder what happened to him? Spoiler Alert!: Still Jewish. [NBC Washington]...
High School Basketball Without The High Schools
Sports Illustrated has a very curious story this week about Findlay Prep, the team that won ESPN's inaugrual RISE National High School Invitational tournament last weekend. There's just one issue—Findlay Prep is not a high school....
Tom Izzo: The Early Years
Here's a great find: Tom Izzo's first day as a coach at Ispheming High School in 1977. His jacket scored 12 points. [The Daily Drink]...
Michael Jordan's Son Leads Team to Illinois High School State Championship
Watching his boy Marcus dominate from his spot in the stands, His Airness was reportedly quite misty-eyed. Maybe he was embarrassed by the Kurt Rambis prescription specs?...
Out-Of-Control Striping Costs High School Basketball Team Shot At State Title; Paul Lukas Explodes
North Lawndale College Prep can't catch a break. Just this season, they've had players shot, academically ineligible and accused of cheating, and now they've lost a state semifinal game because of a uniform stripe. Cripes!...
Still More High School Hoops Heroics
The game was a regional final between Wisconsin Dells and River Valley, and with scored tied at 56, Dells senior Jade Royston heaved a desperate half court prayer just moments after he missed two free throws (he's an 80% shooter) that could have put the game away. His team had already blown a 10-poi...
Cashing In On The Good Name Of Stephon Marbury
A former high school teammate of Stephon Marbury is selling an out of focus picture of his state championship ring. (Oh wait—he's selling the actual ring.) The price: $250,000. Yeah....good luck with that. [eBay]...
Montana Does Not Appreciate Your Dunking Shenanigans
A warmup dunk that shattered the backboard — such a recurring problem with me when I played high school basketball — may have cost a Montana team a shot at the state championship....
The Barking Dog Play Is Idiotic, Effective
The Barking Dog Play has been around since at least the 1970s; I've often heard it described by various coaches at basketball clinics. But until this video, I had forgotten about it....
Adelman's Kid Close To A Rare DUI Hat Trick
David Adelman, son of Houston Rockets coach Rick Adelman and basketball coach at Lincoln High in Portland, Ore., earns his second DUI arrest since 2005. [Portland Oregonian]...
How To Score 11 Game-Winning Points In 46 Seconds
Everyone who has ever played organized sports has that one moment of athletic glory they will never let anyone forget about, but I think Spencer Krhin's memory is going to be better than most....
And So We Enter The Punitive Phase of The Alabama High School Brawl Saga
The first round of sanctions have come down following the big Alabama high school basketball melee, with the announcement late Wednesday that both Carver-Montgomery and Valley would be removed from the state tournament....
High School Basketball Team's Season Canceled Over Pee-Soaked Locker Room Incident
An Illinois high school basketball team has had their season canceled after its players allegedly urinated all over the visiting locker room at another school. CSI: DeKalb!...
Alabama High School Basketball Bedlam
The massive Tuesday night brawl between Montgomery's G.W. Carver High School and Valley High resulted multiple arrests, multiple ejections, and still no winner. Video after the jump....
Not All High School Kids Are Heartless Punks
As an old person, I am required to fear and distrust teenagers, but there are allegedly a few out there who believe in sportsmanship and goodwill, even toward an opponent....
I See No Way This Can Be Good For Anyone
Dallas radio station jumps to the defense of the high school girls basketball team that lost 100-0, challenges the winner to a game. Of course this will tragically backfire. [Uwe Blog]...
Jennifer Has Always Been A Rebel
Got an image you'd like to see in here first thing in the morning? Send it to [email protected]. Subject: Morning crap....
High School Basketball Team Pulls Off Rare 17-Point Play For The Win (UPDATE)
Your team is down by five with 12 seconds left and has just committed an intentional foul. Game over? Not if you can find a way to get eight technical fouls called on your opponent....
Idiot Fan Attacks Referee (Who Is Also A Cop)
"Rempala said, 'You can't arrest me, you're a referee,' and he pushed the trooper again...once he realized the referee he attacked really was a trooper, [he] reportedly said, 'That's not fair.'" [TimesOnline]...