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

2014 McDonald’s All-American Team Announced

January 29, 2014 by Ronnie Flores Leave a Comment

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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Filed Under: Blog, boys basketball event Tagged With: Cliff Alexander, Emmanuel Mudiay, Jahlil Okafor, McDonald's All-American Game, Mr. Basketball USA Tracker

ICYMI: Preseason Preview Content

November 10, 2013 by Ronnie Flores Leave a Comment

The high school season is in full swing and we give our readers a quick reference guide to all of our preseason content. We’ll also continue our team preview series this upcoming week.

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Filed Under: Blog, national player of the year, team rankings Tagged With: FAB 50, Mr. Basketball USA Tracker, regional rankings

Mudiay Tops 2013-14 Preseason POY Tracker

November 7, 2013 by Ronnie Flores Leave a Comment

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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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Filed Under: Blog, national player of the year Tagged With: Cliff Alexander, Emmanuel Mudiay, Mr. Basketball USA, Mr. Basketball USA Tracker

Mr. Basketball USA Candidates: Inside Look

October 31, 2013 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 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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Filed Under: Blog, national player of the year Tagged With: Cliff Alexander, Emmanuel Mudiay, Mr. Basketball USA, Mr. Basketball USA Tracker, Stanley Johnson

Final Mr. Basketball USA Tracker

May 3, 2013 by Ronnie Flores Leave a Comment

Andrew Wiggins, Jabari Parker and Aaron Gordon are only three candidates to appear on every ballot

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Filed Under: Blog, national player of the year Tagged With: Aaron Gordon, Andrew Wiggins, Jabari Parker, Mr. Basketball USA Tracker, player of the year tracker

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