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BIL’s Top Passers in the Country!
With the drop of our new player profiles on Ballislife dot com, we wanted to take a closer…
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BIL’s Top Bucket Getters of 2020!
As we launch comprehensive Ballislife player profiles, it provides us the opportunity to dig a bit deeper into players that fall into certain categories everyone can understand. Today it’s the nation’s top bucket-getters!
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Best High School Dunkers April 2020
Best High School Dunkers of 2020 , Vandegrift (Austn, Texas): Big men, especially those with extreme amounts of…
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BIL’s Top High School Defenders in the Country!
Ballislife takes an in-depth look at some of the best defenders in high school basketball from shot blockers to versatility on the ball.
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“In The Paint” Podcast: Section Titles Decided, Quests for State Crowns Begin Tuesday!
Find out what Ronnie and Devin are talking about on the latest episode (No. 59) of the In The Paint Show!
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Prolific Prep Takes the Top Spot in The Grind Session!
Prolific Prep, led by five-star guards Jalen Green and Nimari Burnett, rose to the top of The Grind Session rankings for Week 9.
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Beauchamp GOES OFF in Week 8 of the Grind Session!
MarJon Beauchamp was named The Grind Session Player of the Week in Week 8 after averaging a double-double over the course of two games.
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The Grind Session Update: Five Star PG Kennedy Chandler is Player of the Week
Briarcrest Christian point guard Kennedy Chandler is the Week 5 Grind Session Player of the Week after dropping 52 points and 14 assists in two games last week.
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Top PG in the Country is The Grind Session Player of the Week!
The Grind Session is in Week Four of action and five-star point guard Daishen Nix took home Player of the Week honors. Check out the story to see the under-the-radar Player of the Week, updated Grind Session Top 9 rankings and Marshall County Hoopfest All-Tournament team.
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Grind Session Player of the Week, Updated Rankings and Schedules!
The latest on The Grind Session season including the Player of the Week, Keon Johnson of The Webb School, under-the-radar player of the week, and updated rankings and schedules.
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“In The Paint” Podcast GOES IN on Top Tourneys, Players!
In Episode 47 of our “In The Paint” Show, Ron and Dev break down some of the top early-season high school tourneys across the country and the players at these events. The fellas also discuss the stat-driven side of the NBA and the Mr. Basketball USA Tracker, which recognizes the top high school basketball player in the country as voted on by an esteemed panel.
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The Grind Session Schedules and Top Nine Ranking Released!
The 2019-20 Grind Session is absolutely loaded with top prospects from some of the best prep schools and high schools in the country.
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FAB 50 Regional Breakdown: West Teams on the Bubble
Following up on the drop of the much-anticipated preseason FAB 50 National Rankings, Ballislife Grassroots Editor Ronnie Flores…
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FAB 50 Breakdown: Teams With the Most to Prove and Most to Lose
An in-depth look at our preseason FAB 50 rankings on which teams have the most to prove and most to lose on a national scale this season.
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FAB 50: Five Teams With the Most to Gain Nationally
A closer examination into our preseason FAB 50 National Rankings, breaking down teams that could make big moves up the list during the season.
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Pangos All-West Fr-So: Top 10 Breakout Performers!
With over 260 campers at the 2019 Pangos All-West Frosh/Soph Camp at Lynwood (Calif.), we decided to focus on players who didn’t come in with heavy national reps who performed well. Here’s top of the top breakout performers from the two-day camp!
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35 Greatest Recruiting Classes Of All Time
Penny Hardaway’s recruiting job at Memphis got myself and my colleague Ronnie Flores on the discussion of the greatest recruiting classes of all time. So we started to dig, and dig some more. Two days later, here’s a detailed listing of the greatest 35 recruiting classes dating back to 1965 UCLA and Alcindor.
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Ramsey, Mobley take home 2019 Ballislife All-American Game MVP Honors
LONG BEACH, Ca. — Ballislife raised the bar with the 9th edition of its All-American Game. The event…
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NBA Legend Chris Mullin Joins In The Paint with Ron & Dev, Talks 3-on-3 Hoops, Who He Would Run With!
On Episode No. 22 of the “In The Paint Show”, hosts Devin Ugland and Ronnie Flores discuss the partnership forged between Red Bull and USA Basketball to bring 3-on-3 hoops to the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.
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Dame the Most Undervalued Player in the NBA, Kawhi Compared to MJ?! In The Paint Debate!
On Episode 21 of our In The Paint Show, podcast hosts Ronnie Flores and Devin Ugland discuss the SoCal commitments of Cassius Stanley (Sierra Canyon) and Boogie Ellis (Mission Bay) to Duke.
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Magic, Luke Out in LA. What’s Next for the Lakers?
On Episode 20 of our “In The Paint” Podcast, Ron and Dev discuss the latest Lakers’ drama, talk Tiger Woods and great sports comebacks and bring in high school coach Derrick Taylor, who describes what it’s like to coach multiple NBA and high-level college guards, including Jordan Farmar, Spencer Dinwiddie, Tyler Dorsey, and Kihei Clark.
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In the Paint Pod: Mick Cronin to UCLA, Virginia wins first National Title
On Episode 19 of our “In The Paint” Show, Devin and Ronnie go hard ion the hiring of new UCLA men’s coach Mick Cronin. The guys welcome in guests Frank Burlison and former UCLA forward Kris Johnson to discuss what Cronin brings to the table and what his first moves should be as the leader of the storied program.
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Watts Oasis: The First Ever Mosaic Style Basketball Court
The latest work in Veniceball’s mission to bring together the world through basketball is dubbed the Watts Oasis.…
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Final Four Examination: Strengths and Weaknesses of the remaining NCAA Tournament Teams
Your bracket is busted. Duke is out, North Carolina and Gonzaga fell short, and Linda in Accounting is…
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Who Will Advance to the National Title? LaMelo Going Back Overseas? Tune in to the Latest Pod!
Hosts Devin Ugland and Ronnie Flores give their takes on the Elite Eight games this past weekend and preview the upcoming Final Four featuring Virginia vs. Auburn and Michigan State vs. Texas Tech
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Ballislife All-American Game Alumni Still Dancing in the 2019 NCAA Tournament
There have been numerous college and professional hoopers who have graced the floor in the eight year history…
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Six Teams Primed to Make Cinderella Runs in the 2019 NCAA Tournament
Every year we can count on March Madness to provide excitement, heartbreak, buzzer-beaters and, of course, the always-welcomed…
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Eight Guards You Should Absolutely Know About Heading Into March Madness
Let’s get one thing straight before you get into the meat of this story: This is not a…
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“In The Paint” Podcast 2nd Episode Now Streaming!
In our second “In The Paint Show”, Ronnie Flores and Devin Ugland discuss jersey swapping, Julius Randle, mid-major college programs and why they are thriving, and what we’ve seen so far on the high school level.
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New “In The Paint” Podcast Drops First Episode!
Introducing Ballislife’s “In The Paint Show”, a weekly podcast hosted by Ronnie Flores and Devin Ugland highlighting a variety of basketball topics, from NBA, college down to the high school and club levels.
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Pinnacle of Preparation: An Inside Look at Pioneers’ Tough Schedule
One of the more interesting studies to break down in the high school basketball scene is how a…
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5-Star Anthony Edwards Reclassifies to ’19. What Does it Mean?
Five-star guard Anthony Edwards of Holy Spirit Prep in Atlanta made official Tuesday what many within the basketball…
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