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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

FAB 50: All-Time Preseason No. 1’s

October 31, 2014 by Ronnie Flores Leave a Comment

Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.) has started as preseason No. 1 five times and finished as FAB 50 champ in three of those years.

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Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Bob Hurley Sr., FAB 50, FAB 50 rankings, Greg Oden, Mr. Basketball USA, Preseason No. 1

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: Blog, individual honors Tagged With: Ben Simmons, Cliff Alexander, Emmanuel Mudiay, Jahlil Okafor, Mr. Basketball USA, Stanley Johnson, Student Sports All-American Team

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: Blog, national player of the year Tagged With: Cliff Alexander, Curie, Emmanuel Mudiay, Jahlil Okafor, Kevin Garnett, Mr. Basketball USA, national player of the year

Players of the Week

February 12, 2014 by Ronnie Flores Leave a Comment

McDonald’s All-American picks from New York and Indianapolis leads sixth group of Student Sports National Player of the Week honorees in 2014. These honorees are chosen based on performances from games played from Feb. 3-Feb. 7 and they are based on the same regional breakdowns as our regional Top 20 team rankings.

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Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Isaiah Whitehead, McDonald's All-Americans, Mr. Basketball USA, Trey Lyles

POY Tracker: Alexander A Slam Dunk

January 30, 2014 by Ronnie Flores Leave a Comment

With his epic performance at the recent Hoophall Classic, power forward Cliff Alexander replaces point guard Emmanuel Mudiay as the top Student Sports National Player of the Year candidate. Besides Alexander, Jahlil Okafor and Cheick Diallo garner first-place votes.

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Filed Under: Blog, national player of the year Tagged With: Cliff Alexander, Jahlil Okafor, Kelly Oubre Jr., Mr. Basketball USA, Stanley Johnson

POY Tracker: Seniors Stand Strong

January 10, 2014 by Ronnie Flores Leave a Comment

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

Players of the Week

December 18, 2013 by Ronnie Flores Leave a Comment

Mr. Basketball USA candidate Cliff Alexander leads first group of Student Sports National Player of the Week honorees. These honorees are chosen based on performances from games played from Dec. 9-Dec. 17 and they are based on the same regional breakdowns as our regional Top 20 team rankings.

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Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: City of Palms Tournament, Cliff Alexander, Mr. Basketball USA

Mr. Basketball USA: All-Time Favorites

November 9, 2013 by Ronnie Flores Leave a Comment

Now in its seventh season, 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 six 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: Derrick Favors, Emmanuael Mudiay, Harrison Barnes, Mr. Basketball USA

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