International Stock Watch
Who’s Hot (6-4, PG, 2006, Saint Quentin) The French phenom leads a class of international players having proven himself as one of the top over prospects in the Nike Hoop Summit, against the top US players of this draft class. He started to make some noise at the end of last season in France, as…
2024 FIBA U16 EuroBasket: Top Prospects (Heraklion, Greece), plus notes from B Division
From August 9 to 17th the EuroBasket A Division was played in Heraklion, Greece where 16 teams played 7 games to determine where they currently rank in European basketball. Resulting in France defeating Spain 82 -70 in the championship game and Serbia defeating the host country Greece for its third-place finish on the podium. This setting is for…
The 2024 U18 Eurobasket Tampere: Top Prospects
The 2024 U18 Eurobasket was held in Tampere, Finland from July 27 to August 4th, 2024. Some of the biggest international names for the 2025 Draft participated including Nolan Traore and Hugo Gonzalez. In the end it was neither powerhouse programs Spain or France who were in the running to medal with France and Spain…
2024 FIBA U20 EuroBasket: Top Prospects
2024 FIBA U20 EuroBasket, Gdynia, Poland: Top Prospects FIBA U20 EuroBasket was held from July 13th-21 in Gdynia, Poland where, for the second consecutive year, France won gold. In the Finals, France defeated Slovenia 82- 78, coming from behind for the second time in three tries, after Noah Penda made a game winning three versus…
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 NBA Draft: Top 10 International Prospects
There is no Victor Wembanyama in this year’s international class, but everyone was aware of that before the season. Still, even without a generational talent available, the No 1 pick is almost a lock to once again be an International player. But even in a weak class like this year’s, the truth is that there…
2024 adidas Eurocamp: Top International Prospects
The 2024 adidas Eurocamp took place from June 1-3 in Treviso, Italy. The event took a five year hiatus, before and during Covid, and is in its second year back. A gem of a venue and a tremendous event, impeccably run under camp director Gianluca Pascucci, who’s currently an International scout for the Chicago Bulls.…
Situational Analysis: Zaccharie Risacher
“Situational Analysis” is a series of articles that seeks to examine the circumstances that most often influence an NBA prospect’s success. Each player will be scored on a scale from 1-10 in four different categories: NBA-specific skill(s), fatal flaw(s), collegiate/overseas/pre-NBA environment, and ideal NBA ecosystem. is a 19-year-old forward, French National, born in Málaga, Spain,…
Situational Analysis: Alexandre Sarr
“Situational Analysis” is a series of articles that seeks to examine the circumstances that most often influence an NBA prospect’s success. Each player will be scored on a scale from 1-10 in four different categories: NBA-specific skill(s), fatal flaw(s), collegiate/overseas/pre-NBA environment, and ideal NBA ecosystem. is a 19-year-old center/forward from Bordeaux, France, who averaged 17.2…
2024 Nike Hoop Summit: World Team
This year’s Nike Hoop Summit took place over the week of April April 8-14th. The setting was Tigard, Oregon and Portland for the Hoop Summit Practices and game. The week of practices offers a unique opportunity for scouts to observe players from both squads, receiving instruction, practicing, shooting and scrimmaging. This has evolved into the…
ANGT Qualifier Paris: Top Prospects
The last ANGT qualifier was held in Paris from April 5 to 7th , 2024. Eight teams competed to receive the last auto qualifying bid for the ANGT Finals that will be held from May 23 to 26 in Berlin. So far Real Madrid has won the auto qualifier in Podgorica, Montenegro (write up of…
International Stock Watch
Sotck Rising (6-10, SF/PF, 2005, Bourg) The last couple of months haven’t been great for the Frenchman. His scoring numbers have taken a deep dive, his 3-point percentage is down to the low 20%. Saying all that, it is still considered – and rightfully so – a lock to get picked in the Top-5 in…
2024 Adidas Next Generation Tournament, Dubai: Top Prospects
The third qualifier for ANGT was held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates taking place from March 22 through the 24th. The winner of this event was to receive an auto qualifying bid for the ANGT Final held in Berlin, May 24-26, in conjunction with the Euroleague Final 4. Real Madrid won the first qualifier (read…
Noa Essengue Interview
is a long and talented 6-foot-10 combo forward from France. He was awarded MVP of the ANGT, which took place over the weekend in Dubai (recap to come). Noa also had a standout showing in Indianapolis over NBA All-Star Weekend at Basketball Without Borders camp. He has good size and length, combined with impressive athleticism…
2024 Adidas Next Generation Tournament: Belgrade: Top Prospects
The Adidas Next generation Tournament qualifier was held in Belgrade, Serbia from March 1st-3rd, 2004. This was the second of 4 qualifying tournaments where the best U18 clubs in Europe play each other for a for an auto bid to the finals that will be held in Berlin during the Euroleague Final Four (May 24-26,…
2024 Basketball Without Borders: Top Prospects
Basketball Without Borders once again displayed some of the best young talent from all over the world. The three-day camp, in Indianapolis over the weekend, consisted of drills and live games. Here are some of the standouts. Top Prospects 1. 6’9 195 PF, 6’11 wingspan, 9’3.25 standing reach – France 2006 Essengue looks the part…
2024 Basketball Without Borders Global Preview
The eighth annual Basketball without Borders Global Camp is scheduled from February 16 to 18 at the Mojo Up Sports Complex in Indianapolis, Indiana. Some of the athletes play on international clubs, some play with the NBA Academies and others play in high school programs across the United States. Some may be draft eligible as…
NBA Academy Showcase Africa: Top Prospects
The first NBA Academy Showcase Africa was held from April 6th to April 9th, 2023 in Saly, Senegal. 71 players comprising 6 teams played a total of 12 games (4 games each). The teams consisted of NBA Academy Africa Red (A team), Blue (B team), White (C Team), NBA Academy Latin America, the Seed Project…