All-Star basketball rosters (Saturday)
The Mississippi Association of Coaches All-Star Basketball game is Saturday at Mississippi College. The girls game tips off at 1 p.m., with the boys following at 3 p.m. Admission is $5. Rosters can be...
View ArticleState’s top hoopers on display Friday at Ridgeland
The best of the state’s high school basketball players will be at Ridgeland High School when the Mississippi Summer Showcase takes place Friday, July 22, 2011. The gym will be loaded with Mississippi’s...
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Piney Woods’ point guard Rimmer headed to Alcorn
Former Piney Woods point guard Xavian Rimmer, who earned second-team All-State honors this past season, has signed to play basketball at Alcorn. “Alcorn is really coming along with a great new coach in...
View ArticleAre changes to State Basketball Tournament on the way?
Could a change in the MHSAA State Basketball Tournament be coming soon? Maybe so. Talked to several coaches today who met today at the MHSAA office to listen to a proposal for possible changes in the...
View ArticleOrsmond Jordan talks Lanier ’65 vs. Murrah 92, plus thoughts on Lindsey Hunter
In case you missed it., here is a link to today’s story on the 1964-’65 Lanier High School boys basketball team. The Bulldogs went 43-0 that season and won a national championship. 43 and 0-verlooked...
View ArticleWilliams-Sullivan basketball teams banned from this year’s playoffs
The Williams-Sullivan boys and girls basketball teams have been ruled ineligible for the playoffs by the Mississippi High School Activities Association. Don Hinton, executive director of the MHSAA,...
View ArticleUpdated Girls Hoops Schedule
Here is the updated girls schedules for this week’s MHSAA North and South State playoffs. In Classes 1A, 2A, 3A, and 4A, Thursday and Friday night games are also elimination games. In Class 5A and 6A,...
View ArticleBasketball Signings (Updated 2:55 p.m.)
If you have any basketball players at your high school signing today to play at a junior college or 4-year school, please email info to me at rwalker@clarionledger.com. This blog will be a compilation...
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Georgia on Geno’s Mind (plus where rest of Dandy is headed)
Booneville Dandy Dozen forward Kenny Paul Geno will sign Wednesday to play at Georgia. Geno. a 6-foot-6 forward, verbally committed to the Bulldogs today, one day after getting a scholarship offer...
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Callaway’s Newman named National Sophomore of the Year
Callaway sophomore guard Malik Newman has been named National Sophomore of the Year by Max Preps, which released its All-Sophomore team today. The 6-foot-3 Newman, who was named Mr. Basketball by The...
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