 Durham High was also well known for its basketball program as well, in fact Durham High School led North Carolina in most Men's Basketball State Championships with 13.Before that, during a three-year period, from 1937 through 1940, under Coach Paul Sykes, Durham High's basketball team compiled a phenomenal record of 73 straight wins.Included in those wins were championships in the Duke-Durham Invitational Tournament and the Eastern Interscholastic Tournament at Glens Falls, NY.