The Hoop Scoop

Covering Grassroots Basketball Since 1983

A national recruiting web site and scouting service providing analysis, rankings, and coverage of grassroots basketball since 1983

Injuries Factor Into Mr. Basketball USA Process

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Julius Randle, No. 3 vote-getter in the preseason Mr. Basketball USA Tracker, suffered broken bone in his foot on Nov. 24 and likely out three months. We take a look at how this will affect this season’s national player of the year race and how injury has played a role in previous years.  

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Mr. Basketball USA: All-Time Favorites

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Now in its sixth 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 five preseason favorites and where they finished at the end of the season.

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Andrew Wiggins Tops 2012-13 Preseason POY Tracker

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Andrew Wiggins, the consensus No. 1 recruit in the country, leads voting in preseason Grassroots Hoops Mr. Basketball USA Tracker, now in its sixth year. Jabari Parker and Julius Randle also collect first-place votes.

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2012-13 Preseason FAB 50 Team Rankings

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Montverde Academy (Montverde, Fla.) earns billing as the preseason No. 1 ranked team in the Grassroots Hoops Top 50. It’s the third time a Kevin Boyle-coached team has earned this distinction. Nevada’s Findlay Prep and Chicago public league power Simeon round out the top three.

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Inside Look at Mr. Basketball USA Candidates

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Mr. Basketball USA is the title bestowed upon GrassrootsHoops.net’s National Player of the Year. We examine the resumes of six 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 season, is now in its sixth year.

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