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. Shabazz Muhammad

Few players, if any, had as productive a summer as Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas, NV) shooting guard Shabazz Muhammad — evidenced by his 32 ppg scoring average on the AAU scene. Now every school from North Carolina to UCLA is in hot pursuit of the 6-5 junior, making his one of the most intriguing recruiting stories in the country.

Muhammad, who is ranked No. 8 in the HSH National Top 50, has agreed to give us exclusive access by chronicling his thoughts in this regular diary where he’ll keep everyone updated on his high school season and the recruiting process: MORE >

Words. Jason Jordan

Oakwood School (Greenville, NC) freshman James Demery burst onto the scene last September at the ScoutsFocus Elite 80, where he held his own against nationally-recognized senior stars like Deuce Bello and Quincy Miller.

Demery continues to solidify his spot among the elite players in his class, averaging 25 points per game for the Eagles. That has shools like Stanford, Virginia Tech, Virginia, Kansas, and Winthrop hot on the young two-guard’s trail. Check out Demery going to work:

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Words. Aron Phillips

Last week, we told you that HSH’s No. 2 ranked player in the nation, Quincy Miller, suffered a knee injury in Westchester (N.C.) High School’s 81-75 victory over city rivals High Point Christian on Dec. 9. Late last night, Miller let the world know on Twitter that he’d be out for the year with a torn ACL. MORE >

Words. Arie Stark

Quincy Miller, HSH’s No. 2 ranked player in the nation, recently suffered a knee injury in Westchester (N.C.) High School’s 81-75 victory over city rivals High Point Christian on Dec. 9.

Miller, a versatile 6-9 senior forward who signed with Baylor in October, appeared to have injured himself slipping on a fast break while attempting a crossover in the second quarter. MORE >

Words. Austin Burton

As the youngest person and only current high schooler to make Dime’s ranking of the Top 25 dunkers in the world last month, Deuce Bello is high school’s resident standard bearer for above-the-rim antics. The 6-4 wing took the dunk contest crown at the Boost Mobile Elite 24 over the summer, and the only way he won’t be the odds-on favorite to win the McDonald’s All-American dunk contest is if he doesn’t make the All-American roster.

On Sunday, Bello may have (jokingly) bit off more than he can chew, however. On his Twitter page (@deucebello) he posted: MORE >