Words. Sean Sweeney

You can now place Bradley Beal of Chaminade College Preparatory (St. Louis, Mo.) in the same sentence as LeBron James, Dwight Howard, Kobe Bryant and Alonzo Mourning. Earlier this week, the 6-4 Florida-bound senior joined those past winners when he was named the Gatorade National Boys Basketball Player of the Year for 2011. MORE >

Words. Aron Phillips

Earlier this week, Pine Crest (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) point guard Brandon Knight became just the fourth player to win back-to-back Gatorade National Player of the Year awards. Knight, who is ranked No. 2 in the High School Hoop national top 50, joins LeBron James, Greg Oden and Candace Parker in the elite club. We came across some behind-the-scenes footage of Knight being surprised in his second period class by 1988 Gatorade National Boys Basketball Player of the Year, Alonzo Mourning. Check it out after the jump. MORE >

Words. Andrew Katz

Alonzo Mourning is arguably the most dominant high school basketball player to be ranked No. 1. His accomplishments in high school are simply ridiculous – averaging a triple-double (points, boards, blocks), rattling off a 51-game win streak, and being a monster at every playground in Chesapeake, Va. We got up with ‘Zo about his run through Virginia in high school before sizing up the competition at the 1988 McDonald’s Game.

HSH: You had some amazing accomplishments during your high school career. Can you share some memories from the senior year in which you averaged a triple-double? Alonzo Mourning: The game came very easy to me at that level at that particular time. MORE >