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We Here Now

Located on the campus of Nova Southeastern University, two of America’s top recruits have been quietly building a powerhouse at University School right in the shadows of a DII collegiate program in South Florida.

Just a couple of years ago the school’s basketball program wasn’t even on anyone’s radar. U-School was mostly regarded for its football culture, yet that all changed last season when the hoops program, led by Vernon Carey Jr and Scottie Barnes, made a huge splash on the national stage. The Sharks finished with a 36-2 record, claimed the 5A state championship (the program’s first state title), won the City of Palms Classic title (arguably the toughest tournament in the national high school calendar), and then made it all the way to the championship game of

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