Title ranking · 2017–2026
Ranked by championship titles · 40 schools · 137 titles · data 2018–2025
The top basketball school in South Carolina for 2017–2026 is Cardinal Newman with 10 championship titles. Not a power ranking or scholarship guarantee.
Families searching for the best basketball high schools in South Carolina usually want one clear answer: who actually wins championships? Below we rank programs by place-1 titles in our sourced data for 2017–2026.
The top basketball school in South Carolina for 2017–2026 is Cardinal Newman with 10 championship titles. The full table lists every school with enough verified titles in this window — public, private, and prep programs when the association published a champion.
The top basketball school in South Carolina for 2017–2026 is Cardinal Newman with 10 championship titles.
| Rank | School | Titles | Years | Span |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cardinal Newman · SC(SCISA) | 10 | 2019–2024 | 6 yrs |
| 2 | Hilton Head Christian Academy · SCprivate(SCISA) | 10 | 2019–2024 | 6 yrs |
| 3 | Cathedral Academy · SCprivate(SCISA) | 9 | 2022–2025 | 4 yrs |
| 4 | Hilton Head Prep · SCprivate(SCISA) | 7 | 2019–2025 | 7 yrs |
| 5 | Keenan · SC | 7 | 2018–2025 | 8 yrs |
| 6 | Gray Collegiate Academy · SCprivate | 6 | 2018–2024 | 7 yrs |
| 7 | North Augusta · SC | 5 | 2018–2025 | 8 yrs |
| 8 | Ridge View · SC | 5 | 2018–2025 | 8 yrs |
| 9 | Christ Church Episcopal · SCprivate | 5 | 2019–2024 | 6 yrs |
| 10 | Foothills Christian · SCprivate | 4 | 2022–2025 | 4 yrs |
| 11 | Military Magnet Academy · SCprivate | 4 | 2021–2025 | 5 yrs |
| 12 | New Covenant School · SC | 4 | 2022–2025 | 4 yrs |
| 13 | Heathwood Hall Episcopal · SCprivate(SCISA) | 4 | 2023–2024 | 2 yrs |
| 14 | Dorman · SC | 4 | 2018–2023 | 6 yrs |
| 15 | Spartanburg Christian Academy · SCprivate(SCISA) | 4 | 2020–2022 | 3 yrs |
| 16 | Cross · SC(SCISA) | 3 | 2024–2025 | 2 yrs |
| 17 | Curtis Baptist · SC(SCISA) | 3 | 2024–2025 | 2 yrs |
| 18 | Easley Christian · SCprivate | 3 | 2023–2025 | 3 yrs |
| 19 | Augusta Christian · SCprivate(SCISA) | 3 | 2022–2023 | 2 yrs |
| 20 | Newberry Academy · SCprivate(SCISA) | 3 | 2021–2022 | 2 yrs |
| 21 | Clarendon Hall · SC(SCISA) | 3 | 2019–2020 | 2 yrs |
| 22 | Andrew Jackson · SC | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2 yrs |
| 23 | Hampton Park Christian · SCprivate | 2 | 2022–2025 | 4 yrs |
| 24 | Porter-Gaud · SC(SCISA) | 2 | 2025 | 1 yr |
| 25 | Ragin Prep Christian Academy · SCprivate(SCISA) | 2 | 2025 | 1 yr |
| 26 | Camden · SC | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2 yrs |
| 27 | Cambridge Academy · SCprivate(SCISA) | 2 | 2023 | 1 yr |
| 28 | Faith Christian · SCprivate(SCISA) | 2 | 2023 | 1 yr |
| 29 | St. John's Christian · SCprivate(SCISA) | 2 | 2023 | 1 yr |
| 30 | Westside · SC | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2 yrs |
| 31 | Beaufort Academy · SCprivate(SCISA) | 2 | 2020 | 1 yr |
| 32 | Goose Creek · SC | 2 | 2019–2020 | 2 yrs |
| 33 | High Point Academy · SCprivate | 2 | 2019–2020 | 2 yrs |
| 34 | Atlantic Collegiate Academy · SCprivate | 1 | 2025 | 1 yr |
| 35 | Blythewood · SC | 1 | 2025 | 1 yr |
| 36 | Denmark-Olar · SC | 1 | 2025 | 1 yr |
| 37 | FIBASC · SC(AAU Basketball) | 1 | 2025 | 1 yr |
| 38 | Lancaster · SC | 1 | 2025 | 1 yr |
| 39 | Pee Dee Academy · SCprivate(SCISA) | 1 | 2025 | 1 yr |
| 40 | Trinity Collegiate · SCprivate(SCISA) | 1 | 2025 | 1 yr |
Ranked by place-1 championship titles in Basketball South Carolina (2017–2026) in our sourced dataset — not a power ranking or recruiting list.
Ranking method: count place-1 rows in hs_championship_results for basketball in South Carolina with season years in 2017–2026. Private and public programs share the list when both have sourced titles. We do not weight division size or invent cancelled seasons. Compare with association sites for the current year.
The top basketball school in South Carolina for 2017–2026 is Cardinal Newman with 10 championship titles.
Schools are ordered by place-1 championship titles in our sourced dataset for South Carolina basketball during 2017–2026. Divisions are counted when the association crowned a champion. This is not a power ranking or poll.
Not automatically. NCAA athletic scholarships are rare and mostly partial. Title history signals a competitive environment; coaches still evaluate film, academics, and roster need.
Open the South Carolina Basketball championship page for chronological results with source links, or filter the HS Sports hub by year.
Data sources: South Carolina high school athletic association · Private leagues when published · Source URL on every underlying championship row. Figures are the most recent values published in each federal dataset; cells with no published value are shown as “—” and never estimated. CertiHomes Education does not sell rankings or accept placement fees.