Windsor, East Catholic Place In Top 5 Of Final Boys Basketball Poll

CONNECTICUT — Notre Dame of West Haven, the state's only undefeated high school boys basketball team, was a unanimous selection by the state's sports media as the top team in Connecticut in the final poll of the 2023-24 season.

The Green Knights capped their perfect season by capturing a 52-46 decision over St. Bernard in the Division I finals Sunday at Mohegan Sun Arena. They earned the top nods from all 17 voters.

Windsor, which won the Division II title in a 59-57 overtime thriller against West Haven, took second place in the balloting, while East Catholic of Manchester wound up fifth. Northwest Catholic of West Hartford placed 10th, and seven other schools from Hartford and Tolland counties collected votes.

Here are the top 10, as well as all other programs receiving support.

1. Notre Dame-West Haven
2. Windsor
3. Notre Dame-Fairfield
4. St. Bernard
5. East Catholic
6. Ridgefield
7. Kolbe Cathedral
8. West Haven
9. WCA
10. Northwest Catholic

Also receiving votes: Bunnell, Innovation, Trumbull, Old Lyme, Hillhouse, Stamford, Cheney Tech, Xavier, Holy Cross, Conard, Manchester, Staples, Crosby, Lewis Mills, Fairfield Warde, New London, SMSA, Wilby, Coventry, Cromwell.

Voters: Paul Augeri, Middletown Press; Justin DeVellis, News 12 Connecticut; Mike DiMauro, The Day of New London; Scott Ericson, GameTimeCT; Matt Finkel, WVIT-30; Mark Jaffee, Waterbury Republican-American; Tim Jensen, Patch Media Corp.; Mike Madera, GameTimeCT; Joe Morelli, GameTimeCT; Dave Phillips, GameTimeCT; John Pierson, WTNH-8; Lori Riley, Hartford Courant; Dave Ruden, The Ruden Report; Chris Saunders, WATR-AM; Ben Talbott, Bird’s Eye Sports; Jimmy Zanor, Norwich Bulletin; Joe Zone, WFSB-3.
Compiled by Joe Morelli