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The early signing period for high school seniors began Wednesday. Here is a numerical look back at the first 48 hectic hours of this weeklong period for boys’ hoops.
With the national early signing period beginning Wednesday, we take a look at what colleges the nation’s top 100 prospects are going to ink their LOI’s with. Four of the nation’s top six prospects announced their decision on Friday, November 15.
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Since Jahlil Okafor and good friend Tyus Jones have indicated they will play together in college, we decided to take an in-depth look at some of the most (in)famous college basketball recruiting Package Deals over the years. Okafor and Jones are not the first All-American duo that specifically indicated they would play together and ultimately their legacy will be determined by their college team’s immediate success.
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Follow these tips from NBA level athletic trainers to reduce the risk of injury during fall practice — and games. Being flexible, improving cardiovascular endurance, proper foot gear, proper warm-up and cool down are all important to injury prevention.
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The high school season is in full swing and we give our readers a quick reference guide to all of our preseason content. We’ll also continue our team preview series this upcoming week.
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Now in its seventh season, the Mr. Basketball USA Tracker tracks the progress of the nation’s top national player of the year candidates. We take a look back at the first six preseason favorites and where they finished at the end of the season.
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Here is a state-by-state list of the highest end-of-season rankings for boys’ basketball teams since a version of the Grassroots Hoops FAB 50 poll began for the 1987-88 season. Rainier Beach of Seattle makes history by earning highest ranking ever for a team from Washington. Florida, Utah and Wisconsin teams earn highest ever ranking in their respective state in 2012-13.
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Emmanuel Mudiay, the most physically dominant guard in the country and the nation’s No. 2 ranked prospect, leads voting in preseason Student Sports Mr. Basketball USA Tracker, now in its seventh year. Jahlil Okafor, Stanley Johnson and Cliff Alexander also collect first-place votes.
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We go 20 deep from five separate regions of the nation. During the season, we rank 100 teams each week and nobody across the country ranks as many teams as StudentSportsBasketball.com. No. 1 teams are Oak Hill Academy (East), Montverde Academy (Southeast), Whitney Young (Midwest), Prime Prep (Southwest) and Findlay Prep (West).
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We conclude our preseason Student Sports FAB 50 national team rankings release with an in-depth look at the top 15 teams. We began with teams No. 31-50 on Friday, continued with teams No. 16-30 and now have published an in-depth look at the nation’s 50 best teams. Montverde Academy of Florida is the preseason No. 1 team for the second consecutive season.
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