Defending Class 4A state champion Sierra Vista saw a 14-point fourth-quarter lead dwindle to three, but it held off Clark in the state semifinals Friday.
The Sierra Vista boys basketball team, No. 1 in the Review-Journal’s Class 4A rankings, lost on a buzzer-beater Monday, but flipped the script against Clark.
The Class 4A boys and girls state basketball tournaments will be played this weekend, and it’s a chance for new champions to be crowned with two perennial powerhouses in 5A.
Frankie Collins, a four-star recruit ranked No. 69 nationally for the class of 2021 by Rivals.com, committed to play for basketball for Michigan on Wednesday night.
Brian Lang, who won a state championship as a player at Cimarron-Memorial High, hopes to lead Clark back to that level as its coach.
Here are the top five high school state boys basketball championship games from the 2000s, as selected by the Review-Journal staff.
The Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association announced Thursday at its Board of Control meeting that it has canceled all spring sporting events.
The Clark boys basketball team, which has reached two of the past four state championship games, will not move up to 5A despite its recent success.
The Bishop Gorman boys and Centennial girls are clear favorites once again, but there are some sleepers that could do some damage in the postseason.
Which league is the most competitive? What are some can’t-miss player matchups? Can anybody upend the Gorman boys and Centennial girls dynasties?
State championships: 2016, 2015, 2014, 1993, 1970, 1969, 1968
Recent state runner-up finishes: 2019, 2017, 2013
Recent state tournament appearances: 2025, 2019, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 1999
Region championships: 2015, 2014
Recent league championships: 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013
Last 17 seasons
2024-25: 19-10 (8-2 4A Desert/second)
2023-24: 14-8 (6-4 4A Desert/third)
2022-23: 7-15 (1-10 5A Southern/12th)
2021-22: 4-17 (1-11 5A Southern/12th)
2020-21: NA
2019-20: 6-18 (2-10 Southwest/sixth)
2018-19: 25-6 (10-2 Southwest/second)
2017-18: 22-7 (10-2 Southwest/second)
2016-17: 27-5 (11-1 Southwest/second)
2015-16: 22-9 (12-2 3A Sunset/first)
2014-15: 23-8 (13-1 3A Sunset/first)
2013-14: 25-5 (10-0 3A Sunset/first)
2012-13: 29-3 (10-0 3A Sunset/first)
2011-12: 24-5 (14-2 Southwest/second)
2010-11: 9-14 (4-12 Southwest/tied seventh)
2009-10: 8-21 (4-12 Southwest/seventh)
2008-09: 4-19 (3-13 Southwest/eighth)
Recent head coaches
Deumaine Reeder (2019- ): 6-18, 1 season **took over for Cory Duke, who started season
Chad Beeten (2010-16, 2017-19): 179-57, 8 seasons
Colin Darfour (2016-17): 27-5, 1 season
Phil Shabi (2006-10): 16-81, 4 seasons
Chris Brody (2003-06): record unavailable, 3 seasons