Beginning next school year, high school basketball teams will shoot two free throws for common fouls when in the “bonus” instead of having to make the first free throw to get a second after seven fouls.

High school athlete dies after collapsing at track practice

May 8, 2023 GMT

WISNER, Neb. (AP) — A high school athlete has died after collapsing during track practice at his school in Nebraska.

Hunter Palmer, 18, was a student at Wisner-Pilger High School. He collapsed Friday and died later at a nearby hospital.

NC high school athletes cleared for NIL deals as of July 1

May 3, 2023 GMT

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina's association overseeing high school sports has cleared the way for its athletes to reach endorsement deals and profit off their fame.

The North Carolina High School Athletic Association's board of directors approved a measure permitting athletes to profit from use of their name, image and likeness (NIL) during its spring meeting Wednesday.

Burton is runaway choice as IndyStar’s Mr. Basketball winner

April 20, 2023 GMT

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Markus Burton was every bit as proficient winning votes as he was scoring points this season.

The result: Penn's high-scoring point guard is the runaway winner for this year's IndyStar Mr.

Burton, Bidunga become Indiana boys all-state headliners

April 12, 2023 GMT

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Markus Burton and Flory Bidunga presented different problems for prep teams this season.

Burton, the 6-foot-1 senior from Penn, seemed to be a 3-point threat the moment he crossed midcourt.

Differing styles make Burton, Bidunga boys all-state choices

April 12, 2023 GMT

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — These are the results of the 2023 Indiana Boys All-State balloting, selected by a statewide panel of sports writers, broadcasters and coaches, with names, schools, height and scholastic class:

USA Basketball sweeps Team World at Nike Hoop Summit

April 9, 2023 GMT

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Texas commit Ronald Holland had 15 points and USA Basketball rallied in the fourth quarter to beat Team World 90-84 at the Nike Hoop Summit on Saturday night.

Bronny James — the son of LeBron James, who was in attendance — made his USA Basketball debut and scored 11 points, including a pair of free throws to seal it with 5.4 seconds remaining.

Michigan AP D1 Player of Year: OLSM sophomore Trey McKenney

By MATTHEW B. MOWERYApril 6, 2023 GMT

ORCHARD LAKE, Mich. (AP) — Mr. Basketball will have to wait. The accolades certainly won’t.

If Michigan's Mr. Basketball was open to all classes, Orchard Lake St. Mary’s sophomore star Trey McKenney proved this postseason he should’ve been in the conversation — if not the front-runner.

McKenney of Orchard Lake St. Mary’s wins Michigan AP D1 POY

By The Associated PressApril 6, 2023 GMT

The 2023 Associated Press Division 1 boys basketball All-State team as selected by a panel of 10 Michigan sportswriters.

Kaden Brown wins Michigan AP D2 POY award

By PATRICK NOTHAFTApril 5, 2023 GMT

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Once he crosses halfcourt, Kaden Brown has the green light to launch. And, he has the rare skill in high school basketball to make a jump shot from 35 feet appear so effortless.

Ecorse’s Malik Olafioye named Michigan AP D3 player of year

By DAVID GORICKIApril 4, 2023 GMT

Malik Olafioye left a long list of memories at Ecorse, scoring more than 2,000 points during his career and leading his team to consecutive trips to the Division 3 state semifinals at the Breslin Center.

Michigan AP D3 boys player of year: Ecorse’s Malik Olafioye

By The Associated PressApril 4, 2023 GMT

The 2023 Associated Press Division 3 boys basketball All-State team as selected by a panel of 10 Michigan sportswriters.

Associated Press names boys basketball all state team

April 4, 2023 GMT

2022-23 AP BOYS BASKETBALL ALL-STATE TEAM PLAYER OF THE YEAR – Milan Momcilovic, 6-8, sr., Pewaukee COACH OF THE YEAR – Brian Winchester, DePere FIRST TEAM Nick Janowski, 6-3, jr., Pewaukee (asterisk)Johnny Kinziger, 6-0, sr., De Pere Kon Knueppel, 6-6, jr., Wisconsin Lutheran Jeremy Lorenz, 6-8, sr., Brillion (asterisk)Milan Momcilovic, 6-8, sr., Pewaukee (asterisk)unanimous SECOND TEAM Levi Birkholz, 6-4, sr., Lakeside Lutheran Demarion Burch, 6-4, sr., Milwaukee Hamilton Marcus Hall, 6-6, sr., Schofield D.C.

Pewaukee’s Momcilovic AP boys basketball player of year

By ZAC BELLMAN and SCOTT VENCIApril 4, 2023 GMT

Good things certainly came in threes for Pewaukee High School’s Milan Momcilovic in the 2022-2023 boys high school basketball season. The senior 6-foot-8 wing, who will play for Iowa State University next fall, has been chosen by The Associated Press as its state player of the year.

Michigan AP D4 POY: Taylor Trillium Academy’s Fishburn

By The Associated PressApril 3, 2023 GMT

The 2023 Associated Press Division 4 boys basketball All-State team as selected by a panel of 10 Michigan sportswriters.

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Player of the Year Damaryon Fishburn, Taylor Trillium Academy ___

Taylor Trillium Academy’s Fisburn named Michigan AP D4 POY

By DOUG DONNELLYApril 3, 2023 GMT

Damaryon Fishburn has overcome COVID-19, a partially torn ACL, and an ankle injury to become the best Division 4 high school basketball player in Michigan.

“I gained weight and got out of shape,” Fishburn said about contracting COVID after his sophomore season.

Virginia’s Traudt returning to home state to join Creighton

March 31, 2023 GMT

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Isaac Traudt, one of the top national recruits and the highest-rated high school player in Nebraska last year, will transfer from Virginia to Creighton.

Bluejays coach Greg McDermott announced Friday that Traudt would return to his home state after sitting out this season as a redshirt.

Michigan AP D1 Player of Year: East Grand Rapids’ Macy Brown

By The Associated PressMarch 30, 2023 GMT

The 2023 Associated Press Division 1 girls basketball All-State team as selected by a panel of 10 Michigan sportswriters.

East Grand Rapids’ Macy Brown wins Michigan AP D1 POY award

By PATRICK NOTHAFTMarch 30, 2023 GMT

EAST GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — As a freshman and sophomore, Macy Brown excelled as a complementary scorer on two ultra-talented East Grand Rapids girls basketball teams that combined to go 36-4.

Brown later moved from the win to become the Pioneers’ primary ball handler and go-to scorer due an injury to point guard Alli Carlson.

AP Wisconsin All-State Girls Basketball Teams

By The Associated PressMarch 30, 2023 GMT

2022-23 AP ALL-STATE GIRLS BASKETBALL

PLAYER OF THE YEAR – (asterisk)Kamorea “KK” Arnold, 5-10, jr., Germantown

COACH OF THE YEAR – Sara Rohde, Green Bay Notre Dame

Arnold unanimously voted AP girls basketball player of year

By MICHAEL WHITLOW, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and SCOTT VENCI, Green Bay Press GazetteMarch 30, 2023 GMT

Kamorea “KK” Arnold’s enormous awards collection has another addition.

Arnold was unanimously voted as the Associated Press girls basketball player of the year for the third straight season on Wednesday in a vote that included five nominees as The Associated Press formed its teams.

Divine Child’s Kennedy Blair wins Michigan AP D2 POY award

By DOUG DONNELLYMarch 29, 2023 GMT

DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — In age of transfers, prep schools and players joining friends to play at rival schools, Kennedy Blair stayed true to Dearborn Divine Child.

Blair was first introduced to Divine Child at the age of about 5 when her siblings began playing basketball for the school.

Michigan AP D2 POY: Dearborn Divine Child’s Kennedy Blair

By The Associated PressMarch 29, 2023 GMT

The 2023 Associated Press Division 2 girls basketball All-State team as selected by a panel of 10 Michigan sportswriters.

Buchanan’s Faith Carson wins Michigan AP D3 POY honors

By BEN SANDERSMarch 28, 2023 GMT

Faith Carson missed almost her entire junior season at Buchanan due to an ankle injury, but it didn’t slow down her development on the basketball court.

Carson, the 2023 Associated Press Division 3 Girls Basketball Player of the Year, showed off improvements in almost every area of her game as a senior, leading the Bucks to their first regional title in more than 20 years.