High school basketball season is finally here! Many teams in and around the Dallas/Ft. Worth metroplex kick off their season this Friday, with numerous showcases and games going on throughout the area. The summer and fall gave us competitive matchups, providing a picture of what the 2024-2025 has in store. In my first installment of…
High school basketball is here and I kicked off the first episode of On the Court Off the Court, with Cotton Giles. Cotton is the head man at 99OVR basketball, a 15U Adidas sponsored program, and the organizer for this upcoming weekend’s Pre-Season Scholastic Invitational. Watch the Interview below:
The Heart of Competition Showcase, hosted by Bryan Nwelwue of iSchool, was the place to be Friday morning. Coaches from all over the country were in attendance getting a glimpse of players competing in a prep school only environment. 2026 6’6 Aeneas Alexander, Pace Academy, is an intriguing prospect. A perimeter player with a nice…
Christopher Hunt aka ‘Deuce’ has started this fall season with a ton of motion. The 6’1 sophomore first caught my attention at the Crowley Shootout, showcasing his sweet lefty jumper, playing beside Beckham Black and Kayden ‘Bugg’ Edwards, giving the Duncanville Panthers a formidable trio of guards who can beat you in multiple ways. He…
This upcoming weekend, October 11th-13th, eighty two players will assemble at the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The October USA Basketball Junior National Team minicamp is an opportunity for players to experience elite training, competition, and off the court education. Of the eighty-eight, 9 players call the Lonestar state home….
The 2024 Pangos All-South Frosh/Soph camp always delivers on finding the next wave of recruitable prospects and this past weekend was no different. Rising freshman and sophomores from 17 states made Duncanville, Texas their weekend home in hopes of being seen by regional and national evaluators. The Top 30 All-Star game was loaded with talent…
I’m back! After a 6 year layoff, I am officially back on the sidelines evaluating and the Champions Shootout in Crowley, Texas was the perfect event to find recruitable prospects. I was dreading a 9 am Saturday start (early morning basketball is terrible) but Duncanville versus hometown Crowley got me started better than any cup…
Scholarships are made in the summer and with Texas being one of the most talented geographic areas in the country the Summer Championships, by Texas Hoops, is an excellent place to evaluate talent. Day 1 featured some good players and here is who caught my eye. San Antonio basketball, though not widely known, always comes…
If you follow basketball on social media you know Isaak Hayes. Boasting 91,200 followers on Instagram he is considered a phenom. Search his name and you will come across hundreds of clips scoring points, losing defenders, and playing with a chip on his shoulder. But is it hype? It had been years since I’ve seen…
Growing up in the DMV, Puma sneakers have always been a staple in shoe culture. Fast forward to 2024 and the sneaker brand has transitioned in to basketball and developed the NXT Pro grassroots basketball circuit to provide a vehicle to identify that next “it” athlete. July 11th-14th the NCAA live period will bring together…
