Basketball

Published November 5, 2020

Parent speaks out about allowing high school sports during pandemic

WEST BLOOMFIELD — You can count local author Mike Isenberg as one who is not in favor of the decision to allow certain sports.

Published May 1, 2020

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Top boys hoops players named by OAA

As it does every year, the OAA released its end-of-season lists honoring certain boys basketball players for their efforts on the hardwood this past season.

Published May 1, 2020

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OAA releases All-Conference girls basketball teams

Like many other leagues across Michigan, the Oakland Activities Association recently released its list honoring the top girls basketball players from the season.Read More

Published April 24, 2020

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MAC names top boys basketball players to All-Conference teams

The Macomb Area Conference released its annual All-Conference lists honoring the league’s top players for their efforts during the season.

Published April 20, 2020

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MAC honors top girls basketball players

Though the Michigan High School Athletic Association canceled the remainder of the winter sports season due to the ongoing concerns surrounding COVID-19, various sports leagues throughout the state still honored its athletes for their accomplishments.

Troy High boys basketball coach Gary Fralick is pictured this past season. Fralick reflected on his team's premature end to the season

Published April 13, 2020

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Troy High boys basketball coach looks back on shortened season

As of the opening date for the boys basketball district playoffs March 9, Troy High coach Gary Fralick said, “The thought never really crossed my mind on that day of what was to come within three days.

Published March 27, 2020

Farmington Press

Mercy basketball coach reflects on season

The Farmington Hills Mercy basketball team did a lot of winning this season, but as the saying goes, all good things must come to an end. The Marlins’ season came to a close with a 56-33 loss to Detroit Renaissance in a Division 1 regional semifinal March 10.

Published March 20, 2020

Woodward Talk

Ferndale High boys basketball season cut short

Earlier this year, Ferndale High boys basketball coach Juan Rickman was thinking about “trying to get prepared to make a good run at a state title.

Southfield Christian’s Rahmon Scruggs goes up for a layup in a game earlier this season. The Eagles were supposed to play Novi Christian Academy in a D-4 district final.

Published March 20, 2020

Southfield Sun

Southfield Christian boys hoops understands MHSAA decision

For the Southfield Christian boys basketball program, everything it does is all in preparation for a state championship run. The Eagles have dominated the Division 4 basketball scene, collecting five state titles in the last decade. They wanted to get their third consecutive title this year.Read More

Roseville High’s Jason Hunter avoids the Macomb Dakota defense in a game earlier this season. The Panthers were 12-9 overall prior to the suspension of play.

Published March 20, 2020

Roseville - Eastpointe Eastsider

Roseville High boys basketball disappointed, but understanding

Ask any coach around the state and they’ll tell you momentum plays a pivotal role come playoff time. The Roseville High boys basketball team had gotten hot at the right time and was ready to make another postseason run.Read More

Warren Woods Tower’s Donovan Brownlee, right, tosses up a shot over Fraser High’s Thomas McNelis earlier this season. The Titans were set to meet Warren De La Salle in a Division 1 district final before the winter season was postponed.

Published March 20, 2020

Warren Weekly

Season ends abruptly for 3 Warren boys hoops teams

WARREN — Three local boys basketball teams will be left to wonder “what if” after the COVID-19 pandemic led the Michigan High School Athletic Association to indefinitely suspend the winter sports season.

Published March 20, 2020

C&G Newspapers

Local coaches react to indefinite suspension of winter sports

Many Macomb County boys and girls basketball teams will be left to wonder “what if” after the COVID-19 pandemic led the Michigan High School Athletic Association to indefinitely suspend the winter sports season. The boys hoops teams from Sterling Heights Stevenson, St.Read More

Orchard Lake St. Mary’s Jason Drake II makes a move against Warren De La Salle earlier this season. The Eaglets were scheduled to play Waterford Mott in a D-1 district championship prior to the season being suspended.

Published March 20, 2020

West Bloomfield Beacon

OLSM basketball hopeful to continue, understands MHSAA decision

As boys basketball teams across the state were gearing up for district championships, the news of a postseason suspension broke.

Published March 19, 2020

Madison - Park News

Hazel Park High boys basketball coach reflects on season

HAZEL PARK — After weathering a challenging regular season, a fresh start had finally arrived for Hazel Park High’s boys basketball program March 9.

Published March 18, 2020

Southfield Sun

Southfield Christian girls hoops falls in regionals

SOUTHFIELD — The Southfield Christian girls basketball season may have come to an end, but not before it took some steps in the right direction.

Troy Athens boys hoops coach reflects on season

Published March 18, 2020

Troy Times

Troy Athens boys hoops coach reflects on season

TROY — What a difference a year made for Troy Athens’ boys basketball program.

Former Royal Oak Kimball coach Dick Nash stands with his wife, Joyce, outside the Michigan Coaches Hall of Fame. Nash was elected to the Hall of Fame in 2001.

Published March 18, 2020

Royal Oak Review

Hall of Fame coach Dick Nash dies at 85

ROYAL OAK — Former Royal Oak Kimball coach Dick Nash died March 2 at the age of 85.

Utica Ford II junior Olivia Kubik pushes the ball up the floor March 10 during a Division 1 regional semifinal game against Macomb Dakota. The Falcons bested Warren Regina 28-12 March 6 to win the program’s first district title since 2017.

Published March 18, 2020

Sterling Heights Sentry

Ford II girls hoops coach looks back on season

STERLING HEIGHTS — Two years ago, the Utica Ford II girls basketball team finished with four wins. This year, the Falcons walked away from the year with a Division 1 district championship.

Published March 17, 2020

Grosse Pointe Times

GPS boys basketball falls in districts

GROSSE POINTES — It wasn’t the way the Grosse Pointe South boys basketball team wanted the season to end, but it was far from a disappointment. The Blue Devils were eliminated from the playoffs in a Division 1 district semifinal, losing 78-67 to Hamtramck High March 11.

Published March 17, 2020

Woodward Talk

Berkley High boys basketball coach reflects on season

BERKLEY — The Berkley High boys basketball season could be described as bittersweet. On the sweet side, the Bears finished at 14-7 overall, which gave the program its most wins since 2006, according to coach Joe Sermo.