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The D Zone covers high school bball in Michigan (Media and Recruiting). For inquiries: [email protected]. For our Football coverage go to: @TheD_Zone.
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A one of a kind summer event. We are hosting The D Zone Shootout on June 13, 14, 15, 16, and 17 from 8am-10pm at Livonia Stevenson HS. 4 excellent college size courts. Pick the day(s) and time slots that work best. Over 150+ teams are signed up already. DM us for
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Great message for players and parents. River Rouge Head Coach Lamonta Stone talks about 2021 Legend Geeter and his parents. @LegendGeeter4 @RiverRougeBB
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Bryce Underwood and Darius Acuff after the game tonight.
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With the 49th pick in the 2023 NBA Draft, the Cleveland Cavaliers select Emoni Bates, SG, Ypsi Prep Academy / Eastern Michigan Eagles.
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Cass Tech 2025 G Darius Acuff is transferring to IMG, FL.
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Breaking News:. Big time recruit 2026 6'6 Elijah Williams has transferred to Brother Rice. Monty Williams (his dad) is the Detroit Pistons new Head Coach. This is a huge pickup for the Warriors. @BroRiceHoops @coachrickp1 @ayoooelijah.
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Sickest move of the week right here in this video. Flint Beecher 2021 PG Keyon Menifield Jr (37 pts) showed the whole state just how good he is and in a State Final to boot. D3 State Final: #5 Flint Beecher beat #24 Iron Mountain 75-47. @BeecherSchools @TheCh0sen0ne_
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Rockford 2025 PG Michael DeKuiper (Calvin University commit) with the buzzer beater 3!!. What a game!. D1 District Final: #6 Rockford (22-2) beat #7 Muskegon (20-3) 64-62. @RockRamsHoops @MichaelDekuiper
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Best last 9 seconds you will ever see in a game. Ann Arbor Huron 2025 Macari Moore with the 3 at the buzzer to win it. Detroit CC 2025 Devin Lee with the go ahead 3 right before. D1 Reg Semi: #16 Huron (20-4) beat #8 DCC (15-9) 54-53. @ToryJ23, @DetCCbasketball @A2HuronBball
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Frederick Douglass 2021 SG Pierre Brooks II (Michigan State commit) scored 46 points in their Regional Title win over Allen Park Inter-Baptist. @nba_pbj @TheFamily_bball @FREDD_HOOPSQUAD @MSU_Basketball
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The Los Angeles Sparks select Rickea Jackson, DEPSA HS / Tennessee Lady Volunteers with the 4th pick in the 2024 WNBA Draft. @iamthathooper @DetroitEdisonGB @LadyVol_Hoops @LASparks
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Ecorse Baseball, Basketball, and Football star Dennell Kemp passed away Tuesday after a car he was traveling in Monday night in Detroit was shot into several times. 1 person survived but unfortunately Nelly didn’t. He'll be truly missed. Condolences to his family and friends.🙏.
Ecorse 2024 G Denell Kemp (23 points) spoke with The D Zone after their big win tonight!. D3 Quarter-Final: #60 Ecorse (19-3) beat #63 Laingsburg (25-1) 57-46. @ecorseboyshoops @313lifebrand reporting
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Ran into Joey Hauser, who is back in East Lansing after their impressive Sweet 16 run. He’s averaging over 15 pts in his career tourney games.💪. @MSU_Basketball
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Cass Tech is the 2023 Division 1 State Champion.
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Lansing Catholic grad Steven Izzo (Michigan State G) scores his first career points in the NCAA.
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The D Zone 2025 Player of the Year is East Lansing 2026 G KJ Torbert Jr.
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In July 2018, I decided to drive to Indiana to watch some Girl's EYBL, specifically Michigan Crossover at the Midwest Showcase. In one of the games they were playing the Iowa Attack, who I knew nothing about. I sat next to a dad (whose daughter was on the Iowa Attack) and he
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The D Zone Top 10 Preseason Team Rankings for Boys Basketball:. 1 River Rouge.2 Benton Harbor.3 Renaissance.4 Cass Tech.5 Grand Blanc.6 Ann Arbor Skyline.7 UD Jesuit.8 New Haven.9 Clarkston.10 Williamston.
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The D Zone 2023 Player of the Year is Cass Tech 2025 G Darius Acuff
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D1 Semi-Final:. #3 East Lansing (27-1) beat #1 Orchard Lake St Mary's (20-7) 51-44. East Lansing 2026 G KJ Torbert Jr. (19 pts) with the dunk as time expires!!!!. @eltrojans @ELHoops @KjTorbert5
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Ray and Delonda, the Jay Z and Beyoncé of referees.
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Speechless. Just watch Foster Loyer’s first quarter of the Class A semi’s in utter amazement @FosterLoyer @ClarkstonBball
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The winner of The D Zone Player of the Year is Beecher 2021 PG Keyon Menifield Jr. @TheCh0sen0ne_.
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Mateen Cleaves and his son, Mateen Cleaves Jr. Orchard Lake vs Grosse Point South at Tindal
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The D Zone Top 10 Rankings for Boys Basketball (Preseason):. 1. Orchard Lake St Mary’s.2. Grand Blanc .3. Ann Arbor Huron.4. River Rouge.5. Forest Hills Northern .6. UD Jesuit.7. Detroit King.8. DEPSA.9. Williamston.10. Flint Beecher.
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Port Huron Northern 2023 G Tyler Jamison (Fairleigh Dickinson commit) with the Mr. Basketball trophy. @TylerJamison32 @PHNAthletics @phnbasketball @FDUKnightsMBB
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Flint Beecher Head Coach Marquise Gray returns home to the Breslin Center after a standout career at MSU from 2005-2009. D3 Semi-Final: . #27 Flint Beecher (21-4) vs. #60 Ecorse (19-3). Noon at Michigan State. @BeecherSchools @MSU_Basketball
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Clarkston / Michigan State signee Foster Loyer wins Mr. Basketball @FosterLoyer @ClarkstonBball @MSU_Basketball
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Ypsi Prep Academy grad Emoni Bates (Cleveland Cavaliers SG) first basket as a pro at the NBA Summer League. @BatesEmoni @EMU_MBB @cavs @NBASummerLeague @NBA
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Please keep Oak Park grad Fred Garland (Trine G) family in your thoughts and prayers. 🙏. He died in a car crash on I-94 last night.
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The D Zone Top 10 Pre-Season Rankings for 2023!. 1. Orchard Lake St. Mary’s.2. North Farmington.3. Brother Rice.4. East Lansing.5. Muskegon.6. U of D Jesuit.7. Ann Arbor Huron.8. Warren Lincoln.9. Cass Tech.10. Grand Rapids Christian.
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He’s done this for 4 straight games against the top teams in the state. Crazy really. St Mary's 2025 G Trey McKenney (28 pts) highlights from the 1st half when he was just unconscious. D1 QF: #16 St Mary's beat #10 De La Salle 55-44. @mpowerchange @mckenneytrey1 Stu Carlin
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Orchard Lake St Mary's 2025 G Trey McKenney (Michigan commit) (37 pts) more than showed he's one of the best players in the country and one of the best ever in Michigan last night!. In the first half, he scored 29 pts!. Highlights below!. IMG (FL) beat #4 Orchard Lake St Mary's
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Oxford grad Trey Townsend is transferring to Arizona.
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RIP💔.
Davison 2024 Terrance Coker (21 pts) gave a huge lift to his team in only his first game (transferred from Henry Ford). He talked to The D Zone about what he brings. Ferndale beat Davison 73-65 at Horatio Williams Tip-Off Classic. @Davison_BBALL @HWFoundation @TerranceCoker
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Willie 'Roy' Ogletree has been the scorekeeper for Cass Tech for the past 48 seasons. You gotta love it!. @tech_cass @MHSAA
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Big time Cam does it again. This time from half court!. Southfield Arts & Technology 2019 PG Cam McEvans with the game winner at the buzzer! They beat Groves 69-66. @Cameron_Mcevans
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D2: . #57 Old Redford beat Dearborn Henry Ford Academy 90-0. Senior Kamari Harris 37pts 10 steals .Freshman guard Derrick Kilgore 37pts 12 steals.
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Beecher 2020 PG Jalen Terry talked to The D Zone after the incredible win over #1 St Mary’s. He said being from Flint was the main reason they were able to do what no one else has this year. He also talked about how important it would mean to win Mr. Basketball. @JalenTerry
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It's great to see sportsmanship again in high school sports. This is the De La Salle players consoling the King players after arguably the game of the year in Michigan.🙌
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The Free Press released their top 5 finalists for Mr. Basketball:. Curtis Williams Jr. Kaden Brown.Ryan Hurst.Sonny Wilson.Tyler Jamison. What does everyone think?.
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Michigan high school basketball is so underrated.
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Central Michigan assistant coach Hassan Nizam went from coaching HS to JUCO to D1. He discussed his journey and how important relationships are with The D Zone . @coach_niz @CMUMensBBall @MacombMBB
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IMG Academy-FL 2025 G Darius Acuff has committed to Arkansas. He played his first 2 years of HS at Cass Tech. @IMGAcademy @DariusAcuff
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The D Zone 2024 Player of the Year is Orchard Lake Saint Mary's 2025 G Trey McKenney.
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The game the state has been waiting for…. This Friday (3/3) at 7:30pm. Operation Friendship. #2 Cass Tech (21-0) vs. #1 Brother Rice (20-1). @tech_cass @BroRiceHoops.
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The College Basketball season is underway and there are over 100 former Michigan high school players competing at the Division 1 level. Complete list⬇️
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2020 Caitlin Clark (All Iowa Attack/Dowling Catholic-IA) . She is one of those only come around once in a while players that can do everything. Her best attributes are her court awareness, passing and IQ. @CaitlinClark22 @Attack_bball @dchsgbb @USJN
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The D Zone 🏀 Final 2023 Top 10 Rankings:. 1. Cass Tech.2. Brother Rice.3. Muskegon.4. Grand Blanc.5. Orchard Lake Saint Mary’s .6. North Farmington.7. UD Jesuit.8. Ann Arbor Huron.9. De La Salle.10. Ferndale.
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GR Catholic Central 2024 G Durral Brooks has committed to Michigan.
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Breaking News: . No contact sports for the foreseeable future. Sorry players. They should have never set dates and gotten your hopes up.
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A Moment Suspended in Time:. East Lansing 2026 G KJ Torbert Jr. and his father, Kelvin Torbert embrace after his incredible performance tonight. As well as more celebrations with fans and coaches. @KjTorbert5 @ktorbert23 @eltrojans @ELHoops @MSU_Basketball
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Attention all Teams and all Scorekeepers:. Stop padding your own player’s numbers. It’s disrespecting the sport!. We are gonna start calling teams out who do it because it’s bullshit.
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Ypsi Prep Academy grad Emoni Bates (Cleveland Cavaliers SG) with a big Oop at the NBA Summer League. He’s playing well today. @BatesEmoni @EMU_MBB @cavs @NBASummerLeague @NBA #NBA2KSummerLeague
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De La Salle 2023 G/SF Triston Nichols GAME WINNER at the buzzer. Must see!!. D1 Quarter-Final: . #11 De La Salle beat #1 Orchard Lake St Mary's 50-48. @DeLaSalle_BB @coach_djokaj @OLSMHoops @mpowerchange @t_nichols30
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IMG (FL) 2025 G Darius Acuff (Arkansas commit) (35 pts) spoke with The D Zone following their epic game!. He discussed the win, what it means coming back to Michigan to play, how he has gotten better, and why he committed to Coach Calipari/Arkansas. IMG beat #4 Orchard Lake St
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D1 District Final: . #16 Orchard Lake St Mary's (12-10) beat #1 Brother Rice (22-2) 57-50. @OLSMHoops @mpowerchange @BroRiceHoops.
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Cass Tech 2025 G Darius Acuff with a 3-point buzzer beater off the glass to send the game to OT!. Wow!!! . D1 Semi-Final: #2 Cass Tech is tied with #4 Grand Blanc 54-54. @tech_cass @DariusAcuff
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Flint Beecher Head Coach Marquise Gray shares an emotional moment with his family! . He's a Beecher and MSU grad. truly an amazing moment. D3 State Final: #27 Beecher (23-4) beat #50 Traverse City St Francis (24-5) 64-50. @BeecherSchools
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The D Zone Player of the Year is Grand Blanc 2023 PG RJ Taylor. @rj21taylor @GrandBlancHoops.
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Muskegon Head Coach Keith Guy explains how much his seniors mean to him. D1 State Final: #2 Cass Tech (28-1) beat #6 Muskegon (26-3) 78-63. @HoopsBigReds
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Orchard Lake St Mary's 2028 G Mateen Cleaves Jr. with the crossover and then he drills the 3-pointer! . D1: #2 Orchard Lake St Mary's (6-2) beat #10 Wayne Memorial (4-2) 62-48. @NFHSBasketball Holiday Extravaganza. @mpowerchange @Mateen_Cleaves
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Fighting in the stands at a high school basketball game is pathetic especially when there’s innocent fans all around you. Stay away from the games if you can’t control yourself.
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Michigan HS Players in the NCAA Basketball Round of 32:. Jaden Akins (Sunrise-KS / Farmington) - MSU. Zavier Banks (UD Jesuit) - Oakland. DQ Cole (Pontiac) - Oakland. Carson Cooper (IMG-FL / Jackson Northwest) - MSU. Cooper Craggs (Detroit CC) - Oakland. Steven Izzo (Lansing.
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Brother Rice 2024 G Warren Marshall IV hits the 3 with 3 seconds left!!!. D1: . #1 Brother Rice leads #2 Cass Tech 66-65. 3 secs in ot. @tech_cass @BroRiceHoops @iamwgmiv Operation Friendship Game @DpscdA @CHSL1926
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Congratulations to the these two great players for being selected to the McDonald's All-American Game:. Trey McKenney - OLSM (Michigan). Darius Acuff - IMG, FL (Arkansas) . @mckenneytrey1 @DariusAcuff @OLSMUpdates @IMGAcademy
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Orchard Lake St Mary's 2025 G Trey McKenney (30 pts) was emotional waiting for the trophy. D1 State Final: #1 Orchard Lake St Mary's (27-1) beat #7 North Farmington (24-3) 63-52. @mpowerchange @mckenneytrey1
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Detroit King’s Chansey Willis Jr. is named 2022 Mr. Basketball!. Well-deserved and just an amazing young man.🙏. @chansey_willis2 @TheFamily_bball @DetKingHoops.
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Tonight was a special night in Oxford as it was their first home basketball game of the season. Here are some sights and sounds from an incredible community. #OxfordStrong @OxWildcatsHoops @athletic_oxford @OxfordFootbalI
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The D Zone Pre-Season Rankings for 2022-2023! . 1 Brother Rice.2 Grand Blanc.3 De La Salle.4 OLSM.5 GR Catholic Central.6 Detroit UD-Jesuit.7 GR Northview.8 North Farmington.9 Cass Tech.10 Michigan Collegiate. 1/3.
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The moment Orchard Lake Saint Mary's 2025 G Trey McKenney committed to Michigan this afternoon. 📹 @darioncurtis3 | @mckenneytrey1 @mpowerchange @umichbball
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Tonight's game is sold out!. IMG (FL) vs. #4 Orchard Lake St Mary's (7-3) at Oakland University. @IMGAcademy @mpowerchange
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Brother Rice 2026 PG Jacob Lamb with the buzzer-beating put back for the win!. D1: #3 Brother Rice (14-1) beat #2 Orchard Lake St Mary's (8-6) 66-64. @BroRiceHoops @coachrickp1 @Jacoblamb2026
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Ann Arbor Huron 2025 G Macari Moore has committed to Iowa State .
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Unbelievably clutch!. The shot of the weekend at the @OaklandMBB Team Camp came from 2020 Jalen Terry (Flint Beecher). With the game tied and 7 seconds left, he made an awesome move and then drained a dagger three. @TheDrJay__ @TheFamily_bball
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Given the circumstances, we decided to extend the POY decision to after the State Finals. Pierre Brooks II.Jason Drake II.Legend Geeter.Joshuah Hines.Linden Holder.Julian Lewis.Orlando Lovejoy.Keyon Menifield Jr.Julian Roper.Ty Rodgers.Hunter Soper.Sonny Wilson.Foster Wonders.
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The D Zone Top 10 Final Regular Season Rankings for Boys 🏀 (3/5/20):. 1. St Mary’s .2. Grand Blanc.3. Flint Beecher.4. Cass Tech.5. Clarkston.6. Ann Arbor Huron.7. River Rouge.8. Waterford Mott.9. Muskegon .10. Benton Harbor.
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Saginaw Nouvel 2024 G MJ Yeager went into the Guinness World Record Book yesterday by hitting 13 3’s in 1 minute with 1 ball and nobody rebounding. @mjyeager11.
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Great to see Michigan-native PG Chuck Bailey lll balling for Evansville. 27 pts!.
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The River Rouge Basketball documentary "Rouge" has screenings at the Freep Film Festival this week. Wednesday at 7:00pm at the DIA and Friday at 6:00pm at the Michigan Science Center. Buy tickets here:
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The McDonald's All-American Game begins at 9 pm tonight!. Two of our very own, Darius Acuff and Trey McKenney, will be playing on the East Team.
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The D Zone 2023 Sixth Man of the Year is Cass Tech 2026 G CJ Sadler.
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The Mr. Basketball race is wide open this year with some very deserving seniors. Who does everyone got?. Lorne Bowman.Jalen Terry.Scooby Johnson.Matt Nicholson.Isaiah Jackson.Tyson Acuff.Ryan Rollins.Da’Jion Humphrey.Jarvis Walker. Post in comments or suggest someone not listed.
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The D Zone Final 2023 Top 25 Basketball Rankings
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University Prep Science & Math has hired Eric Evans as their new head coach. It's his first job as an HC after spending the last 4 years as an assistant at Brother Rice. @UPSMCobras
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For any of you kids who think LeBron is the goat, he’s not. Great achievement, though.
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2023 STATE CHAMPIONS ‼️. D1 🏆: Cass Tech.D2 🏆: Ferndale.D3 🏆: Beecher.D4 🏆: Munising.
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Benton Harbor 2020 Scooby Johnson and his team played a very well executed game tonight against Lincoln. He and the Head Coach talked to The D Zone after the game. These guys work hard and play hard always. Respect. @scoobycm35 @coachcster
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Breaking: Wendell Green Jr. is transferring to Auburn
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