Sometimes U just find a kid U flat out Like. 5’10 ‘25 Tyler Bike from Trinity HS & New England Storm is that kid/Heart of a lion & guts of a thief/People talk about his size but sometimes U just have 2 ignore it. If I’m a college coach he makes my team better/Don’t care what Div
Reflecting back on this year's Hoop Group Pittsburgh Jam Fest, from someone who has been to EVERY Pitt JF since its' inception, this was the best EVER. The event went from a "Live" event to a "Dead" event & yet had more fans & teams than ever. The Buzz was out of hand. !!!
Headed to
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Pittsburgh Jam Fest. Excited to take over the Convention Center with THREE full days of basketball. One of the best AAU events in the country every single year.
CC:
@AWitt__
@will_louis0
Finally back on Twitter after being hacked and getting ZERO help from Twitter Support. Guess that is life. Anyway extremely excited to be heading to Pittsburgh this weekend for the Hoop Group Pitt Jam Fest. It will be tremendous.
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@elonmusk
Excited to be in Noblesville Indiana for
@TheHoopGroup
live Mid West Jam Fest. Hoop Group's expansion into Mid West has been a huge success. Starting to get phone calls from college coaches asking if I'll be seeing them in the Mid West. The answer has been "You Better Believe It"
Just heard that 6’1
@LukaToews
from
@Newman_Hoops
got an offer today from Boston College. Gritty kid knows how to play & blew up this spring live period with Middlesex Magic. Directs traffic & hunts deep jumpers.
Every year guys come 2 Hoop Group Future All American on the fringe of national ratings & leave climbing the polls. Already 7’0 Keiner Asprilla & 6’4 Dylan Mingo in the ‘26 class are serving notice that if they are not in your Top 50 in the next 36 hours you’re late to the party
Saw the commit of Dante DePante to Youngstown State. Like this get 4 Jerrod Calhoun & the Penguins. Dante crushes mid range jumpers and can get to his spot with ease. Handles well & passes from the wing with a flare. Best part of his game is his acumen with the ball in his hands
I ask coaches of Rise Above what was going on with Logan Murphy B 4 the game/They told me every NE DIII wants him & several DIIs R inquiring/Then Logan went for 25 B4 getting hurt right at end of half/With that said I think the DIIs better start offering B4 Patriots get involved
Excited to be here at the impressive Boo Williams for the Hoop Group Southern Jam Fest. Southern is always Hoop Group’s top event for high level talent from all around the country and this weekend is no exception.
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Starting to see some of the top commits coming in for Hoop Group’s Invite Only Camp August 4-6. Looks like this will be one of Hoop Group’s deepest & most talented camps for rising Seniors & Juniors in quite a while.
@espn
@JayBilas
Could not agree more with the assessment of Bill Walton being the greatest college player of all time. With the "One & Done" situation today in college basketball I don't believe there is anyone who accomplished more at the collegiate level.
Best performance of the day so far at Hoop Group New England Jam Fest has come from House We Built’s 6’5 power combo guard Troy McKoy. Kid went for 28 & he is built like a linebacker. When he starts going downhill the best thing to do is get out of the way. Mid 2 High alert.
Looking forward to going to the Hoop Group Indiana Jam Fest with
@brianpetro4
. Event should be excellent & is just another example of Hoop Group spreading its' basketball wings.
Best performance so far at Philly Live has been from Camden’s 6 7 Billy Richmond. It’s only halftime & he already has 17pts. Flies up Court & finishes or makes eye popping passes. Couple that with lift & great range on the jumper & he has good High Major written all over him.
At the Annual Jeff Coney Classic at Rancocas Valley HS. Always well run by RV head coach Jay Flanagan. Games all day & admission is only $7.00. All proceeds go to local scholarships. Great way 2 spend a Saturday. Amazing event
@RVBB1
Just watch Bryson Warren United 16s open Mid West JF with a 67-46 win over Illinois Jaguars. 6’7 ‘25 Malik McQuire went for 31pts by finishing everything in the paint. Hands are good & he does what he does best consistently. Low to Mids can definitely get involved now.
First look at 6’10 ‘24 Brave Rutsindura from Mt Zion Prep. Big kid runs the floor, has timing on blocked shots & rebounds & converts in the paint. Can’t seem to find much going on with recruiting but kid should be getting a lot of High DI eyeballs on him.
Hoop Group Academic Elite Camp is over & 6'7 '25 Stanley Njekwe won All Star Game MVP. Big kid went for 17 & 8 off inside dunks & finishes & a few good looking jumpers out to 21Ft. Plays hard at both ends. Outstanding student. DIs can start recruiting now.
Just watched Team Loaded 757 beat Grassroots NC as 6’3 wiry tough ‘24 Paul Jones of Churchland VA went for 31/Kids had great drives, a couple of eye popping tip dunks, & several long rang 3s off the bounce/Mid DIs should get involved now & hope highers don’t get involved later.
As Sunday of the 1st NCAA Live Weekend of the spring winds down Hoop Group smashed a grand slam in Indianapolis/Facilities R great/High Major players from around the country/Runs like clockwork/Huge amount of coaches. If you R not in a sneaker group you gotta be at Hoop Group!
It has famously always been known as the Pitt Jam Fest but this year it is definitely the Pittsburgh Jam Festival/Not only R the games great & going to the wire but the kids R hitting baseballs & throwing footballs into these popular big sports blowups. Kids R having a great time
Best shooter here today is 6’4 Archbishop Wood’s Jalil Bethea. Kid crushes 22ft step back threes like they are free throws. 20pts in first half and has all the ear marks of someone who may not be in college for more than a year or two at most.
They are growing them big in New England this weekend. Saw 6’10 ‘26 Ben Ahmed, 7’0 ‘24 Kesean Shillingford & at least 7’3 ‘25 Wesly Rosa. By the way, none are long & lean. They are all built like defensive ends.
Just saw 6’4 wing Malcolm Dread just transferred to Mount St Mary’s from Richmond. Think this is a good move for both parties as Malcolm brings some physicality and toughness that will do well in the Metro Atlantic Conference. Mountaineers fan are gonna like him.
Good commit for Florida Gulf Coast in getting Archbishop Ryan’s 6’3 star Darren Williams out of the class of 2024. Wing is long, wiry & athletic. Jumper & handle are coming into shape and this kid has a pretty high ceiling. Early get is impressive.
My daughter Jackie ask me if I want to go to a Phillies game. She says I got the tickets. So we go. When I go I sit outfield upper deck. Her tickets are Row 7 between Home & 1st base. Just like her mother. Never any money but always goes 1st class.
Hoop Group is running their 1st Maryland High School Showcase at The Park School & the facility, team’s & atmosphere is pretty much off the charts. Lot of kids playing hard & making a name for themselves. This event will be one to put on your calendar for the years to come.
Matt Lange, 6’1 ‘24 combo guard at Shipley is classic coach’s son. Plays on or off ball with same effectiveness. Looks like he has had years of learning game from his father Bill at St Joe’s. Kid rarely makes mistakes & with the pedigree he will get wide range of interest.
Two great things are coming out of Maine. Cooper Flagg & 4’6 CJ Sparks. Announcing for first time The hiring of CJ as the National Recruiting Report New England Corespondent. Kid needs transportation but once in the building he has the best set of eyes in the gym.
Saw 6’1 PG out of NY Adam Njie has committed to Iona. Think the Gaels head coach Tobin Anderson got himself a good one in Njie. Kids has tight handle & plenty of speed. Add to that he can really explode to the basket & score or pull up from deep & drill jumpers is special.
Hearing Danny Hurley turned down the Lakers. Amazing. First time I ever talked to Danny Hurley he was in the 7th grade. Sounded to me that he had principles then and apparently he still has them. Guess his parents raised him right. I'm impressed.
At Hoop Group NE Jam Fest & getting 1st look at 6’10 Salim Diaby ‘27 just in last month from Guinea. Kid is very effective in close rebounding & showing good touch off offensive rebounds. Ceiling is a mile high & you start him in top 30 in country & watch him move up.
See the automatic weapon the killer used 2 kill 22 & counting 2night in Maine/When I got drafted the only humans allowed 2 have such a murderous weapon were Military Personnel/The Americans who claim the 2nd Amendment should allow people 2 carry such a weapon R stupid humans/Fact
Marjorie Taylor Greene, a member of the US House of Representatives, comes to the United States Capitol for the State of the Union dressed like a Coyote Ugly Bar Tender. This is what Republicans want to help run our country. You can’t make this shit up. Embarrassing. !!!
See Grant Billmeier has brought in 2 local guards from the high school ranks in Cam Piggee and Isaac Hester to help build
@NJITHoops
from the ground up. Two hard nosed, talented kids out of the Garden State!
@KelliKayK
@DefiyantlyFree
You call them “Pesky Patriots” who demand answers while I call them rioters who couldn’t except a loss and decided to hurt law enforcement personnel. Facts R they were rioters who hurt people. Funny
@KelliKayK
how you lose & its fraud; you win it is fair/Justice isn’t your stick.
Best 2 2025s I’ve seen so far at Hoop Group’s Southern JF R 5’9 Mikel Brown with Austin Rivers Elite & 6’9 Jayden Quaintance with Team Loaded VA 3SSB/Totally different types of players/1 is power in the post & finishes everything/Other is magician with the ball. U know who is who
If no one is above the law I’m saying the presidents dog is definitely above the law. He has bitten 11 different people. I mean really who else has a dog that has bitten 11 different people. Are you serious????
@DeeDeeWeeks
@JenfromMaryland
@LqLana
Deedee if you think women get an abortion in the 3rd trimester simply because they change their mind you're stupider than that dog you just made a video of. Hard to believe but also makes me think you have never talked to a pregnant woman in your life. Wake up DeeDee.
Tucker Carlson says that both Repubs & Dems see something so threatening about Donald Trump that they just can’t have him/Your right Tucker/If Trump becomes president again he will eliminate elections & try 2 become a dictator/Anyone who doesn’t C that is either naive or stupid.
@ChrisHicks513
@TheHoopHerald
I guess if what you want to teach kids is that the game of basketball is about dunking and only dunking then you are correct Chris.
In final game of
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Showcase Phelps School beat Patrick School & 6’8 Jr Will Reilly lived up to all the hype as he went for 42 in a variety of ways.
@willyjball7
is legit top 20 in the 2025 class.
Saw Villanova bound 6’8 Matt Hodge of St Rose Belmar go for 30 tonight with 9 rebounds. Kid kills catch & shoot 3s, puts it on the floor & finishes through contact. Rebounds in traffic & has a toughness as good as anybody. Villanova fans will be real happy next year with this guy
@JaiShreeRam90
@LauraLoomer
@RepRaskin
Funny Jai. The guy you are talking about was president of the United States for four years and didn't get close to doing one of the things you brought up. NOT ONE!!!!
Caught bad viral infection. Went 2 hospital. In 48 hours 30 people from all levels & skills descended on me. They poked/prodded/scanned/analyzed & administered medicines. 48 hours later they knew the problem & how to fix it. Science & medicine/The 2 greatest inventions in mankind
So Non-Public Boys BB champ games were yesterday & Don Bosco & St Rose both won big. Now this week we get to see the game of the decade when they go head to head. Oh wait! Some idiot by name of Colleen McGuire took charge of NJSIAA and cancelled game. Stupid is as Stupid does.
First time ever out here in Indy at the Pacers Athletic Center. 8 counts laid out well so there is plenty of room to move around. Hoop Group did good job getting the Mid-West Jam Fest off the ground as it looks like they got over 200 teams with a lot of talent & balance.
Just saw Pat Behan. Young coach at St John’s DC. One of the nicest, strongest & talented young coaches I have ever met. Struck down by ALS in his prime. Fighting hard 4 his life. With all the things going on in the world, it’s about time 4 the science world 2 cure this disease.
It's hard to believe someone like Justin Timberlake gets a DUI. I mean with that much money you always sit in the back seat. You have drivers!!! A whole bunch of them!!! I Mean Really!!!
Up in New Haven at National Prep Showcase & NJIT commit Walt Andrew just finished off an excellent 1st half. Combo guard is athletic & has college ready body. Once he starts going downhill you either foul or get out of the way. Taking a charge will be costly/Love him in Amer East
In the much anticipated matchup between George Hill Indy & Young & Reckless Chicago at Hoop Group's Midwest Jam Fest George Hill won 70-65. Hill won on the back of 6'6 '25 Jevon Guess. Guess put on his Superman camp & was in Beast Mode at both ends of the court.
AAU programs travel to tournaments and then the AAU coach doesn’t make sure the kids are checked into the system that allows college coach’s & media to know who they are when they play. Then parents & AAU coaches wonder why their kids don’t get recruited. Answer is pretty simple.
Amazing how Republicans running for office will do anything, and I mean anything, to kiss Trumps rectum in hopes of getting his blessing. Never seen so many people in government who don’t give one dam about their country but only want to kiss one rectum. Gotta love Republicans.
New favorite player of the spring, so far, is 6'0 Floor General '26 Luke Ertel of Indiana Elite/Kid directs traffic like a crossing guard & sees teammates moves 2 steps ahead. He may not pass the look test but kid has all the intangibles to run the show someday for some HM club.
So Camden looked good tonight in beating Middle Twp by20pts. Camden will roll through Group II. College Achieve will roll through Group I/We however have Colleen Maguire running the NJSIAA and this is the dingbat who eliminated the TOC/Her reason was stupid & hurts NJ basketball
Villanova gets 6’8 forward Matt Hodge from St Rose NJ. Good get for Kyle Neptune & the Wildcats. Hodge has plenty of size & strength & can also catch & shoot well from outside the arc. Best part of his game may be his physicality & how hard he plays. Toughness goes a long way.
Headed to Middle Township to see their matchup against Camden for the South Jersey State Group II Title. Has to be that biggest game at Middle Township in maybe forever. Prior College stars LaMarr Greer & Malik Wayns face off against each other on the sidelines.
Just saw 6’4 De’Shayne Montgomery from Hargrave Military Acad has committed to Mt St Mary’s. Kid was integral part of the Tigers winning over 30 games this year. Mountaineer fans are going like his jumpers, toughness & athletic ability for the Metro Atlantic Conference.
@CollinRugg
I guess you know absolutely nothing about X Collin. My account got hacked and you cannot reach anyone at X for any help WHATSOEVER. Can’t open a chat. Can’t email anyone. All you get is canned responses. I dare ANYONE to try to reach ANYONE. Maybe all X does now is collect money
Hoop Group's Academic Elite Camp is winding down & 6'4 '27 Patrick Otey won Most Outstanding Award. Kid has all the attributes to be a superstar one day. Plays hard, shoots with range off bounce, already gets above rim when necessary, & knows he has teammates. Impressive.
@Antiwoke_Barbie
@NBCNews
@VP
@POTUS
The POTUS is a Catholic idiot. He doesn’t approve of abortion. He just doesn’t make what he feels into law like you idiots want. He tries to govern the way the majority of the country would want things.
@Real___iTamara
Tamara my advice would B 2 get Trump 2 donate a little/You’ll grow old waiting for that. Funny how U call Biden corrupt but can’t name 1 corrupt thing his policies have done 2 U/I think you made poor business decisions & now R blaming other people/U ever give a begger money???
@ACTBrigitte
Maybe Dems don’t want a guy who is trying to grab their wife by the pussy
Maybe Dems don’t want a guy who supports Putin killing innocent Ukrainians
Maybe Dems don’t want a guy who said he would drain the swamp then hired the worst people ever
Maybe Dems don’t want a crude liar
Two ‘23s that are also on Young & Reckless & not getting much DI interest are 6’6 Prince Adams & 6’7 Darius Lowy. Both are really athletic & I find it hard to believe good Low to Mid DIs can do better in the portal.
279000 new jobs in US month of May. 2024 will go down in history as one of United States best economic years ever. Everyone is working. Everyone is spending money. Everyone is traveling. Businesses are growing at unbelievable rates. It is flat out amazing.
Seeing the stories about OJ passing today makes me laugh at people who say Obama divided the country. I guess they weren't around on Oct 3rd 1995 when OJ's jury announced Not Guilty. Either not around or blind now. Country was way more divided back then.
This may have happened a while ago but the commit of Bullis 5’11 PG Tyler Boston to Holy Cross is a great get for coach Dave Paulson. Crusader fans are gonna love Boston’s toughness & ability to make big plays from the lead guard spot. Kid sees the floor and is a winner.
@mickitiki
@ShakurShay
Micki U mean like the real Mass Shootings that occur EVERYDAY killing innocent people by idiots who have guns that they should not have access 2 but do have access 2 because of the laws that U approve of in this country/I think the Govt would kill way less than R being killed now
@jayalders
@Jpeters612
Wow
Shocked to here this. Have known Steve for years and he was always a great meet with a big smile and nothing but good things to say. Just saw him a couple weeks ago and he looked great and said he felt great. Tragic.
Typical congressional republicans. Soon as a hurricane hits Florida or Texas Governors declare emergency & Republicans approve federal funding. Bridge collapses in Maryland & Republicans vote against Fed aid. If you want to save America vote Republicans out of office. Simple.
@BreannaMorello
No we have never had a prettier First Lady. We have also never had a least consequential First Lady. What would you expect from an alien mail order bride from a foreign country. You get what you pay for.
At Philadelphia Palestra for Catholic League Semis. Just saw Thomas Sorber for first time in a while & can’t believe how much weight he has lost. He is going to help Georgetown & Ed Cooley on Day One.
Just heard about the passing of famous NFL running back Jim Brown. The best thing about Brown was you never had to worry about someone getting a penalty for a late out of bounds hit on him. When he ran, he never round out of bounds.
@will_louis0
Funny how the world is spiraling into a war maybe worse that World War II & you’re worried about the Denver Nuggets/There was a draft in 1941 & 1968/Remember Will you’re draft age/You could B somewhere U can’t get the Nuggets in a year from now. I got drafted. Don’t think U can’t
See Ahmad Nowell of Phila Imhotep Charter committed to UConn. Think Danny Hurley got himself a good one with this powerfully built 6’1 lead guard. When he starts going down hill he can knock guys over like a bowling ball crashing into pins. Tough competitor always plays hard.
Trying to figure out why so many NFL end zone celebrations remind me of the dance routines that my daughter and her friends did back when they were a group of eight year girls.
So do I have this correct? The Supreme Court Struck down Biden’s plan to forgive debt to struggling Americans but didn’t strike down Trump’s tax cuts that gave millionaires hundreds of thousands in tax breaks over a ten year period. Do I have that right??? Just asking 4 a friend
HS season opened in Jersey tonight and Patrick School came down to St Rose Belmar & escaped with a 62-59 hard fought win that was closer than the final score. I just flat out love High School
Basketball. Kids screaming; right in the court. You just can’t beat it.
It is as obvious as the nose on your face tonight that if Donald Trump becomes president the United States democracy will cease to exist. The number of different indictments is beyond defense. Anyone who votes for Donald Trump is either, naive, stupid or in search of a Dictator.
Mark Levin comes on Fox News & Blames Biden for Iran. Villager Idiot is too dumb to realize that since Trump broke treaty with Iran they are working everyday on a neclear weapon. Before Trump there was at least a system in place to prevent that. Trump destabilized the planet.
@will_louis0
Woman is rich and has over 87,000 followers. Quit spending all you time on Colorado football & basketball and care about something else. Have an opinion about something else but last weekend’s fumble.
Surprise for me at Hoop Group Indy JF was 6'1 pure point Aliaun Iscandari of BTI Elite from CA. Kid is going to Choat next year & he will open a lot of eyes. Wiry tough, big lift, shoots & can run a team. Great grades. Ivys will try to steal him.
Saw a good one last night at the annual Peddie Tournament as Mercersburg pulled away late to beat Westtown by 11. 6’9 Jr Chris Amtepe should get Mid to High looks one day while 6’4 Sr Erik Oliver Bush should be on Low DIs list.
Saw 6’1 ‘23 off guard Sebastian Robinson has committed to NJIT & head coach Grant Billmeier. This is 3rd NJ HS guard Grant has taken & I might like this one best. Kid played well for Roselle Catholic & with him you can check the shooter box TWICE. Like what Billmeier is doing.
Looks like, for my money, 6’8 Young & Reckless HGSL combo forward Darrion Sutton is the best prospect at the Hoop Group Mid-West Jam Fest. Wiry tough & floor looks like a trampoline when he explodes above the rim. Ceiling is plenty high. Put in Top 100
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Great 2 see Justice prevail in the case of the 4 Proud Boys/Convicted by a jury of Seditious Conspiracy in the attack on the United States Capitol/Guess all the people claiming that the Jan 6th riot was overblown can now shut up about it/Hope sentence is real long. Donnie is next
Doesn’t seem like people make much of it but when Ted Cruz ran for president Trump said Ted Cruz was an illegal alien and that Ted Cruz’s father may have been involved in the assassination of John Kennedy. Now Ted Cruz backs Trump for president. I call that a Political Whore.
Everyone should listen to James Young’s NJSIAA Rant. It is spot on & the disfunction in the NJSIAA is all to be blamed on Director Colleen McGuire. She has to resign. The sloppiness & ineptitude is beyond believe. Starting with TOC every critical decision has been incorrect.
Saw Rutgers recruite 6’9 Lathan Sommerville out of Ridgewoods IL go for 28 in a 12 pt win over College Achieve Acad. Big man isn’t the fastest but has plenty of offensive skills around the basket & can spot up out to 22ft & consistently knock down jumpers/Rutgers got another big!
Trump is convicted & Right Wing says it's a conspiracy by Deep State. Hunter Biden convicted & Right Wing says it's Justice Served/Thought system was Rigged/Now we will C if Joe keeps word & doesn't pardon son because my dead mother knows Trump would already have pardoned his son
First High School Live Weekend is in the books and the Philadelphia Live Event was a huge success. Both Andre Noble of Imhotep Charter & John Mosco of Archbishop Wood do a tremendous job running this event. Thanks guys.