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FAB 50 Breakdown: Past, Present, Future

Ronnie Flores January 16, 2020 No Comments

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!

Ronnie Flores January 13, 2020 No Comments

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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NEW FAB 50 Rankings: MAJOR Shakeup For 2020!

Ronnie Flores January 6, 2020 No Comments

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!

Ronnie Flores January 2, 2020 No Comments

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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NEW FAB 50 Rankings: NEW No. 1 & 11 Newcomers!

Ronnie Flores December 16, 2019 No Comments

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!

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2010’s All-Decade All-American Team Shows Globalization of HSBB!

Ronnie Flores October 15, 2019 No Comments

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.

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In the Paint Pod: Mick Cronin to UCLA, Virginia wins first National Title

Devin Ugland April 10, 2019 No Comments

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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