#TBT: 1972 Class B Boys Basketball Final
March 24, 2016
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
The 2016 Boys Basketball Finals are hours from tip off with Class C and D Semifinals today and Class A and B Semifinals on Friday.
Below is a Finals Flashback from the 1972 Class B Final. River Rouge trailed Muskegon Heights by seven points with 46 seconds to play, but scored eight unanswered points to claim a 65-64 win.
Moment: Wilburn Becomes Legend in '62
April 13, 2020
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Ken Wilburn solidified his legend status in leading River Rouge to a repeat Class B boys basketball championship in 1962, playing what legendary coach Lofton Greene called after Wilburn's "best game ever today."
The 6-foot-5 senior forward had 26 points, 15 rebounds and 11 steals in the 69-36 win over East Grand Rapids, scoring 13 points during the third quarter as the Panthers broke away.
He was joined by 5-6 Napoleon Hudson, a defensive standout who added 16 points.
River Rouge finished 1961-62 with a 25-1 record. Wilburn went on to play at Central State University and for four franchises in the NBA and ABA.
MHSAA Moments is looking at Rouge's six 1960s boys basketball championships throughout this week.