Donnie Wilkie
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USA's No. 1 holiday prep basketball tournament: 200 McDonald's All-Americans over a span of four decades, 85 CURRENT NBA STARS and 11 HS national champions.
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The last of Dupay's 14 career games at the
@CityOfPalmsBKB
Classic ... This was an AFTERNOON GAME less than 24 hours after Teddy's 49 vs. Compton Dominguez (Tayshaun Prince, Tyson Chandler).
All Time 🏀🎥Great Performance - 56 points (14 Made 3's) *Record Set vs Roger Bacon Cincinnati - These
#LOSTTAPES
Never Viewed Before
#BasketballThrowback
@CityOfPalmsBKB
@cityofpalms1
@DavidADorsey
book details this game, and others. VIDEO BETTER THAN LEGEND!
#BasketballVideos
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@pzf
It's a Brazilian official who met Trump AND Pence at Mir-A-Lago on Saturday. But The Donald will remain unaffected … He has the greatest immune system ever. Bigger than anything anyone has ever seen...
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@realDonaldTrump
If you had actual EVIDENCE beyond "it was rigged 'cause I say so," those same reporters would be falling over each other to win a Pulitzer Prize. But there is no evidence. SAY IT IN COURT under oath ... not the 4 Seasons Landscaping Co. or some dingy hotel ballroom in Gettysburg.
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There's been a
@KatTimpf
sighting at the Democratic National Convention!!!
@GregGutfeldShow
@greggutfeld
@PlanetTyrus
@FoxNews
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@RealBrysonGray
And disinfectant.
And 15 cases being down to zero.
And refusing to wear a mask.
And re-opening.
And holding rallies during a PANDEMIC.
And testing being the reason we have cases.
And 99 percent harmless.
And moving the RNC to FLA.
Wow,
@realDonaldTrump
is right about everything!
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Been a tough couple of days. Heart attack and surgery. Sometimes life throws you a curveball (and I never could hit a curve). But the doctors & staff on the 8th floor at Sarasota Memorial Hospital have been AWESOME!! Hoping to be home Sunday...
@SMHCS
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The
@FHSAA
has approved our request to use the NFHS-recommended, 35-second shot clock for THIS YEAR'S
@HeyCulligan
@CityOfPalmsBKB
Classic!!! It will be part of a pilot program for Florida's membership and be in use for ALL 37 GAMES at this year's tournament.
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THANK YOU to everyone who made the 2017
@CityOfPalmsBKB
Classic one of the most memorable of all-time. GREAT quarterfinals & semis, huge upset in the final. What a week!!
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ONLY IN KENTUCKY can a school the size of Walton-Verona (the two towns' combined population is barely 5,000) dream of winning a game in the
@KHSAA
Sweet 16 … and then go to Rupp Arena in Lexington and do it!! FINAL SCORE: Walton-Verona 76, Knox Central 54
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@Lancegooden
@realDonaldTrump
Object all you want. It's called DEMOCRACY. But 81,281,502 people already objected on Nov. 3.
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@JuliusHandles7
Not really. Mac's getting a whole lot of RESPECT after completing 19 consecutive passes and getting them within a doink of beating TB12. Clearly the best of the rookie QB group so far.
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The No. 1 high school basketball team in America with the word "County" in its name, according to MaxPreps:
No. 439
@OldhamCoMBB
(Buckner, Ky.)
Just thought those of you from the 1950s, 60s and 70s would like to know.
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@JoeySalads
"I HAD to run down to the store to get a can of
@CocaCola
from
@riteaid
."
You could've stopped right there.
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A record FIFTEEN
@CityOfPalmsBKB
TEAMS appear in
@Ballislife
Preseason Fab 50!
1 IMG
2 Montverde
7 Saint Frances
10 McEachern
11 Gonzaga
12 Sunrise Chr
19 Hamilton Hts
22 Scotlandville
27 West Oaks
32 Seattle O'Dea
34 Whit. Young
36 Stepinac
37 Vashon
42 Roman Cath
49 Briarcrest
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TOM KONCHALSKI (1947-2021), the legendary New York-based HS basketball guru, has passed away. His presence, his handshake, his memory, his EYE for talent were as good as they come and he became a City of Palms staple. He also was a U.S. Open tennis ref at Forest Hills. RIP, Tom.
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THIS is why we're playing at the
#KingdomoftheSun
this week. It will go up on the wall in the Vanguard HS gym on Monday.
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All-Tournament selections revealed so far at the
@CityOfPalmsBKB
Classic:
Kennedy Chandler, Briarcrest
Kobe Clark, Vashon
Sharife Cooper, McEachern
RJ Davis, Stepinac
Adrian Griffin Jr, Stepinac
Tai'Reon Joseph, Scotlandville
Samson Ruzhentsev, Ham Hts
Terrence Williams, Gonzaga
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BREAKING NEWS!! The field for the 48th annual
@HeyCulligan
@CityOfPalmsBKB
Classic (Dec. 18-23 at Suncoast Credit Union on
@FSWBucs
campus) now will be announced at 2 p.m. on Thurs, June 18, via
@zoom_us
:
> 16-team main bracket
> 4-team Signature Series
> 4-team Sunshine Series
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Dear Fla. High School Basketball Teams:
This is what's known in many other parts of America as a "student body aection."
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HIGH SCHOOL COACHES: I KNOW FOR A FACT that there are BIG-TIME tournaments out there who are crossing you off their lists if you are not motivated to at least put your roster on MaxPreps. As for me, I like to see your up-to-date stats, too.
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@ClayTravis
@data_brah_1
New York, New Jersey, Mass. & Pa. got hit before anyone knew much about TREATING Covid patients. They have by far the four highest death rates because they got hit in March, not June/July. The others benefitted from getting hit 3-4 months later and having a lot more information.
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@SportsCenter
The guy's logged 33 years on the microphone and we love to SAY we are a "forgiving society," that we're "willing to give people second chances." But that's very seldom the case. This apology was lightning-quick, unscripted and genuine ... yet my guess is Thom is Thoast.
@Reds
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@Joe_Kuyk
Yes, I agree! Virginia made it work without crowds long before any stinkin' pandemic came along.
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Dear
@JCPSKY
: For the love of God, you live in KENTUCKY!!$%#/!!^#??!! Let your kids play basketball!!! The rest of the state is playing ... and all your two best programs can do is sit in Bardstown and become even more frustrated.
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I have committed to help
@VanguardHoops
coach Todd Davis rejuvenate the 47-year-old
@KingdomBKB
of the Sun in Ocala (Dec. 27-30). We are building a 16-team field for 2021 in the tradition & memory of legendary founder Jim Haley, and need anywhere between 1-5 more QUALITY teams!!!
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Hey
@FHSAA
I've touted THIS for 10 years now: FIVE CLASSES IN HOOPS, leave 1A alone but merge 9A-8A, 7A-6A, 5A-4A and 3A-2A. Would be 32 districts per class (except 1A), so 1 extra playoff game the first week of regionals. THAT'S ALL YOU HAVE TO DO to get more competitive games!!
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The rest of the 47th Culligan
@CityOfPalmsBKB
All-Tournament Team:
MVP: Scottie Barnes, Montverde
Paolo Banchero, O'Dea
Kendall Brown, Sunrise
Cade Cunningham, Montverde
Jalen Duran, Roman Catholic
Corey Perkins, Sanford
Day'Ron Sharpe, Montverde
Jaden Springer, IMG Academy
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Five players have been announced so far for the
@HeyCulligan
@CityOfPalmsBKB
Classic's All-Tournament Team:
Kanaan Carlyle,
@milton_hoops
Keyonte George,
@IMGABasketball
Nick Smith,
@theNLRHS
Bruce Thornton,
@milton_hoops
Jarace Walker,
@IMGABasketball
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TUESDAY at AMERICAN AIRLINES ARENA, Miami:
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2:00 South Miami vs. Florida Prep
3:40 Westminster Academy vs. North Miami
5:20 Norland vs. Palmetto
7:00 Miami Christian vs. Coral Springs
8:40 Gulliver Prep vs. University School
FIVE GAMES, South Florida's best teams!!!
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It's 638 miles from
@MoellerBBall
to the Myrtle Beach Convention Center. The trip is 8.3 miles for the
@SHSBravesSports
. Wanna guess which school brought its cheerleaders to the 40th Anniversary
@BBCbasketball
Classic?
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SIX MONTHS TO TIPOFF!! The field for the 48th annual
@HeyCulligan
@CityOfPalmsBKB
Classic (Dec. 18-23 at Suncoast Credit Union on
@FSWBucs
campus) will be announced at 2 p.m. TODAY!!
> 16-team main bracket
> 4-team Signature Series
> 4-team Sunshine Series
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The HS basketball transfers are coming fast and furious, and no one (ESPECIALLY parents) seems to care about the collateral damage and the messes they're leaving behind. Just a quick "We appreciate you!" on the way out the door. All that seems to matter is the League & the Money.
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@RyanAFournier
According to
@CBSNews
, Trump has now played 266 rounds of golf during his presidency (at a cost of $130 million to taxpayers), compared to 98 at the same time during Obama's first term.
Again: 266-98.
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Regrettably, he 2020
@HeyCulligan
@CityOfPalmsBKB
Classic (Dec. 18-23) in Fort Myers, Fla., has been canceled due to Covid-19 concerns, the first time in our 48-year history that the tournament will not be played.
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OPENING GAME at
@CityOfPalmsBKB
Classic:
Wednesday, Dec. 18 at 2:15 p.m.
Archbishop Stepinac (N.Y.) vs. Memphis Briarcrest (Tenn.)
NINE DEFENDING STATE CHAMPIONS in this year's field … PLUS the defending Philly & D.C. Catholic champs … PLUS
@IMGABasketball
&
@MVABasketball
!!
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Congratulations to
@NAPLESBBALL
senior
@antoniogreenjr
on making FIRST TEAM ALL-STATE in Class 5A!!! Also, Cypress Lake senior
@junior71309762
& Lely senior
@jjdervil02
were named to the Second & Third Teams, respectively.
@CoachJohnSolak
@Teamjacquem
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BREAKING NEWS!! We are planning to unveil the field for the 48th annual
@HeyCulligan
@CityOfPalmsBKB
Classic (Dec. 18-23 at Suncoast Credit Union on the campus of
@FSWBucs
) at 2 p.m. on Monday, June 15:
> 16-team main bracket
> 4-team Signature Series
> 4-team Sunshine Series
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The full field for the 48th annual
@HeyCulligan
City of Palms Classic is set to be released on July 15th. The 2021 tournament is set for Dec. 17-22 at
@fswbucshoops
@SuncoastCU
Arena.
@CityOfPalmsBKB
.
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There might be nothing better than a bucket-list Saturday night in February spent in small-town Milan, Indiana (Think "Hoosiers"). And the Indians beat visiting Jac-Cen-Del, 84-73!!
@MilanAthletics
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Gotta respect the
@milton_hoops
for battling
@MVABasketball
and
@IMGABasketball
back-to-back without much depth at all at the
@HeyCulligan
@CityOfPalmsBKB
Classic. They just played. Really well.
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I will be in Suwanee, GA for this weekend's
@hoopseen
Bob Gibbons Tournament of Champions ... looking for the next "hidden gem!!"
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@HTPreps
It's 31-4 all-time between
@CHSTarponFB
&
@PCHSPiratesFB
... but NEVER have both teams entered undefeated ... UNTIL NEXT FRIDAY!!!
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Damn... South Florida won every high school boys championship it could win (6-for-6), then it set its sights on college basketball, too!!
@CanesHoops
@FAUMBB
@NSU_MBasketball
@GoodmanHoops
@John_Fanta
@RobDauster
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Press conference/team reveal for this year's
@CityOfPalmsBKB
Classic is WEDNESDAY 1:30 PM at FSW's Suncoast Credit Union Arena. Our 50th anniversary field (Dec. 18-23) will be unprecedented in the HISTORY of high school basketball.
@winknews
@NBC2
@Fox4Now
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Hey
@DickieV
, how bout a shoutout the next time you're on ESPN to Paul VI (Fairfax, Va.) & Archbishop Wood (Philly) for their SEVEN-OVERTIME GAME Saturday night … 130-128 Paul VI was the final. Multiple HMs on the floor playing like HMs, baby!!!
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BEST playoffs in the nation... KENTUCKY!!!
No classes
One state champion
After tonight, it's down to 79 teams.
I'll be at the 13th
6:00 North Laurel-Barbourville
7:30 Harlan-Corbin
@Bluegrasspreps
@BluegrassBball
@NextCats
@PrepHoopsKY
@WYMT
@kyhighs
@NLCoachV
@TonyPietrowski
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TONIGHT is the single toughest night in Florida high school boys' basketball ... MORE THAN 200 TEAMS WILL BE ELIMINATED from the postseason. Good luck to all...
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Georgia coaches and the
@GHSA
have worked together since last fall and managed to organize exactly what the
@FHSAA
is saying cannot be done because of Title IX concerns … a 150-team, boys-only event during the June 21-23 open period. Good job by them!
@NorcrossHoops
Updated (5/10) information regarding the
#NCAAGeorgia
GHSA Team Camp and Top 100 Prospect Camp.
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@SarahSpain
I don't know how quite yet, but we're going to score another run, then bring in Tebow for the save.
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@SportsCenter
In other words, he woke up apologizing, per instructions from his university...
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@overtime
@MELOD1P
@LiAngeloBall
@ZO2_
I don't think I've ever heard the phrase, "OUT in Lithuania."
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Pretty good field already for 2019 Allstate Sugar Bowl Classic (Jan. 2-5 in New Orleans) ... Out-of-state teams so far include North Little Rock (AR), Christ School (NC), Chicago St. Rita (IL), Silsbee (TX), Montgomery Carver (AL) and Lakewood Ranch (FL)...
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@LinayaUSA
@FrankieBur
@funder
I can't stand him, but Trump WAS elected. To use a baseball analogy, Hillary got more hits (votes), but Trump scored more runs (electoral votes)... John Quincy Adams was ELECTED in 1824 with less than 31 percent of the popular vote. It happens. It's up to the VOTERS to stop him.
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Is there ANY doubt about the 2002 Hire of the Year? During his 19 years at
@DeMathaHoops
, Mike Jones was 511-119 (with 8 WCAC titles) & sent 5 players to the NBA. “DeMatha means everything to me," said the
@HokiesMBB
new top assistant. "It’s at the core of who I am as a person."
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@SportsCenter
Could the
@Vikings
splurge on a cart so
@AdrianPeterson
doesn't have to hop to the locker room?
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A summer basketball tradition is on full display in front of the college coaches at
@GAcoaches
Live in Atlanta ...
@BartowBasketbal
coach Terrence McGriff's STRAW HAT!!
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Some scenes Saturday from the last home game in 37 years of Oak Hill Academy basketball under
@OHACoachSmith
.
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Two major Florida coaches' associations have partnered in an attempt to add June/July "NCAA Live" exposure events (for HS basketball teams) to the FHSAA bylaws. PLEASE SUPPORT THIS EFFORT!!!
@JakePerper
@SourceHoops
@coachal100
@prephoopsfl
@BayAreaHoopsfl
@CityOfPalmsBKB
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One key component is missing (but NOT forgotten) at this year's
@HotbedClassic
. The high school basketball world misses you, friend.
#RIPGeraldSnider
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The
@tarponhoops
basketball family is gathered in the Charlotte Performing Arts Center tonight to celebrate Charlotte High School's first trip to the Final Four!
@tarpsquad
@Tarponad
@TarponAthletics
@massolio_tom
@CHSTarponFB
@PMOWriter
@maffsports
@Sean__Barie
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After giving up TWO touchdowns in the final 9.4 seconds and losing 13-7 at Naples,
@PCHSPiratesFB
players knelt in prayer WITH THEIR OPPONENT at midfield Friday night. How many of us could've done that when we were in high school? After THAT loss?
@htpreps
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Nice touch by
@tampacathhoops
and Coach Dziagwa with the "Bryant 8/24" warmup shirts at the
@ARSRescueRooter
@HoopfestUSA
. Crusaders playing
@HuntingtonPrep
right now.
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@Cernovich
Absolutely. You can see DEMOCRACY in action. VP Pence will do his part by dutifully announcing that Biden has won ... he's already told Trump's whackos that in so many words.
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The 26-team field for the 2021
@HeyCulligan
@CityOfPalmsBKB
Classic will be announced during a 2 p.m. Thursday press conference at
@fswbucshoops
. Here's how you can watch live:
-->
Click Channel Guide at the top -->
Click the "SW Florida" Channel
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@DanWolken
Correct me if you think I'm wrong, but I THINK what Dan is suggesting is that after two days shy of 244 years, we probably shouldn't be asking two white guys to decide if there's a racial problem.
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A gallant effort by
@robbycarmody23
in his final high school game (34 points), but
@MarsHSHoops
falls to Abington Heights 67-55 in PIAA 5A championship game at Hershey, Pa., after leading 25-24 at half. A GREAT kid who put his school on the map. Mars' loss is Notre Dame's gain
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@EliteMixtapesFL
@ost247
This is exactly why we DON'T need a shot clock! If you think holding the ball is your best chance (or maybe your ONLY chance) to win, then I say GO FOR IT. Gotta have the guards to do it or hope opponents let you hold it, but it looks like things worked out just fine for Boone.
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THE FINAL NUMBERS ARE IN!
A record 17
@HeyCulligan
@CityOfPalmsBKB
Classic stars were
@NBA
Draft picks on Thursday night (old mark 12 in 2018), including No. 1
@CadeCunningham_
and eight first-rounders.
@MVABasketball
@WhosNextHS
@PaulBiancardi
@SethOnHoops
@JayBilas
@Espngreeny
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First-ever 4-team
@CityOfPalmsBKB
Classic "Small-Town Signature Series" has produced 2 state champs (
@Kaukaunabball
&
@UpsonLeeSports
), sent
@redhoundpride
on its way to the
@KHSAA
#Sweet16
quarterfinals ... and now
@MarsHSHoops
is playing for a state title, too!!!
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MAKE PLANS NOW to attend the 16th Annual Wally Keller Classic at Charlotte HS (Punta Gorda, Fla.) on Jan. 21-22!!!
@RussHoops
@coachal100
@SourceHoops
@prephoopsfl
@JakePerper
@HoopExchange
@HoopExchangefl
@239Nxt
@eddiepowersss
@tarponhoops
@PCpiratebball
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After the latest wave of transfers, we are now FULL for the 2018
@CityOfPalmsBKB
Classic. At least for now... LOL Press conference to announce the field is Wednesday, Sept. 19 at Crowne Plaza hotel in Fort Myers.
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Charlotte's Tom Massolio is voted the Steve Bumm Memorial Coach's Award at the 2018 City of Palms Classic … A rarity when a local coach captures that honor.
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A small-but-new wrinkle at this year's
@CityOfPalmsBKB
Classic … A FREE game between two local high schools prior to the start of the tournament. This year, the "City of Palms Tip-Off" matches
@FortMyersHoops
&
@Canterburyhoops
at 12:30 on Monday, Dec. 17. ADMISSION IS FREE!!
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So far in the preseason Ballislife Fab 50:
19 Hamilton Heights
22 Scotlandville
27 Orlando West Oaks
32 Seattle O'Dea
34 Whitney Young
36 Arch. Stepinac
37 St. Louis Vashon
42 Roman Catholic
49 Memphis Briarcrest
LIKELY 15
@CityOfPalmsBKB
TEAMS IN FAB 50, WITH 6 IN THE TOP 15!!
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THIS JUST IN:
@FHSAA
considering renaming its Basketball Finals the "Broward vs. Florida Challenge."
Has a ring to it. So does 8-for-8.
@BlancheEly_BB
@regmcnair
@DillardHoops
@StranahanBasket
@USchoolMBB
@WALionsBasketb1
@LIONSPRIDEBBALL
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Congratulations to
@tarponhoops
senior
@Tre_Carroll12
on making FIRST TEAM ALL-STATE in Class 6A!!! Also,
@FortMyersHoops
senior
@javian_0
was named to the Third Team.
@massolio_tom
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GOOD NEWS: No. 6-ranked senior (ESPN's
@PaulBiancardi
) is cleared to play!
@theNLRHS
vs
@drphillipshoops
at 12:10 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 18
A DYNAMITE FIRST-ROUND MATCHUP at the 48th
@HeyCulligan
@CityOfPalmsBKB
Classic, in the
@fswbucshoops
Suncoast Credit Union Arena!!!
THE RECRUITING GUY: Superintendents sign to allow Arkansas commitment Nick Smith Jr. to play: The superintendents of North Little Rock and Pulaski County Special School Districts in a joint statement announced both have have signed the appropriate…
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@ChipotleTweets
@alanafersure
Better lawyer up and get ready to pay her a whole lot more than minimum wage. As for the rest of us, we're all headed back to Papa John's.
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(2) Four more images from a bucket-list Saturday night in February spent in small-town Milan, Indiana (Think "Hoosiers"). And the Indians beat visiting Jac-Cen-Del, 84-73!!
@MilanAthletics
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A City of Palms first:
The inebriated girlfriend of a HS head coach in South Florida calls me at 1:30 a.m. and hands off to the coach ... who informs me that he "did some cocaine and is a little drunk."
A wonderful role model who will NEVER appear at anything I'm involved with.
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I wish the kid nothing but happiness, but for something called "Coast2CoastPreps" to label anyone "the top-ranked player nationally in the Class of 2028" is ridiculous. He's barely old enough to play Little League. Go away, let him be a kid ... HE JUST FINISHED THE FIFTH GRADE!!!
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You won't find an empty seat for the start of the 10th (and final) game of the day at the
@HotbedClassic
in New Albany, Miss., and it's almost 9:30 p.m. local time!!!
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Today's view of Charlotte Harbor, the morning after a spectacular Wally Keller Classic. Five OT games, including Naples' triple-OT win Friday night. Thanks to all 30 teams for making this a memorable year!!!
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The COUNTDOWN IS ON to the Kingdom of the Sun Invitational in Ocala Dec. 27-30 at Vanguard HS!!
@OcalaPreps
@352Bball
@HoopSeenFL
@ThePrepZone
@prephoopsfl
@JakePerper
@SourceHoops
@JHillsman
@HoopExchange
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Marcos "Shakey" Rodriguez is on the Mount Rushmore of HS hoops ... both in Florida AND in
@CityOfPalmsBKB
history. Without Miami High (re: Shakey) saying "YES" to our 1991 invite, there might not even BE a City of Palms Classic today.
#RIPShakey
@MaterDeiHoops
@MVABasketball
Legendary coach Shakey Rodriguez, who won 5 state crowns at Miami High, passes away
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The Mississippi scouting legend who inspired the
@HotbedClassic
,
@GeraldHoopScout
, has died. I am so happy that I decided to stop in New Albany to buy him dinner in January. We talked basketball for three hours. He called everyone "Friend," but honestly, he was the friend.
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