Reservation basketball

[GrizLA]

So, with all this interest in past reservation basketball with Old Bull, Pretty Weasel, and others, is there any up and coming we don't hear about? I seem to recollect a Lady Griz player who did pretty well and she came from the "Res" but not sure if there are just as many capable players in the pipe line or has it truly changed that much?

 

[Spanky]

There are still some good players, however, we may never see a player as good as Larry Pretty Weasel again. There are few that meet his standard, on or off the reservation in the nation.

 

[Sam A. Blitz]

I hope some good Res teams emerge. It's always good for those communities. Its a fun brand of ball to watch.

 

[Dannyboy03867]

I'm not sure about any individual players but Box Elder from Rocky Boy Rez, granted a Class C school demolished its competition last year. I'm pretty positive they beat everyone by 25+ points last year including in the State Tourney. Complete domination.

On another note and a little off subject I know the Salish Kootenai College has been entertaining the thought of joining the Frontier Conference for men's and woman's basketball. They play about a 30 game schedule every year all over ND, SD, ID, WY and WA. For damn near the last 10 years they have won the Native American National Championship. Also Native colleges have a huge tourney called AIHEC that they continually win year in and year out. The team usually consists of players from reservations as far as Oklahoma. They have a long way to go to compete even in the Frontier but I think it would be great if they were able reach that goal. I'm sure their would be some great athletes on the team and the run and gun style is always fun to watch. :thumb:

 

[UMGriz75]

"Most fans of women’s basketball would be startled to learn that girls’ teams were making their mark more than a century ago—and that none was more prominent than a team from an isolated Indian boarding school in Montana. Playing like “lambent flames” across the polished floors of dance halls, armories, and gymnasiums, the girls from Fort Shaw stormed the state to emerge as Montana’s first basketball champions. Taking their game to the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair, these young women introduced an international audience to the fledgling game and returned home with a trophy declaring them champions."

Full-Court Quest: The Girls from Fort Shaw Indian School Basketball Champions of the World Hardcover – November 10, 2008, by Linda Peavy and Ursula Smith

http://www.amazon.com/Full-Court-Quest-Indian-Basketball-Champions/dp/0806139730" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

 

[cclarkblues]

"Most fans of women’s basketball would be startled to learn that girls’ teams were making their mark more than a century ago—and that none was more prominent than a team from an isolated Indian boarding school in Montana. Playing like “lambent flames” across the polished floors of dance halls, armories, and gymnasiums, the girls from Fort Shaw stormed the state to emerge as Montana’s first basketball champions. Taking their game to the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair, these young women introduced an international audience to the fledgling game and returned home with a trophy declaring them champions."

Full-Court Quest: The Girls from Fort Shaw Indian School Basketball Champions of the World Hardcover – November 10, 2008, by Linda Peavy and Ursula Smith

http://www.amazon.com/Full-Court-Quest-Indian-Basketball-Champions/dp/0806139730" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

PBS airs a great program about this team on occasion.