AJ Dybantsa Interview
This morning, blue chip recruit chose BYU as his college destination for next season. We had the chance to catch up with the Boston native in Portland at the Nike Hoop Summit earlier this year. He’s one of the top prospects to emerge at the high school level in a number of seasons. During the…
Top 10 Overall High School Prospects
(PHOTO: USA basketball) As the holiday season approaches, high school basketball takes center stage in high school sports. Following a busy off-season, as several top-10 players across various classes transferred schools, this year’s basketball landscape will look quite different. With several teams already in action, the debate for the country’s #1 player is heating up.…
2024 John Lucas Be Elite Invitational
The 2024 John Lucas Be Elite Invitational, held on September 14 and 15 in Houston, TX, has a history of elevating unranked players to highly regarded NBA prospects. Notable examples include 2024 projected top 5 NBA pick and 2025 prospect , who rose from unranked status to become the top-ranked center in his class. Recognizing…
FIBA U17 World Cup, Turkey: Top 10 International Prospects
The USA Team dominated the FIBA U17 level once again, with the closest game being a 23-point victory in their opening game versus France and the second closest being a 41 point victory in the finals over Italy. In the 3rd place game, host Turkey defeated New Zealand. The USA team dominated the NBA level…
2024 NBPA Top 100 Camp: Top Prospects
With a number of events taking place simultaneously, with USA Basketball and others, and therefore missing a number of the headliners from year’s past, the NBPA put together the best group of prospects available in Orlando for one of the top camps every summer. Here’s a rundown of some of the top prospects that participated.…
Section 7: Top Prospects
Section 7 was held from June 21-23 at State Farm Arena in Glendale, Arizona. The event featured top National Prep teams and some of the best high school teams, in particular from the West coast, playing each other to see how they currently stack up for the 2024-24 season. Over 160 teams participated with Millenium…
FIBA U18 AmeriCup Top Prospects
Team USA won the FIBA U18 Americas for the 7th consecutive time in Buenos Aires, Argentina on Sunday June 9th, 2024. The closest game for Team USA was against Argentina where they won by 22 points. The USA was so dominant in terms of talent that the second team would have most likely defeated the…
Nike EYBL: Session 4
The Hyvee Center in Kansas City was the location of EYBL Session 4 this Memorial Day weekend. Evan Tomes (who attended and has write ups for Session 1 (here), Session 2 (here), and Session 3 (here) and I watched primarily u17s but also some u16s in morning sessions when U17s were not playing. With call…
Nike EYBL Session 3
6’7 220 SF/PF – Arizona Unity 2025 Pitt was reliable scoring in the post, hitting tough and contested shots from all angles. He put the ball on the floor to get where he wanted without over-dribbling and had much success driving out of the high post. He uses his body and positions himself well on…
Nike EYBL Session 2
6’4 170 PG – Arizona Unity 2026 McCoy (pictured) put up points on a high-volume effort. He looks to score in iso situations a lot, with his quickness he’s able to get shots off well but too often he looks for the foul and ends up on the ground frequently. He makes nice moves at…
Nike EYBL Session 1
6’7 200 SF – Oakland Soldiers 2025 Dybantsa helped bring the Soldiers back from a big deficit against Team Thad. Scoring with variety: whether it’s out of the post, above the rim, or midrange, he finds ways to put points on the board, finishing with 21 points on 8-9 shooting. He’s got a lot of…
2024 Nike Hoop Summit: Team USA
F 6-8 17 Montverde Academy (Newport, ME) *Duke From an NBA perspective, Flagg is the clear cut top prospect in the class at this point in time. There’s a full year for players like Ace Bailey and VJ Edgecombe to possibly make a run at him, but for now he’s THE GUY with room to…
2024 Jordan Brand Classic: Team Air
Team Air came up on the losing end but put up a good fight with a 119-113 final score of the 23rd Jordan Classic at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Here is a look at the prospects from the team Air squad. 6’8 200 SG – Undecided Team Air had a few good shooters on…
2024 Jordan Brand Classic: Team Flight
Following a one year layoff, the Jordan Brand Classic is back in Brooklyn, NY. Team Flight beat Team Air 119-113. The game was competitive, and the players showed a lot of tenacity for an all-star game. Here is a look at the players, starting with Team Flight. 6’6 215 PG/SG – Rutgers Harper had a…
2024 McDonald’s All American Game: East Prospects
In one of the closest and most exciting McDonald’s All American games, the East was able to make a comeback behind Cooper Flagg and Derek Queen (co-MVP) to win 88-86. Here is a breakdown of the East prospects. 6-9 200 F (Newport, ME) Monteverde Academy *Duke (8 points 6 rebounds 3 assists 1 block 1…
2024 McDonald’s All American Game: West Prospects
In a competitive match up the East squad was able to come back to defeat the West 88-86 in the 2024 McDonald’s All American game. Here is a look at the top prospects from the West. 6-5 200 G (Ramsey, NJ) Don Bosco Preparatory *Rutgers (22 points 5 assists 0 turnovers 1 steal 1 block)…
2024 USA Basketball Junior National Team April Minicamp Standouts
From April 5 to 7, 65 United States high school players from the class of 2025, 26, and 27 participated in a team USA Basketball Junior National Team minicamp in Phoenix, Arizona. This event allowed the players to get themselves some exposure to the team USA program, feel the experience of the Final Four, and…
2024 Underclassman All-American Game
The 2026 and 2027 high school classes represented the Underclassman All-American Game with plenty of shooters, scorers, and shot blockers. The game never fails to bring high-level underclass talent. The White Team beat the Red 110-93. White Team 6’6 180 SF – 2026 Adams earned Co-MVP and led the winning White Team with 18 points.…