We don\’t want to get all pocket-protector on you but we love high school basketball stats. We\’ll sit there for hours debating Le Bron\’s point averages since the team stacking…I mean, move to Miami. Yea, Kobe\’s stats keep going down but maybe he\’s just saving up for the playoffs. There\’s only one way to know and that\’s basketball stats. Why should the pro\’s have all the fun? They shouldn\’t. We\’re bringing the world of prep basketball stats to life at PrepSportFantasy.com and with good reason…Fantasy League baby!

You can\’t have fantasy league without stats and basketball\’s no exception so let\’s look at some the stats that really matter. Basketball is different from most other sports in that the specific stat categories are generally the same for each position on the floor. Granted, a center will probably get more blocks and guard will probably get more assists but there\’s nothing barring any position from getting any stat. So what are the key stats?

Points. That\’s pretty obvious. The main category for high school basketball is points per game. Look, defense may win the games but we\’re all nuts for seeing the slashing drive or pull-up jumper end in 2 points, saying nothing of the screams a 3 pointer will elicit. Points is also where you can do the most damage in Fantasy League since a player is going to have more points than blocks or other stat categories on average unless they\’re the high school equivalent of Dennis Rodman. The the big scorers in your league early in the fantasy draft.

Next up is Rebounds. Typically, this is the second category in total numbers behind points. It tends to be more dominated by Centers and Forwards of the game although I saw Dallas\’ Barrera at roughly 5\’8\” rip a rebound from the middle of the paint last night. Once the scorers, have been taken, look at rebounds and if you\’re lucky, you\’ll find players with both.

Pretty similar to rebounds but generally not up to the same numbers would be Assists. This category tends to be dominated by guards and especially point guards since that\’s their role in some respects. Again, ideally you combine Assists with Points in one player for the double down approach.

The next few categories are not as numerous in a usual game but they\’re electrifying to the crowd so we gave them more weight in terms of fantasy league points. After all, who doesn\’t love a block, steal, or dunk. People go crazy for that. You\’ll even your Uncle Stew with the 36 pack on his stomach stand up in excitement. He\’ll sit right back down with a thud but he got up! That\’s how cool a block, steal, or dunk is and that\’s why we weighted them for more points in the fantasy league.
In High School Basketball, stats tend to be unevenly spread out among players. Each team generally has 2-3 real stat leaders and the others are small by comparison. During the draft, try to combine players that are solid in multiple categories. If you can find a center that scores, rebounds, dunks, and blocks…well, Game On!

Author Bio: Dennis Jarvis writes about the world of Prep Sports including high school sports such as high school football, basketball, and baseball.

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