The Chicago native turned up (for the second consecutive week) to play at the Dreamville Chi-League powered by Wilson at Chicago State on the city's South Side. THT starred on this same court for Simeon Career Academy's basketball team just 3+ years ago.

For the finals, THT teamed up with OKC rookie Jeremiah Robinson Earl (Villanova) and Chicago basketball vets including Jerome Randle (Cal), Jaylon Tate (Illinois) and more. They faced Sterling Brown's team (he didn't play) which featured Rayjon Tucker (fresh off Sixers summer league) and Jeremy Pargo among others.

Seen in the gym: Chicago Bulls rookie Ayo Dosunmu talking with legend Tim Hardaway. Also Chicago Bears Tarik Cohen and David Montgomery sat behind the bench. Former Kentucky PG Tyler Ulis was under the basket.
It was a close game throughout (1-5 point margin). It came down to the final shot(s). You won't want to miss this instant (pro am) classic from Chicago!

Thanks to everyone at the first Dreamville Chi League. Next year let's get J Cole and even more pros in the gym!

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We stated in last week's national rankings there was a solid chance the 2018-19 FAB 50 mythical national champion would emerge from GEICO Nationals, which took place at Christ the King (Middle Village, N.Y.) last weekend. The event hosted one of its strongest eight-team fields ever, and previous No. 4 IMG Academy (Brandenton, Fla.) captured the tournament by defeating previous No. 9 Sunrise Christian Academy (Bel Air, Kan.), 65-50, in the quarterfinals, previous No. 3 and defending champion Montverde Academy (Montverde, Fla.), 74-73, in the semifinals and previous No. 1 La Lumiere (La Porte, Ind.), 66-55, in the title game to capture its first-ever title at the annual end-of-season event.

Villanova-bound Jeremiah Robinson-Earl was named GEICO Nationals MVP after scoring 18 points, grabbing seven rebounds and dishing out six assists in the title game. The Ascenders also got a huge lift from guard Jaden Springer, who averaged 21.3 ppg in the three victories and was critical in the 16-point comeback win over Montverde Academy in the semifinals.

.@IMGABasketball has claimed its first ever #GEICONationals title!
Recap ?: pic.twitter.com/R09lBGWJqa

— Who's Next (@WhosNextHS) April 6, 2019

"We don't run anything, we just roll the ball out," IMG Academy head coach Sean McAloon joked about the talent on his team, which includes three McDonald's All-Americans. "Honestly, having talent does make it easier. They are good players and good kids who come from good families."

In reality, three teams from the field had a chance to capture the mythical national crown by winning three games at GEICO Nationals. La Lumiere came into the event as the top-ranked team in the country and came up one game short, as it just couldn't shoot a high enough percentage from the field to keep up with IMG Academy down the stretch. Montverde Academy, which came in No. 3, also had a chance to finish at No. 1, by avenging its two regular season losses to La Lumiere by beating the Lakers and/or winning the tournament. IMG Academy came in No. 4, and had the opportunity to move up to No. 1 if it faced and beat the two teams ranked ahead of it in the tournament field.

Fortunately for the Ascenders, both those scenarios took place and by virtue of its three victories at the event, IMG moves up three spots to finish No. 1 in the final FAB 50 National Team Rankings powered by www.ebooksnet.com. Undefeated McEachern (Power Springs, Ga.) remains at No. 2, as it did nothing to justify a drop or a move up in the rankings. La Lumiere falls a spot below McEachern to finish No. 3 with the sole loss to IMG Academy, and with rankings credit for the two wins over Montverde Academy. The Eagles naturally drop a spot after the one-point loss to IMG Academy.

By virtue of finishing No. 1, IMG Academy becomes the second Florida program to ever win the FAB 50 national title or finish No. 1 in polls dating back to 1952, when the National Sports News Service (FAB 50 precursor) began its end-of-the-season ratings. Montverde Academy was the first program from the state to win a mythical national title in 2013. The Eagles also won FAB 50 titles in 2014, 2015 and 2018.

Now The Fun Part

With McEachern publicly accepting a GEICO Nationals invitation initially, then declining the offer to participate once it was clear the team would not be at full strength, there was a looming decision on what from a rankings perspective with a team that finished 32-0 and defeated eight teams in the final FAB 50. If any team besides La Lumiere, Montverde Academy or IMG Academy won GEICO Nationals, it would have been impossible to deny the Indians the mythical FAB 50 national crown.

IMG Academy defeated six teams in the final FAB 50 and lost one game to No. 5 Mountain Brook (Mountain Brook, Ala.), 72-67, at the City of Palms Classic in December. McEachern won that tournament and the Ascenders losing prevented a McEachern-IMG semifinal game. That is significant because McEachern obviously has enough quality wins to have a legitimate claim to a mythical national championship.

"What happened was I got out-coached by (Mountain Brook's) Bucky McMillan," McAloon said. "It caused me to sit back and look at our preparation. We found out we could take a bullet, and weren't invisible. We came back and smashed University School (in our next game) and I think that was the turning point. That game helped us."

What McEachern doesn't have that IMG Academy possesses is a victory over a team that came into the game ranked ahead of them, and actually two of them. Those teams are La Lumiere and Montverde Academy, the defending FAB 50 national champion which had a 16-point lead on the Ascenders. It goes without saying, IMG Academy and McEachern never played head-to-head. Obviously head-to-head in the most important rankings factor and common opponent is quite important too, as is quality of schedule. The Mountain Brook result is significant, but so is the way IMG concluded its season, with a 15-point victory over the Sunrise Christian Academy club that took McEachern into overtime, defeating the defending champions who had only lost to the No. 1 team coming in, and soundly defeating the team ranked ahead of McEachern and handing that team its only loss. It's hard to overlook those results, especially in light of the fact McEachern had an opportunity to defeat a combination of those teams as well, but chose not to. The GEICO Nationals bracket was already released when McEachern pulled out. It was to open with a rematch against Sunrise Christian Academy.

McEachern ended up defeating one team that finished in the Top 10: Mountain Brook, which suffered two losses to unranked clubs but moved up one spot in the final rankings because it deserves rankings credit for beating IMG Academy. Coach Mike Thompson's club ended up defeating four teams in the final Top 20: No. 11 Sunrise Christian Academy, No. 14 Shadow Mountain (Phoenix, Ariz.) and No. 19 Paul VI (Fairfax, Va.). Of IMG Academy's six victories over FAB 50 ranked foes, all six of those came over teams ranked in the final Top 12: No. 3 La Lumiere, No. 4 Montverde Academy, No. 8 DeMatha Catholic (Hyattsville, Md.), No. 10 Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.), No. 11 Sunrise Christian Academy and No. 12 University School (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.).

McEachern was No. 2 in the FAB at the beginning of the event and stayed in the same rankings position. The Indians weren't hurt by event, nor did they benefit from it. That is a big difference from the scenario two years ago when Nathan Hale (Seattle, Wash.) finished No. 1 in the FAB 50. Hale had an opportunity to play in GEICO Nationals, but never accepted the invitation. Hale was already No. 1 in the FAB 50. It takes an extreme circumstance in order to drop a team from the No. 1 position without losing a game on-court. It would be less extreme, but it doesn't happen often that a team moves up to No. 1 without a direct result affecting its position.

This season shows the importance of how pre-season positioning and what transpired in the past affects current rankings. McEachern built up its resume to reach No. 2, but had it won the GGHSA Class AAAAAAA crown in 2017-18 and earned a GEICO Nationals invite, it would have started higher in the preseason rankings and likely would have been No. 1 earlier in the season ahead of La Lumiere, which began the season ranked higher than McEachern and two spots lower than IMG Academy, which began at No. 4.

In conclusion, IMG's overall quality victories and wins over teams ranked No. 3 and No. 1 at the time of the game were enough to overcome the one on-court loss.

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Final 2018-19 FAB 50 National Team Rankings
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(Eighteenth and FINAL poll of 2018-19 regular season; Through games played on Saturday, April 6; There is no bubble clubs listed, as the final Region-by-Region Top 20 Rankings will be released later this week; *Indicates forfeit wins, forfeit losses not included; **Indicates forfeits and defaults not included; ***Indicates scrimmages and foundation games not included)

No.	Prev.	High School (City)	Record
1	4	IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.)	31-1
2	2	McEachern (Powder Springs, Ga.)	32-0
3	1	La Lumiere (La Porte, Ind.)	30-1
4	3	Montverde Academy (Montverde, Fla.)	22-3
5	6	Mountain Brook (Mountain Brook, Ala.)	31-3
6	5	Ranney School (Tinton Falls, N.J.)	31-3
7	7	Moeller (Cincinnati, Ohio)	29-0
8	12	DeMatha Catholic (Hyattsville, Md.)	33-5
9	8	Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, Calif.)	32-3
10	17	Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.)	33-5
11	9	Sunrise Christian Academy (Bel Aire, Kan.)	23-6
12	10	University School (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.)	27-5
13	14	South Central (Winterville, N.C.)	30-1
14	11	Shadow Mountain (Phoenix, Ariz.)	26-3
15	15	Carmel (Carmel, Ind.)	26-1
16	16	Roselle Catholic (Roselle, N.J.)	28-4
17	18	Belleville West (Belleville, Ill.)	34-4
18	19	Duncanville (Duncanville, Texas)	32-7
19	20	Paul VI (Fairfax, Va.)	27-9
20	22	Guyer (Denton, Texas)	32-5
21	23	St. Frances Academy (Baltimore, Md.)	37-7
22	24	Gonzaga (Washington, D.C.)	28-9
23	25	Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas, Nev.)	28-5
24	21	Nicolet (Glendale, Wis.)	27-1
25	26	Gonzaga Prep (Spokane, Wash.)	25-2
26	27	Vashon (St. Louis, Mo.)	25-5
27	28	Long Island Lutheran (Glen Head, N.Y.)	25-2
28	13	Wasatch Academy (Mt. Pleasant, Utah)	26-4
29	29	Southwest Guilford (High Point, N.C.)	32-0
30	30	Federal Way (Federal Way, Wash.)	26-3
31	31	Hamilton Heights Christian Academy (Chattanooga, Tenn.)	34-4
32	32	Legacy Early College (Greenville, S.C.)	34-5
33	33	Imhotep Charter (Philadelphia, Pa.)	27-6
34	34	Gill St. Bernard's (Gladstone, N.J.)	26-5
35	35	Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.)	29-5
36	36	Mansfield Timberview (Arlington, Texas)	38-2
37	37	Starkville (Starkville, Miss.)	30-1
38	38	Salesian (Richmond, Calif.)	31-1
39	39	Rancho Christian (Temecula, Calif.)	25-6**
40	40	Haverford School (Haverford, Pa.)	28-0
41	41	Meadowcreek (Norcross, Ga.)	26-6
42	42	Roman Catholic (Philadelphia, Pa.)	26-5
43	43	Center Hill (Olive Branch, Miss.)	31-3
44	44	Curie (Chicago, Ill.)	34-2
45	45	Booker T. Washington (Tulsa, Okla.)	26-2
46	46	Dorman (Roebuck, S.C.)	28-3
47	47	Pinnacle (Phoenix, Ariz.)	28-3
48	48	Scotlandville (Baton Rouge, La.)	35-2
49	49	Hopkins (Minnetonka, Minn.)	27-4
50	50	Kennedy Catholic (Hermitage, Pa.)	27-3

Editor's Note: No bubble clubs are included in the Final FAB 50, as the final 2018-19 Top 20 Regional Rankings will be released later this week.

Note: The FAB 50 powered by www.ebooksnet.com is a continuation of the National Sports News Service ratings that began in 1952. These were the first national high school rankings and the late Art Johlfs of Minnesota compiled them. They were compiled for many years by the late Barry Sollenberger of Phoenix, who merged them into the FAB 50 19 years ago.

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No. 4 IMG Academy (Brandenton, Fla.) 66, No. 1 La Lumiere (La Portne, Ind.) 55

Quick Summary: The Ascenders played a confident and complete game and never trailed. They got out to a quick start, paced by two early 3-pointers by Jeremiah Robinson-Earl, and led 15-8 after one period. La Lumiere, which lost its first game of the season, battled valiantly, but was working extremely hard for quality field goal attempts all game long. The Lakers, who trailed 31-26 at halftime, hurt themselves by taking some ill-advised jumpers in the second half that led to easy scores in transition for the Ascenders. La Lumiere's game plan was to pound the ball inside-out through Mr. Basketball USA Isaiah Stewart, but the Lakers didn't shoot it well enough from the perimeter, as the Ascenders did a good job of closing out on shooters and keeping the Lakers' secondary players from having an offensive impact. La Lumiere seemed to have some momentum on its side after a 3-pointer by Gerald Drumgoole and a steal and an underneath bucket by point guard Wendell Green Jr. to cut its deficit to 45-41 with under 30 seconds left in the third quarter, but IMG Academy freshman Jarace Walker (five points) hit a critical 3-pointer with 11 seconds remaining in the period to give his team a 48-41 lead entering the final period. IMG Academy didn't tire, made solid decisions offensively and was able to counter whatever La Lumiere did offensively and push its lead to double-digits in the final period.

Been an @IMGABasketball hammer fest in the second half ? pic.twitter.com/gG8cxIIW91

— Who's Next (@WhosNextHS) April 6, 2019

Pivotal Moment: Walker's 3-pointer was a big momentum killer for La Lumiere entering the fourth period. The Lakers weren't shooting well from the outside but were sticking with the game plan. If they could have tied the game, perhaps the pressure would have affected IMG's shot-making ability or decision, but it was evident the Ascenders were in great physical shape and not going to wear down as La Lumiere's first two opponents did in this tournament. Another key moment was the game's onset when it was evident IMG Academy had more offensive firepower and La Lumiere wasn't going to get easy looks. The Lakers just couldn't match IMG's foot speed to create separation at most of the positions. They were going to have to shoot an extremely high percentage from the field or it was going to be an uphill battle and it turned out to be the latter for the Lakers.

Key Statistic: La Lumiere shot 41 percent (21-of-51), including 19 percent (4-of-21) from 3-point range. Plenty of the long misses ignited IMG's fast break and getting up and down the floor is what the Ascenders wanted to do. IMG head coach Sean McAloon had three players score in double figures: guard Jaden Springer had 12 points and seven assists and averaged 21.3 ppg for the tourney champions, Josh Green had his best game the tournament with a game-high 19 points, and Robinson-Earl had 18 points, seven rebounds and six assists. Robinson-Earl, a Villanova recruit and the son of 1996 McDonald's All-American Lester Earl, was named the tournament's most valuable player. In three games he averaged 14 ppg and seven rpg and also played good interior defense. Along with Armando Bacot, who had six points and eight rebounds, Robinson-Earl and Green became the first trio of players from the same high school team to be named McDonald's All-Americans. IMG's talent level showed in this game, even though without the play of Springer in the first two games IMG would not have been in position to defeat La Lumiere. The Lakers were led in the scoring department by Kentucky-bound Keion Brooks with 15 points, while Stewart finished with 14 points and seven rebounds. Drumgoole was the Lakers' third double-digit scorer with 12 points and made all three of La Lumiere's three 3-point baskets in this game. Joining Robinson-Earl on the official all-tourney team were Springer, Green, Stewart and Brooks.

Quotables: "We've been waiting a long two years for this moment," Green said. "It's awesome, the school is known for the golf team, the football team, but to win the first-ever national championship, it's amazing," Robinson-Earl said. "We could have faded yesterday, but we couldn't do that. We trust coach when he told us to press (versus Montverde). We hadn't really pressed all year," he added. "We are known as a football school, but when coach McAloon came in here, he changed the culture," Bacot said. "We are fast as a team, and I don't think there is a team faster than us, one through five at every position, in the country. We wanted to rebound and run and that's what we did in this game," McAloon said.

What's Next: IMG Academy finishes its season 31-1 and will undoubtedly move up in the final FAB 50 rankings that will be released on Monday, April 8. The Ascenders came into this tournament ranked No. 4 in the FAB 50, but beat No. 9 Sunrise Christian Academy by 15 points, beat No. 3 Montverde Academy after trailing by 16 points entering the fourth period and defeated No. 1 La Lumiere by double-digits. No. 2 McEachern (Powder Springs, Fla.) beat Sunrise Christian Academy in overtime earlier in the season and finished unbeaten. The team IMG Academy lost to, No. 6 Mountain Brook (Ala.), was beaten by McEachern. La Lumiere finished its season 30-1 with the only loss to IMG Academy at this tournament. McEachern was invited and publicly accepted an invitation, then decided it wasn't going to compete at the event.

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No. 4 IMG Academy (Brandenton, Fla.) 74, No. 3 Montverde Academy (Montverde, Fla.) 73

Quick Summary: The Ascenders trailed 25-8 after one quarter of play and 63-47 entering the fourth period, yet they somehow found a way to win the game. Coach Sean McAloon felt his team was fortunate to be down only eight points at halftime, as the star of the quarterfinal win over Sunrise Christian Academy, guard Jaden Springer, had played "a terrible first half," according to his coach. IMG Academy pressed in the fourth quarter and got the Eagles out of their comfort zone, and Springer played a terrific final eight minutes, creating shots for himself or others. Still, Montverde Academy had the ball and a lead after Jeremiah Robinson-Earl (16 points, 9 rebounds) made one of two free throws with 36.7 seconds remaining as the Eagles held a 73-72 lead. The Eagles put the ball in Cade Cunningham's hands and he threw a skip pass to Moses Moody (9 points), who missed a jumper that set up the winning basket. Montverde coach Kevin Boyle hoped for penetration since so many fouls were called in the game (28 for Montverde, 19 for IMG Academy).

Pivotal Moment: There was one key moment and one pivotal play in the game. IMA Academy went on a 17-1 run to begin the fourth quarter to tie the game at 64-64. The Eagles had some shaky ball-handling, were not finishing around the basket and tired a bit down the stretch. When Moody's jumper came off long, IMG Academy's Armando Bacot (8 points, 7 rebounds) whipped the ball out in front to a streaking Robinson-Earl who completed the game-winning, break-away jam with five seconds remaining over the out-stretched Harlond Beverly (23 points). It looked like Montverde Academy potentially was going to have a break-away basket of its own, as there was alot of commotion and celebrating after Robinson Earl's dunk, but Boyle had called a timeout. Some of the IMG Academy players heard it, but kept playing because the players continued to run back the other way until everyone realized the referees were going to honor the Eagles' timeout. Th Eagles didn't get the clean look they wanted in the final three seconds.

Key Statistic: For the second consecutive game, Springer led the way for the Ascenders with 26 points, as he overcame a slow start to make key plays down the stretch. His production and decision-making was especially critical because starting point guard Noah Farrakhan only played 16 minutes after suffering from back spasms. In his absence, freshman Jarace Walker had eight key points and drew the fifth foul on Mcdonald's All-American Precious Achiuwa (8 points, 7 rebounds) with approximately three minutes remaining.

Quotables: "I usually can talk alot, but I don't know what to say about that," McAloon said about the game's ending and the comeback. "I've never been part of anything like that. These guys just don't want to go home."

What's Next: IMG Academy moved to 30-1 on the season and will take on FAB 50 No. 1 and 30-0 La Lumiere for the GEICO Nationals title on April 6 at 12:30 pm ET (ESPN). IMG Academy shot 37 free throws in its one-point win over Montverde, while La Lumiere had a hand in limiting Oak Hill Academy to six free throws. IMG Academy will have to get the line and try to draw some fouls on the most physical team in the tournament. IMG Academy definitely has an advantage in the backcourt with quicker and more capable ball-handlers, so watch for the production and minutes of Farrakhan. McAloon won't be afraid to sit him if he's not productive, as the cocky New Jersey native actually told his coach not to put him back in the game when the Ascenders went on their fourth-quarter run versus Montverde.

Jeremiah Robinson-Earl CALLED GAME WITH THIS ??@IMGABasketball with the comeback win over Montverde to advance to the #GEICONationals title game!@jre10_ pic.twitter.com/1YfLmbcC76

— Who's Next (@WhosNextHS) April 5, 2019

No. 1 La Lumiere (La Porte, Ind.) 58, No. 17 Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.) 57

Quick Summary: Oak Hill took a 30-26 halftime lead and a 36-28 lead in the third quarter. That's when Kentucky-bound Keion Brooks hit a 3-pointer and sparked a 9-0 La Lumiere run that gave the Lakers the lead. They took the lead on a offensive rebound putback by Mr. Basketball USA candidate Isaiah Stewart. The teams went back and forth thereafter, until La Lumiere took a 58-53 lead with 1:24 remaining, but Oak Hill fought back to get within range. The Warriors were aided by Wendell Green (4 points) and Gerald Drumgoole (12 points) both missing the front ends of 1-and-1 foul shot situations and some shaky La Lumiere ball-handling. The Warriors got within a point on a driving lay-up by Cole Anthony, but didn't score again despite multiple chances.    

Pivotal Moment: With 19.9 seconds remaining, Anthony drove straight to the basket, dished off to Kofi Cockburn (6 points, 11 rebounds) for the lay-up, but his contested attempt was just off and there was a major scrum for the ball. A held ball was called with 11.6 seconds remaining and Oak Hill retained possession. Anthony attempted a floater and it was a good look, but it was high off the rim and again a Cockburn tip-in attempt missed the mark. With 3.5 seconds remaining, Oak Hill got the ball out of bounds under its own basket and another chance for the winning basket. Coach Steve Smith drew up a perfectly executed out of bounds play, as Anthony delayed a cut to the basket, the defense rolled with him and to leave Cam Thomas (22 points, 10-26 field goals), the team's best shooter, wide open for a corner 3-pointer in front of the Oak Hill bench. The rotation was good and the ball was straight, but it just rimmed off as Stewart secured the rebound and the dramatic win for the Lakers.    

Key Statistic: Oak Hill shot 36 percent (24-of-67) from the field, while La Lumiere shot 47 percent (25-of-53), but still the Warriors had an excellent shot to win the game. Just a few point blank attempts at the end of the game were off. Anthony and Stewart, the top two candidates for Mr. Basketball USA honors, were in this game and Anthony made 4-of-16 shots from the field, including 1-of-9 from 3-point range. He finished with 11 points and nine assists. Stewart finished with 14 points, a game-high 16 rebounds and three blocked shots.

Quotables: "All the credit goes to our guys...we got a great cast that finds a way to win," La Lumiere coach Patrick Holmes said. "As former coach Shane Heirman preached, we want to bring in a team, not accumulate talent. There is nothing pretty about our place, guys come in and learn to play tough and compete." Stewart had another great game, but couldn't bear to watch Thomas' last-second 3-point attempt. "When the shot went up I closed my eyes," Stewart said. "I was underneath the basket and just trying to get my hands on the rebound. I'm glad it didn't go in and we lived to fight another game."

What's Next: The top-ranked Lakers improved to 30-0 on the season and will take on No. 4 IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.) for the GEICO Nationals championship on Saturday at 12:30 pm ET (ESPN). La Lumiere will be gunning to win its second GEICO Nationals title in three years, after the 2017 team won the tournament and finished No. 2 in the FAB 50. La Lumiere has out-rebounded both of its foes, and nobody has found a way to keep Stewart off the offensive glass. IMG Academy, however, has a deeper team and more speed in the backcourt so it will likely try to exploit those matchups. IMG Academy is the more talented team, top to bottom, but La Lumiere has found a way to win each outing so far this season. La Lumiere can't expect to have a four-point quarter like it did versus Oak Hill Academy and win. The Lakers got to expect IMG Academy to shoot better, so Stewart will need to stay out of foul trouble and Brooks will need a big offensive game to off-set what IMG may be able to accomplish in the backcourt.

Another phenomenal game in the #GEICONationals semifinals. La Lumiere moves on ? @LaLuBasketball pic.twitter.com/Ih96kjr6za

— Who's Next (@WhosNextHS) April 5, 2019

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