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St. Augustine and St. Pius-St. Matthias of Southern California advance to face each other in the Platinum Division semifinals with clutch, come from behind performances. A young club at Desert Mountain (Phoenix, Ariz.) is the only non-California club alive in the top division, as the Wolves took...

St. Augustine and St. Pius-St. Matthias of Southern California advance to face each other in the Platinum Division semifinals with clutch, come from behind performances. A young club at Desert Mountain (Phoenix, Ariz.) is the only non-California club alive in the top division, as the Wolves took...

The 50th annual City of Palms Classic jumped off Monday in Ft. Myers, Fla., bringing together the nation’s biggest collection of five-star talent all together under one roof. While many were focused on the likes of Cooper Flagg, Tre Johnson, and 2023 Mr. Basketball USA Cameron Boozer, there were...

The 2023 Tarkanian Classic will take place Dec. 16-21 at various sites in Las Vegas with the main action taking place at Bishop Gorman High School. The event is once again certified for NBA scouts to attend and evaluate players. We take at look at players and trends to watch for at the...

On the final day of games at Hoophall West in Scottsdale, Ariz., California's two top ranked teams in the FAB 50 took on Arizona's two best and came away with two key victories. Two other highly California clubs go down to non-AIA clubs on Saturday afternoon. RELATED: 5 Things We Learned At...

We evaluated all the games at Hoophall West in Scottsdale, Ariz. and these are the most prominent things we took away through the first two days of the three-day event. 1.Boogie Fland Gives Major Kentucky Vibes In a terrific game on Friday evening between two FAB 50 ranked teams and two elite...

Emptying out the notebook from an absolutely loaded EIBC event, there were easily 60-75 D1 players who I evaluated throughout the weekend, with many still flying under the radar at prep schools scattered throughout the country. The event offered no shortage of size on the block, freakish...

There was a full slate of holiday showcases and tournaments over Thanksgiving weekend and the results caused plenty of movement in the first edition of the FAB 50 National Team Rankings powered by Ballislife.com for the 2024-25 season. The fastest-rising club is new No. 6 No. 32 Wasatch Academy...

Duke-bound Cooper Flagg of FAB 50 No. 1 Montverde Academy (Fla.) leads a two-horse race in the 2023-24 Mr. Basketball USA Tracker powered by Ballislife.com. The 6-foot-9 forward edges last year's Mr. Basketball USA honoree, Cam Boozer of Columbus (Fla.), in a close race between the two elite...

While we are still waiting on high school basketball in my states throughout the country, prep schools have been locked and loaded on the hardwood for well over a month now. With no state associations governing them, many prep schools are able to start practicing the day their players step foot...

The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. In recent years, we have seen many former and current NBA players’ sons establish themselves in their own right. Bronny James, now at USC, obviously is going to be the most notable name, but there are a number of other players whose fathers you may have...

Our preseason Regional rankings are now out! 100 teams in our 5 traditional regions. Who is the best bet to break into the FAB 50? Who did we sleep on?

Our preseason FAB 50 has been out since last week. Two more key release dates! Top 20 Regional Rankings: 11/7 Preseason Mr. Basketball USA Tracker: 11/21

Chelsea Hopkins hosts the "Preseason 2023-24 FAB 50 Show" (ITP Ep. 169) while fellow ITP hosts, FAB 50 compiler Ronnie Flores and BIL associate editor Ani Umana, break down the preseason poll, talk "Teams on the Rise", "Teams on the Hot Seat", players to watch for the 2023-24 season and more...

On Episode 169 of Ballislife's "In The Paint Show", Chelsea Hopkins hosts a special ITP episode, the "2023-24 Preseason FAB 50 Rankings Release Show”, to coincide with the release of the complete rankings on Ballislife.com. Chelsea’s fellow ITP hosts, FAB 50 compiler Ronnie Flores and BIL...