After winning its second straight GEICO National Championship, Kentucky-bound senior point guard Skyy Clark transferred in from Ensworth (Tenn.), joining Duke-bound senior forward Dariq Whitehead, 6-7 Texas commit Dillon Mitchell and 6-9 junior Kwame Evans Jr.
Ranking rationale: As good as many of the country’s best teams are, it’s hard to imagine many teams challenging the Eagles. Montverde Academy (Montverde, Fla.) (0-0) The SBLive Power 25 rankings are compiled by SBLive reporter Andy Buhler based on observations and conversations with an extensive network of coaching and media sources across the country. You can reach Andy on Twitter or email him at SBLIVE POWER 25 NATIONAL BOYS BASKETBALL RANKINGS Read the full breakdown of our first preseason SBLive Power 25 below:
For example, the likes of AZ Compass Prep, Prolific Prep and Hillcrest Prep do not qualify, because the Arizona Interscholastic Association and California Interscholastic Federation bar teams from playing non-affiliate prep schools. In order to qualify for SBLive’s Power 25, a team must be either affiliated with the state high school athletic association in the state it resides in, or be allowed to play affiliate high schools in their home state. The presence of non-state association-affiliated prep schools has exploded in the last 18 months, luring a staggering number of the country’s top Division I prospects away from traditional high schools. The National Interscholastic Basketball Conference is expanding to eight teams and will play a 10-game season in 2021-22. The pandemic isn’t over, but high school basketball should be back to a more even playing field in 2021-22.īut make no mistake – the high school boys basketball landscape has changed during the pandemic. Last school year, due to states’ varying responses to the COVID-19 pandemic, Florida and Texas played full basketball seasons, while many other states played condensed or delayed seasons. The SBLive Power 25 will publish every Monday throughout the 2021-22 high school boys basketball season. To kick off the season, SBLive is launching its inaugural national high school boys basketball rankings. The 2021-22 high school basketball season has arrived.
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