USF men's basketball coach Stan Heath said King High's Toarlyn Fitzpatrick has been his most impressive newcomer. ...more

October 21, 2009

Henson Heads Awards Recipients On the same day he scored 14 points in the McDonald's All-American game, John Henson of Sickles was named the Paul Straub Player of the Year at the annual Tampa Bay Basketball Coaches Association banquet. King coach Sam Lanier, who guided the Lions to their first state tournament appearance, was given the Doug Walker Coach of The Year award and King was named Team of the Year. ...more

April 2, 2009

James Harden made only one field goal, but it helped the Sun Devils hold off Temple 66-57 in the first round of the NCAA tournament. ...more

March 21, 2009

Western Kentucky, which made an unexpected run in the NCAA tournament last year, pulled off another first-round upset. ...more

March 20, 2009

Sometimes, getting there just isn't enough. The University of Tampa women's basketball team has made six NCAA Division II Tournament appearances, including four under seventh-year coach Tom Jessee, but the Spartans have not advanced past the second round. ...more

March 13, 2009

Throughout the Tampa Prep gymnasium, boys basketball locker room and team bus this week, one could find the number "27" posted everywhere. ...more

March 5, 2009

The Terrapins look for win No. 27 in the state semifinals against Summit Christian. ...more

March 4, 2009

It has been 27 years since a Hillsborough County public school boys basketball team won a state title. In 1982, King will attempt to end that drought this week but must first go through Gainesville in the Class 5A semifinals at 7 tonight at The Lakeland Center. Clearwater, which will face Palm Beach Gardens Dwyer at 4 p.m. today in the other 5A semifinal, is making its first state tournament appearance since 2005. ...more

March 4, 2009

With every win that brought his team closer to playing in the boys basketball state tournament, Tampa Prep senior guard Jake Haslam thought more and more about the one moment in his prep career he wish he could do all over again. ...more

March 4, 2009

With an 87-46 dismantling of Daytona Beach Seabreeze, King advanced to its first state tournament appearance. ...more

February 28, 2009