Eric Moon

Pocatello High School has named its replacement for Joe Green, and one of his former players, Kobi Gardea, is the new leader of the Boys Basketball program. Pocatello/Chubbuck School District 25 announced the news Friday.

Hillcrest High School announced Thursday Matt Barber will be the programs next boys basketball head coach.

The leader of the Hillcrest Boys Basketball program, Dave Austin, is retiring, per Hillcrest AD Larry Stocking. Austin is the only coach to lead the Knights to a boys basketball state title.

Dunks and threes were at the center of the District 5 Senior Showcase inside The Palace at Pocatello High School Monday.

A pair of conferences announced their all-conference basketball teams Thursday, with the 4A High Country unveiling its boys hoops honorees and the 2A Nuclear naming its boys and girls basketball selections.

It’s a championship 24 years in the making. The Pocatello Thunder have finally gotten over the hump to win their first state title since 2000.

The Butte County Pirates will play for a 1AD1 state championship this season, as Butte County took round three against Grace in the High Desert Conference tournament 63-54 Friday to win the district.

Pocatello makes a thunderous return to the 4A state tournament thanks to a 58-46 victory over Preston to win the 4A South East Idaho Conference.

The back-to-back 4A state champs are back in the dance thanks to a third straight district championship, as Hillcrest took care of business against Shelley 75-45.

It was a weekend to remember for four local girls basketball teams in the Boise area, because Shelley, Snake River, Bear Lake, and Grace all brought home state titles.

Shelley, Snake River, Bear Lake, and Grace are all girls basketball state champions in 2024!

At least three local teams will win a state championship Saturday, and as many as four titles could belong to East Idaho.

Nine local teams are one step closer to winning a state championship after big first round wins Thursday.

15 local teams head to the Boise area this week three victories away from winning a state championship, and three of those teams (Shelley, Teton, Grace) have earned the top seeds in their classes.

Once the Firth Cougars got going offensively Monday, it was smooth sailing to victory, as Firth cruised by the Ririe Bulldogs 60-27 to open the 2A Nuclear Conference Tournament.

Hillcrest Boys Basketball has won back-to-back 4A state championships, and they chase a three-peat this season. Their unsung hero is their team manager, who finally got his chance to play on senior night Wednesday.

The only unbeaten girls basketball team in Idaho stayed perfect Thursday when Shelley defeated Blackfoot 58-37 to win the 4A High Country Championship.

The Grace Grizzlies are going back to the 1AD1 state tournament, thanks to a 54-33 win over the Butte County Pirates Thursday to punch their ticket.

The final statewide media polls before next week’s girls basketball state tournaments say one thing, East Idaho teams are here to win this season. Local teams lead three of the six polls across the Gem State.

The Rigby Trojans are district champions for the second season in a row, as the Trojans dominated the Madison Bobcats 62-34 to return to states.

The North Fremont Huskies are going back to the 2A state tournament, as the Huskies defeated the West Jefferson Panthers Tuesday night to win a district title.

The Hillcrest Knights and the Snake River Panthers are unanimous leaders in their classes in the latest boys basketball media polls this season.

Only one team could keep its season alive Monday night in Ammon, and it’s Butte County that advances to its district championship thanks to a 29-27 elimination game victory over Challis.

The hottest boys basketball team in East Idaho kept it rolling Monday night on the road, as Madison scored its 13th straight win 95-47 over Idaho Falls.

Another Hillcrest Knight has decided where he will play college basketball, as Ike Sutton announced his commitment to Hawaii Pacific Sunday night on his Instagram page.

The 4A High Country title runs through Shelley. The Russets took care of business 71-41 Thursday against the Hillcrest Knights to advance to the 4A High Country Championship.

The Blackfoot Broncos had all the momentum in the second half Thursday night at Skyline, as the Broncos outscored the Grizz by 15 points in that half for a 72-66 win to reach the 4A High Country Championship.

East Idaho teams lead three of the six classes in the Gem State in the second-to-last girls basketball statewide media polls of the season.

The Ririe Bulldogs were the road warriors Monday night in Firth, as the Bulldogs took down the Cougars 51-42 in the first round of the 2A Nuclear Conference Tournament.

It was all Grace from the get-go Monday night at Thunder Ridge, as the Grizzlies opened up the 1AD1 High Desert Tournament with a 79-11 blowout of Alturas Prep.

Regular season perfection was completed Thursday night in Shelley when the Russets scored a thrilling 64-62 victory against the Skyline Grizz.