5STAR PREPS NEWS & NOTES — June 30, 2026
BY JESSE SMITHEY Down time doesn’t exist in the high school sports world. This is the fourth 5Star Preps notebook
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Greeneville’s Ja’Kobi Gillespie selected by San Antonio Spurs with 42nd pick of 2026 NBA Draft
BY JESSE SMITHEY The list of athletes from the 5Star Preps coverage to have been selected in an NBA Draft
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5STAR PREPS NOTEBOOK — June 22, 2026
BY JESSE SMITHEY The TSSAA Dead Period is upon us, as all teams and athletes across Tennessee take a breather
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5Star Preps Notebook: June 11, 2026
BY JESSE SMITHEY More coaching news. More transfers. More recruiting notes. Here’s the latest and what you need to know
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TSSAA Board of Control approves full implementation of shot clock into high school basketball by 2029-30 season
BY JESSE SMITHEY The Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association (TSSAA) wasn’t the first state association to bring a shot clock
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Austin-East High School promotes assistant coach Dre Mathieu to head basketball coach
BY JESSE SMITHEY His playing career reached some of the bigger stages of the sport. Now, Dre Mathieu is hoping
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5STAR PREPS NOTEBOOK: June 1, 2026
BY JESSE SMITHEY More news. More notes. The summer period continues to crank out things you need to know. From
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5STAR PREPS NOTEBOOK: Coaching news/changes, transfers, and more
Surely, you didn’t think that 5Star Preps takes the summer off. Just because the school year concluded doesn’t mean the
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Oak Ridge Basketball hires Denard Bertram as news boys basketball coach
BY JESSE SMITHEY The significance of what was happening in his life Tuesday wasn’t lost on Denard Bertram. When he
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2025-26 All-5Star Preps Boys Basketball Teams, presented by North Knox Siding & Windows
2025-26 ALL-5STAR PREPS BOYS BASKETBALL TEAMS Below you’ll find all our selections for the 2025-26 All-5Star Preps boys basketball teams.
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