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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In The Paint Show: Updated State of HS, Grassroots & NBA Hoops, Plus Final Thoughts on The Last Dance!
Subscribe on Apple Podcasts | Subscribe on SoundCloud On Episode 68 of our In The Paint Podcast, co-hosts…
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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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BIL’s Must See Players May 2020 Edition!
The collective basketball world is in a rut at the moment as the COVID-19 pandemic has stopped the…
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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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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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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 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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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 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 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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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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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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“In The Paint” Podcast: Teams Gun For Section, State Crowns!
In Episode No. 58 of our “In The Paint Show,” Ron and Dev cover the Southern California playoff picture, and go in-depth on the CIF Southern Section championship games set for his upcoming weekend. Can red-hot Mater Dei pull off another big win? Or will Sierra Canyon’s talent level be too much for the Monarchs to handle?
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NEW FAB 50: 1st State Champs Crowned!
The post-season is heating up and we have our first FAB 50 state champion in No. 49 Concord First Assembly (Concord, N.C.). The recent big result was the 78-64 win by undefeated Eden Prairie (Eden Prairie, Minn.) over previous No. 11 Minnehaha Academy (Minneapolis, Minn.).
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NEW FAB 50: Playoffs Cause Change!
The playoffs are tipping off all over the country and some early post-season results cause big change in the latest FAB 50 rankings!. The change doesn’t necessarily mean teams drop out, or can’t recover and move back in after a loss that didn’t end their season. One team jumps in all the way to No. 23!
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UPDATED FAB 50 Rankings: Competition Leads To Interest!
It’s another week of upsets and big results, particularly Baltimore clubs St. Frances Academy and Poly pulling off big wins at the East Coast Bump, that change the pecking order of the latest FAB 50. Top ranked clubs beating up on each other makes compiling the FAB 50 more difficult, but also creates excitement and interest as teams position for a possible slot at GEICO Nationals in April!
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NEW FAB 50 Rankings: Teams Lose, Do They Drop?
Teams are gearing up for the post-season, and plenty of the top-ranked teams in the FAB 50 rankings lost last week. So does that mean they automatically drop? Does that always mean the team that defeated them now deserves to be ranked ahead?
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“In The Paint” Podcast: Kobe’s Rise & Legacy
In Episode No. 54 of our “In The Paint Show,” Ron and Devin do the pod they never thought in a million years would be necessary: a recollection and insight into the life of a gone-too-soon icon, 41-year old Kobe Bryant. Sonny Vaccaro, who helped orchestrate his prep-to-pro move and signed him to adidas, along with five other special guests, offer their unique perspective, and some never-before-heard stories of The Black Mamba.
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Updated FAB 50 Rankings: Top Teams Mourn Iconic Coach, Player
It’s a somber week in basketball, as the nation’s top teams in the FAB 50 mourn the loss of iconic high school coach Morgan Wootten and global icon Kobe Bryant, the latter whom passed in a shocking aviation accident over the weekend. There are four newcomers in this week’s rankings.
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“In The Paint” Podcast GOES IN on McDonald’s A-A Game!
In Episode No. 53 of our “In The Paint Show,” Ron and Dev break down the roster release for the 2020 McDonald’s All-American Game. Did the committee get it right? Who was the biggest snub? The fellas also talk Zion and give their take on the Houston Astros’ cheating scandal!
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NEW FAB 50 Rankings: 6 Newcomers After MLK Weekend!
This is the week we traditionally release our FAB 50 24 hours later than normal to accommodate all the MLK showcases. When the dust settled, we have a new No. 2 team, plenty of movement and six newcomers led by No. 39 Evanston (Evanston, Ill.).
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FAB 50 Breakdown: Past, Present, Future
MLK weekend is a huge barometer for the top teams in the country, so we dig a bit deeper on what might transpire as team prepare for a post-season run. We also take a quick look at the rankings over the years and what could potentially happen to the longest-running weekly national rankings in the future.
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UPDATED FAB 50 Rankings: Gearing Up For MLK Weekend!
This is the time of the year that we reward teams in the FAB 50 for remaining unbeaten and playing tough schedules. Although there isn’t an abundance of new ranked teams, MLK Weekend, particularly the Spaulding Hoophall Classic, should bring plenty of movement to next week’s special FAB 50 MLK edition!
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History of HS Rankings: The FAB 50 Story
Newspaper distribution and the Internet created greater interest in national rankings, but in actuality, United States high school basketball rankings began in 1959. Multiple national polls have been compiled for decades including the FAB 50, which is now the longest running weekly national rankings in the country.
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NEW FAB 50 Rankings: MAJOR Shakeup For 2020!
It’s pretty obvious who the nation’s No. 1 team is, but the latest edition of the FAB 50 National Team Rankings was still the toughest set of results to compile, and make sense of, in many years. When the dust settled, we came up with a pecking order we’re comfortable with, including 11 newcomers!
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Holiday Tournaments: 3 Things We Learned!
We attended three post-Christmas tournaments around Southern California and followed the other major ones across the country and came away with three major take aways. Is FAB 50 No. 1 Montverde Academy (Fla.) unbeatable? Is Rancho Christian (Calif.) the team to beat for the CIF Open Division title?
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“In The Paint” Podcast GOES IN on Post-Christmas Holiday Tourneys!
In Episode 50 of our “In The Paint” Show, Ron and Dev go hard on the major SoCal holiday tournaments, including Rancho Christian’s upset of California No. 1 Sierra Canyon, and the rest of the results that have thrown the FAB 50 rankings for a loop heading into 2020. The fellas also discuss fast-rising players who played well in recent weeks.
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Giant-Killer Corona Centennial Takes Tarkanian!
Centennial (Corona, Calif.) uses it four-guard attack to capture the Tarkanian Classic Platinum Division title with a convincing victory over FAB 50 No. 5 Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas). The Huskies defeated two other FAB 50 ranked teams en route to the title behind MOP Paris Dawson.
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