Findlay captures NHSI crown, national title

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Editor's note: The ESPN RISE FAB 50 boys' basketball rankings are compiled by Christopher Lawlor, Ronnie Flores, Ryan Canner-O'Mealy and Doug Huff.

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History was made last weekend and the ESPN RISE FAB 50 boys' basketball final rankings have a new look at the top. That's because No. 1 Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nev.) seized the day winning the inaugural ESPN RISE National High School Invitational in North Bethesda, Md.

Chris Rossi for ESPN RiseWith a win over Oak Hill, Findlay Prep sealed the National High School Invitational championship and the FAB 50 title.

Findlay Prep and No. 2 Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.) flip-flopped spots in the rankings on the final weekend of the season.

Kudos to Findlay Prep, the national champions; they earned it.

Tournament organizers and basketball fans were treated to a 1 vs. 2 matchup for the title and the No. 1 spot in the ESPN RISE rankings. The three-day tournament had six ranked teams and two regional ones, playing to packed arenas at Georgetown Prep's Hanley Center. Expect the postseason tournament to return to the same venue next year.

Three-point play

In the semifinals, he scored 13 of his game-high 27 points in the first quarter in a lopsided win over Montrose Christian (Rockville, Md.); and had 15 points, six rebounds and five assists in a first-round win over Mountain State Academy (Beckley, W.Va.).

Game of the week: The inaugural Reebok All-American Game tips at American University's bender Arena in Washington, D.C. on April 17 at 7 p.m. ET. Twenty-two of the nation's top seniors will participate. The Preview Game, which starts at 5:30 p.m. ET, features a contest between Metro D.C. and National teams.

The Team Create roster, coached by Kevin Keatts of Hargrave Military (Chatham, Va.), features: Mfon

Udofia, Miller Grove (Lithonia, Ga.); Maurice Creek, Hargrave Military; Lorenzo Brown, Centennial (Roswell, Ga.), Joe Burton, West Valley (Hemet, Calif.); Tim Frazier, Strake Jesuit (Houston); Ari Stewart and Richard Howell, Wheeler (Marietta, Ga.); Fred Gulley, Fayetteville (Ark.);Isaiah Philmore, John Carroll (Bel Air, Md.); Terrell Vinson, St. Frances (Baltimore); Isaiah Armwood, Montrose Christian (Rockville, Md.).

Team Finish, coached by Trevor Brown of National Christian (Fort Washington, Md.), includes: Mike Moser, Grant (Portland, Ore.); Dexter Strickland, St. Patrick (Elizabeth, N.J.); Junior Cadougan, Christian Life (Humble, Texas); Naji Hibbert, DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.); Andrew Fitzgerald and Thomas Robinson, Brewster Academy (N.H.); Elijah Johnson, Cheyenne (North Las Vegas, Nev.); John Jenkins, Station Camp (Hendersonville, Tenn.); Rodney McGruder, Arlington Country Day (Jacksonville, Fla.); Dante Taylor, National Christian (Ft. Washington, Md.); Erik Murphy, St. Mark's, (Southborough, Mass.).

Update: Dan Hurley and Stu Vetter were named head coaches for the 2009 Jordan Brand Classic, presented by Foot Locker, at Madison Square Garden in New York, on April 18, (ESPN2, 8 p.m. ET). The elite all-star game features the nation's top seniors, including the top-five players in the ESPNU 150 rankings.

Hurley, who guides No. 6 St. Benedict's (Newark, N.J.), will be assisted on the Black Team by Carl Arrigale of No. 25 Neumann-Goretti (Philadelphia) and Ken Novak of No. 12 Hopkins (Minnetonka, Minn.).

Vetter, the veteran mentor of No. 8 Montrose Christian (Rockville, Md.), will be assisted on the White Team by Ed Azzam of No. 4 Westchester (Los Angeles) and Mark Blevins of Bearden (Knoxville, Tenn.). Both Hurley and Vetter took their respective schools to the semifinals of the ESPN RISE National High School Invitational last weekend.

Records are through April 5.

Rankings: Preseason / Week 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 11 / 12 / 13 / 14 / 15 / 14 / 16 / 17 / 18 / 19 / 20 / 21 / Final

Dropped out: None.

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