With Ben’s announcement yesterday that he’s headed to the States to play high school ball at Montverde Academy in Florida, the pundits are already speculating that he could now be ranked as the No. 1 player in the class of 2015. From CBSSports.com:
With the move to Montverde, Simmons will be playing alongside fellow five-star prospects [...]

Ben Simmons is not your average 16-year old. The son of Melbourne Tigers legend Dave Simmons, Ben’s a 6-foot-8 (and still growing) combo forward and considered to be Australia’s top basketball prospect coming through the ranks. In fact, according to CBSSports, “Simmons would likely be the No. 1 player in the class of 2015 if [...]

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* Ben Simmons, son [...]