Gryphons coach Dee Wilkes saw his team’s potential early on
St. George’s is in the final four of the boys state basketball tournament for the first time in eight seasons thanks in large part to a coach who has been there and done that.
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March 2025
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Whitehaven battles past Bartlett in region semis in prep basketball
Taquez Butler scored 18 as the Whitehaven Tigers, after being down early, came back to win their 21st game in a row.
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February 2025
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Here are the TSWA high school state basketball rankings
Eight Memphis-area high school basketball teams ranked in a state poll.
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High school basketball stats, top records
Here are the top 50 scoring leaders for boys and girls TSSAA schools in the Memphis area.
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Basketball scoring leaders; top Memphis area TSSAA teams
The top 25 boys and girls scoring leaders and the top records for Memphis-area schools in each of the classifications.
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January 2025
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700 wins, countless memories: Bubba Luckett preps for special night at CBHS
On Friday, Brothers will celebrate the coach whose youthful experiment turned into a legendary career.
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TSWA High School state basketball rankings
Seven local boys teams and three girls teams ranked in the first state rankings for high school basketball.
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December 2024
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Grind Session returns to Memphis this weekend
Briarcrest and P7 Sports are set to host three days of high-level hoops.
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November 2024
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This week in high school basketball: Tyler Jones setting the pace for Hutchison
Each week during the high school basketball season, The Daily Memphian will spotlight some of the city’s top teams and performers.
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New look, same ambitions for defending state champ Briarcrest
On the heels of a stellar state tournament in March, Fred Smith Jr. returns to lead the way for the Saints.
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Terry Tippett won games and influenced lives in equal measure
Tippett did a lot of winning. Six state championships and 902 games to be exact. Basketball was important — but not as important as the people who played it.
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August 2024
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Martin: The Memphis high school basketball scene as we know it is gone. And it’s not coming back.
There’s a new, somber reality for the Memphis basketball sports scene: The best high school players are leaving.
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May 2024
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Matt Bakke stepping down after 25 years at MUS
The veteran coach shunned the spotlight but played a vital role in the school’s athletic department.
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April 2024
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New FACS coach Shelvie Rose embraces high expectations
The state champion in 2023 at Overton is betting on himself at his destination job.
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FACS coach Dee Wilkes leaving for new challenge at St. George’s
Dee Wilkes won D2-A state titles in 2022 and this past season at FACS. Now he has a new job.
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March 2024
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Cordova’s K.J. Tenner named Class 4A Mr. Basketball
Cooper Haynes of Briarcrest and Hillcrest’s Jordan Allen finish as runners-up in their respective divisions.
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February 2024
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Tuesday prep report: Bartlett outlasts Cordova in round three
R’Chaun King led the Panthers to claim the District 15-AAAA title and a No. 1 region seed in a battle of the state’s top-ranked teams in Class 4A.
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Monday prep report: Hard-nosed Bartlett toughs out district title win over Collierville
A key fourth-quarter stretch gives the Panthers a No. 1 seed for the region tournament.
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FACS wins region; basketball roundup
Crusaders win boys region title while Douglass High and Hillcrest High win boys district championships.
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Standouts from MHEA, Millington win fan vote for player of the week
The voters have spoken, and they have chosen Caleb Thomas and Bailey Boone as The Daily Memphian’s high school basketball players of the week.
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Tuesday prep report: Cordova holds off Bartlett in 1-2 showdown
The Wolves, ranked second in the state Class 4A poll, make their free throws late to defeat top-ranked Panthers.
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Emerging talents have FACS looking good in Division 2-A
State’s third-ranked team isn’t particularly deep. But now that everyone is back, watch out.
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January 2024
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As region play gets set to tip off, MUS Owls are flying high
Senior leadership, defense has MUS off to its best start in 26 years.
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December 2023
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Standouts from Lakeland and St. Agnes win player of the week vote
The voters have spoken, and they have chosen Connor Jones and Taylor Reeb as The Daily Memphian’s boys and girls high school basketball players of the week.
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July 2023
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Former Tiger Willie Kemp brings international resume to Whitehaven
In the summer before his first season in charge at Whitehaven High, former Memphis point guard Willie Kemp will coach the Beale Street Boys in The Basketball Tournament.
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