Think about what makes for a successful high school basketball team or player. Immediately, you might think of height and athleticism which definitely is favored in the sport of basketball. Eventually and probably earlier than later, you\’re going to get to raw scoring or points and let\’s face it…that\’s is the ultimate goal of the sport…to outscore the other team. It\’s pretty apparent that points is going to be a key category in fantasy league for high school basketball so let\’s dive right into this category.

When we were coming up with the different categories for high school basketball, it\’s actually pretty straight forward as opposed to high school football. You may have different positions on a high school basketball team but they all share the same categories or metrics of comparison for fantasy league play. Your centers and forwards may get more rebounds but rebounds are a category for all the players on the floor which is quite different than football where only the quarterback is going to have passing yards. Basketball is great in this way in that it\’s a level playing field for choosing your roster\’s players since you can get some exposure in all categories from any given player albeit with different strengths. Points can and will be had by all players so it\’s our first fantasy league category for good reason. In our high school basketball fantasy league, points are pretty straight forward in that each point achieved by the high school player will translate directly into one point of fantasy league scoring. Where some of the other categories are leveraged up meaning a block (for example) might be worth 7 points in fantasy league scoring.

The best part of using points as the key metrics for high school sports is that there are so many different ways to get there. Some players will get there with 3 point shots while others will get their points in the paint. This is partially dictated by the position of a given prep basketball player and of course their talent. Points is still probably the first criteria to look at when choosing your roster for obvious reasons. First, points are the most stable and highest grossing of the different high school basketball categories. You\’re more likely to have a consistent point stability than lesser common categories such as rebounds, steals, or blocks. For this reason, point scoring is typically the first criteria that fantasy league owners focus on. The best strategy is to find the most consistent and highest scorers in your area and choose them first. Think of the other categories as back up or complementary ways to score to your core points total. The big scorer will go fast in the draft so don\’t wait too long. You want highest scoring plus you need consistency in scoring.

Beyond the basic scoring requirement, you can look at the supporting basketball categories to an extra pop on top of points earned. This will partially depend on the position of your chosen player with centers and forwards more likely to bring rebounds and blocks. The blocks will also give you a bonus kick in points since they\’re more valuable and less frequent. For guards, you can look at assists and steals with steals having the leveraged points for this category. Either way, points are the main category to dominate with high school sports in order to have a good chance at winning.

Dennis Jarvis writes about high school sports and prep sports with fantasy league at
www.prepsportfantasy.com including high school football, basketball, and baseball.

Dennis Jarvis writes about high school sports and prep sports with fantasy league at http://www.prepsportfantasy.com including high school football, basketball, and baseball.

Author Bio: Dennis Jarvis writes about high school sports and prep sports with fantasy league at
www.prepsportfantasy.com including high school football, basketball, and baseball.

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