Basketball

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.

After losing to Thunder Ridge earlier this week, the Highland Rams boys basketball team got their revenge on Saturday with a narrow win over the Titans 44-42.

The Sugar-Salem boys basketball team kept their season alive on Saturday with a victory over South Fremont 57-30.

The Idaho State women’s basketball team is on a cold streak, losing to Idaho 49-48 on Saturday night for their fifth loss in a row.

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.

The Thunder Ridge Titans boys basketball team held off a late surge on Tuesday night to take down Highland 50-46.

The Madison Bobcats boys basketball team got out to a big first half lead and held control the rest of the way in their 68-38 victory over Rigby.

The Sugar-Salem boys basketball team took down South Fremont on Tuesday night 78-51.

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.

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.

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.

After losing their first game to Blackfoot in the district tournament, the Skyline girls basketball team came out victorious on Saturday night defeating the Broncos 50-39.

The American Falls girls basketball team kept their season alive on Saturday with a victory over South Fremont 50-37.

The Soda Springs girls basketball team survived a second half comeback to outlast West Jefferson 49-38 on Saturday.

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.