Mark Coleman is an assistant basketball coach at Democracy Prep, where a team his two sons star on has given him reason to battle Stage 4 prostate cancer.
Boys Basketball
Mojave senior point guard Giali Chapman scored 23 points as the Rattlers defeated St. Mary’s (Arizona) 78-70 in their final game of the Tarkanian Classic last Thursday.
Bishop Gorman, ranked No. 12 nationally by MaxPreps fell to No. 19 West Ranch (California) 67-62 in the Platinum Bracket championship game in the Tarkanian Classic on Thursday night.
Palo Verde sophomore guard Mason Abittan scored 30 points in a win over Silverado and 24 in a win against Sierra Vista last week.
Five Arbor View players scored in double figures to lead the Aggies to a win over Shadow Ridge in a boys basketball game Friday. Here are photos from the game.
Bishop Gorman, ranked ninth in the nation by MaxPreps, was red-hot from the perimeter en route to an easy home win over Mojave on Wednesday night.
Centennial senior point guard Elijah Burney scored 19 points and added five rebounds and four steals in the Bulldogs’ season-opening win last week.
Mojave defeated Faith Lutheran 63-51 in a boys basketball game Friday night at Durango High School in the Battle Born Showcase.
Karen Weitz, who has led the Centennial girls basketball team to 13 state titles, won her debut with the boys as she begins a season coaching both squads.
Shadow Ridge plays at Palo Verde in boys basketball as the high school season gets underway in earnest Monday.
Coronado guard and four-star prospect Sebastian Mack committed to UCLA on Wednesday. Mack is the top-ranked player in Nevada for the class of 2023.
Dedan Thomas, the top-ranked 2024 Nevada basketball player, according to ESPN, showed in a tournament last week that he could score as well as run an offense.
Liberty point guard Dedan Thomas is Nevada’s top 2024 prospect, according to ESPN. However, he is considering reclassifying to the 2023 class.
Felix Reeves is in intensive care after suffering a stroke Saturday night. He was set to play at the College of Southern Nevada this season.
Liberty only beat Bishop Gorman once in four tries, but it came in an overtime classic that netted the Patriots their first boys basketball state championship.