May 14, 2025
Yesterday was the start of the high school fall league at the Hoop Group Headquarters. It was an exciting night, but not for the reasons you make expect. What makes the fall league so exciting is what goes on off the court. This is what makes high schools sports SPECIAL. Watching teammates walk into a
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Yesterday was the start of the high school fall league at the Hoop Group Headquarters. It was an exciting night, but not for the reasons you make expect. What makes the fall league so exciting is what goes on off the court. This is what makes high schools sports SPECIAL. Watching teammates walk into a
READ MOREIt’s over and WAGNER COLLEGE just out waited the competition and now is getting the best available senior point guard in the state of New Jersey. They say recruiting is a long grind when you want a great player. In the case of Kellie Crouch, Wagner College was the best grinder and is getting the ultimate teammate and true point guard. She could help Wagner
READ MOREMy daughter never saw my weep, I said weep not cry. The reason was I found out my brother had colon cancer. Now I speak to my brother only a few times a year. My family is not the warm and cozy type. But when we see each other it’s like we see each other every day.
READ MOREIts official the school year has started. Now the high school season starts to take shape. Teammates get to see each other every day. The team chemistry starts to build and even if AAU is still hovering around, its still the high school programs that rule the day. It’s that time of year were
READ MOREYou know sometimes things are hard. You know when you’re young, your dreams are so clear. When you’re young you believe that so much is possible. The truth of the matter is a dream really is work. It’s a full time job making a dream come true and every road for every kid is different.
READ MOREThis time of year college coaches are working the phones. They are working the phones trying to do two things. Get the attention of players and maybe more importantly gathering information. This time of year I speak to more college coaches maybe more than any other time. The calls range from a coach looking for contact
READ MOREToday is the first day that college coaches can call the Class of ’17 high school players. It will be a long night for college coaches across the country. Times zones and missing kids that are not unavailable make for a long evening. But it is also an exciting day for many players. Ellyn
READ MOREThere are e mails floating around college head coaches offices these days. These E-mails are the result of a system gone bad. These e-mails are risky business if you are a college recruiter. The e-mail I am talking about is the one where college coaches are secretly saying the Summer Recruiting period is no LONGER
READ MOREElise Brown in the background… I had no plans to write a blog this morning. I spent last night thinking about Point Guard school which starts Monday and how I could some how create more room for kids at NBS. But something has been EATING at me since Academic Elite. How does a kid get
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