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A promising basketball player from south Florida is recovering from a gunshot to his head Thursday night, according to police.

With its upset of Oak Hill in the inaugural ESPN RISE National High School Invitational, Findlay Prep took over the top spot in the final ESPN RISE FAB 50.

If the top two seeds in the National High School Invitational -- No. 1 Oak Hill Academy and No. 2 Findlay Prep -- advance to Sunday's final, it would be the first time in memory in which the top ranking would be on the line in the season's final game.

The game of basketball has changed dramatically since Cecil Mosenson coached a player named Wilt Chamberlain. Mosenson reflects on the game's greats.

This weekend, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Michigan and Indiana wrap up their postseason tournaments and the results will key the final weeks of this season's ESPN RISE FAB 50.

The results of championships in Texas, Washington, Arkansas, Missouri, Kansas, Virginia, Iowa, Mississippi, Georgia and Maryland helped reshape the ESPN RISE FAB 50.

Mater Dei had a lock on the top spot all season until falling to Martin Luther King in the CIF Southern Section finals. The loss makes room for Oak Hill Academy to move up to No. 1 in this week's ESPN RISE FAB 50.

Oak Hill loves transition and Montrose Christian likes to control the tempo. When these talented teams meet for the second time this season, the squad that forces its opponent to play at its pace will win, writes Chris Lawlor.

Postseason tournaments are underway in much of the country and two FAB 50 teams in No. 26 LeFlore (Mobile, Ala.) and No. 50 Madison (San Antonio).

As expected, the Midwest Region of the ESPN RISE FAB 50 boys' basketball rankings has a new look, with No. 15 Bloomington (Ind.) South knocking out No. 21 Detroit Country Day (Beverly Hills, Mich.) in a battle for supremacy.

ESPN RISE FAB 50 No. 1 Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.) completed an undefeated regular season and will enter the CIF Southern Section Div. I-A playoffs this week.

With a 63-58 win over Lincoln, St. Patrick (20-2) inched closer to the postseason, which begins next month. The Celtics are in New Jersey's "group of death" with heavyweights Paterson Catholic and defending TOC champion St. Anthony in Non-Public B North.

The postseason is on the horizon for teams in the ESPN RISE FAB 50 boys' basketball rankings.

The postseason is on the horizon for teams in the ESPN RISE FAB 50 boys' basketball rankings.

Seven teams dropped out and others continue to jockey for conference and league positions in the latest edition of the ESPN RISE FAB 50 boys' basketball rankings.

It was a pivotal weekend of the ESPN RISE FAB 50 boys' basketball rankings. The Martin Luther King Weekend produced several interesting results.