First 5 Members of All-Century Boys Basketball Team Announced

CONNECTICUT — In celebration of its 100th anniversary, the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference (CIAC) has compiled a list of the 50 greatest high school basketball players (25 male, 25 female) into an All-Century team. Over the next five weeks, the CIAC will release five female and five male honorees each week.

Players are listed with their name during their high school career, their graduation year and school. The All-Century teams were compiled with input from past and current coaches, veteran high school basketball writers and others closely associated with Connecticut boys and girls basketball through the decades.

Selections were made strictly on the player's high school career, not necessarily on their later accomplishments in college and/or pro ball. Players selected to the teams are not ranked in any order; rather, the CIAC is releasing five names weekly at random.

The first batch of male standout players includes:

Scott Burrell – Hamden – 1989

• 2-time All-State
• Finished career with 1,326 points and 1,022 rebounds
• Senior year: 23.7 points, 15.8 rebounds, 4.8 assists and 4.8 blocks per game
• 1989 Connecticut Gatorade Player of the Year

Marcus Camby – Hartford Public – 1993

• Led team to 27-0 record and Class LL state title in 1993
• Senior year averaged 27 points, 11 rebounds, 8 blocks and 8 assists per game
• 1993 Connecticut Gatorade Player of the Year, 4th team Parade All-American

Mike Gminski – Masuk – 1976

• 2-time All-State
• Averaged 40.7 points and 20 rebounds in final season at Masuk
• Graduated in 3 years while scoring more than 1,600 career points

Dave Hicks – Wilbur Cross – 1961

• 1,268 career points on deep, talented teams that won 3 state championships (1959, 1960 and 1961) and the 1960 New England championship
• 1961 4th Team Parade All-American
• Once described as “Wilt Chamberlain with moves.”

Walter Luckett – Kolbe Cathedral – 1972

• Connecticut boys record 2,691 career points
• Scored 995 points in senior year (39.8 average)
• State championship in 1971
• 3-time All-State
• National High School Player of the Year in 1972
• Featured on cover of Sports Illustrated before playing a single game at Ohio University