St Petersburg Gibbs out lasted Tampa Jesuit in overtime to advance to the regional final.

The battle for the 8A championship is up for grabs as top teams are defeated in the first round.

At the beginning of last year’s basketball season, Miami Southridge guard Canaan Bartley wasn’t a household name. He was a first year player on a Varsity team that had just graduated one of the better guards in South Florida in Imani Edwards.

On a team that features two of the top players in the nation in Dwayne Bacon and Corey Sanders, it is easy to get overlooked. But after a very hot start to the AAU season, many schools are starting to take notice of Orlando University’s forward Joshua Raoul.

Trailing 26-22 at the half, the two time defending state champions Miami Norland Vikings found itself in unfamiliar territory in the 6A state finals against Lake Minneola but after a third quarter in which the Vikings outscored Lake Minneola 13-8 led by senior Zack Johnson Norland went on to win its third consecutive title 60-44.

Down 16-14 at the end of the first quarter, Bartow outscored Melbourne 16 to 6 in the second quarter to take control of the 7A semifinal game and help lead the Yellow Jackets to a 64-49 victory to advance to the 7A state final game.

Day three from the state championship in Lakeland saw some new and familiar faces. With state titles up for grabs. Here is a rundownn of the day.

Day two from the state championship in Lakeland saw some new and familiar faces. With state titles up for grabs. Here is a rundownn of the day.

Day two from the state championship in Lakeland saw some new and familiar faces. With state titles up for grabs. Here is a rundownn of the day.

The 2015 Boys Basketball Class have the potential to be the best class that we at Florida Prospects has seen since we started ranking the classes back in 2004. The class features several players who are ranked nationally and includes an unprecedented Seven players who have garnered our coveted five star player rankings with several other players who will be highly coveted by many high major Division One Colleges.

The City of Palms basketball tournament is known as the best tournament in the nation. Here is the field for the 16th Annual event.

After a summer that included teams from the state of Florida playing for the National Championship and winning numerous tournaments throughout the summer, the 2014 Boys Basketball Class may be the best class the state has had in several years. The class features several players who are ranked nationally and includes Four players who have garnered our coveted five star player rankings.

On Sunday June 1, 2013 Showtime Ballers hosted the Reebok Open Run Orlando Florida. The Event purpose is to have some of the best talent in the state competing for an opportunity to compete against some of the best talent in the nation at Reebok University. Over the past few years, the camp has send players such as Patrick Young, Shane Larkins and Aaron Bowens to the camp and all have moved on to play major college basketball.

With some of the top players in the nation coming from the state of Florida the past few years, the spotlight on Florida Boys Basketball has been shining brighter than ever. With the rest of the nation starting to realize the talent that the state has, now more than ever the state has seen a revolving door of college recruiters looking for the next great player.