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Ben Simmons Named Mr. Basketball USA

April 23, 2015 by Ronnie Flores 2 Comments

Montverde Academy forward named 2015 Grassroots Hoops Mr. Basketball USA, Florida’s first ever honoree. Simmons is the first consensus choice since LeBron James in 2003.

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Filed Under: individual honors, national player of the year, News, recruiting Tagged With: Andrew Wiggins, Ben Simmons, Felipe Lopez, Jaylen Brown, LeBron James, Mr. Basketball USA, Mr. Basketball USA Tracker, Steve Smith

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: News, press release, team rankings Tagged With: LeBron James, LeBron James Classic

LeBron: Top 40 Rankings

July 11, 2014 by Ronnie Flores

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Filed Under: boys basketball event, News, Player Rankings Tagged With: Ben Simmons, DeAndre Ayton, Ivan Rabb, LeBron James, LeBron James Skills Academy

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

“Lenny Cooke” Drives Points Home

January 8, 2014 by Ronnie Flores Leave a Comment

“Lenny Cooke” is a documentary about the quick rise, and dramatic downward spiral, of an early 2000’s high school basketball standout from Brooklyn with aspirations of being a first round selection in the 2002 NBA Draft. A poor work ethic, raw and inexperienced game, media and scout-driven over-hype, and a series of shaky off-the-court decisions led to Cooke going undrafted.

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Filed Under: From The Archives, recruiting Tagged With: 2013 Tribeca Film Festival, ABCD Camp, basketball watchdog, Carmelo Anthony, Clark Francis, LeBron James, Lenny Cooke documentary, Sonny Vaccaro

HSBB: Giving Thanks

November 27, 2013 by Ronnie Flores Leave a Comment

On the eve of the Thanksgiving holiday, StudentSportsBasketball.com takes a look at the current basketball community and gives our take on who prominent people and things should be thankful for. StudentSportsBasketball.com wishes our loyal readers a Happy Holiday season.

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Filed Under: From The Archives Tagged With: Bob Hurley Sr., LeBron James, Michael Jordan, Oak Hill Academy

5 Myths of HS Basketball Debunked

September 4, 2013 by Ronnie Flores Leave a Comment

Today StudentSportsBasketball.com tackles common myths that pervade the game and why some of these common beliefs hurt the game and player development. We also provide beneficial alternatives for young players to this common train of thought. 

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Filed Under: recruiting Tagged With: Ethan Telfair, Kobe Byant, LeBron James, Magic Johnson, Sebastian Telfair, social media, workout coach

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