{"id":251067,"date":"2026-04-29T13:37:17","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T13:37:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/251067\/"},"modified":"2026-04-29T13:37:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T13:37:17","slug":"whos-the-greatest-tallahassee-area-high-school-basketball-player-of-all-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/251067\/","title":{"rendered":"Who\u2019s the greatest Tallahassee-area high school basketball player of all time?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Liam Rooney, Tallahassee Democrat<\/p>\n

Wed, April 29, 2026 at 12:36 PM UTC\"\"<\/p>\n

Florida high school basketball has produced some of the best basketball players in the country.<\/a><\/p>\n

While the Sunshine State is better known for its gridiron success, the players on the hardwood have had an equal amount of impact both at the collegiate<\/a> and professional levels in the men’s and women’s games. That talent is spread across the state, and the Tallahassee area<\/a> has produced some incredible success stories.<\/p>\n

But which one is the best?<\/p>\n

It’s a question we at USA TODAY Sports have attempted to answer.<\/p>\n

As the United States approaches its 250th anniversary, USA TODAY Sports will celebrate the\u00a0250 greatest American sports figures of all time. Alongside that national recognition, the USA TODAY Network will spotlight the roots of the country\u2019s sports culture:\u00a0the high school athletes and sports figures who shaped communities and defined their states.<\/p>\n

We’ve selected 10 players who represent the class, flair, and excitement that define Florida high school basketball and want readers to vote on who they think is the best.<\/p>\n

Meet the picks<\/p>\n

Brett Blizzard (Florida High)<\/p>\n

Michael Gilmore (Rickards)<\/p>\n

Dalila Eshe (Florida High)<\/p>\n

Clemon Johnson (FAMU DRS)<\/p>\n

Kristen Gillespie (Maclay)<\/p>\n

USA TODAY 250 for 250: Who do you think is the best of the best?<\/p>\n

This article originally appeared on Tallahassee Democrat: Vote for the best Tallahassee area basketball player of all time<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Liam Rooney, Tallahassee Democrat Wed, April 29, 2026 at 12:36 PM UTC Florida high school basketball has produced…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":251068,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[63840,75497,232,28560,234,233],"class_list":["post-251067","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tallahassee","tag-famu-drs","tag-florida-high-school","tag-tallahassee","tag-tallahassee-area","tag-tallahassee-headlines","tag-tallahassee-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/251067","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=251067"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/251067\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/251068"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=251067"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=251067"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=251067"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}