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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: national player of the year, News, recruiting 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

The Legend of LeBron

June 4, 2014 by Ronnie Flores Leave a Comment

LeBron James is playing in is fourth consecutive NBA Finals and gunning for his third consecutive NBA title. He’s being called by some the greatest small forward ever and he hasn’t yet reached his 30th birthday. We take a look back at the growing legend in his first national cover story in the November 2001 edition of Student Sports Magazine when James was entering his junior season at St.

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Filed Under: From The Archives, national player of the year Tagged With: Brian Windhorst, Gloria James, John Lucas, LeBron James, St. Vincent-St. Mary, Student Sports Magazine

Pangos A-A Camp: All-Time Dandy Dozen

May 29, 2014 by Ronnie Flores

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Filed Under: boys basketball event, From The Archives, national player of the year, Player Rankings Tagged With: Brandon Jennings, Cliff Alexander, Harrison Barnes, Pangos Camp, Shabazz Muhammad, Stanley Johnson

Student Sports Underclass All-Americans

May 8, 2014 by Ronnie Flores Leave a Comment

Class players of the year Ben Simmons (Juniors), Josh Jackson (Sophomores) and Jalek Felton (Freshmen) headline the 2013-14 Student Sports Underclass All-American team.

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Filed Under: individual honors, national player of the year, recruiting Tagged With: Ben Simmons, Dedric Lawson, Jayson Tatum, K.J. Lawson, Thon Maker

Ballislife All-American Game May 3

April 28, 2014 by Ronnie Flores Leave a Comment

Many of the nation’s best boys high school basketball stars will participate in the 4th Annual Ballislife All-American Game set for May 3 at Long Beach City College in Long Beach, Calif. Mr. Basketball USA Cliff Alexander of Chicago and Maxpreps National Player of the Year and Cal-Hi Sports Mr.

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Filed Under: boys basketball event, national player of the year, press release Tagged With: Ballislife All-American Game, Cliff Alexander, Namon Wright, Stanley Johnson

Student Sports All-American First Team

April 23, 2014 by Ronnie Flores Leave a Comment

Mr. Basketball USA Cliff Alexander, Jahlil Okafor, Stanley Johnson and Emmanuel Mudiay highlight 20th annual Student Sports All-American team. Elite honor squad includes 20-man first team and 30-man second team.

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Filed Under: individual honors, national player of the year, recruiting Tagged With: Ben Simmons, Cliff Alexander, Emmanuel Mudiay, Jahlil Okafor, Mr. Basketball USA, Stanley Johnson, Student Sports All-American Team

Underclass Players Of The Year

April 23, 2014 by Ronnie Flores 1 Comment

Underclass Players of the Year Ben Simmons, Josh Jackson and Jalek Felton made a tremendous impact this season and are selected the nation’s top players among juniors, sophomores and freshmen, respectively. The next end-of-season honors squad published with be the 20th Annual Student Sports All-American team. 

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Filed Under: individual honors, national player of the year, recruiting Tagged With: Ben Simmons, Jalek Felton, Josh Jackson

JBC: Okafor Closes In Style

April 18, 2014 by Ronnie Flores Leave a Comment

Jahlil Okafor, a Duke-bound center and the most decorated player in the 2014 class, closed out his high school career with another national all-star game MVP award. The Whitney Young of Chicago standout had 29 points and 9 rebounds to pace the East to a 158-147 victory at the Jordan Brand Classic in New York.

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Filed Under: boys basketball event, national player of the year, recruiting, team rankings Tagged With: Cliff Alexander, Jahlil Okafor, James Blackmon Jr., Jordan Brand Classic, Kelly Oubre Jr.

Cliff Alexander Named Mr. Basketball USA

April 16, 2014 by Ronnie Flores Leave a Comment

Cliff Alexander named 2014 Student Sports Mr. Basketball USA, Illinois’ first honoree since the 1999-2000 season and the first from Chicago since Kevin Garnett in 1995.

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Filed Under: individual honors, national player of the year, recruiting Tagged With: Cliff Alexander, Curie, Emmanuel Mudiay, Jahlil Okafor, Kevin Garnett, Mr. Basketball USA, national player of the year

Final 2013-14 POY Tracker

April 15, 2014 by Ronnie Flores Leave a Comment

The final ballots are in and the closing to Jahlil Okafor’s spectacular season tightens the Mr. Basketball USA race. Cliff Alexander, Stanley Johnson and Emmanuel Mudiay are the three candidates to appear on every ballot.


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Filed Under: national player of the year Tagged With: Ben Simmons, Cliff Alexander, Jahlil Okafor, Mr. Basketball USA Tracker

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