Words. Austin Burton

Trying to predict the outcome of an exhibition all-star game is an ultimately pointless venture — just one guy playing his hardest can swing the whole complexion of the game — but sometimes the rosters just look too lopsided to resist.

The rosters for the 2011 Jordan Brand Classic were released today, and the East squad is stacked with four of the arguably five best seniors in the country. Austin Rivers, Michael Gilchrist, Marquis Teague and Quincy Miller are all on the East roster, while Top-5 candidates Myck Kabongo and Brad Beal lead the West team. MORE >

Words. Arie Stark

As much as we’re on Twitter around here looking for the most up-to-date info on high school basketball, we often find ourselves cracking up over some of the tweets we see each day. For a new installment to HSH, we decided to take a look at some of the best tweets by (and about) some of the best players in the nation and post them here. With the recent announcement of the McDonald’s All-American rosters, check out some of the best tweets from the past week: MORE >

Words. Jason Jordan

Rosters for the 2011 McDonald’s All-American game were unveiled today, and while most of the names on the list were to be expected, there were a few that got snubbed.

Oakland High School (CA) guard Jabari Brown, Findlay Prep (Henderson, NV) wing Nick Johnson and Garfield (Seattle, WA) guard Tony Wroten Jr. were the three most visible omissions from the team. MORE >

Words. Arie Stark

As much as we’re on Twitter around here looking for the most up-to-date info on high school basketball, we often find ourselves cracking up over some of the tweets we see each day. For a new installment to HSH, we decided to take a look at some of the best tweets by (and about) some of the best players in the nation and post them here. Check out some of the best tweets from the past 24 hours: MORE >

Words. Austin Burton

When the No. 2 high school basketball player in the country suddenly falls out of the Top 50 in the middle of his senior season, clearly something has gone wrong. In the case of Quincy Miller (Westchester, NC), it was a torn ACL in his left knee suffered on Dec. 10. The injury ended what would have certainly been an All-American campaign and potentially a national Player of the Year run before it really began.

Miller’s season-ending injury dropped him out of the new High School Hoop National Top 50 Ranking, updated following the 2010-11 holiday tournament stretch of the schedule, where a lot of players were tested against national competition in high-profile matchups. MORE >

Words. Lucas Shapiro

Through hard work, dedication, and pure love for the sport, Nils Wagner has brought his video mixing company, HoopMixtape, to the top of its game. We often post his videos on High School Hoop — like this latest mix with Quincy Miller and Deuce Bello — and recently I was fortunate enough to get to talk to Nils himself. With thousands of avid basketball fans watching his videos daily, Wagner’s company as become a major force in showcasing the talents of high schoolers across the country to the masses who may otherwise never see them play until their senior-year All-American games. MORE >