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NIKE Tournament of Champions 2018: Miami Country Day wins Droesch Division; Redondo Union tops Smith Division By Bob Corwin Miami Country Day School of Miami, won the Clare Droesch (top) Division of the 2018 Nike Tournament of Champions (TOC) defeating Windward School of Los Angeles, California, 52-51 in a final's battle of two teams worthy of national ranking.  

During the Carolina Holiday Classic we viewed some very talented prospects that are in the 2020 recruiting class. The event matched up some talented high school teams from NC, SC & TN, and was hosted by Lady Ballers Insider (NC).  I have posted girls from the games I watched, excluding Providence Day & Butler HS.

  Fairfax, VA – The 11thannual edition of Art Turner Memorial, was once again a huge success with many nationally ranked teams and players. For the past four years, NYGHoops Report has been covering the event from start to finish. Here are some of the standouts from the event:  

Livonia, MI.- The Lady Baller Insider Michigan Mega Scrimmage has quickly become a staple in the mitten girls’ basketball scene. The one-day event allowed many of the state top prospects and late bloomers the opportunity to showcase their talents in front of many college coaches and scouts. Similar to years past, I got a chance to see some players that I wasn’t familiar with prior to attending the event. In this writeup - I will focus mainly on sophomores.

November 2 - 2018 - Talbert Recreation Center With the High School season approaching in the Carolinas - NYGHoops and Carolina Girls Hoops Report came together and hosted Friday Night Lights - An Open Run format for Middle School players from NC, SC & VA to compete against each other in front of Local & National evaluators to gain exposure. 76 players attended the event and I have identified a few that stood out.

 Daytona Beach, FL- The 2ndannual BFRC was hosted at Mainland H.S. The invite only event required all the participants were nominated. With such high level of talent in one building, it was a great idea to play one game at a time. NYGHoops Reportwas on hand for all six games. While a majority of the event participants will play at some level of collegiate hoops. These are some of the athlete’s that caught my eye: 

Watervliet, NY – The inaugural Upstate New York’s Top 24 housed some of Upstate New York’s top freshman, sophomores and juniors this past weekend. Watervliet H.S hosted the invite only two-day event, sponsored by long time NY basketball icon Jim Hart of the Albany City Rocks. The NY Top 24 has been a staple in the boy’s game for the past six years. NYGHoops report got a chance to view the action on day one. 

USJN Fall Finale, has become a gap between summer hoops and the high school season. This year the event was packed with some of the best prospects of the northeast. Many programs from NY, NJ, PA and Canada represented. On the last day of the event NYGHoops was In the building to view the action. Here are some of the standouts from Sunday:

Lady Basketball Insider (NC) - Hosted their annual Elite 48 Individual Showcase on Sunday September 9 at Carolina Courts (Concord) - I was able to attend the event and watch the 100 participants from the 2020 - 2026 Classes - I have highlighted a few of the players that stood out to me.

Carona, CA- This past weekend NYGHoops Report got a chance to venture out west for the 4 thAnnual EGB Elite 100 SoCal event. This event as usual brings together most of the top prospects on the west coast under one roof, to compete for two days. With over 130 plus prospect I know I may have missed a few names, but these are some of the players that caught my eye. 

Mooresville,NC- NYG Hoops and Carolina Girls Hoops Report Hosted there first joint event. The I-77Skills & Drills Evaluation Camp at the Talbert Recreation Center. The event was a great opportunity to identify the future and some sleepers who attended the day long camp. This is part 1 of 3. 

Paterson, NJ- On the last weekend of the July evaluation period, NYG Hoops presented a first-year event “The Show”. The Show was the only team event in the greater New York area and it housed many future scholarship collegiate athletes. This write up will focus on some of the top performers at the event that have not signed or committed.   

Ardsley, NY- To kick off the July summer evaluation period NYGHoops Report hosted the Summer Tip-off. The first-year event feature three division; 17U, 15U & 13U. The two-day event welcomed teams from NY, NJ, DE & CT with young ladies in the graduating class of 2018 -2024. The following player where some of the standouts performers at the event.   

The 14th annual Battle in the Boro, presented by National Exposure Basketball, saw 741 teams (up from 610 last year) gather at the Kentucky Expo Center in Louisville, Kentucky, from July 10-13.  Approximately 700 college coaches coming from NCAA Divisions one to three, NAIA and junior college ranks attended at least one day of the event along with about 60 media/scouting services.  

I was able to attend the 4th annual Jr All American Camp hosted by Insider Exposure, located at HW Cox Community Center, Memphis, TN.  The camp welcomed many of the nations top prospects. In this write-up I willl focus on some of the top performers at the high school level.

I was able to attend the 4th annual Jr All American Camp hosted by Insider Exposure, located at HW Cox Community Center, Memphis, TN.  The camp welcomed 180 young ladies from 25 States from across the Nation. I will be paying attention to the Middle Schoolers in this piece and identify the group that I thought was very impressive and displayed a great level of skill.

Boston, Mass – The 2nd annual NYGHoops Report Northeast Elite 100 was held at the beautiful state of the Arts Emmanuel College Gymnasium. The event hosted players from the classes of 2019-2024, from New York, Maine, Massachusetts and Rhode Island. This write up will focus on some of the stand outs from the middle school group.