Lapeer West Panthers
Boys Basketball:
Class: A
Years in Metro League: 1968-69 to present
League championships: 5 (1985, 87, 97, 2001, 2005).
Overall Metro League records: 255-249 (.506)
Other leagues played in: Tri County (1950-51 to 1966-67)
League championships: 2 (1963, '65).
District titles: 3 (1937, 1964, 1975)
Regional titles: 1 (1937) 2-2 in regional games (.500)
Quarterfinal games (1-0)
Semifinal games (0-1) lost in 1937 state semifinals:
Miscellaneous: Started out as Lapeer High School and then became Lapeer West at the start of the 1975-76 school year.
Single-game scoring records
44 - Tom Wilson in a 72-69 win over Flint Tech on Jan. 25, 1957.
42 - Tom Wilson, in a 78-67 win over Kearsley on Dec. 14, 1956
42 - Brian Davis, in a 86-68 win over Oxford on Feb. 18, 1986
42 - Brandon Reed, in a 77-66 win over Oxford on Jan. 15, 1993
39 - Tom Wilson, in a 1955-56 season
38 - Rick Moore, 89-53 win over Holly on Feb. 4, 1972
37 - Tom Wilson, in a 70-48 win over Mandeville on Jan. 29, 1957
36 - Clarke Adams, in a 87-80 win over Swartz Creek on Feb. 27, 1970
36 - Jeff O'Neil, in a 81-65 win over Mt. Morris on Feb. 15, 1991
35 - Al Whitney, in a 74-63 win over Oxford on Feb. 18, 1966
35 - Clarke Adams, in a 76-68 loss to Romeo on Dec. 3, 1968
35 - Brian Davis, in a 83-81 win over LakeVille on Jan. 31, 1986
34 - Bruce McKenna, in a 71-67 win over Waterford Kettering on Dec. 11, 1964
34 - Bob McKenna, in a 87-76 win over Oxford on Jan. 15, 1965
34 - Clarke Adams, in a 75-73 loss to Carman on Dec. 17, 1968
34 - Jeff O'Neil, in a 62-46 win over Oxford on Dec. 21, 1990
33 - Clarke Adams, in a 81-61 win over Holly on Dec. 13, 1968
32 - Pat McKenna, in a 74-67 win over Kearsley on Dec. 7, 1965
32 - Brandon Reed, in a 67-65 win over Durand on Jan. 8, 1993
32 - Adam Brennan, in a 70-63 win over Fenton on Feb. 21, 2002
32 - Adam Brennan, in a 65-55 win over Linden on March 1, 2002
32 - Justin Hayward, in a 74-70 overtime win over Lapeer East on Jan. 14, 2005
31 - Larry McInnally, in a 100-87 OT win over Waterford Kettering on Feb. 5, 1965
30 - John Bennington, in a 79-62 win over Beecher on Dec. 27, 1957
30 - Clarke Adams, in a 53-38 win over Oxford on Jan. 6, 1970
30 - Paul Laider, in a 69-68 loss to Fenton on March 4, 1968
30 - Jeff O'Neil, in a 76-55 loss to Lapeer East on Jan. 22, 1991
30 - Brandon Reed, in a 87-78 loss to Oxford on Feb. 14, 1992
Team records:
Most single season victories: 19; 1936-37 team went 19-1 losing only in the state semifinals; 1996-97 team went 19-3 before losing in the first round of the Class A district to Clarkston.
Most consecutive victories: 19 1936-37.
100 point games:
108 - Lapeer West 108, Oxford 67 (Feb. 19, 1965)
100 - Lapeer West 100, Waterford Kettering 87 OT (Feb. 5, 1965)
Overall coaching History
1929-30 to present
| Name | Years | Wins | Losses | Pct. | Titles |
| Paul Smarks | 1929-30 to 1941-42 | 136 | 50 | .731 | 4 |
| Paul Smarks | 1945-46 to 1948-49 | 19 | 42 | .311 | 0 |
| Paul Smarks | overall | 155 | 92 | .627 | 4 |
| Lloyd Osborn | 1949-50 to ? | ||||
| Gene Hepinstall | 1957-58 to 1967-68 | 81 | 94 | .463 | 2 |
| Mike Halstead | 1968-69 to 1972-73 | 22 | 50 | .306 | 0 |
| Dave Harmsen | 1973-74 to 1974-75 | 23 | 21 | .523 | 0 |
| Greg Gallaspy | 1975-76 to 1981-82 | 55 | 92 | .374 | 0 |
| Jerry Nakoneczny | 1982-83 to 1993-94 | 109 | 143 | .433 | 1 |
| Tim Zeeman | 1994-95 to 1999-2000 | 61 | 66 | .480 | 1 |
| Zeeman at North Branch | 1984-85 to 1986-87/2000-01 | 48 | 37 | .564 | 0 |
| Zeeman overall | 1984-85 to 1999-00 | 109 | 103 | .514 | 1 |
| Dave Kirkpatrick | 2000-01 to 2003-04 | 43 | 41 | .512 | 1 |
| Andy Roberts | 2004-05 to present | 14 | 7 | .667 | 1 |
Records are updated through the end of the 2004-05 school year:
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