| High school basketball | |
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A high school basketball game atHoosier Gym inKnightstown, Indiana, January 2017 | |
| Governing body | NFHS (United States) |
High school basketball, also known asprep basketball, is the sport ofbasketball as played byhigh school teams in the United States and Canada.[1][2][3]
Top high school athletes sometimes go on to playcollege basketball after graduating. Some players weredrafted directly from high school to play professionally in theNational Basketball Association, including future NBA starsKevin Garnett,Kobe Bryant,Tracy McGrady, andLeBron James.
Basketball in Indiana is an obsession with far-flung psychological and social effects. Look, for example, what happens inMuncie.
The name of the game for schoolboy basketball powers is national tournaments, TV and cutthroat recruiting.
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