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Elite 24: Rucker Park legends

This year's ESPNHS Mr. Basketball USA debate had three worthy contenders -- UCLA-bound seniors Shabazz Muhammad of Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas) and Kyle Anderson of St. Anthony (Jersey City, N.J.), plus junior Jabari Parker of Simeon (Chicago). When ...

Debating the merits of Indiana's best players is different. There's not much debate when it comes to factoring in the high school, college and pro success of individual players.

How do you rank the top 50 high school boys' basketball players of all time? There are as many ways as there are basketball legends -- and our staff considered them all.

In California basketball, it's north vs. south and Los Angeles vs. San Francisco. In the last few years, L.A. has forged out in front.

Michigan's shocking upset of No. 1 seed New York in the first Great State Debate semifinal proved anything can happen. California and Illinois vie for the chance to advance this week.

Can Michigan pull off another Great State Debate upset? The Wolverine State faces its toughest challenge yet in No. 1 seed New York.

Sunup to sundown, basketball is played and preached in Flint, Mich., in places like Ballenger Park and Berston Field House, where household names like Mateen Cleaves, Glen Rice, Jeff Grayer and Justus Thigpen all cut their teeth.

Jay-Z might think Brooklyn goes hard, but what about the other four boroughs and Westchester? Each makes a case for producing the best high school basketball.

The voting was closer than expected, but in the end California came through with a win over New Jersey.

New Jersey was a surprising choice for the 6-seed in the Great State Debate. Can the Garden State take on No. 3 California?

In the first round of the Great State Debate, No. 1 seed New York rolled past vote-in candidate Indiana.

The history of basketball is deeply embedded in New York state, and with a population approaching 20 million, the Empire State boasts a wealth of talent.

With Allen Iverson, Moses Malone, Alonzo Mourning, Joe Smith, J.R. Reid and J.J. Redick calling it home, Virginia has proved it's not just for lovers -- it's for ballers, too.

Basketball in Texas used to be a way to kill time between football season and spring football. Thanks to pioneers like former Dunbar coach Robert Hughes Sr., the Lone Star State can claim a place in our country's hoops history.