Detroit psl basketball history books

Metro detroits high school basketball rivalries images of. Unknown result due to detroit newspapers strike 1967 at osborn high school att. Lansing easterns sam vincent was selected in the spring of 1981 as the recipient of the first award. Estimated production time 15 business days because of the national health crisis. They have the most psl titles in league history, with 14, and won three in a row from 19451947, and a record five consecutive city titles from 19651969, which is a psl record.

Cooley high schools history dates to the late 1920s, a time when thousands of homes were built upon land acquired through detroits westernmost annexation efforts in the former greenfield township, and village of strathmoor. Et april 12, 2019 connect tweet linkedin comment email more. Cooley high schools history dates to the late 1920s, a time when thousands of homes were built upon land acquired through detroit s westernmost annexation efforts in the former greenfield township, and village of strathmoor. Top 25 michigan high school boys basketball teams for week of. The detroit public school league psl is a high school conference based in the city of detroit, michigan and is governed by detroit public schools dps office of athletics. Few cities can claim a hardwood heritage like that found in metro detroit. Mumford beat northern, 7255 coach sam taub consolation.

Weve included sites, attendance where known, results of championship and consolation games if played, and names of winning coaches. Kids love reading about sports, but it can sometimes be a bit harder to get them excited about history. Allcity basketball and baseball at central high school 19461948. This is a far cry from what is considered one of the glory eras in psl history. This past march, detroit western international was the first psl team to win the class a boys basketball title since pershing in 2009 and just the second since detroit central won the class a title in 1998. The former home to the detroit pistons, cobo arena has been a regular host to the psl championships since 1968. If you encounter any errors you have documented proof of, please contact one of us with that information. The history of professional basketball has led to the formation of the nba, the worlds dominant basketball league. May 23, 2016 they have the most psl titles in league history, with 14, and won three in a row from 19451947, and a record five consecutive city titles from 19651969, which is a psl record. Easterns victory over previously unbeaten detroit catholic central in the 1961 city championship game was perhaps hardings finest moment. Varsity basketball and baseball at university of detroit 19491954. Basketball award, given to the states top prep senior. Even more prestigious than being named to nba allstar team is being named to the allnba team.

Located on detroits west side, david mackenzie high school was named to honor the innovative educator who had served as principal of central high school, and as first dean of the city college that would become wayne state university. Michiganpreps top detroit psl singlegame scoring performances. Apr 23, 2020 the detroit metro list of 25 greatest football players of all time includes, clockwise from top left, tyrone wheatley, devin gardner, ron kramer, william gholston and mike weber. If a player appears in italics, it means they attended high school in michigan, but in a nonpsl school. Our basketball team history book enables you retrace the history of any n. Central high school dominated city league mens basketball during the early twentieth century, winning championship titles in 1906, 1907 and 1909. We offer a great selection of books on basketball history, the best teams and matches, album of famous basketball moments, the best choice for every basketball collector. Detroit renaissance has had one of the top girls basketball programs in the detroit public school league for some time.

The greatest michigan high school team ever cherryland. Robert showboat hall is one of 39 psl products to play for the harlem globetrotters in that franchises 82year history. The pistons have won three nba championships 1989, 1990, 2004. What better way to get kids curious about the past than to combine the two. The biographical history of basketball gives readers a muchneeded antidote to basketball s historical amnesia. A threetime allstater, harding was drafted out of high school by the detroit pistons and logged four seasons in the nba. We played for the title three times when i went there. Jim mcdonnell society for american baseball research. Aug 18, 2019 detroit central 55 central took a step back after winning the psl b championship in 2017, but returns eight starters on defense and seven on offense for coach jimmie macon. Braves star freddie freeman gives indepth tutorial on how to hit off a tee duration. Arguably the greatest players of the 2000s in the psl, and mr.

Detroit news allarea boys basketball teams david goricki, the detroit news published 11. Includes stats, records, seasonbyseason results, and more. Detroit pershings title teams of 1967 and 1970 left lasting. Northeastern beat murraywright, 6866 1968 at cobo arena att. A 201516 detroit free press alldetroit firstteam and a 201516 detroit news alldetroit firstteam selection was also named to the 201516 detroit psl allcity firstteam received allstate class a secondteam honors by the detroit news his senior year averaged 21. Learn more about the teams history in this article. Over his career, he coached and officiated detroit public school league psl football, basketball, baseball, track, cross country, golf, tennis and swimming. Mar 09, 2015 that was the year we saw the greatest michigan boys basketball team of all time a team whose entire starting five went on to play professional sports. Richard bak, author of several books about detroit and detroit sports, wrote that organized league games were played on northwesterns six diamonds from morning to night, with detroits three daily newspapers carrying news and boxscores of the most important contests. The phoenix are 143 this winter, having lost to detroit martin luther king in a psl semifinal 5647 on feb. Oct 20, 2015 mick mccabe, detroit free press published 1. If a player appears in italics, it means they attended high school in michigan, but in a non psl school.

Meet the detroit free press alldetroit boys basketball team mick mccabe and keith dunlap, special to the detroit free press published 12. Naismith introduced the game when he was an instructor at the young mens christian association training school now springfield college in springfield, massachusetts. For the first time in league history, two east side teams met in the league championship game. Detroit northwestern not pershing carried the swamis cherished no. Please follow the links below to view psl champions by decade.

Basketball award, gore averaged 32 ppg as a junior and 34 ppg as a senior. Basketball was invented in december 1891 by the canadian clergyman, educator, and physician james naismith. Wed love to hear your comments and what you enjoyed about your visit. That was the year we saw the greatest michigan boys basketball team of all time a team whose entire starting five went on to play professional sports. Find books about basketball history and famous basketball.

Detroit king, cass tech will play for psl football title. Jalen rose was looking sharp as a threetime allpsl selection at detroit southwestern 198991 long before this draftday handshake with nba commissioner david stern in june of 1994. Detroit psl basketball detroit news allstate 1990s. For over 30 years, bcam the basketball coaches association of michigan, in association with the detroit free press, has sponsored the hal schram mr. Our goal for this site is to provide the basics psl champions, allpsl performers, operation friendship champions, etc.

Complete ncaa tournament history for the detroit titans. Cooley high was constructed to accommodate a rapidly growing populace on the citys burgeoning northwest side. Newman was a dpscd physical education teacher and coach, eventually becoming the athletic director at southeastern high school. Feb 12, 2011 lebron james full highlights 2007 ecf g5 at pistons 48 pts, scores last 25 pts, must watch duration. Times have been tough for the denby football program as of late, with its last city title coming 20 years ago in 1996. Every attempt has been made to include accurate information on players, coaches, and teams. Central high school detroit wikipedia republished wiki 2. Judith guest born march 29, 1936 is an american novelist and screenwriter. Yet, as a prep athlete, few basketball fans outside the detroit area saw him play. Gore was one of the most prolific scorers in detroit psl history. But his 52 points in overtime against henry ford in 2006 is tops. The biographical history of basketball gives readers a muchneeded antidote to basketballs historical amnesia. Mar 25, 2017 harris was one of the first great detroit point guards of the 21st century as he led redford to its first ever psl title in 2001.

He went on to play for pittsburgh of the big east, where he was a threeyear starter and finished with 1,555 career points. Bjarkman presents entertaining and factfilled career summaries of the sports great players, its groundbreaking coaches and administrators, and its other oftenforgotten and lesspublicized figures who authored developments crucial to basketball s centurylong. Hall, along with jumpin johnny kline and david smokey gaines, are the only three detroiters to have become a globetrotters legend its equivalent of the hall of fame. This set of informative books will help young readers gain historical perspective and encourage them to think about how technology and the environment have affected. Metro detroit has been the epicenter for cataclysmic change in the past 60 years that no other major american city has suffered, but the one constant among so much upheaval is a passionate following afforded high school basketball. As detroits oldest high school, central has enjoyed a tradition of athletic success.

Southeastern had a strong basketball tradition, winning the psl and the state title in 25 and 26. The nba added a third team to the allnba award beginning with the 198889 season. Harris was one of the first great detroit point guards of the 21st century as he led redford to its first ever psl title in 2001. Lebron james full highlights 2007 ecf g5 at pistons 48 pts, scores last 25 pts, must watch duration. She was born in detroit, michigan and is the greatniece of poet laureate edgar guest 18811959. Bjarkman presents entertaining and factfilled career summaries of the sports great players, its groundbreaking coaches and administrators, and its other oftenforgotten and lesspublicized figures who authored developments crucial to basketballs centurylong. College basketball referee for 15 years, working in big ten and midamerican conferences. The detroitmetro list of 25 greatest football players of all time includes, clockwise from top left, tyrone wheatley, devin gardner, ron kramer, william gholston and mike weber. The detroit drive won four championships 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992. Team and opponent stats table g mp fg fga fg% 2p 2pa 2p% 3p 3pa 3p% ft fta ft% orb drb trb ast stl blk tov pf pts ptsg. Also played slow pitch softball on three national championship teams. Southwesterns jalen rose was a twotime member of the detroit news allstate dream team 1990 and 1991. Books include your teams biggest games and greatest p.

Nba photo follow these links to find the allpsl teams as selected by the staffs of the detroit news, the detroit free press, and the detroit times. The team was the detroit pershing doughboys from the public school league psl. Senior guard tyson acuff continues to lead a team that has yet to be challenged in the psl west. The technicians stormed past detroit cody, 6543, and detroit cma, 7247.

The sport of basketball has come a long way since its humble beginnings in a gymnasium located in springfield massachusetts. Two in the nba, two in the nfl and one for the detroit tigers in major league baseball. Detroit sports has a long history of amazing plays and moments, some of which were truly unprecedented and have become defining moments in that history. Murraywright beat pershing, 6966 coach gene bolden consolation. The 1990 dream team featured four future nba players in rose, country days chris webber, redford bishop borgess shawn respert, and benton harbors anthony pig miller allsport photo we are currently missing the entire 1995 and 1996 detroit news allstate teams along. Basketball in 2007, harris holds the top five singlegame scoring records in redford history. Jan 01, 2008 our goal for this site is to provide the basics psl champions, allpsl performers, operation friendship champions, etc. Pershings steve smith burst onto the psl scene his senior season and earned firstteam allcity honors by the detroit free press in 1987. Feb 08, 2017 arguably the greatest players of the 2000s in the psl, and mr. The history of basketball in the united states stretches back over 100 years to late 1891 to be exact. As detroit s oldest high school, central has enjoyed a tradition of athletic success. Featuring curtis jones, the teams leading scorer and a playground legend in later years, and allcity basketball selection, john mayberry, another future.