Michigan boys HS basketball: Teams with most Breslin Center trips over past 25 years

This upcoming March marks the 25th year of the new millennium. We survived Y2K, the Nostradamus 2012 predictions and many other unforeseen things.

Over the past 25 years, I’ve been to every boys basketball semifinal and final at the Breslin Center, falling in love with the game in the process.

Here’s a look back at the past 25 years, recognizing the schools who have made the most Breslin Center trips since our calendars read 2000:

13 Trips:

Wyoming Tri-Unity Christian - 5 state championships, 5 runners-up, 3 semifinal losses

Flint Beecher - 7 state championships, 4 runners-up, 2 semifinal losses

8 Trips:

Saginaw - 3 state championships, 5 semifinal losses

Muskegon Heights - 3 runners-up, 5 semifinal losses

6 Trips:

Southfield Christian - 5 state championships, 1 semifinal loss

Romulus - 1 state championship, 1 runner-up, 4 semifinal losses

5 Trips:

McBain - 1 state championship, 4 semifinal losses

Schoolcraft - 2 state championships, 2 runners-up, 1 semifinal loss

Muskegon West Michigan Christian - 3 state championships, 2 runners-up

Negaunee - 1 state championship, 4 semifinal losses

Cedarville - 1 state championships, 1 runner-up, 3 semifinal losses

Detroit Country Day - 3 state championships, 2 semifinal losses

Kalamazoo Christian - 2 state championships, 1 runner-up, 2 semifinal losses

Detroit Rogers - 3 state championships, 2 semifinal losses

4 Trips:

Orchard Lake St. Mary’s - 2 state championships, 2 semifinal losses

South Christian - 2 state championships, 2 runners-up

Warren De La Salle - 1 state championship, 3 semifinal losses

U of D Jesuit - 1 state championship, 1 runner-up, 2 semifinal losses

River Rouge - 1 state championship, 1 runner-up, 2 semifinal losses

Powers North Central - 3 state championships, 1 semifinal loss

Kalamazoo Central - 2 state championships, 1 runner-up, 1 semifinal loss

Detroit City - 1 runner-up, 3 semifinal losses

Detroit Redford - 2 runners-up, 2 semifinal losses

Charlevoix - 2 runners-up, 2 semifinal losses

Detroit Renaissance - 2 state championships, 2 semifinal losses

Pontiac Northern - 2 state championships, 2 semifinal losses

Detroit St. Martin dePorres - 2 state championships, 2 semifinal losses

3 Trips:

Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart - 2 runners-up, 1 semifinal loss

Grand Blanc - 1 state championship, 1 runner-up, 1 semifinal loss

Ferndale - 1 state championship, 2 semifinal losses

Traverse City St. Francis - 1 runners-up, 2 semifinal losses

Frankfort - 1 runner-up, 2 semifinal losses

Grand Rapids Catholic Central - 1 state championship, 2 runners-up

Hanover Horton - 3 semifinal losses

Detroit Edison - 1 state championship, 2 semifinal losses

Clarkston - 2 state championships, 1 semifinal loss

Benton Harbor - 1 state championship, 1 runner-up, 1 semifinal loss

Lansing Everett - 1 state championship, 2 semifinal loss

Stevensville-Lakeshore - 2 runners-up, 1 semifinal loss

Fulton - 1 runner-up, 2 semifinal losses

Cadillac - 3 semifinal losses

Adrian Lenawee - 2 state championships, 1 runner-up

Wyoming Godwin Heights - 1 state championship, 2 runners-up

Lansing Sexton - 2 state championships, 1 runner-up

Covert - 1 state championship, 2 semifinal loss

Detroit Pershing - 1 state championship, 2 runners-up

Bath - 1 state championship, 1 runner-up, 1 semifinal loss

Saginaw Arthur Hill - 1 state championship, 2 runners-up

Bark River-Harris - 1 runner-up, 2 semifinal losses

**Many teams have 2 or 1 appearance throughout the last 25 years