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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

Final 2014-15 POY Tracker

April 20, 2015 by Ronnie Flores 3 Comments

The final ballots are in and LSU-bound Ben Simmons is head and shoulders above 27 other national player of the year candidates. Tyler Dorsey, DeAndre Ayton, Ivan Rabb, Jaylen Brown, Skal Labissiere and fast-rising Cheick Diallo all receive second-place votes.

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Filed Under: national player of the year, News Tagged With: Ben Simmons, Cheick Diallo, Jaylen Brown, Mr. Basketball USA, Mr. Basketball USA Tracker

New Mr. Basketball USA Tracker

March 13, 2015 by Ronnie Flores 5 Comments

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Ben Simmons, the best player on the nation’s top-ranked team, continues to lead the pack in the Grassroots Hoops Mr. Basketball USA Tracker. The best player on the No. 2 ranked team in the FAB 50 and a few others on winning teams make inroads as the voting process produces a reduced set of viable national player of the year candidates. 

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Filed Under: individual honors, national player of the year, News Tagged With: Ben Simmons, Bishop O'Dowd, Callaway, DeAndre Ayton, Ivan Rabb, Jaylen Brown, Malik Newman, Maranatha, Mr. Basketball USA, Mr. Basketball USA Tracker, Tyler Dorsey, Wheeler

2015 McDonald’s All-American Team Announced

January 28, 2015 by Ronnie Flores

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Filed Under: boys basketball event, News, Player Rankings, press release, team rankings Tagged With: Ben Simmons, Ivan Rabb, Jaylen Brown, Malik Newman, McDonald's All-American Game, Mr. Basketball USA Tracker

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: national player of the year, News, recruiting 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: 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

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

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

POY Tracker: What It Takes

February 20, 2014 by Ronnie Flores Leave a Comment

With Cliff Alexander leading the 2014 Mr. Basketball USA race by a record-tying number, we decided this week was a good time to explain what it takes to be a credible national player of the year candidate. Individual talent and team success are major factors, but less obvious forces come into play.

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Filed Under: national player of the year Tagged With: Ben Simmons, Chicago high school basketball, Jahlil Okafor, Mr. Basketball USA Tracker, Stanley Johnson

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