
Posted On: 04/20/21 4:45 PM
















Despite Covid-19, it was quite a year for Nebraska high school basketball. So amazing that this group is arguably the best class in the history of the Cornhusker state. Lead by McDonald’s all-American/state champion
Hunter Sallis
Hunter
Sallis
6'4" | CG
Millard North | 2021
State
#8
Nation
NE
and followed up by the classy yet well respected
Chucky Hepburn
Chucky
Hepburn
6'1" | PG
Bellevue West | 2021
State
#77
Nation
NE
, boatloads of more talent are right behind. The "game of the year" belongs to the magical rivalry match-up between the Bellevue West Thunderbirds and the Millard West Mustangs. On January 2, 2021, Loyola commit
Saint Thomas
Saint
Thomas
6'6" | CG
Millard North | 2021
State
NE
scored 48 points for the Mustangs while shooting 73% from the field against Bellevue West for a 94-91 victory. Millard West would advance to the state finals to meet Bellevue West again to battle for the championship. The previous year
Chucky Hepburn
Chucky
Hepburn
6'1" | PG
Bellevue West | 2021
State
#77
Nation
NE
,
Frankie Fidler
Frankie
Fidler
6'6" | SF
Bellevue West | 2021
State
NE
, and the ThunderBirds won the state title against Millard West but fell short of a repeat in overtime this year. On another note, we saw
Jadin Johnson
Jadin
Johnson
6'4" | PG
Millard North | 2021
State
NE
develop into a solid point guard while
Marcus Shakeer
Marcus
Shakeer
6'3" | SG
Omaha Benson | 2021
State
NE
scored in bunches. We observed
Denim Johnson
Denim
Johnson
6'1" | CG
Omaha Central | 2021
State
NE
display tremendous athleticism and witnessed
Isaac Traudt
Isaac
Traudt
6'8" | SF
Grand Island | 2022
State
#45
Nation
NE
attract big-time recruiters. There were