Recruiting Stories

Saint Albums, NY - Yesterday, Rosedale Elite hosted its MLK Tournament. NYGHoops Report was on hand to take in the afternoon playoff games. The eight-team event hosted two-divisions. Later that day, both division champs would face off for a Championship game.

You love to hear the story of the late bloomer and specially when it has a Cinderella like ending. Meet Olivia Medford, a 5 foot 11 senior (2021) wing of LUHI who during the quarantine  of 2020 has transformed her game into a scholarship worthy prospect. Sadly, due to Covid19 college coaches have not had a chance to see her play live in almost a year. Medford started her prep career at her local public high school (South Side H.S.)

Warsaw, IN- Last weekend I got the chance to evaluate some of the Midwest top young talents at the Drive to the Hoops Classic. In my previous write up, I focused on the class of 2025 whereas this write up I will focus on some of the top players from 2026-28 classes. 

Warsaw, IN- The 9th Annual Drive to the Hoop Classic took place this past weekend at Warsaw Community H.S. The middle school event hosted 90 plus teams from 4th -8th grade from MI, IN, Il and WI. This was NYGHoops Report first time attending the event, I was well worth the trip to the Midwest. This write up will focus on the top prospcets 8th grade  (2025) that I got to see play multiple times at the event.

Massapequa, NY- Recently, NYG Hoops presented it’s last event for 2020. The event entitled, #NYGTheBubble featured 24 uncommitted (2022-2025) prospects from the Mid -Atlantic & NorthEast regions. The primary objective of the event was to provide exposure to select players as well as offer residents from VA, MD, DC, NJ, CT and RI an opportunity to experience NY - as a whole.

he 22nd Annual United Bank Holiday Invitational is an event that brings together some of the biggest players & names in Girls Prep Basketball to Myrtle Beach to see who will walk away with the Championship trophy.  This year’s United Bracket was cut in half from 16 teams to 8 because of the pandemic that we are experiencing but it did not keep away some of the top talent in the country.  I will give you an inside look at the Championship game along with the 3rd place game & round it out with the All - Tournament team.

Brooklyn, NY- While we are not sure yet if New York will play winter high school sport this season, NYGHoops Report took the liberty of putting together a pre-season top 10 list. There were many more we considered who didn't quite crack our ten, showing just how truly great this class can be. We hope to run another addition at the mid-point of the season as well as one to wrap up the season. All participants must attend high school in the state of NY.

Bronx, NY – In the past 9 months many things have changed in NYC due to COVID19. However, one thing that has not changed is South Shore Lady Vikings winning championships. In the past five years they have won 4 consecutive PSAL/State championships. Coming into last night’s championship game at New York Gauchos Roundball, it would be safe to assume this would be a rebuilding year for South Shore. The Lady Vikings, who lost ten seniors from last year’s team have many new faces in the rotation.

Atlanta, GA: On the third weekend of October, NYGHoops Report took a trip to the Peach State to attend the 4th EGB Middle School All American games. In the past, this event has been a staple at the NCAA Final four. Due to Covid19, the event was rescheduled but did not lose its appeal to attack talent. There were many talented young players at the event. These are the players I got a chance to see play more than once over the weekend. 

Winter Haven, FL. – This past weekend I got a chance to travel down south to Florida. During my stay in the sunshine state, I got a chance to attend one of the state’s longest standing (20 years), individual showcase event “Show and Prove”.  Round Ball Academy & Insider Exposure did a tremendous organizing and running this mega two-day event.

Oktoberfest Presented by Carolina Girls Hoops & NYG Hoops Oct 2 - 4, 2020 Carolina Girls Hoops and NYG Hoops created an outstanding platform for 26 teams from NC, SC, GA & MD to compete against each other in Columbia, SC.

Wilmington, DE- The 5th Annual NYG Super 64 (Fall 2020) took place at the Philly 76ers practice facility on September 18th, 2020. This write up will focus on unsigned seniors that attended the event. The video for the event can be found on BallerTV . If you would like more information on the rosters, please feel free to contact me.

Carolina Girls Hoops Report & NYGHoops have come together to host the I77 Evaluation Showcase for the 3rd year, the location changed to the South Carolina side of the I77 Highway that the event is named for.  This year's event has 3 sessions to help provide an opportunity for exposure to these young girl’s throughout this Global pandemic and also comply with the Covid safety precautions, I will look at each session separately to identify the top players.

Carolina Girls Hoops Report & NYGHoops have come together to host the I77 Evaluation Showcase for the 3rd year, the location changed to the South Carolina side of the I77 Highway that the event is named for.  This year's event has 3 sessions to help provide an opportunity for exposure to these young girl’s throughout this Global pandemic and also comply with the Covid safety precautions, I will look at each session separately to identify the top players.

Oaks, PA- The Philly Expo Center served as the home for NYGHoops Report 1st ever “The Tune UP”.  The event housed many of the top programs in the northeast as well as a uber talented Baylor Youth Basketball Program out of Chicago. The event gave everyone a chance to get back to the old normal, of just hooping. This article will feature some of the 2021 “Tune Up” participants, who, to date, are uncommitted. Aneesah

This group was loaded with some of the top teams and players in the country, I attended the Semi-Finals and Championship games to go along with many pool play games. I have identified the players that I saw play and whom I felt played the best throughout the 3 day tournament. Team Curry 17U (NC) pulled out the Championship with a 53 - 48 Victory over Essence Girls Basketball (FL)

I took a 6 hour drive up to Philly to see my guy Joe and his event, Friday Night Lights. While fighting through traffic, rain weather and not getting speeding tickets I arrived to the gym eager to see what I find. What I saw was a ton of talent in the building from kids from all over the Northeast. Here are some of the kids that stood out to me.

Let’s face it every year a vast majority of the prospects from the Empire State basketball organization, a smaller non traditional program, go under the radar. 5 foot 9, Fox Lane HS rising senior Natalie Pence falls under that criteria in the 2021 class. She is going into her 5th season of contributing on the varsity level. After putting together a stellar junior campaign (15 PPG, 15 RPG, 4APG, 4SPG, 2BPG), she was named to the class AA All State team. NYGHoops Report got a chance to connect with the star guard prospect over the weekend to see what she is looking for in a school at the next level. 

For the 3rd year in a row I have been able to attend the Insider Exposure JR All American camp held in Memphis, TN - This camp runs over 2 days with 1 for High School level players and the other for Middle School players. I checked out the 150+ players that came from 18 + States this year, I was able to view the majority of players throughout the event, I have identified a few that caught my eye. This article will be focused on the High School players from the Saturday session..