We're months away from the start of high school basketball season, but there have nonetheless been myriad stories this summer taking place on the hardwood and on the blacktop. Here is NJ.com's look at the biggest basketball stories of the summer.
With 11-time league champion St. Anthony absent for the first time in league history after its closure in June, Hudson Catholic faced Lincoln in the Hamilton Park Summer League final. Hudson Catholic, which beat St. Anthony in its game ever to win the North Jersey, Non-Public B title last season, was billed as the favorite against Lincoln.