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    Where to place Yates in basketball greats?

    Brandon Peters attempts a pregame dunk. Photo by Michael PaulsenBrandon Peters attempts a pregame dunk. Photo by Michael Paulsen

    Chronicle sports reporter Sam Khan Jr. talks to some former coaches and basketball aficionados and tries to figure out how the current undefeated Yates basketball team would stack up against the great teams of the past.

    From the article:

    Their résumé is impressive. The Lions have won 56 consecutive games dating to last season. They have scored 100 or more points in 14 consecutive games, which ties the national record held by the Hobbs, N.M., squad of 1969-70, and they've hit triple digits 25 times this year. They're producing 117.2 points per game, and if they maintain that clip, they'll finish with the national record for single-season scoring average, too. They also hold the state record for points in a game (170).

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