Over at Ballhype, Jason created a Google Maps mashup that shows the birthplace of every NBA player. Is Seattle represented? Yes, oh yes. more ›

Proving once again that Garfield grads are smarter than their private school counterparts, Marcelus Kemp today announced he'll stay in school for a year and improve his game, while Spencer Hawes announced he'll enter the draft and become the Robert Swift of 2007. more ›

Seattle Prep, which never made the state tourney with current and future NBAers Martell Webster and Spencer Hawes anchoring the squad, has clinched a 2007 berth with slightly-less-touted players Jack Hanley and Jordan Hamilton leading the way. more ›

The first time we saw Brandon Roy dribble a basketball, we knew he was going to be the first Garfield High guy to make the NBA. His debut, earlier this year with the Blazers, was anti-climactic. more ›

Nate Robinson, Brandon Roy, Jamal Crawford and Spencer Hawes on one squad. Our fantasy basketball team circa 2008? more ›

Ron Silver may have been a bad guy in TimeCop, but he had a better seat at the NBA draft than the Sonics' draft pick. Yes, with their highest draft pick since 1989, the Sonics picked a guy who was sitting in the stands. more ›

Roosevelt High's Marcus Williams, now at Arizona, has decided to stay with the Wildcats for at least one more year. (If you happen to pay $75/year to subscribe of ArizonaAthletics.com, you can watch the press conference. College athletics--exploitative? Not at all...makes sense that the university makes money off of a fantastically-talented ballplayer telling the media he'll stay in school.) more ›

On Friday, Issaquah High pulled off its second earth-shattering upset of the year, defeating Bellevue High's nationally-ranked football team. more ›

Why did Seattlest not post about the weekend's sports? Because, unless you are a Europhile, all the news was depressing. more ›

Three Washington natives were picked in the first round of yesterday's NBA draft, an all-time record. So the Seattle Times asked the question: when did Seattle get to be such a hotbed of basketball talent? more ›

The Seattle P-I today passes along a rumor that Seattle Prep basketball star and NBA prospect Martell Webster, who has committed to play next year for the University of Washington, signed a contract with an agent. If true, this would disqualify Webster from playing college ball. more ›

Toward the end of this season's home win against Arizona, University of Washington radio voice Bob Rondeau posited that no Husky athlete had ever done as much to improve a program as Nate Robinson. more ›

Seattle Prep's boys basketball team, ranked #1 in the state and nationally-ranked for much of the season, will not qualify for the state tournament after Issaquah beat them 63-61 in a loser-out district game yesterday. more ›

If Seattle Prep's Martell Webster had played for the U.S. Olympic Men's Basketball team this summer, they would have won gold, according to an anonymous pro scout. "They didn't have anybody who could shoot like he can," the Seattle Times quoted the scout as saying. more ›