Hoopniks Terrific 30, presented by Krossover (2012 Pre-Season Rankings)

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Basketballs are bouncing, or will be shortly, at high schools across the country in the coming days and weeks. With that in mind, the fourth season of a weekly national high school boys basketball poll is here at Hoopniks.com, and for the second season it is sponsored by Krossover, a game film breakdown service we highly recommend all high school basketball teams look at to advance their programs.

As a reminder, the Hoopniks Terrific 30, presented by Krossover, is updated every Monday during the season.

Jabari Parker – Simeon (Photo credit: Steven Maikoski/USA Basketball)

The 2012-2013 rankings narrative looks to be centered around a fabulous group of four teams at the head of the pack, with two “basketball programs” that are associated with other actual schools in Huntington Prep (WV) and Findlay Prep (NV) competing with the nation’s long-time elite high school squad Oak Hill Academy (VA), and a top notch public school in Simeon (IL).

Of that quartet, the first three schools mentioned reload the majority of their roster every season with transfers from across the country. That could mean those teams are susceptible to chemistry or team play issues that can be a chink in their armor. Still, it’s hard to bet against such overwhelming talent.

The hope for traditionalists are the Windy City-based Simeon squad of the traditionally loaded Chicago Public League, with All-American forward Jabari Parker and a talented cast of Division-1 bound talents. They seem to have the depth and track record to be the top public school team in the country.

It’s not by much, but Huntington Prep starts out in pole position. After all, when in doubt, go with the team that boasts the best player, which is recently reclassified forward Andrew Wiggins, who like many players on the Express is a native of Canada. Wiggins is the best high school basketball player in the nation this year, but a talented supporting cast that could feature double-digit future D-1 players makes the upstart program our pick for pre-season No. 1.

Past Terrific 30 National Champions include:

• 2011 – 2012: Oak Hill Academy (VA) 44-0
• 2010 – 2011: St. Anthony (NJ) 33-0
• 2009 – 2010: Yates (TX) 34-0

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