FIVE FOR FIGHTING -- The Top 5 Dan Fife Clarkston Hoopsters (1983-2018) 1 Foster Loyer (Class of 2018) -- One of the greatest floor generals and lead guards in state history, brought C-Town to the promised land 2 Dane Fife (Class of 1998) -- Did it all and made it look easy, toughness, intelligence and timeliness personified baseline to baseline 3…

Clarkston's Dan Fife will be a Michigan sports icon forever. He was an even better human being and the teams he coached became the standard-bearers for class, character and fundamentals in MHSAA basketball for the better part of four decades. The legendary hoops coach, former MLB pitcher and University of Michigan basketball captain died at 74 this week. Fife…

Detroit Catholic Central senior basketball star T. J. Nadeau, a versatile Catholic League vet and upside special with few equals in the D's Class of '24, committed to play his college hoops at the University of Detroit-Mercy this week, deciding to stay home to help new Titans coach Mark Montgomery, an esteemed CHSL backcourt alum himself, build the UDM…

*Crafted by Scott Burnstein* On the heels of a great senior season that ended at the Breslin Center in East Lansing in the MHSAA D2 state basketball finals, Grand Rapids Christian's Nate Johnson committed to U-D Mercy this week, giving brand new Titans head coach Mark Montgomery, his first in-state recruiting grab. The silky-smooth, versatile and deadly efficient Johnson pumped…

A trio of Metro Detroit boys basketball prospects who ended the 2024 season on a high-note and will look to leverage their recent strong play into further traction on the recruiting trail:  Ja'Quan Stennis (Detroit Old Redford 6-7 Soph. G/F) -- Oozing with upside and limitless potential off the wing, Ther-A-Flu Special in the making aka straight…

FIVE FOR FIGHTING -- The Top 5 Seniors Boys Basketball Players To Raise Their Recruiting Stock In The 2024 Final Four 1 Nate Johnson (Grand Rapids Christian 6-6 G/F) -- Razor sharp, rangy wing with an upside on the moon right now 2 Evan Haverkamp (McBain 6-9 F/C) -- Gutty, efficient post presence with the heart of warrior 3 Jaramiah Palmer (Niles…

MHSAA junior hoopster final four stock-market watch (March 2024)   A NASTY NINE prep boys basketball prospects who have leveraged long tournament runs by their high school squads into traction on the college recruiting front  Sharod Barnes (Orchard Lake St. Mary's 6-3 G) -- Best defensive player in the state, lockdown perimeter stopper and fierce combo guard scoring the…

Via Scott Burnstein - FIVE FOR FIGHTING -- The 2024 LVC Boys BBall MIP Rankings 1 Nick Hopkins (Walled Lake Central 6-0 Sr. G) -- Witness the QUICKNESS, this kid took it up several notches in the dynamic playmaker department this winter, making boss moves all over the place in '24 2 Graham Braun (South Lyon…