Recruiting Stories

Trumbull, CT – In the past few years there has been quite a few changes in the landscape in grass roots basketball in the Northeast. Despite the many changes, one thing has remained the same - every September for the past 33 years you can count on CT Starters hosting a fall event. The CT Starters 33rd annual College Showcase hosted 100 prospects and a baseline full of college coaches to evaluate the prospects raining from the classes of 2022 -2025. 

Elizabeth, NJ- August 29th, NYGHoops Report took a trip over the Verrazano Bridge to catch some garden state action at The No Boyz Allowed league. The ultra-competitive league features most if not all the state's top high school teams in the state of New Jersey. 

Mooresville, NC – In collaboration Carolina Girls Hoops & NYG Hoops report bought you the 4th Annual I-77 Evaluation Showcase. Like in years past the event was loaded with future NCAAW players of all levels.

Troy, NY-. NYGHoops report took a trip “upstate” New York in particular the Capital region to check out Empire State Takeover’s summer league. This write up will focus on some of the standouts from the day where we got a chance to take in the High School & Middle School sessions.  

Canandaigua, NY – Over the weekend NYGHoops Report took a trip to western New York, to attend the 5thSlinky Academy. The event was hosted by Nicole Michael who goes by Slinky. Michael is a former Pro hooper & Syracuse University legend. Like in years past it was worth the trip, I got the chance to see some talented players. This write-up will focus on some of the top performers at the camp.

Mooresville, NC – Last weekend Carolina Girls Hoops Report & NYGHoops Report hosted the 4th Annual I-77 Evaluation Showcase. Like in years past the event did not disappoint with prospects participating from Maryland, Virginia, NC & SC. This writeup will focus on prospects from 2026-2028.

Mooresville, PA- The second year event, NYG Tune Up 2.0 kicked off the July evaluation period with teams participating from as far West as California & Illinois. The boutique style event accommodated some lesser-known talented prospects. In this write up we will focus on some of the top uncommitted prospects at the event.

Mooresville, NC – The NCAA COVID-19 Dead period ended earlier this week, and with the resumption of the normal NCAA DI Women’s Basketball Recruiting Calendar, the July viewing periods are right around the corner. Several programs headed to the suburbs of Charlotte this past weekend to get some work in and get ready, as Carolina Girls Hoops hosted the #CarolinaTuneUp. 

Mooresville, NC – Day Two of the Carolina Tune-Up. We got a chance to see multiple middle school games and many more 17u games these are some of the days standouts from day 2.

Mooresville, NC – The Carolina Tune-Up will be a three-day, inaugural event hosting teams from VA, NC, and MD in the classes 2022-2025. This recap focuses on top performers and the final scores of the first day.

Monroe, NJ- This weekend, some of those players gathered in Central New Jersey with the NYG Hoops crew for a well-established annual event, the Coast 2 Coast All-American Camp. As the sun rose the morning after two amazing Final 4 games, we tossed the ball up and went to work with over 150 middle school players who have their eyes on being the next big thing. We could not have picked a better day for this year’s camp, and just like the tournament, these ladies brought it!

MONROE, NJ – the Coast 2 Coast All-American Camp. As the sun rose the morning after two amazing Final 4 games, we tossed the ball up and went to work with over 150 middle school players who have their eyes on being the next big thing. We could not have picked a better day for this year’s camp, and just like the tournament, these ladies brought it!

MONROE, NJ – How amazing has it been to have March Madness back this year? Seriously. For any of us, as basketball fans, going 2 calendar years without crowning a National Champion in women’s or men’s college basketball would have been unimaginable. And now, as we continue to progress back to normal, basketball continues to return, and it could not have come soon enough. Needless to say, we have not been disappointed.

Carolina Girls Hoops Report and NYGHoops have come together again and have invited players from the class of 2025 - 2030 to Rock Hill, SC for a day of skills/drills and games. The first session of the day gave 40 players an opportunity to showcase their abilities and skill level and how they do in a team setting with 5 on 5 play. The skills and drills portion was led by Gary Williams of ABC Lightning (NC) and he worked with a great group of coaches and trainers to provide an environment where the players can get loose but also showcase their level of skill to the evaluators in attendance. When we started game play some of the players rose to the occasion and shined in their own ways, this group was filled with some outstanding players, I will highlight a few that stood out during session 1.

Rockville, S.C. -  Recently, Carolina Girls Hoops & NYGHoops Report collaborated to bring some much-needed attention to middle school hoopers. Known as the “Middle School Spotlight” offered two sessions and each session provided participants with a segment dedicated to skill development, good individual competition, and an opportunity to compete during against (4) teams within each session. 

Yonkers, N.Y.- Tri State Classic hosted an open run to end the month. The high school session event hosted many players from NY, CT & PA. NYGHoops Report was on hand to take in the action. This write up will focus on some of the players that caught my eye during the run.

Lyndhurst, NJ – PassThaBall presented the Next 100 Middle School Individual Showcase. The event was divided into two sessions. The first session was for six graders. While the second session hosted the seventh and eight graders. NYGHoops Report was in the building for the event. This recap will focus on some of the standouts form the second session.

Yonkers, NY- This past weekend, I got a chance to stop into Younkers PAL to observe Tri-Sate Classic Open run “The Sequel”. The middle school session was broken down into six teams, who played multiple games that led to seedings and playoffs. The championship was won by U.C.L.A. Who was led by sharp-shooting 8th grader Taylor Francis who led all scorers with 18 points. The middle school session hosted some very talented players from NY, NJ, CT, PA and DMV area.

For the 2nd year in a row I attended the MLK Classic hosted by Head Coach: Delaney Rudd and the Lady Lions of Winston Salem Christian School. This year's event lasted 3 days and was attended by many of the top players and programs on the east coast. I will be talking about the players I witnessed on the games played Monday January 18th in this article.

Brooklyn, NY – This past Saturday the Isaiah whitehead Foundation hosted the 2nd girls Open Run of 2021.  The run housed some talented young ladies that attend schools in NY, NJ and CT. The event was broken down into drills and skill work to start and the second half was  five on five. These are some of the players that caught my eye during the run.