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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What Do Player Rankings Mean?
The player rankings of the recruiting networks have been updated now that the fall evaluation period is in full swing. What do they mean? For those that thought they played well enough to crack the rankings, but didn’t make it or dropped, Grassroots Hoops examines what may have been the cause.
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5 Things We Learned This Summer
Now that the summer viewing period is complete and we’ve had time to take in all we saw, we dug through our notes to talk about five important things we gathered from evaluating many of the nation’s best players.
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Who’s No. 1 in 2014?
Student Sports takes a look at the top prospects in the Class of 2014 and makes a case why each should be considered its No. 1 prospect. There’s a compelling case for more players than any class in recent memory.
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adidas Nations in the Books
Class of 2014 dominates adidas Nations in Los Angeles. Underdog USA 2014 Blue Team defeats favored USA 2014 Red team in championship game. African team takes third place game. We also take a quick look at event’s top overall performers.
adidas Nations Rosters Announced
adidas announced its rosters for 2013 adidas Nations to be held in Los Angeles August 2-5. Included are all three Student Sports Underclass Players of the Year from the 2012-2013 season.
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Okafor, Jones, Johnson Among Best Underclassmen
Five juniors already named GrassrootsHoops.net All-Americans headline a group of 60 elite players selected to the 2012-13 GrassrootsHoops.net Underclass All-American boys’ basketball watch list.
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