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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

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. Basketball Stanley Johnson headline participants.

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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

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. Mr. Basketball USA Cliff Alexander shines for West club.

RELATED:  Okafor Powers West At McDonald’s   | Overlooked High School All-Americans | Cliff Alexander Named Mr. Basketball USA

This year’s Jordan Brand Classic was the event’s highest scoring game ever. The two clubs in one of the nation’s most prestigious national all-star games combined for a whopping 305 points as the East club defeated the West Club 158-147 Friday evening at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, 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

Final FAB 50 National Rankings

April 7, 2014 by Ronnie Flores Leave a Comment

Montverde Academy of Florida captures second consecutive Student Sports FAB 50 title by virtue of winning 27 of 28 games on the court against murderous schedule to edge Mater Dei of California. Montverde Academy, which does not compete for a state title, closed out its season by winning Dick’s Nationals tournament in New York while Mater Dei ties a state record by capturing fourth consecutive state title with program’s first unbeaten state championship club. Read on for explanation of Montverde-Mater Dei debate and check back later this week for expanded FAB 50 rankings with writeups of all 50 teams.

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Filed Under: team rankings Tagged With: Cliff Alexander, Curie, Dick's Nationals, FAB 50, Mater Dei, Montverde Academy

Tuesday McDonalds Practice Report

April 1, 2014 by Ronnie Flores Leave a Comment

We attended Tuesday’s McDonald’s All-American practice session and came away with the impression the West team is the favorite going into Wednesday’s game. Mr. Basketball USA candidates Stanley Johnson and Jahlil Okafor standout as does sparkplug guard Tyler Ullis.  

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Filed Under: boys basketball event Tagged With: Cliff Alexander, Jahlil Okafor, McDonald's All-American Game, Stanley Johnson, Tyler Ullis

McDonalds: Okafor Powers West

April 1, 2014 by Ronnie Flores Leave a Comment

Local product and national player of the year candidate Jahlil Okafor helps his West team win and takes co-MVP honors at the 2014 McDonald’s All-American Game in Chicago. West’s Emmanuel Mudiay (15 points) and Rashad Vaughn (14 points) also stand out.

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Filed Under: boys basketball event Tagged With: Cliff Alexander, Jahlil Okafor, McDonald's All-American Game, Tyler Ullis, United Center

POY Tracker: Closing The Gap?

March 20, 2014 by Ronnie Flores Leave a Comment

Mr. Basketball USA front-runner Cliff Alexander’s high school career at Curie (Chicago) is over, but the race for national player of the year is far from done. We explain the factors that can close the gap between Alexander and the other top candidates and how it can be done.

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

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