Basketball Top 23

by | Feb 5, 2024 | Feature Writers, High School Sports

Basketball Top 23.

Written Saturday February 3rd at 9:05 AM

Updated Saturday February 3rd at 6:50 PM

Here is the top 23.

Boys

  1. North Farmington (14-1): Congrats to Coach Todd Negoshian on your 200th win as head coach.
  2. Troy (14-1): Colts big three moving along toward a possible clash with Birmingham Brother Rice.
  3. West Bloomfield (11-5): Drew Wilson is playing his best basketball right now.
  4. Ferndale (9-6): Can’t blow an 18 point lead if you want to make another deep postseason run Eagles.
  5. Adams (10-5): When the three ball goes, so does the Highlanders.
  6. Clarkston (8-8): Wolves took the podcast call out to heart.
  7. Lake Orion (12-5): Dragons finding different ways to win.
  8. Groves (7-10): Falcons are playing much better despite the record.
  9. Troy Athens (11-5): Red Hawks need Emmanuel Robinson to be at his best come postseason time.
  10. Avondale (12-5): Yellow Jackets went 6-1 in January, that’s very good.
  11. Oxford (11-5): Jake Champagne has been playing very well lately.
  12. Berkley (11-5): Bears have been a Jekyll and Hyde lately.
  13. Pontiac (9-7): Jeremiah Claudio and Trey’von Peters are the real deal.
  14. Farmington (9-8): Falcons went 6-1 in January, that’s very good.
  15. Seaholm (5-11): Will Soderwall has been very impressive lately.
  16. Stoney Creek (5-10): Have the Cougars finally started to turn the corner???
  17. Oak Park (4-10): Knights went 2-7 in January, that’s not good.
  18. Harper Woods (5-9): Pioneers are a really hard team to figure out.
  19. Royal Oak (9-8): Ravens are 2-7 in their last nine games, that’s not good at all.
  20. Bloomfield Hills (3-11): D’Ron Mason and Philip Muhammad are two building blocks to build on in the future.
  21. Rochester (3-14): Falcons need to shore up the defense if they want to make any noise in the postseason.
  22. Ferndale University (2-13): Eagles are really struggling right now.
  23. Southfield Arts and Tech (2-14): Warriors are really struggling right now.

 

 

Girls

  1. West Bloomfield (12-1): Lakers will be fine after a tough loss to Anthony Wayne, Ohio.
  2. Stoney Creek (11-1): Cougars had a rough one with West Bloomfield, they’ll be fine.
  3. Ferndale (9-3): Eagles are clicking on all cylinders but questions still remain.
  4. Clarkston (12-4): Wolves much different team on the road than at home.
  5. Royal Oak (10-3): Ravens starting to get back on track.
  6. Oxford (8-6): Wildcats will be fine.
  7. Rochester (4-8): Falcons are fine despite rough week.
  8. Lake Orion (7-6): Dragons are fine despite offensive struggles.
  9. Troy (8-7): Diamond Prince is really something.
  10. Berkley (10-4): Bears are back to their winning ways.
  11. Harper Woods (7-3): Pioneers control their own destiny.
  12. Seaholm (8-5): Maples have won five of six with only loss to Harper Woods.
  13. Troy Athens (7-7): Red Hawks will be fine.
  14. Southfield Arts and Tech (9-4): Warriors have been a Jekyll and Hyde lately.
  15. Groves (4-9): Falcons have been up and down lately.
  16. Avondale (5-8): Yellow Jackets have put together two really good games.
  17. North Farmington (8-7): Raiders have been very inconsistent.
  18. Bloomfield Hills (5-8): Blackhawks have been very inconsistent right now.
  19. Adams (4-11): Highlanders have been playing better despite record.
  20. Oak Park (2-7): Knights have been up and down lately.
  21. Pontiac (4-10): Phoenix have been struggling lately.
  22. Farmington (1-12): Falcons are really struggling right now.
  23. Ferndale University (0-12): Eagles are really struggling right now.