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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Student Sports All-American First Team
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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Cliff Alexander Named Mr. Basketball USA
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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2014 McDonald’s All-American Team Announced
The 2014 McDonald’s All-Americans were announced today, headlined by four Duke recruits and four headed to Kentucky. Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nev.) is the only high school program with multiple selections.
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Memorable Weekend For Mike Jones
DeMatha Catholic (Hyattsville, Md.) coach Mike Jones gets his 300th win at the Hoophall Classic over MLK weekend, knocking off a FAB 50-ranked team in the process. Not only did Jones reach a milestone win, his team broke into this week’s FAB 50 a day after he was announced as coach of the 2014 USA Junior National Select Team.
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POY Tracker: Seniors Stand Strong
The top players in the class of 2014 take center stage in the national player of the year race as the underclass players lose traction. Emmanuel Mudiay and Cliff Alexander remain the front-runners, but Jahlil Okafor and Stanley Johnson garner the most first-place votes.
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Mudiay Tops 2013-14 Preseason POY Tracker
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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Mr. Basketball USA Candidates: Inside Look
Mr. Basketball USA is the title bestowed upon the boys basketball National Player of the Year as selected by Student Sports. We examine the resumes of five early favorites, four 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 seventh year.
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2013 Under Armour Elite 24 Recap
[youtube id=”2BYRnWc93kQ” width=”620″ height=”360″]Hometown product Isaiah Whitehead and Emmanuel Mudiay shine at 2013 Under Armour Elite 24 in Brooklyn. Mudiay, the nation’s top point guard, commits to SMU at halftime of national telecast.
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