Greatest Teams in Tennessee History

[judgesmales]

What are some of the all-time great state championship teams in the history of Tennessee high school basketball? Please list some of the best teams and the members of those teams.

Edited November 9, 2004 by judgesmales

[bigwes68]

I'm sure a Crockett County fan can help me out on this one, but the 1982 Friendship Wildcats have to be the best story. Student body of 60, used 5 players, never substituted or fouled out throughout the whole tournament series. It was either the last year or the next-to-last year of the school before consolidation.

[gomocs]

How about the great Riverside teams that won 60 odd straight games in a row when there was no classification in size? That would be late 60s or so in time.

 

Richie Fuqua was the star, went to Oral Roberts in their hey day and averaged about 40 pts a game in college, drafted by the Celtics but had blown his knee out.

 

After they, Riverside, had been so succesful in the late 60s, Fuqua was followed by Anthony "Woosie" Roberts and the winning continued. He also went to Oral Roberts then on to the ABA/NBA with the Denver Nuggets before he sucummbed to drugs.

 

For you youngsters out there, Oral Roberts is somewhat of an afterthought now, but in the late 60s to mid 70s Oral had one of the best teams money could buy. :~)

Edited November 9, 2004 by gomocs

[85warrior]

White County won back to back state championships in 1998 and 1999. Brent Jolly, Kyle Gribble, Jared Austin, and company were hard to stop. White County usually has an enrollment of about 1000 students. Most teams White County competed against in AAA had about twice that many students. thumb

[icecold06]

How about the great Riverside teams that won 60 odd straight games in a row when there was no classification in size? That would be late 60s or so in time.

 

Richie Fuqua was the star, went to Oral Roberts in their hey day and averaged about 40 pts a game in college, drafted by the Celtics but had blown his knee out.

 

After they, Riverside, had been so succesful in the late 60s, Fuqua was followed by Anthony "Woosie" Roberts  and the winning continued. He also went to Oral Roberts then on to the ABA/NBA with the Denver Nuggets before he sucummbed to drugs.

 

For you youngsters out there, Oral Roberts is somewhat of an afterthought now, but in the late 60s to mid 70s Oral had one of the best teams money could buy. :~)

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Wow! you hit the nail on the head with that one as an Alum of Chatt. Arts and Sciences thats all I ever heard about while growing up was Riverside this Riverside that, They definitely have to be in the top five I have never heard of any program being that dominant ever

Edited November 9, 2004 by icecold06

[gomocs]

The Riverside team of 1968-1969 was declared the National Champion of high schools after a 33-0 season.

 

During the late 60s to mid 70s time frame Riverside turned out two to three college scholarshipped players per year. Maybe some of the old timers could help me out with some names, I was just a junior high schooler at the time and memory is fading.

[tonymontana]

The student body of 60 and the 5 players story is amazing.

 

I say White Station, they always have a great team, especially when Dane Bradshaw was there.

[Galilee]

1985 Whitehaven team.

 

Ron Huery-Arkansas

Marvin Alexander-Memphis

Rodney Douglass-Memphis

Tim Kirby-Alabama State

Clyde Fletcher-Arkansas

Ernest Smith- Memphis

[NWTennSports]

Union City won AA titles in 1990 and 1992 and got to the substate in 1991 with what was probably the best team of the three (two injuries to top players in the regionals proved too muh to overcome). .... And, perhaps the best team NOT to win a title was Union City in 1960, led by future Vandy star John Ed Miller was 31-0 going into the title game.

[smalltown]

The Science Hill teams in the early to mid-90's were the best I've seen. The Memphis team, I believe it was Fairley, that had Sylvester Ford and Marlon Townes, was also outstanding. The White County team with Jolley, Gribble, and Austin was tremendous.

[skunk]

I remember Anthony Roberts from Riverside going against Skip Brown of Dobyns-Bennett in the Buck Van Huss Dome...an amazing high school basketball game...

Anthony Roberts also went to Oral Roberts...Skip Brown went to Wake Forest...that game was in 72 or 73, I think

 

Roll Tribe Roll

[Jumpshot]

Memphis Central 1980 and 1981.

 

Central won the AA state championship in 1980 with four juniors and a senior. The center was 6'4", forwards were 6'1" apiece, and the guards were 5'10" and 5'9". The next season, the Warriors were moved up to AAA and repeated as state champions against some of the finest teams that Memphis has ever produced.

 

They are the only team to have won back to back state championships in two classifications.