MARCH 2020
March Madness
Turns to Sadness
Most of us get pumped up when college basketball’s most exciting time of the year – March Madness – rolls onto the court and featuring many players who participated in the City of Palms Classic. This month, however, all those maddening dunks, buzzer beaters, Cinderella stories will silent because of the potential epidemic resulting from the Coronavirus or COVID-19. Confirmed deaths, the number of.....

MARCH 2020
NBA Suspended - For Now
The NBA also has suspended its season until further notice. After Utah Jazz player Rudy Gobert tested positive for the virus, the NBA suspended its season after the March 11 games. The Oklahoma City Thunder-Jazz game was never played – even though players were on the court practicing - and with fans in the stands on March 11 after the positive test results came back......

MARCH 2020
Hoop History |
Al Harrington
The first City of Palms Classic alum to win the USA TODAY National Player of the Year award was Al Harrington in 1998. Going right from St. Patrick High School to the NBA, Harrington was the 25th overall pick in the 1998 NBA draft by the Indiana Pacers, Harrington was the mega-journeyman, playing for seven teams over a 16-year career, eight of those.......

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It's looking like there's no one that can stop this juggernaut of a team. Undefeated and going strong.
SHARIFE COOPER
EVOLUTION OF A PLAYER
The illustrious high school career of Sharife Cooper came to an end last week as Mceachern suffered a loss to #2 Grayson in the Final 4 of the GHSA state playoffs. Sharife’s list of accomplishments has surpassed that of many of high school basketball’s most polarizing figures.
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