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]]>Not only did the 225-pound point forward and 2003 SVSM graduate live up to the tremendous hype surrounding him, he transcended high school sports and became a cultural phenomenon during his senior year. James’ high school accomplishments and legacy clearly resonates through the current state of high school basketball and its elite players. High school players have never enjoyed a bigger spotlight than today and the biggest factor, along with the improvement of hand-held technology that makes social media thrive, is commonplace national television exposure thanks to James.
The elites at many perennial FAB 50 powers are household names while still in high school. This has resulted in players from all over the country, and now the world, wanting to attend schools that regularly appear on television and in the weekly national rankings. Just as the 1992 Dream Team helped globalize professional basketball, the globalization created by the desire to play on high school basketball’s biggest stage is clearly reflected on the Ballislife All-Decade All-American Team for the 2010s.
While at Box Hill (Melbourne, Australia), the college a young Ben Simmons was mostly familiar with was Duke, whose games on ESPN in 2018-19 drew more average viewers (2.23 million) than NBA broadcasts (just under 2) on the same network and its mother station, ABC. At the 2012 Pangos All-American Camp in Southern California, Simmons’ first exposure to American Grassroots basketball he told us he knew about Duke and not much about any other college. When Simmons left Box Hill for the states in 2013, he landed at a school that, at the time, was quickly becoming a go-to destination for elite players: Montverde Academy (Montverde, Fla.)
As a result of his skill level, production and playing a big role in Montverde Academy winning three consecutive FAB 50 national titles (2013-15), today Simmons has been named the Ballislife Player of the Decade and headlines our 30-man All-Decade All-American Elite Team for the 2010s.
After moving to Florida in January 2013, Simmons helped the Eagles overcome two regular season losses to capture the 2013 ESPN NHSI tournament (now GEICO Nationals) with a 67-65 come-from-behind title game victory over St. Benedict’s (Newark, N.J.). On a team led by point guard Kasey Hill (Florida), shooting guard D’Angelo Russell (Ohio St.) and post Dakari Johnson (Kentucky), Simmons made all three of his field goals, and finished with six points, four rebounds and three assists in the championship game.
In his junior campaign, Simmons teamed with Russell (who was seriously considered for All-Decade accolades) to lead the Eagles to another GEICO Nationals title. Ironically, the star of that 2012 Pangos Camp played a big role in handing Montverde Academy its only on-court loss of the 2013-14 season. That player was center Cliff Alexander and he had 30 points, 12 rebounds and five bocks in a 73-69 come-from-behind win by Curie (Chicago) that was later forfeited. That dominant performance, and some stellar showings on the post-season all-star circuit, allowed Alexander to clip Simmons, and All-Decade selections Stanley Johnson and Jahlil Okafor for Mr. Basketball USA honors.
In his senior season, Simmons didn’t have as strong as supporting cast, but it seemed at times he willed the Eagles to victory against stellar national competition. He capped his Montverde Academy career with a 20-point, 11-rebound, six assist performance in a 70-61 victory over Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.) at Madison Square Garden to win an unprecedented third straight GEICO Nationals crown.
Simmons had 13 points in the fourth period against Oak Hill Academy (the team Montverde Academy also defeated in the 2014 title game) and for the season averaged 27.1 ppg, 11.6 rpg, and 5.3 apg for a 31-1 club. Simmons’ domination led him to be the first consensus Mr. Basketball USA since James. He was a bonafide national player of the year candidate for two years running and the fact he also finished his career No.2 in points (145), No. 1 in rebounds (88) and No. 2 in assists (31) all-time at GEICO Nationals helped secure his status at the decade’s best all-around player.
When All-Decade choice Andrew Wiggins of Huntington Prep (Huntington, W. Va.) was named Mr. Basketball USA in 2013, it marked only the second time overall a foreign-born talent had earned the nation’s highest individual honor. 1990's All-Decade performer Felipe Lopez of now defunct Rice (New York) via the Dominican Republic was the first in 1994. R.J. Barrett enrolled at Montverde Academy the season after Simmons graduated and when the All-Decade choice was named 2018 Mr. Basketball USA, it marked the third time in six seasons the nation’s top individual performer was foreign-born. Like Wiggins, Barrett is Canadian.
Consistent exposure that James (and HD video cameras) helped create led to the globalization of elite high school basketball over the past decade. The competition level has never been better and the path to with a mythical national title never more difficult.
2010's Ballislife All-Decade All-American Elite Team
Editor's note: Based on high school accomplishment and the annual All-American Elite Team selections of the past 10 years. All players must have been chosen first five All-Americans to be eligible for this team. If all five first players were chosen, then second five All-Americans were given consideration. The criteria was to evaluate all high school accomplishment, not just senior year accolades, and extra consideration was given to players who were All-Americans more than once. Those considered fifth-year players in their final year of high school competition were not considered. Players are listed by year of graduation and the position they played in high school.
FIRST TEAM
First Five
G — Lonzo Ball, Chino Hills (Calif.) 6-6, Class of 2016
Our 2016 Mr. Basketball USA was one of the most unique talents of the decade. There were conventional players more efficient in terms of shooting percentage and style of play, but some of the skill Ball possessed only comes around once every ten years. A pinpoint passer all 84 feet of the court with uncanny rebounding ability for a true point guard, Ball was a two-time All-American (third five as a junior). The 2016 Cal-Hi Sports Mr. Basketball honoree and a two-time Division I State Player of the Year, Ball recorded a state record 25 triple-doubles for the unbeaten 35-0 FAB 50 national champs and finished his senior season with averages of 23.9 ppg, 11.3 rpg, 11.7 apg, 5.1 spg, and 2.0 bpg. Ball finished his four-year career with 2,522 points, 1,204 rebounds, 1,214 assists (state No. 1 all-time) and 592 steals (state No. 2 all-time).
G — Kyrie Irving, St. Patrick (Elizabeth, N.J.) 6-2, Class of 2010
It was difficult to separate Irving and Ball, arguably the two most talented and productive lead guards of the 2010's. Ball had two monster seasons statistically and won a FAB 50 national crown and even though Irving didn’t have as much team success, his individual skill is too hard to ignore. In some showcase games, Irving simply looked like he came down a level from college with his ability to handle the ball and score. As a senior, he stepped out of the shadows of former teammate Dexter Strickland and fellow All-Decade teammate Mike Kidd-Gilchrist to average 24.5 ppg, 6.5 apg, and 4.5 rpg for a 24-3 team that finished No. 7 in the FAB 50. The Gatorade State Player of the Year in 2010 (Kidd-Gilchrist was the winner as a sophomore the prior season), Irving scored over 2,100 career points and capped his career with a MVP performance at the Jordan Brand Classic.
F — Harrison Barnes, Ames (Iowa) 6-7, Class of 2010
Wings were by far the deepest position of the decade and that’s where the deepest discussion lay to sort through the glut of talented forwards. When Barnes gradated from Ames high school, there was little doubt he was the most well-rounded player in his class and he ended up one of the most polished of the decade. After all, there was a reason he was voted preseason A.P. College Player of the Year in 2010-11 before ever playing a single game for North Carolina. He was extremely productive at the high school level, leading the Little Cyclones to repeat, unbeaten Class 4A state titles and a winning streak of 53 games. As a senior, Barnes averaged 26.1 ppg, 10.0 rpg and 3.6 apg for the No. 10 ranked team in the FAB 50. For his career, Barnes was a two-time All-American (third five as a junior) and was a three-time all-state choice who finished with 1,787 career points.
F — Ben Simmons, Montverde Academy (Montverde, Fla.) 6-9, Class of 2015
Our 2010's Player of the Decade. As a senior, Simmons was the first Mr. Basketball USA consensus choice since LeBron James 12 years earlier. He played on teams that won three consecutive mythical national titles and was the difference maker in the big games for two seasons. As a junior, Simmons averaged 22.7 points and 9.5 rebounds for a team that lost once on-court against arguably the nation’s toughest schedule. As a senior, he was even better, as he dropped 27.1 points, 11.6 rebounds and 5.3 assists per game. A two-time first five All-American selection, Simmons’ dominance over his peers from a team perspective cannot be underestimated.
C — DeAndre Ayton, Hillcrest Prep (Phoenix, Ariz.) 7-0, Class of 2017
After first seeing the Bahamian native at the 2012 Pangos Jr. All-American Camp, it was evident the eighth-grader had a chance to be a dominant force at the highest levels of the game. By his sophomore season, it was clear Ayton was the most talented post player regardless of class in the country. He was a three-time All-American (the first since Kidd-Gilchrist and Austin Rivers in 2009-11) and made the first five twice after making second five as a sophomore. After averaging 29.2 ppg, 16.7 rpg and 3.8 bpg as a junior, Ayton used his rare combination of size, coordination and athleticism to lead Hillcrest Prep in Arizona to a 33-6 mark and to the Under Armour Grind Session championship as a senior while averaging 26 ppg, 15 rpg and 3.5 bpg.
Second Five
G — R.J. Barrett, Montverde Academy (Montverde, Fla.) 6-7, Class of 2018
After Simmons graduated, the bar was set extremely high for the Eagles’ next superstar player. In order to be mentioned in the same breath with Montverde Academy’s other star players (Hill, Russell, Simmons, etc.) Barrett knew going into his final season he needed to lead his team to a FAB 50 title. After earning fourth five All-American honors and being named National Sophomore of the Year for 2016-17, Barrett re-classified up to the 2018 class. He had two fantastic seasons for the Eagles, as he was the team’s leading scorer as a freshman and averaged 22 points and 7 rebounds in his second season. It all came together in 2017-18, as Barrett completed his career quest of leading the Eagles to the FAB 50 title. The southpaw power guard averaged 28.7 ppg for a 36-0 club that won 15 games against FAB 50 or previously ranked foes. Another notch that pushed our 2018 Mr. Basketball USA to All-Decade second five status was averaging 26.7 ppg in three wins at GEICO Nationals to seal the title and scoring an event record 177 points (22.1 ppg) in eight games.
G — Kyle Anderson, St. Anthony (Jersey City, N.J.) 6-8, Class of 2011
Likely the surprise pick on the All-Decade team for many, until one closely examines the criteria. Yes, Anderson was official runner-up to good friend Shabazz Muhammad for 2012 Mr. Basketball USA honors, but Muhammad was compared to the wings and forwards in the All-Decade deliberations, whereas Anderson was evaluated against the group of guards on the board, because, despite his 6-foot-8 frame, Anderson's approach to the game was that of a point guard. Winning on a national level was also a strong factor in the selection process and “Slow Mo” was one of the biggest winners of the decade. In fact, he didn't play in a losing game his last two seasons with the 65-0 Friars. St. Anthony won the mythical national title his junior year and what he did in the Friars’ huge 62-45 win over then No. 1 St. Patrick (in one of the biggest No. 1 vs. No. 2 showdowns of the decade) illustrated his impact at the high school level. He had 11 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 blocks, and 2 steals while helping to limit Kidd-Gilchrist to 7 points. A three-time all-stater, Anderson averaged 14.7 ppg, 6.5 rpg and 3.9 apg as a senior when the Friars went 32-0 with a repeat New Jersey TOC crown and No. 3 FAB 50 ranking.
F — Jayson Tatum, Chaminade (St. Louis, Mo.) 6-8, Class of 2016
One of the most gifted scorers of the decade, Tatum was the third legitimate Mr. Basketball USA candidate his senior year along with fellow All-Decade choice Josh Jackson and eventual honoree Lonzo Ball. Tatum averaged 29 ppg, 9 rpg, 3 apg and 2 spg for a 27-5 team that finished No. 15 in the FAB 50. In his final game at Chaminade, Tatum exploded for 40 points and 14 rebounds, as the program win its first Missouri Class 5 state title. Winning that title and breaking the school scoring record held by the player in consideration for a spot on second or third five (Bradley Beal) was the reason for Tatum landing this high. Tatum was also the first four-time Metro Catholic Conference Player of the Year and a three-time Gatorade State Player of the Year.
F — Stanley Johnson, Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.) 6-7, Class of 2014
Arguably the decade’s ultimate winner, Johnson kept adding wrinkles to his game and improving his team’s fortunes each of his four seasons. As a result, Johnson led the Monarchs to a 135-7 record in his four-year career and to four state titles, the first player ever to accomplish that feat in the CIF’s highest classification. A third five All-American as a junior, Johnson was a two-time D1 State Player of the Year and a finalist for Mr. Basketball USA as a senior. What secured his nod to this team was expanding his game as a senior to handle point guard duties and facilitating on a team that lost a starter after school started. Johnson averaged 25.1 ppg, 8.1 rbg, 3.1 apg and the Monarchs were still able to go 35-0 and finish No. 2 in the FAB 50 behind Montverde Academy in a close call. Johnson is the greatest player ever to don a Mater Dei uniform.
F — Jabari Parker, Simeon (Chicago) 6-8, Class of 2013
We didn’t get a true post on the second five, but just as he did in his lone season at Duke, Parker can play inside if need be. One of the most decorated players of the decade, Parker was a Sports Illustrated cover subject in May 2012 and one of the few to receive the “Best Since LeBron” tag. Although Wiggins edged Parker for Mr. Basketball USA honors as a senior due to a slow start from lingering injuries, he joined Johnson as a four-time state champion in the largest classification of a power state (Class 4A). He had a strong close to his senior season, which included a 29-point, 13-rebound performance over third five choice Jahlil Okafor and Whitney Young in a sectional title game. Parker went 118-15 in his four seasons at Simeon and was the 2012 Gatorade National Player of the Year as a junior. He was also the first non-senior to be named Illinois Mr. Basketball and the first freshman ever to start full-time at Simeon.
Third Five
G — Trae Young, Norman North (Norman, Okla.) 6-2, Class of 2017
His monster senior season made Young the third true point guard to earn a berth on this All-Decade team. Young made second team All-American as a junior, but made a big jump up is his final season at Norman North. Prior to his spectacular senior season, Young and fellow All-Decade choice Michael Porter Jr. led Mokan Elite to the 2016 Nike EYBL title while avenging 27.0 ppg and 7.3 apg. A two-time Gatorade State Player of the Year, Young averaged 42.8 points, 5.8 rebounds and 4.1 assists for a 19-6 club. He goes down as one of the best players ever from Oklahoma along with the likes of 1982 Mr. Basketball USA Waymon Tisdale, Richard Dumas (1987), Wilfred Boynes (1975) and Alvin Adams (1973).
G — Austin Rivers, Winter Park (Winter Park, Fla.) 6-4, Class of 2011
This shooting guard spot came down to Rivers and Beal, and in the end Rivers’ three-time All-American status and performances in big games were too hard to ignore. He opened eyes as a sophomore when he scored 120 points against four nationally-ranked teams at the City of Palms Classic in Florida, including 46 against Marietta (Ga.) Wheeler. Rivers was named to the COP all-tourney team three times and as back-to-back Class 6A state champs, his team played in GEICO Nationals twice, where he averaged an event record 31.3 ppg in three tourney games. A two-time state player of the year, Rivers averaged 28.6 ppg, 8.1 rpg and 2.8 apg against a challenging national schedule as a senior and the three-time all-stater finished with 2,957 career points.
F — Zion Williamson, Spartanburg Day School (Spartanburg, S.C.) 6-7, Class of 2018
A two-time All-American (second five as a junior), Zion was tailor made for this decade, as his breath-taking dunks and gravity-defying defensive plays we captured in HD camera and spread in real time on social media every single game. One of the most viral players of the “Mixtape Decade," Williamson is one of the most explosive talents the high school game has ever seen. What kept him off the second five (next to classmate R.J. Barrett) was a general lack of national level competition and missing nine games because of various injuries as a senior. As a junior, Williamson averaged 36.8 ppg, 13 rpg and netted 51 points in a state title game win. As a senior, Williamson led Spartanburg Day School to a third consecutive SCISA Class 2A state title and a 20-8 mark, which five of those defeats he did not play in. For the season, he averaged 36.3 ppg, 11.3 rpg, 4.7 apg, 2.4 bpg and 3.6 spg while shooting 78 percent from the field and finished his career with 3,202 points (32.0 ppg), 1,131 rebounds (11.3 rpg), 304 steals (3.0 spg) and 293 blocks (2.9 bpg).
F — Michael Porter Jr., Nathan Hale (Seattle, Wash.) 6-9, Class of 2017
Similar to his good friend and travel ball teammate Trae Young, Porter moved up from second team All-American status as a junior with a monster senior season. After leading Falter Tolton (Columbia, Mo.) to a MSHAA Class 3 state title as a junior, Porter topped that by winning a Class 3A title in Washington while averaging 37.6 ppg, 14.5 rpg and 5.2 apg. He led Hale to a 29-0 season and FAB 50 national title, including a 27-point, 15-rebound, 4-steal, 3-assist performance in a key win over all-Decade talent Marvin Bagley, III (who only played his freshman and junior year of high school) of Chatsworth (Calif.) Sierra Canyon, the club that handed No. 2 La Lumiere its only loss of the season. Hale was the first team ever from Washington to win a mythical national title and Porter the first ever player from the Pacific Northwest named Mr. Basketball USA.
C — Jahlil Okafor, Whitney Young (Chicago) 6-11, Class of 2014
The last post spot on this five came down to three Chicago big men: Anthony Davis, Cliff Alexander and Okafor. Davis was the easiest to eliminate because he didn’t have much team success and wasn’t even known outside of Illinois prior to a late growth spurt and excellent 2010 spring and summer. Davis’ high school team also finished 6-18 his senior year despite his obvious budding talent. Alexander put together one of the most dominant single-game performances of the decade versus Montverde Academy and out-played Okafor in the 2014 Chicago Public League title game, but we give the nod to the Whitney Young standout because he had the most productive career of the three. Although Alexander was Mr. Basketball USA, Okafor was Player of the Year by Parade, USA Today and McDonald’s and was a serious national player of the year candidate for two seasons. In 2013, he led the Dolphins to the CPL title over Simeon and was named Chicago Sun Times POY as a junior over Jabari Parker.
Second Team
(listed alphabetically)
? C — Cliff Alexander, Curie (Chicago) 6-9, Class of 2014
? G — Cole Anthony, Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.) 6-3, Class of 2019
? G — Bradley Beal, Chaminade (St. Louis, Mo.) 6-5, Class of 2011
? F — Jaylen Brown, Wheeler (Marietta, Ga.) 6-7, Class of 2015
? F — Anthony Davis, Perspectives Charter (Chicago) 6-10, Class of 2011
? G — De'Aaron Fox, Cypress Lakes (Katy, Texas) 6-4, Class of 2016
? F — Aaron Gordon, Archbishop Mitty (San Jose, Calif.) 6-8, Class of 2013
? F — Mike Kidd-Gilchrist, St. Patrick (Elizabeth, N.J.) 6-8, Class of 2011
? F — Josh Jackson, Prolific Prep (Napa, Calif.) 6-8, Class of 2016
? G — Brandon Knight, Pine Crest (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) 6-3, Class of 2010
? G — Romeo Langford, New Albany (New Albany, Ind.) 6-4, Class of 2018
? F — Shabazz Muhammad, Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas) 6-6, Class of 2012
? C — Jared Sullinger, Northland (Columbus, Ohio) 6-9, Class of 2010
? F — Andrew Wiggins, Huntington Prep (Huntington, W. Va.) 6-7, Class of 2013
? G — Nigel Williams-Goss, Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nev.) 6-3, Class of 2013
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]]>basketball rivalry game: Simeon vs Morgan Park.
Simeon has struggled this season. Coach Rob Smith is currently away from the team for health reasons.
Morgan Park's season started a little bumpy but they won 16 straight entering the game.
Adam Miller is playing as well as anyone in the Chicago area.
On this day, the star was senior Deshawndre Washington. The virtually unknown 6'5 guard scored 28 points to lead the Mustangs (21-3) to 70-52 win against host Simeon.
Adam Miller finished with 15 points, 5 rebounds. Big Karl Jones added 8 points, 9 rebounds and point guard Marcus Watson scored eight. The Mustangs only turned the ball over six times.
Simeon is now 12-12. Star Freshman Andre "AJ" Casey Jr led Simeon with 12 points, 7 rebounds.
We expect both teams to make runs in Chicago's Public League city tournament in February!
Check out these raw highlights from Public League Red South rivalry matchup Chicago Morgan Park at Chicago Simeon.
Afterwards, watch the interview with Morgan Park star guard Adam Miller.
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]]>No disrespect to DePaul's players but nobody in the gym could tell me the players' names...
Check out these exclusive highlights!
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]]>After a year and Duke and several years playing for the Milwaukee Bucks, the free agent Parker returns to Chicago, his hometown, where he won 4 state titles in 4 years at Simeon Career Academy (also home to Derrick Rose). Many of Jabari's Simeon teammates including Kendrick Nunn (Oakland), Jaylon Tate (Illinois) and Russell Woods (Mizzou) played too.
NBA free agent Tyler Ulis (Kentucky) was basically unguardable! Check out the footage and thanks to Chicago Basketball Club (@chicagobasketballclub).
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]]>2 years later he's leading what Simeon's coach Rob Smith is calling the most dominant Simeon team EVER, including those featuring future NBA MVP Derrick Rose or NBA vet Jabari Parker.
Note I didn't say BETTER. I said more DOMINANT. This team is blowing out everybody.
They faced #2 (in Chicago region) Curie who's only in-state loss was against Simeon in December.
Curie put up a fight but Chicago's top team Simeon cruised to an 80-63 win before a soldout home crowd (it's first of the season).
Broadcast live on Twitter via Gatorade, Baron Davis and Rachel Demita were on hand as well as Bucks' Jabari Parker (famous Simeon alum and 4-time Illinois state champ).
All season, Simeon has been led by Talen Horton-Tucker, an underrated Iowa State commit. Now people are waking up!
THT finished with 25 points, 7 rebounds, 5 blocks. Drake commit Messiah Jones added 16 points, 10 rebounds for Simeon. Simeon junior Kejuan Clements (PG) scored 11. Xavier Pinson scored 11.
Curie was led by junior guard Marquise Walker (19 points) and Maurice Commander (16 points).
Wait for the postgame comments from Simeon Coach Robert Smith about this team compared with Derrick Rose's Simeon teams as well as comments about Talen. Then players Talen Horton-Tucker and Kejuan Clements comment on the game.
Check out these raw highlights from Chicago Simeon's soldout game versus Chicago Curie!
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]]>Campers (grades 5-12) spent 2 days training at stations, listening to Jabari speak about his life lessons as well as breaking down NBA game film with the former Chicago Simeon star (4 x state champ).
The biggest highlights of camp came from Jabari himself when he scrimmaged against each team of campers. Jabari flashed his athleticism with a variety of dunks including alley oops, windmills and a 360 pump.
There will be a Milwaukee-area Family Jabari Parker camp for grammar-high schoolers August 18-19 at Grafton High School (WI) in conjunction with The Boys and Girls Club of Greater Milwaukee.
Thanks to the Parker family and everyone at Quest Multisport.
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]]>In front of a capacity crowd (free admission) at sweltering Whitney Young High School (no air conditioning) on the city's near west side, Jabari scored 31 and hauled in 10+ rebounds as his dad Sonny's Team Parker won it's first game.
Check out this exclusive raw footage from Jabari Parker's appearance at the 2016 Nike Chi League.
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]]>With little time to rest, Zack came out literally on fire. Check out this raw footage from that memorable first half. Hitting 11 3-pointers in the first half, Norvell finished with 53 points as the Fire won, setting a new Las Vegas Classic single game record.
It's worth noting the Fire were coached all week long by alum Jabari Parker (Milwaukee Bucks). Zack was a freshman at Simeon when Jabari was a senior. Parker won a historic 4 Illinois 4A State titles in his 4 years at Simeon.
And now after concluding a memorable AAU career of his own, Norvell looks to follow in Jabari's footsteps by leading Simeon to the 2016 Illinois state title...
As for recruiting, Illinois, Oklahoma, DePaul, Purdue, Florida State are among those who have already offered Norvell, but more will likely follow.
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]]>The last time Jabari Parker faced off against Andrew Wiggins and the TWolves, Parker won the game for the Bucks with an impressive spin and slam. Wednesday's rematch was a little different. Parker led the Bucks with team-highs of 18 points and 9 rebounds but the Wiggins-less TWolves came out victorious despite Wiggins, Mo Williams, Corey Brewer & Kevin Martin sitting, Anthony Bennett coming up with a donut and Zach laVine scoring just 5 points.
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]]>"The revolution will not be televised"
One of my favorite Nike ads ever came out in 1995 and it featured Jason Kidd, KG, Eddie Jones, Jimmy Jackson and a rookie Joe Smith playing ball to the sounds of KRS-One talking about the revolution and how "you wont be able to catch the highlights on the evening news."
Last night, the new revolution was not televised and not shown on the evening news as rookies Andrew Wiggins and Zach LaVine and their Wolves faced off against Jabari Parker and the Bucks in a non-televised game that most hoop fans didn't even know happened.
What they missed was #2 pick Parker, putting on a show with a game-high 21 points, 11 rebounds, 2 blocks, 2 steals and a sick game sealing spin move and dunk.
Coach Jason Kidd, who was in the original Nike Revolution ad, had no problem giving the Nike wearing rookie the ball in crunch time.
"We all know that he's athletic," Kidd said. "We've gone to him a couple times down the stretch in preseason just to see how he reacts. He makes the right plays, and no matter what he did in scoring the ball, he made the right play."
Wiggins had 10 points and 6 rebounds in 27 minutes and last year's #1 pick Anthony Bennett had 12 and 11.
Don't worry the next match-up between these players will be televised!
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LeBron sat out the Cavs game against the Bucks but did make a quick cameo at the end to video bomb Dion Waiters who scored 23 points in 25 minutes including 13 in the 3rd quarter. Waiters' other new teammate Kevin Love also shined with 25 points including 5 of 7 from 3 in just 21 minutes.
As for the Bucks, Jabari Parker looked good with 18 points on 7 of 12 shooting in 28 minutes.
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]]>Jabari Parker led all scorers with 10 points in a Saturday morning Bucks preseason scrimmage. His black team lost to OJ Mayo (7pts) and the white team 37-34 but Parker left the game feeling good.
"At the beginning of training camp I was a little lost," Parker said. "But I think everything came full circle for me today."
His first basket was on a nice lefty layup and then he followed that up with a stolen oop.
"I had to steal that from Larry (Sanders)," Parker said. "We both ran the floor, but I just got off the floor a little before him."
Brandon Knight, who threw the oop, had 7 points and 7 assists and impressed head coach Jason Kidd.
"He was finding his teammates and making plays for other guys and also for himself. He’s been doing that all training camp, so it wasn’t a surprise to us with the way he’s playing right now."
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]]>Check out some of the future stars of the league (and Anthony Bennett - JK!) showing off their handles in the 2014 Summer League. Unfortunately we didn't get any true ankle breakers or shamgod moves to ooh and aah about so I thought this would be a good time to pull out the Jeremy Pargo move and dish from 2 years ago.
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]]>Yesterday's impressive Summer League debut of Andrew Wiggins didn't make as much noise in Cleveland as it would have on just about any other day because most Cavs fans (and just about everybody who watches sports) were busy buzzing about his new teammate LeBron James and the rumors that Wiggins would be on his way out to Minnesota in a deal for Kevin Love. ?The Cavs then let it be known that Wiggins was not going anywhere....same can't be said for the Cavs' last #1 pick Anthony Bennett - who also looked pretty good yesterday.
From the looks of the packed gym in Vegas, you would of thought that you were watching some type of All-Star game but the lack of empty seats were because of the match-up between #1 pick Andrew Wiggins and the Bucks' #2 pick Jabari Parker. ?Both were impressive.?Wiggins scored 18 points on 7 of 18 shooting and contributed 3 boards, a steal, a block and some above the rim action. ?Parker had 1 less point than Wiggins but was 5 of 11 from the floor and had 9 rebounds. ?The only knocks on Parker was he looked a little lost on defense and did turn the ball over 4 times in 30 minutes.
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]]>At the Chicago Classic, Braxton Blackwell led his Nashville Celtics 17U team (instead of his usual Atlanta Celtics squad) to the 17U title game (losing to Florida Elite).
Even playing up a class (or 2), Blackwell's unique skill set, size and agility allowed him to dominate at both ends (at times). He showed his versatility as he blocked shots at one end and knocked down shots at the other end while setting up his teammates on the break.
After the conclusion of the tournament's final game, Blackwell and his dad mentioned Jabari Parker was one of Blackwell's favorite players. While it's early in his career, perhaps it's fitting Blackwell had a breakout tournament at Joy of the Game (on the same court where young Jabari Parker honed his skills).
While his recruiting is still beginning, Braxton Blackwell's offers include Florida, Louisville, Indiana, Michigan State, Auburn, Cincinnati, LSU, Memphis, Mississippi State, NC State, Providence, Tennessee, Vanderbilt, Virginia, and Virginia Tech.
Thanks to the 2013 Chicago Classic, everyone at Joy of the Game (Deerfield, IL) and the Nashville Celtics 17U players and coaches.
For more Braxton Blackwell and the best AAU highlights from the Midwest, watch www.ebooksnet.com/midwest and subscribe to our youtube channel: youtube.com/ballislifemidwest!
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]]>Jabari Parker led his Chicago public high school Simeon Career Academy to 4 consecutive Illinois State titles. Before heading to Duke University as one of the most celebrated Chicago high school athletes of all time, Jabari Parker put on a show in front of family, friends and fans including Chicago Bulls star Derrick Rose (Simeon Class of 2007) at the Nike Jordan Chi League Pro Am at Whitney Young High School.
Thanks to the Parker family, everyone at Nike, Jordan Brand, Whitney Young HS, Game 7 Marketing and the Mac Irvin Fire players and coaches.
For more Jabari Parker and the best Chicago Pro Am highlights from the Midwest, watch www.ebooksnet.com/midwest and subscribe to our youtube channel: youtube.com/ballislifemidwest!
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]]>Considered one of the top 2 overall prospects in the class of 2013, Jabari Parker led his Chicago public school Simeon Career Academy (28-3 overall) to an unprecedented four Illinois Class 4A championships and is the first player to earn the Mr. Basketball of Illinois award twice. He also recently won the Morgan Wootten national player of the year award and Gatorade’s Illinois player of the year.
Coming off a serious foot injury which left him sidelined for 4 months, Parker averaged 18.4 points, 10.4 rebounds and 2.7 assists during his senior season and participated in the McDonald’s All-American Game, the Jordan Brand Classic and the Nike Hoop Summit. He was the co-MVP of the Classic, scoring 16 points on 8-of-13 shooting and posting seven rebounds, two assists, two steals and a block.
Next season, Jabari Parker will play for Coach Mike Krzyzewski at Duke alongside fellow 2013 McDonald's All-American Matt Jones, a shooting guard from Desoto (Texas).
Thanks to the Parker family and everyone at Simeon Career Academy.
For more Jabari Parker and Chicago high school basketball highlights, watch www.ebooksnet.com/midwest. And please subscribe to youtube.com/ballislifemidwest.
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]]>San Jose's Gordon finished with 24 points, 8 rebounds and 8 crowd-pleasing dunks to lead the West to a 110-99 victory in front of 15,818 at Chicago's United Center, the home of the Bulls.
Matched against one another for most of the night, Andrew Wiggins scored 19 for the East and Jabari Parker finished with 10 points, eight rebounds, three assists, two blocks and two steals for the West.
For more coverage of the 2013 McDonald's All American game, Jam Fest, and practice highlights, watch www.ebooksnet.com!
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]]>Not known for his dunks, Jabari Parker was a surprise entry to many. Parker paid homage to Chicago Bulls great Michael Jordan with his cradle dunk and one later where he took of from the free throw line (or close to it).
Uncommitted stars 6'8 Andrew Wiggins and 6'8 Aaron Gordon both started rather slowly, but finished huge. In the evening's most memorable moment, after a few missed attempts, Andrew Wiggins brought down the house with his 360 Eastbay!
Many hoops fans in the gym felt Gordon got robbed by the judges (especially ESPN's Stephen A. Smith) on his double-double, but he got a great score on his 360 Eastbay.
For more of the best highlights from the 2013 McDonald’s All American game festivities from Chicago, watch www.ebooksnet.com!
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]]>First day standouts included West squad teammates Aaron Gordon and hometown star Jabari Parker (Duke commit). Gordon will announce his college decision Tuesday during the McDonald’s All American media day.
Andrew Wiggins and Julius Randle were standouts for the East squad.
For more of the best highlights from this year’s Mcdonald’s Game, Practices and Jam Fest, watch www.ebooksnet.com.
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]]>Jabari fractured his foot last summer and returned to the court for the first time as his senior season started. Now he's displaying the high-level skills and athleticism that made him one of the nation's top high school players. Parker has committed to play college basketball for Coach K at Duke University as a Blue Devil.
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]]>Parker played well in the tournament, but he's still working his way back to the form he showed last year after missing five months with a fractured foot.
He averaged 15.3 points and 8.3 rebounds in the tournament.
The Pontiac Holiday tournament is highly regarded among Illinois HS basketball fans for the quality of the teams (City vs. Suburban) hospitality of the hosts and volunteers, the diehard, enthusiastic crowds and the old-school Central Illinois gym.
Special thanks to the Parker family, Simeon Career Academy Head Coach Rob Smith & Coach Jeff Duncan, Tournament Director Jim Drengwitz and everyone at Pontiac High School and the Pontiac Holiday Tournament (www.pontiacholidaytournament.com).
For more videos of Jabari Parker and the best Chicago HS basketball, watch www.ebooksnet.com!
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]]>In the end, both Okafor (8pts) and Parker (7pts) finished in single-digits while Simeon’s Illinois University-bound backcourt (Kendrick Nunn and Jaylon Tate) led the way to a 44-41 win.
The game’s leading scorer was Young’s 6’4 junior LJ Peak, (20pts) a transfer from South Carolina. He scored 14 in the 3rd quarter to tie the game after 3.
For more Whitney Young HS, Simeon Career Academy, and Chicago basketball highlights, watch www.ebooksnet.com all season long!
Thanks to everyone at Simeon Career Academy, Whitney Young HS and Chicago State’s Jones Convocation Center!
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]]>For more Ben Coupet, Jr., and Chicago basketball highlights, watch www.ebooksnet.com all year long!
Thanks to everyone at Simeon Career Academy! Special thanks to Ben and his family, Head Coach Rob Smith and Asst Coach Jeff Duncan.
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]]>With no college offers to date, Edward Morrow has remained under the radar, despite playing for Chicago’s premier high school team…until now. Here’s your first look!
Playing a national schedule with Chicago powerhouse Simeon alongside top seniors Jabari Parker (Duke), Kendrick Nunn (Illinois), Jaylon Tate (Illinois), and Kendrick Pollard (Dayton), Morrow figures to attract plenty of interest and www.ebooksnet.com will be there.
For more Edward Morrow, Simeon Career Academy, and Chicago basketball highlights, watch www.ebooksnet.com all season long!
Thanks to everyone at Simeon Career Academy!
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]]>On Saturday, before a crowd of 7,128 fans at the inaugural Chicago Elite Classic at UIC Pavilion, Parker made his surprise debut (playing 10 minutes). His broken foot had kept him from playing since July, so he was rusty and not playing in top shape. Wearing custom Nike’s for protection, Parker finished with 6 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal. After the game, he graded his performance “D+” with a smile.
After the buzz surrounding Parker subsided, senior Illinois-commits PG Jaylon Tate (2 points, 9 assists, 4 steals) and SG Kendrick Nunn (11 points, 6 rebounds) led three-time defending state champion Simeon's 56-35 season-opening victory over Milton (Ga.) as their future college coach John Groce sat courtside.
Simeon’s stifling defense led to countless turnovers and fast breaks all night long.
Best known for their defense, Simeon senior’s #15 Russell Woods (7 points) and Dayton-commit Kendall Pollard (7 points) also threw down monstrous dunks off Tate’s assists.
The starters moved to the bench for much of the second half allowing star sophomore #0 Dennis “DJ” Williams to score 12 points and star freshman #10 Zack Norvell to nail his first 3 for Simeon. The starters returned for a curtain call in the fourth with the final alley oop from Jay Tate to Kendrick Nunn.
For more Simeon, and Chicago basketball highlights, watch www.ebooksnet.com all season long!
Thanks to everyone at Simeon Career Academy, Whitney Young HS, and the Chicago Elite Classic at UIC!
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]]>Check out the #1 player in the nation, Jabari Parker going to work in Dallas and Oakland EYBL events for the Mac Irvin Fire. Many will argue that Jabari Parker has been the most skilled, if not the best player in the nation since he was a 10th grader. Sports Illustrated called him the next LeBron James and while that's up for debate you can't deny the fact that he has led his Simeon H.S. to 3 straight state championship games in his 3 years of high school. Look out for more of Jabari all year long!
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]]>Final Score Titans 63- 59 MAC Irvin -
Julius Randle: 6/10FG-23 Pts, 13 Reb, 11-15 FT Line, 2 Blks, 1 Steal
Jabari Parker: 6/14FG-14 Pts, 5 Reb, 2 Ast,
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]]>Check out the Ballislife recap of the Nike EYBL stop in Dallas. The stop was the 3rd of 4 total stops before 25 of the 40 teams head to Peach Jam for the EYBL finals. The event featured many of the top recruited players in the nation including the top ranked player in the 2013 class Jabari Parker and the top ranked player in the 2014 class Andrew Wiggins.
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]]>Proviso East's 6’5 junior Sterling Brown (brother of Suns’ Shannon Brown) gave 6’8 Simeon junior star Jabari Parker all he could handle, but Parker’s Simeon teammates were there to pick him up when it counted most. Parker scored 15 pts and senior Steve Taylor (Marquette) had 12 pts + 17 rebounds in Simeon’s third straight Class 4A title with a 50-48 victory. Parker has one more than the Bulls' Derrick Rose with one season to go.
The win gave Simeon their 6th state championship (IL record) and #5 for Simeon coach Robert Smith (IL record).
This game was tied at the half. Sterling Brown scored 10 of his 25 pts in the 3rd quarter to give Proviso East a 39-34 lead with 8 minutes to play. But in the 4th, an 8-0 run gave Simeon a 45-41 lead with 3:05 left. Simeon extended the lead on a vicious dunk by Parker with 12 secs left before Brown hit a 3-pointer with seconds remaining.
After winning, all of Simeon’s players (except Parker who was being interviewed) removed their shoes and placed them on the court. With the exception of Parker, the coach suspended all the returning players for the first game of next season following this incident.
Simeon and Proviso East have won 10 state championships between them. We won’t be surprised if both return to Peoria next March to add another.
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]]>Writing “Mac Irvin” and “The Godfather” on his shoes, Parker paid tribute to a family friend, the prominent Chicago basketball figure on the day of Irvin’s funeral (back in Chicago).
The Simeon Wolverines finished the regular season 26-1 after defeating Chicago Curie in the Pontiac Holiday Tournament title game and later in the city championship game.
The Pontiac Holiday tournament is highly regarded among Illinois HS basketball fans for the quality of the teams (City vs. Suburban) hospitality of the hosts and volunteers, the diehard, enthusiastic crowds and the old-school Central Illinois gym.
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]]>Springfield, MA this year's event was stacked with top talent including: Shabazz Muhammad, Jabari Parker, Nerlens Noel, Mitch McGary, Julius Randle, Kyle Anderson, Roscoe Allen, Xavier Johnson, Katin Reinhardt, Stanley Johnson, Elijah Brown, Jerami Grant, Nate Britt, Tyler Lewis, AJ Hammons and many more!
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