Hoover High School's boys' basketball team was undefeated and won the state championship in the 2005-2006 school year. Charles Zanders, Des Moines Roosevelt's basketball coach, was coach at the time and had 100 wins at the school in the 2000s. They also won the sportsmanship award at the conclusion of the tournament. Additionally, they made it to the state championship in the 1997-1998 and 2010-2011 seasons, but the title run fell short as the Huskies fell to Iowa City West and Linn-Mar respectively, ending the season in second place, as state runners-up. Hoover had quite a successful year during the 2002-2003 season as well. During this season the Huskies beat Marshalltown in the consolation game to take third place. The 2014-2015 basketball team received fourth place at the state tournament, again losing to Iowa City West in the consolation game. The 2015-2016 team made it back to state for the second year in a row, winning over 20 games and going undefeated in metro conference play. In total, Hoover has made it to state 12 times as of 2016.