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?
View More NEW FAB 50 Rankings: Teams Lose, Do They Drop?
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.
View More “In The Paint” Podcast: Kobe’s Rise & Legacy
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.
View More Updated FAB 50 Rankings: Top Teams Mourn Iconic Coach, Player
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!
View More “In The Paint” Podcast GOES IN on McDonald’s A-A Game!
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.).
View More NEW FAB 50 Rankings: 6 Newcomers After MLK Weekend!
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.
View More FAB 50 Breakdown: Past, Present, Future
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!
View More UPDATED FAB 50 Rankings: Gearing Up For MLK Weekend!
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.
View More History of HS Rankings: The FAB 50 Story
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!
View More NEW FAB 50 Rankings: MAJOR Shakeup For 2020!
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?
View More Holiday Tournaments: 3 Things We Learned!
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.
View More “In The Paint” Podcast GOES IN on Post-Christmas Holiday Tourneys!
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.
View More Giant-Killer Corona Centennial Takes Tarkanian!
Many of the nation’s top teams will compete in various pre-Christmas holiday tournaments beginning Wednesday. Between the City of Palms Classic in Florida, the Tarkanian Classic in Las Vegas and the Iolani Classic in Hawaii, there will be 24 FAB 50 ranked teams doing battle!
View More Holiday Tournament Handicap!
There’s a new No. 1 in the latest FAB 50 National Team Rankings, as Montverde Academy (Montverde, Fla.) takes over the top spot after IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.) falls to Paul VI (Fairfax, Va.). Knocking off the No. 1 team was not even the most incredible performance by the Panthers recently, as they needed SEVEN overtimes to remain unbeaten heading into the holiday tournament season!
View More NEW FAB 50 Rankings: NEW No. 1 & 11 Newcomers!
In Episode 49 of our “In The Paint” Show, Ron and Dev go hard on fast-rising players who have emerged from early holiday tournaments and showcases both locally and nationally with two high school basketball coaches.
View More “In The Paint” Podcast GOES IN on FAST-RISING Teams, Players!
Preseason No. 1 IMG Academy went down at the National High School Hoops Festival in Hyattsville, Md. No. 10 Sunrise Christian Academy records big wins at the event. In other big news, there was a 50-game winning streak snapped, a big coaching change in the academy school ranks and some big off-the-court news.
View More Cleaning Out The FAB 50 Notebook
We took in all four sessions at Chaparral High School we came up with three main take aways and more event tidbits. Is any player more productive than Jalen Green? Just how good is Prolific? Also, FAB 50 No. 1 IMG Academy goes down in DC!
View More Three Things We Learned At HoopHall West!
With Thanksgiving now a must-see weekend throughout the country, it’s necessary to update our preseason national rankings following the holiday. The first regular season edition of the 2019-20 FAB 50 shows six new teams and plenty of movement!
View More 1st UPDATED Regular Season FAB 50 Rankings!
USC-bound Evan Mobley (Rancho Christian, Temecula, Calif.) leads voting in 2019-20 preseason Mr. Basketball USA Tracker powered by Ballislife.com, now in its thirteenth year. The seven-foot center and nation’s top recruit by the major recruiting networks edges Oklahoma St.-bound point guard Cade Cunningham of Montverde Academy (Montverde, Fla.).
View More Evan Mobley Tops Preseason POY Tracker!
In episode No. 46 of our In The Paint Show, co-hosts Dev and Ron go hard on plenty of current topics with an emphasis on the ever-controversial “Load Management” that is the talk of basketball. LeBron James blamed AAU coaches and the fellas break down why it’s a mis-informed stance!
View More “In The Paint” Podcast GOES IN on AAU Blame Game for Load Management!
The Mr. Basketball USA Tracker, now in its 13th year, tracks the progress of the top national player of the year candidates throughout the season. We examine the resumes of seven early favorites and list other potential candidates for 2019-20.
View More Mr. Basketball USA Handicap!
In episode No. 45 of our “In The Paint Show,” Ron and Dev go hard on the recently-released 2019-20 preseason FAB 50 rankings with special guest coaches Sean McAloon (of No. 1 IMG Academy of Florida) and Carl Arrigale (of No. 16 Neumann-Goretti of Pennsylvania).
View More “In The Paint” Podcast GOES IN with FAB 50 Coaches!
As a follow up to the preseason FAB 50, we go 20 teams deep from five separate regions…
View More Preseason 2019-20 MIDWEST Region Top 20 Rankings!
We conclude our 2019-20 preseason FAB 50 National Team Rankings powered by Ballislife.com with an in-depth look at the nation’s top 15 teams. These are the teams with the best chance to win the 2020 mythical FAB 50 national title!
View More Preseason 2019-20 FAB 50: Top 15 Teams!
We continue our 2019-20 preseason FAB 50 National Team Rankings powered by Ballislife.com countdown with an in-depth look at teams No. 16-30. These are the teams that can challenge for the mythical FAB 50 title with some big wins and the right bounces!
View More Preseason 2019-20 FAB 50: Teams No. 16-30!
Today Ballislife.com tips off its 2019-20 high school basketball coverage with our first installment of the preseason 2019-20 FAB 50 National Team Rankings. We begin with teams No. 31-50, the squads looking to move into the Top 25 that can’t afford to get off to a slow start to the season.
View More Preseason 2019-20 FAB 50: Teams No. 31-50!
In episode No. 44 of our “In The Paint Show,” Ron and Dev go hard on the recent Pangos All-Frosh/Soph Camps (South, Midwest) and dish on the start of the NBA season. Who will win the NBA title? Special guest Van Coleman breaks down the Pangos Camps!
View More “In The Paint” Podcast GOES IN On Pangos All-Fr/So Camps!
In episode No. 43 of our “In The Paint Show,” Ron and Dev go hard on the NBA-China fiasco and break down the BIL All-Decade team with Stanley Johnson of the Toronto Raptors and Harrison Barnes of the Sacramento Kings. We also recap episodes No. 41 and No. 42!
View More “In The Paint” Podcast GOES IN On All-Decade Team!
High school basketball in the 2000’s was all about nationally televising the best games and taking it mainstream. The 2010’s was all about that popularity taking the high school game global. That’s clearly evident on the 2010’s Ballislife All-Decade All-American Elite Team headlined by Australian Ben Simmons.
View More 2010’s All-Decade All-American Team Shows Globalization of HSBB!
In episode No. 35 of our “In The Paint Show,” Ron and Dev go hard on the highly important topic of single-sport specialization at the dangers it possesses to young athletes and the long-term impacts it has on professional sports. Athletes and parents this is the one episode you’ll definitely want to listen in!
View More “In The Paint” Podcast GOES IN On Single Sports Specialization!
In episode No. 33 of our “In The Paint Show,” Ron and Dev bring on Golden State Warriors scout LaMont Peterson and noted SoCal skill trainers Marc Rodgers and Clint Parks to talk basketball training and its evolution. The fellas talk balance between strength and conditioning vs. skills training, old school vs. new school methods and social media criticizing the workouts of NBA players? It it justified?
View More “In The Paint” Podcast GOES IN On Basketball Training!
In episode No. 32 of our “In The Paint Show,” Ron and Dev bring on Frank Burlison (scout perspective) and Aaron Burgin (participant/parent perceptive) to break down the just completed NCAA College Basketball Academies. What were the positives and negative aspects of the first time event?
View More “In The Paint” Podcast GOES IN On NCAA Academies!
The NCAA’s overhaul of its college basketball recruiting calendar was center pieced on four regional academies. The first time events did showcase some deserving potential recruits in front of college coaches, but the overall product is a work in progress and a far cry from delivering to players and coaches the product it replaced.
View More NCAA College Basketball Academies A Work In Progress
In episode No. 31 of our “In The Paint Show,” Ron and Dev bring on Ramogi Huma (National College Players Association) to go in on the Fair Pay To Play Act, a California bill that would have a profound impact on student-athletes’ quality of life should it become law. This is a must-listen for every parent and player with the goal of being a scholarship athlete!
View More “In The Paint” Podcast GOES IN On Student-Athlete Rights!
In episode No. 30 of our “In The Paint Show,” Ron and Dev go in on the upcoming NCAA live period (July 11-14), the only travel ball-based live period for July, with four college coaches: Jason Hart (USC), Ryan Badrtalei (UC Irvine), John Rillie (UC Santa Barbara) and Damion Hill (Cal Poly Pomona). You don’t want to miss this episode!
View More “In The Paint” Podcast GOES IN On Upcoming Live Period!
In episode No. 29 of our “In The Paint Show,” Dev and special guest host Joel Francisco join Doug Gottlieb to go in on the NBA’s free agent sweepstakes. Who are the big winners and losers? And what are Doug’s most underrated off-season moves so far?
View More “In The Paint” Podcast GOES IN On NBA Free Agency!
The 2019 BALLISLIFE Jr. All-American Camp presented by EBC takes place August 2-4 at American Sports Center (Anaheim, Calif.). For sign-up info check this story out and please visit elitebasketballcircuit.com.
View More 2019 BALLISLIFE Jr. All-American Camp presented by EBC Announced!
In episode No. 28 of our “In The Paint Show,” Ron and Dev go in on the NBA’s Award Show and the Draft and bring on special guests Grant Rice of Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas) and Colin Pfaff of Windward (Los Angeles) to break down the Section 7 Team Camp.
View More “In The Paint” Podcast GOES IN On Section 7, NBA Draft!
In episode No. 27 of our “In The Paint Show,” Ron and Dev go in hard on the blockbuster NBA trade between the Pelicans and Lakers and the 2019 NBA Draft with special guest Rashad Phillips of Sports Talk 2319!
View More AD To Lakers! “In The Paint” Podcast GOES IN On Trade, NBA Draft!
Wing Jabri Abdur-Rahim is among the top standouts at the NBPA Top 100 Camp we haven’t seen since early in the spring or the high school season. We break down four other standouts we haven’t seen since the spring and five more that were also at the recent Pangos All-American Camp!
View More Sets of Fives BALLIN at NBPA Top 100 Camp!