FHSAA Boys Basketball 5A 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>Barron Collier, Belen Jesuit, Booker T. Washington (Pensacola), Columbia (Lake City) and St. Petersburg appear to be the favorites to reach the Final Four in Lakeland which is two weeks away.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Who Is A Sleeper Team To Keep An Eye On?</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Jesuit Tigers in Region 2 are the 3-seed and are seeking to make a Final Four run, which will mark their second appearance in the last three seasons. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Who Are The Top Seniors To Watch For?</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>5'10 combo guard [player_tooltip player_id='1310885' first='Joshua' last='Whitehurst'], 6'4 wing Josh Vedrine, 6'5 combo guard [player_tooltip player_id='709233' first='Tristan' last='Gross'], 6'1 combo guard [player_tooltip player_id='1310895' first='Isaac' last='Broxey'] and 6'4 shooting guard [player_tooltip player_id='1310860' first='Bryce' last='Clayton']</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Who Are The Top Juniors To Watch For?</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>6'2 combo guard [player_tooltip player_id='1055760' first='Trey' last='Murray'], 6'6 shooting guard Tristan Wilson, 6'1 point guard Christopher Moliere, 6'7 wing [player_tooltip player_id='1055707' first='Ian' last='Smikle'] and 6'3 shooting guard Randall Pompey</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Who Are The Sleeper Sophomores To Keep An Eye On?</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>6'2 combo guard [player_tooltip player_id='1301706' first='Justin' last='Snell'], 6'7 wing [player_tooltip player_id='1301754' first='Joshua' last='Lewis'], 5'10 point guard [player_tooltip player_id='1579754' first='Jah' last='Chin'] and 6'4 combo guard Tae'shaun Gelsey</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Who Are Your Final Four Teams?</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Barron Collier, Columbia (Lake City), Miami Norland, Jesuit (Tampa)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>What Is Your State Championship Prediction?</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Miami Norland over Barron Collier</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->