Recruiting Stories

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. 

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.