How college basketball recruiting has changed since COVID-19 outbreak.
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Author: Ronnie Flores
Ronnie has evaluated basketball talent for 20 years and has over 15 years of experience in publishing, editing and managing high school sports websites for companies such as Student Sports, ESPN and Ballislife. Ronnie compiles the FAB 50 National Team Rankings while serving as an account manager and consultant for grassroots event run by Ballislife and other companies, in addition to serving as a color commentator on high school broadcasts.
2020-21 Season: 3 Things To Do
Here’s three things to do in preparation for the adjusted 202-21 high school sports calendar.
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COVID-19’s Impact on Travel Ball, 2020-21 Season
Pandemic halts summer live period and alters 2020-21 high school season.
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In The Paint Show: WNBA, Overseas Issues And Choosing To Sit Out The Season
Latest In The Paint Episode breaks down all things WNBA!
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Top 30 Mixtape Players of BIL Era!
Check out our countdown of the Top 30 mixtape players in the Ballislife era! Who’s No. 1?
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Top 5 Mixtape Players of BIL Era!
We conclude our countdown of the Top 30 mixtape players in the Ballislife era with the Top 5!
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Top 30 Mixtape Players of BIL Era: No’s 6-10
We continue with part five of our countdown of the Top 30 mixtape players in the Ballislife era!
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Top 30 Mixtape Players of BIL Era: No’s 11-15
We continue with part four of our countdown of the Top 30 mixtape players in the Ballislife era!
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Top 30 Mixtape Players of BIL Era: No’s 16-20
We continue with part three of our countdown of the Top 30 mixtape players in the Ballislife era!
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Top 30 Mixtape Players of BIL Era: No’s 21-25
We continue with part two of our countdown of the Top 30 mixtape players in the Ballislife era!
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Countdown: Top 30 Mixtape Players of BIL Era
Over the next month, we decided to take on the task of selecting and counting down the Top 30 mixtape players in the Ballislife era!
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Ballislife’s Contribution To A Worthy Cause
Ballislife is dedicated to being a small part of the solution and change to end systemic racism in America. Here’s how……
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High School Basketball’s Best Names & Nicknames
Nicknames have always been a part of high school basketball and we pick the best ones from each year.
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Ballislife And 2Hype Donate Over $30K To Fight Covid-19
Ballislife and 2Hype have donated over $30,000 so far to help feeding families and the restaurant industry.
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Top Bucket Getters You Need To Know About!
Today we take a deep look at five of the best “Bucket-Getters” in the annals of high school basketball the past 30 years.
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The Last Dance: 6 Things We Learned!
Now that all the episodes have aired, we break down what we learned from two different perspectives.
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BIL’s Top Bucket Getters May 2020 Edition!
Today we take our second look at five of the country’s top “Bucket-Getters,” as we continue to build comprehensive Ballislife player profiles!
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Final, Expanded 2019-20 FAB 50 Rankings!
All 50 ranked teams written up with explanations for why they were placed in these positions with comparisons to preseason ranking.
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All-Time All-Star Game Records
Since national all-star games were not played this year because of COVID-19, we figured it was a perfect time to look back at the best individual performances over the past 50 plus years.
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2020 Ballislife All-American Game Selections
The 2020 Ballislife All-American Game wasn’t able to take place on May 2 because of COVID-19, but we’re saluting those originally selected to play.
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2019-20 Underclass All-American Elite Team
Class POYs Patrick Baldwin Jr (JRs), Emoni Bates (SOPHs) and D.J. Wagner (FRs) headline the 2019-20 Underclass All-American Elite team.
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2019-20 High School All-American Elite Team
Mr. Basketball USA Cade Cunningham, Jalen Green and Evan Mobley highlight 26th annual All-American Elite Team.
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Ballislife Joins Fight Against COVID-19
Ballislife is joining the fight against COVID-19 by donating proceeds from mask and merchandise sales to the World Central Kitchen, a nonprofit specializing in helping the restaurant industry.
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2019-20 National Class POYs
We honor our class POYs led by Mr. Basketball USA Cade Cunningham, plus Pat Baldwin (JRs), Emoni Bates (Sophs) and D.J. Wagner (Fr).
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Jalen Green Opts For G-League
Jalen Green, one of the best players in the 2020 class, opts to turn pro instead of going to Memphis as the key player in the NBA G-League’s new developmental program.
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Cade Cunningham TOPS Final POY Tracker!
The final, expanded 2019-20 Mr. Basketball USA ballots are in and the clear-cut top candidate is Oklahoma State-bound point guard Cade Cunningham of FAB 50 No. 1 Montverde Academy!
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Who’s The Greatest Team Ever?
FAB 50 No. 1 Montverde Academy just completed one of the most dominant seasons ever. Are they the greatest team of all-time?
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Final East Region Top 20 Rankings
We go 20 deep from five separate regions of the nation in our final Top 20 Regional Rankings.…
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Final West Region Top 20 Rankings
We go 20 deep from five separate regions of the nation in our final Top 20 Regional Rankings.…
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Final Southwest Region Top 20 Rankings
We go 20 deep from five separate regions of the nation in our final Top 20 Regional Rankings.…
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Final Midwest Region Top 20 Rankings
We go 20 deep from five separate regions of the nation in our final Top 20 Regional Rankings.…
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FINAL 2019-20 Top 20 Regional Rankings!
We go 20 deep in our five traditional regions. We rank 100 teams and nobody in the industry ranks as many teams!
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Salute to All-Time FAB 50 No. 1s
A detailed listing of the all-time No. 1 ranked high school basketball national champions.
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FINAL 2019-20 FAB 50: Montverde Academy Is No. 1!
With GEICO Nationals off the board and nearly every school district around the country closing its campuses, it’s time to release the final FAB 50 Team Rankings powered by Ballislife.com.
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BIL’s Must See Players April 2020 Edition!
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 “Must See” players!
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Country’s Best High School Shooters!
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 best shooters!
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FAB 50: Final Rankings for 2019-20?
Amid the Coronavirus pandemic sweeping the nation and causing change in our daily lives, four states were able to conclude their state championships last week which causes movement and brings two newcomers to this week’s FAB 50. Is this the final rankings of the season or will a few selected states be able to complete their season in early April?
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How Coronavirus Affects High School Basketball
Many states were unable to finish their state championship events and there will likely be no post-season or national All-Star events because of Coronavirus (COVID-19), which rapidly went from a public health crisis to a pandemic last week. What does this mean for high school basketball, the upcoming travel ball season and the FAB 50?
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NEW FAB 50: Upsets & Coronavirus Dominate Headlines!
State champs in Georgia and Washington are crowned with more state tournaments wrapping up this week. For some, the tourneys can’t end quick enough because of fears school districts may have to close down as a precaution to Coronavirus (COVID-19), as was the case for No. 34 Sheldon (Sacramento, Calif.) over the weekend. Will the Huskies close out their season on the court?
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NEW FAB 50: Teams Jockey For Position!
Teams are wrapping up their seasons and some, such as newcomers Archbishop Stepinac (N.Y.) and Sheldon (Calif.), are getting hot and healthy at the right time. There’s plenty of movement on the back end of the FAB 50 Rankings and there will be movement near the top later in March!
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