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Pangos A-A Festival: Top 15 Rankings

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We took in the two-day Pangos All-American Festival in Long Beach, Calif.,and came away with our top 15 performers among the four regional-based teams. The Pangos All-American Festival is a spinoff of both the annual Pangos All-American Camp and the regionally-based Fullcourt Press Frosh/Soph Camps with a format that brings together many of the nation’s top players regardless of class.

Below is the performance-based Top 15 player rankings from the event, August 27-28.

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Final, Expanded 2021-22 FAB 50 Rankings

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All 50 ranked teams written up with explanations for why they were placed in these positions with comparisons to preseason ranking. The FAB 50 National Team Rankings powered by Ballislife.com is the official rankings of the National Sports News Service, which date back to the 1952 season. Duncanville of Texas is the 2021-22 mythical national champion, the third public school program in seven season to finish as the FAB 50 No. 1 and the first Texas program in 20 years.

Compiled by Ronnie Flores

(Preseason ranking in parentheses; *Indicates forfeit wins, forfeit losses not included; **Indicates forfeits and defaults not included.)

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All-West Camp: Top 25 Rankings

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The following list is based on evaluations from all sessions at the two-day 2022 Fullcourt Press All-West Camp. The list is based on performance at the camp only, not on performance combined with previous honors, national or state ranking. Some players did not play in every session of the camp and that was a factor in the final selections. This camp featured a wide range of talent among the approximately 100 camp participants, a majority of whom hailed from California. Our evaluations are based on all-around performance within the context of winning and unselfish basketball, which extra emphasis on performance throughout the camp, not just the Cream of the Crop All-Star Games.

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2021-22 High School All-American Elite Team

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Mr. Basketball USA Dariq Whitehead, national junior of the year D.J. Wagner and two players each from NIBC powers Montverde Academy, Sunrise Christian Academy and IMG Academy highlight 28th annual All-American Elite Team produced by Ballislife.com Grassroots Editor Ronnie Flores. Elite honor squad includes 20-man first team and 30-man second team.

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