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Grassroots Hoops All-American Team

April 30, 2015 by Ronnie Flores 2 Comments

Mr. Basketball USA Ben Simmons, repeat selection Cheick Diallo, and state champions Isaiah Briscoe, Ivan Rabb and Jaylen Brown highlight 21st annual Grassroots Hoops 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, Chieck Diallo, Grassroots Hoops All-American Team, Isaiah Briscoe, Ivan Rabb, Jaylen Brown, Mr. Basketball USA

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

Updated FAB 50 National Rankings

March 16, 2015 by Ronnie Flores 1 Comment

For the second consecutive week, five new teams crack the GrassrootsHoops.net FAB 50, including fast-rising Christ the King (Middle Village, N.Y.). There were more state champs crowned around the country over the weekend, but from a rankings perspective the big news came off the court as Georgia Class AAAAAA champ and FAB 50 No. 6 Wheeler was granted permission to participate at Dick’s Nationals in New York in April.

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Filed Under: Blog, team rankings Tagged With: Callaway, Dedric Lawson, Dick's Nationals, Doug Lispcomb, FAB 50, Grassroots Hoops FAB 50, Hamilton, Jaylen Brown, Malik Newman, National Sports News Service, Paragon Marketing, Wheeler

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: Blog, national player of the year 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

New FAB 50 National Rankings

March 9, 2015 by Ronnie Flores 2 Comments

Basketball FAB 50 Illustration
Five new teams crack this week’s GrassrootsHoops.net FAB 50, including fast-rising Garfield (Seattle, Wash.), which won the Washington Class 3A state title over previously ranked Rainier Beach (Seattle, Wash.). Rainier Beach is one of those teams that could climb back in the rankings if results involving other teams break in its favor and based on which teams are invited — and do well — at Dick’s Nationals in New York to end the season.

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Filed Under: Blog, team rankings Tagged With: Dick's Nationals, FAB 50, Grassroots Hoops FAB 50, Jaylen Brown, National Sports News Service, Wheeler

2015 Jordan Brand Classic Team Announced

March 6, 2015 by Ronnie Flores Leave a Comment

The 2015 Jordan Brand Classic team was recently announced, headlined by the West’s Ben Simmons and the East’s Jaylen Brown . Eight players not chosen to the McDonald’s All-American team (Malik Beasley, Jalen Coleman, Eric Davis, Tyler Davis, Tyler Dorsey, Austin Grandstaff, Skal Labissierre, Charles Matthews) were selected. 

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Filed Under: Blog, boys basketball event Tagged With: Barclays Center, Ben Simmons, Jaylen Brown, Jordan Brand Classic, Maya Moore, Tyler Dorsey

2015 McDonald’s Roster Analysis

January 28, 2015 by Ronnie Flores 1 Comment

We give a quick breakdown of the 2015 McDonald’s All-American game East-West rosters. We also take a look at the players who had a legitimate claim to make this year’s game, set for Chicago’s United Center April 1 (9 p.m. ET on ESPN), that didn’t. 

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Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Ben Simmons, Jalen Coleman, Jaylen Brown, McDonald's All-American Game, Tyler Dorsey

2015 McDonald’s All-American Team Announced

January 28, 2015 by Ronnie Flores 2 Comments

The 2015 McDonald’s All-Americans were announced today, headlined by two Duke recruits and two headed to LSU. Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas, Nev.) is the only high school program with multiple selections.

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Filed Under: Blog, boys basketball event Tagged With: Ben Simmons, Ivan Rabb, Jaylen Brown, Malik Newman, McDonald's All-American Game, Mr. Basketball USA Tracker

Updated Mr. Basketball USA Tracker

January 27, 2015 by Ronnie Flores 4 Comments

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Ben Simmons, the most versatile player in the country and the leader of the nation’s top-ranked team, leads voting in updated Grassroots Hoops Mr. Basketball USA Tracker. On the eve of the McDonald’s All-American roster announcement, the voting process produces an expanded set of national player of the year candidates from the preseason. 

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Filed Under: Blog, national player of the year Tagged With: Ben Simmons, DeAndre Ayton, Jaylen Brown, McDonald's All-Americans, Montverde Academy, Wheeler

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