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Gary McKnight Wins No. 1,000

December 12, 2014 by Ronnie Flores 1 Comment

With its 67-44 victory over Corona del Mar (Calif.) Friday night, veteran coach Gary McKnight of FAB 50 No. 17 Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.) became the 14th reported coach nationwide to win 1,000 career games. We have some reaction from McKnight and a quick historical look at McKnight’s accomplishment. 

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Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Bob Hurley Sr., DeMatha Catholic, Gary McKnight, Jim Harris, Mater Dei, Morgan Wootten, Ralph Tasker, Robert Hughes

No. 1 Montverde Passes Another Test

December 12, 2014 by Ronnie Flores Leave a Comment

FAB 50 No. 1 Montverde Academy (Montverde, Fla.) uses two runs, and the ability of Mr. Basketball USA front-runner Ben Simmons, to defeat No. 6 Bishop O’Dowd (Oakland, Calif.) 78-64 in showdown at Montverde’s home gym. Most of the Eagles’ tests the rest of the season will be away from home.

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Filed Under: Blog, boys basketball event, team rankings Tagged With: Ben Simmons, FAB 50, Ivan Rabb, Kevin Boyle, Lou Richie, Ty Graves

LeBron James Classic Schedule

December 12, 2014 by Ronnie Flores Leave a Comment

The inaugural LeBron James Classic takes place at The LeBron James Arena on the campus of St. Vincent-St. Mary High School (Akron, Ohio) on December 20 and 21. Check out the complete schedule and some background info on what figures to grow into a great holiday event.

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Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: LeBron James, LeBron James Classic

ESPN TV Schedule Announced

December 11, 2014 by Ronnie Flores 2 Comments

Top News 576Eleven games across ESPN family of networks began December 8. Grassroots Hoops FAB 50 No. 1 Montverde Academy to appear twice, including December 12 matchup with No. 6 Bishop O’Dowd (Oakland, Calif.). Bishop O’Dowd and No. 2 Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.) also will appear twice. 

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Filed Under: Blog, team rankings Tagged With: FAB 50, Findlay Prep, GEICO ESPN High School Basketball Showcase, Montverde Academy, Oak Hill Academy, Whitney Young

Updated FAB 50 National Rankings

December 8, 2014 by Ronnie Flores 1 Comment

Basketball FAB 50 Illustration 2Montverde Academy of Florida remains in the top spot in the first GrassrootsHoops.net FAB 50 rankings of the 2014-15 regular season. Oak Hill Academy of Virginia and Findlay Prep of Nevada hold their spots at No. 2 and No. 3 respectively, which the change beginning at No. 4. There are ten newcomers to the rankings with the highest being No. 23 Atascocita (Humble, Texas).

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Filed Under: Blog, team rankings Tagged With: Arlington Country Day, Bishop O'Dowd, Callaway, FAB 50, Findlay Prep, Montverde Academy, Morgan Park, Oak Hill Academy, Plano West

NorCal Tip-Off Classic: Top 25 Player Rankings

November 30, 2014 by Ronnie Flores

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Filed Under: Blog, boys basketball event, Player Rankings Tagged With: Anthony Townes, Bishop Gorman, Bishop O'Dowd, Brandon Lawrence, Christian Ellis, Ivan Rabb, Jordan Ford, Modesto Christian, Moreau Catholic, NorCal Tip-Off Classic, Oscar Frayer, Paris Austin

Mr. Basketball USA: All-Time Favorites

November 21, 2014 by Ronnie Flores Leave a Comment

Now in its eighth year, 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 seven preseason favorites and where they finished at the end of the season.

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Filed Under: Blog, national player of the year Tagged With: Andrew Wiggins, Derrick Favors, Emmanuel Mudiay, Harrison Barnes, Mr. Basketball USA, Mr. Basketball USA Tracker

Simmons Tops 2014-15 Preseason POY Tracker

November 20, 2014 by Ronnie Flores 3 Comments

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Ben Simmons, the most versatile forward in the country and the nation’s top-ranked prospect, leads voting in preseason Grassroots Hoops Mr. Basketball USA Tracker, now in its eighth year. The Montverde Academy do-it-all dynamo is the first unanimous selection in the history of the eight-year voting process to select our national player of the year. 

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Filed Under: Blog, national player of the year Tagged With: Ben Simmons, Montverde Academy, Mr. Basketball USA, Mr. Basketball USA Tracker

Mr. Basketball USA: Inside Look

November 17, 2014 by Ronnie Flores Leave a Comment

Mr. Basketball USA is the title bestowed upon the boys basketball National Player of the Year as selected by GrassrootsHoops.net. We examine the resumes of five early favorites, five others with strong cases and list other potential candidates. The Mr. Basketball USA Tracker, which tracks the progress of the top candidates throughout the high school season, is now in its eighth year.

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Filed Under: Blog, national player of the year Tagged With: Ben Simmons, Cheick Diallo, DeAndre Ayton, Harry Giles, Ivan Rabb, Jalen Brunson, Jaylen Brown, Malik Newman, Mr. Basketball USA, Mr. Basketball USA Tracker, Stephen Zimmerman

Preseason Regional Top 20s

November 6, 2014 by Ronnie Flores Leave a Comment

Basketball Regional Rankings

We continue our 2014-15 preseason rankings release with region-by region rankings. We go 20 deep from five separate regions of the nation and take a look at bubble teams that just missed the FAB 50. Preseason No. 1 ranked teams by region are Oak Hill Academy (East), Montverde Academy (Southeast), Stevenson (Midwest), Plano West (Southwest) and Findlay Prep (West). Nobody across the country ranks as many teams as GrassrootsHoops.net.

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Filed Under: Blog, team rankings Tagged With: Constitution, DeSoto, FAB 50, Grassroots Hoops FAB 50, regional rankings, St. Anthony, Top 20 regional rankings, West Linn

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