Been traveling a good bit the past month and I’ve finally slowed down to write. In this two part look, I take a dive into my notebook from the Adidas 3SSB Session in Omaha, Nebraska. It’s still early in the club basketball season, which means teams and players look different right than they will in the summer as they play more games together with their teammates. Let’s start with the storylines.  Kaden Magwood Helped Himself  Known mainly for his scoring prowess, 2025 guard Kaden Magwood displayed his playmaking for Team Loaded VA. He finds the open man because he generates a lot of ..read more

Rachel Bachman (Wall Street Journal) joins the show to discuss how Caitlin Clark has affected the dynamic of the WNBA, expectations of Team USA in the Olympics, the future of Dawn Staley in South Carolina, and so much more! Connect with Hoopsology with the links below!! Email: Hoopsologypod@gmail.com Twitter:@hoopsologypod Instagram:@hoopsologypod Justin's Twitter: @JGHoopsology Matt's Twitter: @thetrainerstake The post Is the WNBA Ready to Go to the Next Level? with WSJ's Rachel Bachman appeared first on Ballislife.com ..read more

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Montverde does it again. They closed out the season 33-0. This was Cooper Flagg's final high school game of his career and he went head to head with his future Duke teammate, Darren Harris.  … The post Cooper Flagg Get TESTED By His Future Duke Teammate appeared first on Ballislife.com ..read more

The Pangos Fantastic 40 is back. After a three year hiatus, director Dinos Trigonis brought the event back to Miami for the first time since the spring of 2021. Held at Gibson Park in the heart of Overtown, the 2024 Pangos Fantastic 40 brought programs from the Nike EYBL, adidas 3SSB, Under Armour Association, and New Balance circuits along with many top independent squads from all over the country. Blending the allure of Miami with some high level hoops, the Fantastic 40 reminded everyone in attendance that independent AAU tournaments still have a key spot in today’s sneaker driven grassroots ..read more

We took in all three days of the 2024 Fantastic 40 spring warm-up event in Gibson Park, Fla. and today we take a look at some of the under the radar standouts from the event. With NCAA member schools focusing their recruiting efforts on the transfer portal for the month on April, the NCAA decided to move its spring live weekend to May (17-19) for the 2024 recruiting calendar. Travel teams are still attending events in April to warm up, get acclimated and to decide roster fits. Twenty-six travel teams, both shoe-sponsored and independent, descended on Gibson Park in Miami to participate in the ..read more

RELATED: Staton An Eye-Catcher At USA Basketball At the recent USA Basketball Junior National Team Mini-Camp in Arizona, we had a chance to interview Koa Peat of FAB 50 No. 22 Perry (Gilbert, Ariz.). The 6-foot-8 rising senior (2025) is one of the well-established players in the nation. He's also a Team USA veteran who should be one of the leading players on this summer's team at the FIBA 17U World Cup, June 29-July 7 in Istanbul, Turkey. If Team USA captures the Gold Medal in Turkey, it was be a third gold medal for the 17-year old who could go down as the most accomplished Arizona high scho ..read more

Tech expert Brian Tong is back on Hoopsology to discuss his experience with the Apple Vision Pro, the utility of VR in the sports fan experience, the Warriors riding off into the sunset, and much more! Twitter:@hoopsologypod Instagram:@hoopsologypod Justin's Twitter: @JGHoopsology Matt's Twitter: @thetrainerstake You can email the show at hoopsologypod@gmail.com or click on our survey at this link.: https://forms.gle/vFfJ4xV1kd9DWSik7 The post Apple Vision Pro, VR, & the NBA! (with Brian Tong) appeared first on Ballislife.com ..read more

Written by Sara Jane Gamelli X Instagram Stanford's beloved head coach Tara VanDerveer announced her retirement after 38 seasons. Stanford announced their long-time women's basketball coach will work with Stanford's Athletics department in an "advisory capacity." (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images) The Women's basketball world said goodbye to the best to ever coach the game. Late Tuesday evening, Stanford announced their longtime coach will be hanging up her playbook. Tara VanDerveer, 70, became the NCAA's all-time winningest coach earlier this year. With 1,216 wins, she will ..read more

We go 20 deep from five separate regions of the nation in our final Top 20 Regional Rankings. We rank 100 teams and nobody across the country ranks as many teams as Ballislife.com. Final No. 1 teams are Paul VI (East), Montverde Academy (Southeast), Fishers (Midwest), Plano East (Southwest) and Prolific Prep (West). We still have our expanded FAB 50 rankings will full breakdowns on the nation's 50 best teams to publish, along with our annual All-American Elite team. Final 2023-24 FAB 50 Region-By-Region Rankings (Preseason ranking in parentheses) By Ronnie Flores RELATED: Final East Top 20 | F ..read more