Mesa Jackrabbit Basketball

The sophomore phenom redefining Arizona basketball
December 1, 2025 by Amya Zapien, Arizona State University

At 17 years old, Jakyi “Kyi Kyi” Miles already has a basketball resume that most high school seniors could only dream of.

The Laveen, Arizona native and Mesa High School standout is a five-star recruit in the class of 2028 and has earned 23 college offers, with his most recent one being from North Carolina State University, is ranked among ESPN’s Top 25, and represented the USA at the national basketball camp, all before graduating high school.

Behind the offers and headlines, Jakyi is ... STORY

The 2025-26 schedule has been released. Highlights include East Valley Region games, road trips to Las Vegas, NV and Bakersfield, CA and the annual Fear the Hop holiday tournament. SCHEDULE

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2025-26 SEASON - The Jackrabbits will be competing in the 6A East Valley Region along with Dobson, Mountain View, Red Mountain, Skyline and Westwood.

ON-LINE TICKETS - You can buy tickets on-line for every home, conveniently and securely, through Go Fan. BUY TICKETS

THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS - We appreciate the support from our 2025-26 business sponsors. Please visit them if you're in need of the goods and services they provide. SPONSORS

Tradition Never Graduates - Basketball is family right? I mean, that’s what any high school, college, and even professional basketball player is going to tell you. Players like to say it’s the competition that gets their juices flowing or the roar of the crowd that gets them fired up. What if there was a place where the READ MORE......

STATE CHAMPS - Take a look back at the teams that won State championships from 1914 to 2016 on the HISTORY page.

MESA RECORDS - Check out the individual game, individual season and individual career records on the RECORDS page.

Mesa TOP ALL TIME PLAYERS - Richard Obert, azcentral sports
Mesa High has as rich a football history as any high school in Arizona. Boys basketball was good in the school's early years. But it really picked up in the 1980s under coach Paul Newendyke, and hasn't stopped rolling under Shawn Lynch in the early 2000s, then Shane Burcar, and now with Scott Stansberry in charge.

It is easy to find 10 players but extremely tough to pick a No. 1. Any of the top three players can make a case for being the best basketball player in school history. Here are Richard Obert's top all-time Mesa High boys basketball players. STORY

Mesa ALUMNI WHO HAVE GONE ONTO THE NEXT LEVELS - Jackrabbit tradition is rich with All-State players, Player of the Year winners and those that have gone on to excel at the next level, including some that have played in professional leagues around the world. They include David Van Dyke, Lee Cummard, Aaron Fuller, Graham Hatch, Donte Medder, Michael Crowell, Hakeem Rollins, Blondy Barutti and Jahii Carson. Read about these former Jackrabbits on the ALUMNI page.

HELP THE PROGRAM, HELP YOURSELF - Arizona law provides a tax credit for contributions to public schools to support extracurricular activities or character education.

You can help the Mesa basketball program and possibly lower your tax bill by making a donation earmarked for the basketball program.

The state tax credit is available to ALL qualifying individual Arizona state taxpayers. You do not need to have a child enrolled in a school to take advantage of this state tax credit. DONATE

PARENTS - Your athlete's information must be completed on REGISTER MY ATHLETE before they can join the team. All students who wish to participate in interscholastic athletic programs at Mesa High must have a successfully completed physical packet on file in the athletic office at Mesa High before they can begin to practice or before they can check out equipment.

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1630 E Southern Ave.
Mesa, AZ 85204
(480) 472-5900
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