FHSAA Boys Basketball 3A Tournament Preview

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Florida High School Athletic Association Boys Basketball Regional Playoffs get underway this week. Prep Hoops Florida will be taking a deeper dive at each class providing a tournament outlook, players to watch and state title predictions. We will be getting started with Class 1A and making our way through 7A.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Who Are The Favorites?</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Florida State University High Seminoles are the reigning Class 3A champions after knocking off Riviera Prep 67-66 to win the school's first state title in 53 years. This year's favorites are Florida High, Providence, Riviera Prep and Westminster Academy. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Which Team Has The Most Difficult Path?</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Tampa Catholic Crusaders have the classification's most difficult region as they are paired up with Berkeley Prep, Calvary Christian and Gateway Charter. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Who Are Some of the Top Players To Watch For?</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Keep an eye on 6'7 junior forward [player_tooltip player_id='1055748' first='Jaylen' last='Robinson'], 6'6 junior shooting guard [player_tooltip player_id='1055791' first='Karter' last='Knox'], 6'1 senior combo guard [player_tooltip player_id='1642817' first='Jahmari' last='Johnson'], 6'3 senior point guard [player_tooltip player_id='962384' first='Anthony' last='Robinson'] II (Missouri commit), 6'1 junior combo guard [player_tooltip player_id='1055592' first='Daniel' last='MacGregor'] and 6'3 senior guard [player_tooltip player_id='1642704' first='Latrell' last='Davis'].</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Which Non-1 Seed Is Destined to Make A Playoff Run?</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Gateway Charter Griffins could make a strong push to get to their first Final Four in school history, after winning their first district championship this season. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Who Are The Top Seniors To Watch For?</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>6'3 point guard [player_tooltip player_id='962384' first='Anthony' last='Robinson'] (Missouri commit), 6'6 small forward [player_tooltip player_id='1463278' first='Andrew' last='Sineway'], 6'8 power forward [player_tooltip player_id='709227' first='Jaylen' last='Carey'] (James Madison University commit), 6'4 combo guard [player_tooltip player_id='962519' first='Eddrin' last='Bronson'] (Furman University commit), 6'7 small forward [player_tooltip player_id='962387' first='Blaise' last='Wallace'] and 6'2 shooting guard George Kimble.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Who Are The Top Juniors To Watch For?</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>6'6 shooting guard [player_tooltip player_id='1055791' first='Karter' last='Knox'], 6'6 shooting guard [player_tooltip player_id='1578258' first='Chris' last='Arias'] (Jacksonville University commit), 6'7 small forward [player_tooltip player_id='1055748' first='Jaylen' last='Robinson'] and 6'0 point guard [player_tooltip player_id='1055592' first='Daniel' last='MacGregor'].</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Who Are The Sleeper Sophomores To Watch For?</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>6'0 shooting guard [player_tooltip player_id='1450225' first='Tate' last='Darner'], 6'3 small forward [player_tooltip player_id='1301753' first='Ja'Cobi' last='Hall'] and 6'5 shooting guard [player_tooltip player_id='1301768' first='Caleb' last='Sanders']. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>What Is Your Final Four Prediction?</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Gateway Charter versus Providence School</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Westminster Academy versus Bell Creek Academy</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>What Is Your State Championship Prediction?</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Providence School over Westminster Academy</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->