Newport High School 1976 Murphy’s fluid motion, leaping ability and left-handed jump shot helped propel the popularity of girls’ basketball in its early days. Murphy was selected the Most Valuable Player of the 1975 state tournament after she scored 67 points and grabbed 50 rebounds. She was the … [Read more...] about Donna Murphy
Laurel County High School 1979 Garland helped Laurel County win three state championships, leading the team in scoring in all three championship games. No other player in girls’ state tournament history has ever won three state championships and led their team in scoring all three games. She was … [Read more...] about Sharon Garland
Louisville Ballard High School 1989 Houston, who went on to play for the New York Knicks, led Ballard to the 1989 state title and was that season’s Mr. Basketball. He earned All-American honors as a senior and played at the University of Tennessee. … [Read more...] about Allan Houston
Fort Thomas Highlands 1996 Walz-Richey was named Parade Magazine National Player of the Year, Gatorade Circle of Champions and Kentucky’s Miss Basketball in 1996. She holds the state scoring record (4,948 points) and played at Western Kentucky. … [Read more...] about Jaime Walz-Richey
Paintsville High School 1996-1998 VanHoose was one of only a handful of players to record over 3,000 points, 2,000 rebounds and 500 blocks during his prep career. He led Paintsville to the state title in 1996 and a runner-up finish in ’98. He was named the MVP of the 1996 tourney, 1998 Mr. … [Read more...] about J.R. VanHoose
Louisville Central High School 1922-1958 Kean is considered a pioneer of desegregation of athletics in the Bluegrass. His teams won 856 games and lost just 83. Kean won five state championships in the Kentucky Basketball League and four national titles in the National Negro High School … [Read more...] about William Kean
Clark County High School, Trapp High School 1935-1962 Norton became a coaching legend over three decades. After starting his career at Trapp High, Norton led Clark County to eight regional titles, a state title in 1951 and a runner-up finish in 1960. He was named state Coach of the Year three … [Read more...] about Letcher Norton
Owensboro High School 1957-1980 Watson was an All-State guard at Owensboro and returned to lead his alma mater to 14 regional championships and two state titles (1972, 1980) in 23 seasons. He had 537 career wins. Bobby Watson By BOB WHITE Writer Emeritus Kentucky High School … [Read more...] about Bobby Watson
