Boys Basketball
Bluejays, Huskers, Omaha Natives Compete at 2025 NBA Summer League
The 2025 edition of the NBA Summer League wrapped up over the weekend. Fourteen players with Nebraska ties received opportunities to compete in front of team executives, coaches and scouts. Here’s a rundown of how each of them did. Omaha Natives John Tonje, Utah Jazz...
Millard North Alumni Sallis and Thomas Reunite as Teammates at NBA Summer League
Omaha natives and Millard North graduates Hunter Sallis and Saint Thomas have seen their basketball journeys come full circle in 2025. The former Mustangs grew up playing basketball together and spent the past couple weeks as teammates on the Philadelphia 76ers at NBA...
Utah Jazz Select Omaha Central Grad John Tonje 53rd in 2025 NBA Draft
The Utah Jazz selected Omaha native John Tonje with the 53rd pick in the 2025 NBA Draft on Thursday. Tonje is the first Omaha native drafted since Khyri Thomas in 2018. The Omaha Central product finished his six-year college career at Wisconsin, where he became one of...
Nebraska Boys Basketball Players Stand Out at Midwest Basketball Showcase
Nineteen boys basketball teams from Nebraska joined 147 others from Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, Oklahoma and Arkansas in Kansas City at the 2025 Boys Midwest Showcase to compete in front of college coaches from all levels over the weekend. I spent three days at the...
2025 Boys Basketball State Championship Finals Roundup
The 2025 NSAA Boys Basketball Championship wrapped up on Saturday as Nebraska crowned six state champions at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Previous Coverage: Semifinals | Thursday Quarterfinals | Wednesday Quarterfinals Class D1 No. 1 Johnson-Brock 61, No. 2 Howells-Dodge 46...
2025 Boys Basketball State Championship Semifinals Roundup
The NSAA Boys Basketball State Championship continued Friday with all six semifinals at Pinnacle Bank Arena and the Devaney Center. Quarterfinals coverage: Wednesday | Thursday Class C1 No. 5 Ashland-Greenwood 54, No. 1 Lincoln Lutheran 47 Ashland-Greenwood coach...
2025 Boys Basketball State Championship Thursday Roundup
The 2025 NSAA Boys Basketball State Championship rolled on Thursday at Pinnacle Bank Arena and the Devaney Center with the Class D2, Class C2 and Class B quarterfinals. Class D2 No. 1 O’Neill St. Mary’s 50, No. 8 Silver Lake 34 The top seed advanced to the semifinals...
2025 Boys Basketball State Championship Wednesday Roundup
The 2025 NSAA Boys Basketball State Championship tipped off on Wednesday at Pinnacle Bank Arena and the Devaney Center with the Class D1, Class C1 and Class A quarterfinals. Class C1 No. 1 Lincoln Lutheran 64, No. 8 Fillmore Central 26 Lincoln Lutheran’s senior star...
2025 Boys Basketball State Tournament Players to Watch
The Nebraska Boys Basketball State Tournament tips off on Wednesday at Pinnacle Bank Arena and the Devaney Center, bringing many of the state’s top players to Lincoln to compete for championships in the six classes. South Dakota State signee Bryson Bahl, Omaha signee...