Holiday Hoopsgiving always gives off a nice bang to start the season. They do a great job of bringing in the local talent that Georgia has to offer combined with some of the elite talent the nation has to offer. Cameron Boozer 6’9 235 PF – Columbus 2024 Boozer (pictured) was great in his 40 point and 10 rebound game against McEachern. He was efficient as well, going 13-18 from the floor. Day two wasn’t much different with 26 points (8-14 FG). He sees the floor very well and knows how to beam a bullet pass to a cutter (4 APG), however some of those were off target, contributing to his 6 turnove ..read more

Some elite fields at preseason tournaments made for early season classics in college basketball. From Honolulu to Madison Square Garden, marquee matchups could be found in a multitude of time zones throughout the third week of the college basketball season. With a better understanding on the nation’s best teams, we have a lot of movement to track in our power rankings below! 1. Purdue (6-0) Three top-11 wins at the Maui Invitational made it clear who the best team in college basketball is through three weeks. It’s still early but a drastic improvement from beyond the arc (from 291st in 3-point ..read more

Rising Carlton Carrington 6–5–190 — Guard— Pittsburgh — Freshman Interestingly, Carrington (pictured) was known as a wing / shooting guard more than a point guard in high school, but he played as a point and developed at the position. And he was only a 4-star recruit. Which is why, while the season is still young, seeing Carrington looking like an ultra-advanced lead guard, with savvy, patience, incredible court vision, and pinpoint passing ability is so special. At this point there are few doubts about Carrington’s ability to get his own shot, set up teammates, and run an offense at an elite ..read more

There were upsets. There were buzzer-beaters. There was basketball. College basketball returned to our lives this week and it did not disappoint. From James Madison knocking off No. 4 Michigan State to Arizona and Duke playing a classic at Cameron Indoor Stadium, the opening week of college basketball was a fascinating one. Check out who the early favorites are to cut down the nets in Phoenix in April in our first power 16 rankings of the season! 1. Kansas (2-0) Hunter Dickinson and Bill Self are a match made in heaven and should carry the Jayhawks to a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament for th ..read more

The FIBA U20 European Championships were held in Heraklion, Greece from July 8-16, 2023. France celebrated an 89-79 victory to finish the tournament undefeated and earn the country’s second ever title in this age category. Historically this tournament does not include most of the top NBA draft prospects (top players usually are in the NBA by then). In fact since 2012 the list of NBA players who won MVP of this tournament are as follows: Cedi Osman (2014) and Deni Avidja (2019). However, this summer with NIL providing better financial opportunities than playing in Europe for many of these athle ..read more

The FIBA U16 B Division was played in Pitesti, Romania from August 4th-13 where Croatia beat Bulgaria 85-67. The Croatian squad will now move up to the A Division next year. While Georgia narrowly defeated host country Romania 70-68 for the bronze. While the overall talent was not as good as in the A division there were some prospects who stood out in particular Borna Katanovic of Croatia who is sure to be on every high major and NBA scout’s radar. Below are the top prospects from this event: Borna Katanovic 6’6 SF 2007 Born Croatia KK Cibona MVP Highlights Katanovic (pictured) was the clear s ..read more

Sarr, Holland shine as Perth and Ignite split intense two-game series For the second consecutive year in the G-League Fall Invitational, a French seven-footer dominated the proceedings against the young, hungry talent of the G-League Ignite. Victor Wembanyama was already a household name when he showed out last year, but Alexandre Sarr (pictured) made himself one with his pair of performances against the Ignite this week. The 7’1 18-year-old averaged 21.5 points in the two contests, but the box scores don’t do justice to Sarr’s impact on the two games. It was his freak athleticism, sensational ..read more

The FIBA U16 African Championships were held in Tunisia from July 14-23, 2023 with Guinea being crowned champions after going on a 26-0 run in the fourth quarter of the finals to defeat Egypt 84-76. Mali, a favorite coming into the tournament, came in 3rd after defeating Angola 63-56. While there were some interesting prospects, in terms of post players with height and length the top prospects here are very raw compared to what was displayed in FIBA U16 Europe and Americas. Measurements for these players were much more difficult to find therefore any measurement you see in this write up where ..read more

The FIBA U16 European championships were held in Skopje, North Macedonia from August 5 -13, 2023 with Spain defeating Italy in the final 77-68 and the top 5 plus host Turkey qualifying for the U17 World Championships next year. The 5 who qualified were the finalists, France who came in 3rd, Lithuania, and Germany. Here are the top prospects from the event: Top 10 Prospects:  Hugo Yimga Moukouri 6’8 SG/SF France 2008 Born Pole FFB Highlights Yimga Moukouri, a year younger than most of the prospects at this event, averaged 14 points per game in 17 minutes while coming off the bench for 3r ..read more

FIBA U18 European Championship: Nis, Serbia July 22 -30 Serbia defended their home court and won the FIBA U18 European Championship crown held in Nis, Serbia; defeating back-to-back winner Spain in an 81-71 Final. Germany defeated France for third place in the consolation game. This was an important event for scouts as many of the top 2005 and 2006 born Europeans were either playing in the FIBA U18 A or B event. Below is our evaluation of the top prospects that participated. Hugo Gonzalez: 6’7 Wing, 2006 Born Spain Highlights Gonzalez helped lead a strong Spanish team to the finals. Throughout ..read more