The final ballots are in and the closing to Jahlil Okafor’s spectacular season tightens the Mr. Basketball USA race. Cliff Alexander, Stanley Johnson and Emmanuel Mudiay are the three candidates to appear on every ballot.
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POY Tracker: Closing The Gap?
Mr. Basketball USA front-runner Cliff Alexander’s high school career at Curie (Chicago) is over, but the race for national player of the year is far from done. We explain the factors that can close the gap between Alexander and the other top candidates and how it can be done.
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POY Tracker: What It Takes
With Cliff Alexander leading the 2014 Mr. Basketball USA race by a record-tying number, we decided this week was a good time to explain what it takes to be a credible national player of the year candidate. Individual talent and team success are major factors, but less obvious forces come into play.
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2014 McDonald’s All-American Team Announced
The 2014 McDonald’s All-Americans were announced today, headlined by four Duke recruits and four headed to Kentucky. Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nev.) is the only high school program with multiple selections.
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ICYMI: Preseason Preview Content
The high school season is in full swing and we give our readers a quick reference guide to all of our preseason content. We’ll also continue our team preview series this upcoming week.
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Mudiay Tops 2013-14 Preseason POY Tracker
Emmanuel Mudiay, the most physically dominant guard in the country and the nation’s No. 2 ranked prospect, leads voting in preseason Student Sports Mr. Basketball USA Tracker, now in its seventh year. Jahlil Okafor, Stanley Johnson and Cliff Alexander also collect first-place votes.
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Mr. Basketball USA Candidates: Inside Look
Mr. Basketball USA is the title bestowed upon the boys basketball National Player of the Year as selected by Student Sports. We examine the resumes of five early favorites, four others with strong cases and list other potential candidates. The Mr. Basketball USA Tracker, which tracks the progress of the top candidates throughout the high school season, is now in its seventh year.
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Final Mr. Basketball USA Tracker
Andrew Wiggins, Jabari Parker and Aaron Gordon are only three candidates to appear on every ballot
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Mr. Basketball USA Tracker: No Snubs
All top candidates are selected to play in this year’s McDonald’s All-American Game, including newcomer Nigel Williams-Goss of Findlay Prep. Andrew Wiggins of Huntington Prep is a near consensus front-runner.
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Mr. Basketball USA Tracker: New Candidates Emerge
With lingering injuries to top players such Jabari Parker, Julius Randle and Andrew Harrison, new candidates have emerged in the national player of the year race to challenge clear front-runner Andrew Wiggins of Huntington Prep.
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