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. Jason Jordan

On the most basic level, every baller has a primary goal of progressive improvement. But upping your scoring average from 23.5 to 41 points per game? That’s just mind-boggling.

“I’ve been having fun out there,” said Butler High School (Huntsville, AL) senior shooting guard Trevor Lacey. “We’re winning and I’m knocking down shots and all I can say is that it’s been fun.” MORE >

Words. Jack Jensen

This past weekend, the final regular session of Nike’s Elite Youth Basketball League commenced in Los Angeles. With over 40 teams from across the country converging in L.A., the event was definitely loaded with top-tier talent and competition.

Among the competitors in attendance was a pair of Kentucky commits and consensus top-3 overall prospects Mike Gilchrist and Marquis Teague. While Gilchrist’s Team Final squad looked to have more firepower on paper — a team that also featured five-star recruit Rakeem Christmas, Syracuse commit Trevor Cooney and a pair of future D-1 guys in Tyrone Johnson and Aaron Brown — Teague’s Spiece Indy Heat team managed to match their counterpart’s record with a 4-1 showing. MORE >

Words. Jason Jordan

Back in early February, a knee injury sidelined Butler High (Huntsville, Ala.) combo guard Trevor Lacey for the rest of the season. Now he’s looking to make up for lost time on the AAU circuit, running alongside Winter Park (Fla.) guard Austin Rivers on Each One Teach One out of Florida.

We chatted with Lacey, a junior, to clear up stories of rumored leaders, have him weigh in on where he feels he stands in the rankings, and much more. MORE >