The 2024 class boasts a huge number of guards in general. Point guards are premium players whether they be scorers or facilitators. Nonetheless all must be great defenders and get the job done being...

REGION 1 SECTION 1: PLAYER OF THE YEAR– SHARRON YOUNG, SECTION CHAMPS– MORGANTOWN, PROSPECTS TO WATCH– SHARRON YOUNG, JACOB KING, IZZY EVERETT (MORGANTOWN); LEYTON TOEPFER (BROOKE); AIDEN DAVIS,...

One of the most anticipated and coveted tournaments this side of the Mississippi River is the Pitt Jam put on by the Hoop Group. Annually drawing over 600 teams and hundreds of college coaches and...

The WVSSAC Tourney provided plenty of talent last weekend in Charleston. Prep Hoops is going to take a look at some of the 2024 Top Performers right here in this article.  – Fairmont HS  Dobbs has a...

These are established players in West Virginia that have been somewhat relegated to role players to this point, but will soon be center pieces of their programs as well as college prospects. Size,...

The art of being the decision maker on the floor is not an easy job. As a point guard, your job is to follow the coaches game plan he draws up on the blackboard. You’re usually on the move, have to...

Here’s the top five West Virginia prep boys’ basketball players who over the course of the summer season have seen a measurable increase in value due to their high level of play. The summer season...

This weekend kicked off the AAU season for many including several WV based teams who congregated for the much awaited Big Shots WV Tip Off event at the Bridge Sports Center in Bridgeport WV. Meanwh...

Week six means we are or nearly are halfway through this season. Its obvious the number of outstanding performances are increasing the last few weeks and the “young” guys aren’t so young anymore. The...

BlueChips Nation is hosting West Virginia’s most unique recruiting event on August 3rd which includes players from all four high school classes. The event which is separated into two sessions, first...

– Poca 2022| 6’4” SG – Charleston Catholic 2021| 6’6” SF – Fairmont Senior 2021| 6’5″ SF – Nitro 2021| 6’9” PF – Notre Dame 2022| 5’10″ PG – Poca 2021| 6’2″ PG – Robert C. Byrd 2021| 6’7″ SF – George...

Week One in high school basketball is always exciting. Returning all-staters, committed seniors, incoming freshman and buzz about a trip to the Charleston Civic Center are always in these early...

WV Prep BB organizers held their second annual Top 100 showcase on September 24th in Morgantown WV. The showcase featuring WV’s top players provided a wide range of skill challenges as well as 5 on 5...

Week One in high school basketball is always exciting. Returning all-staters, committed seniors, incoming freshman and buzz about a trip to the Charleston Civic Center are always in these early...

In this part 2 we’ll highlight players from WV Gold Pro 16, including three Linsly players, as well as ‘s trio of WV 2025’s that were in Pittsburgh. The weekend was a big one for all of these players...

By Dave Morrison Here are some of the top players to watch in north-central West Virginia heading into the 2021 season. , Fairmont Senior, 6-5, Sr. There is little downside with this senior. He was a...

Thanks to a surge of players, coaches, parents and media providing stats and box scores we are able to add some outstanding performances in week two and highlight several players in all classes...

Several items to get everyone caught up with for those of you that aren’t glued to Twitter. We’ve had several players hit 1000 career points during the first half of the season including: , , , , and...

Lets recap the recent recruiting news and put it in one spot for your reading pleasure. This is one of my favorite kind of articles to do because its exciting to report, readers are always eager to...

West Virginia’s 2025 class is nothing less than heralded. Its quietly coveted and earmarked by most if not all college coaches that pay any attention at all to WV prep hoops. My belief is that this...

As we get near the 2024 WVSSAC Boys State Tournament, here’s a peek at the key players for each team including WV Top 100 players of the 2024 class. These all will be players to keep an eye on during...

The Anderson family along with their staff have transformed the once obscure practice facility into one of the state’s most popular basketball venues. Once again, they’ve struck hoop gold with the...

Here are the top four prospects from Davis & Elkins Prospect Camp per Camp coaches. These four are quickly becoming household names in West Virginia High School basketball and are on the fast track...

After a week of weather delays, cancellations and postponed events, we come roaring back with Top Performers report. Some of the usual cast of players but as always, we’re looking for those new and...

Let’s recap some of the small school West Virginia High School top performers from last week.

These underclassmen had a huge contribution to their teams during this years state tournament. Some are already household names around WV, but many will be new to subscribers. We got to watch and...

REGION I SECTION 1: PLAYER OF THE YEAR-QUINTON BURLENSKI SECTION CHAMPS-WHEELING CENTRAL PROSPECTS TO WATCH-HAYDEN PYLES, KINGSTON CHRISTIAN, ELI SANCOMB, MAX OLEJASZ, TROY ANTHONY, QUINTON BURLENS...

The 2024 Rankings were posted just hours ago! Our staff has plenty of analysis on the way to complement the release! Quickly, though, below is a simple look at the names of players who were added in...

Here are six 2026 players in WV that you’ll be hearing about this year. With this class quickly building a reputation of size and talent along with early D1 offers, these players will not only...

We’ve ranked the top 50, now let’s examine how it breaks down regionally and what part of West Virginia they are from. Long debated amongst high school sports fanatics is where do the greatest...

The last stop of the Grit Region spring session took place in Columbus Ohio this past weekend. A deep talented field made choosing all tournament teams difficult. Following are the first and second...

Anderson Court High School Boys Fall League has wrapped up and concluded for 2023, meanwhile the WV BlueChips sponsored team concluded their fall league campaign on October 29th, finishing with wins...

Many of the 2026 class were key contributors on their respective teams last season. But now many of them must take on a bigger role or become the teams leading scorer. Here’s a list of who we think...

Week 7 brings some new names from a week that was riddled with snowstorms and rain, with a lot of cancelations and postponed games, this week was a chaotic one.

Cabell Midland will certainly be a contender in the new AAAA classification when the season tips off March 5. The Knights are loaded for a run, and it starts with one of the top players in the...

The 2026 class is unique in that it could end up being the largest group of Division I offered players ever in one class in West Virginia. This list is comprised of players that have already been...

The 2025 Rankings were posted just hours ago! Our staff has plenty of analysis on the way to complement the release! Quickly, though, below is a simple look at the names of players who were added in...

Let’s unpack the faces of week five’s top performers. A week filled with big victories, big events and big eye opening performances. Week five is the week fans start serious talk about “sectionals”....

We’ve ranked the top 50, now let’s examine how it breaks down regionally and what part of West Virginia they are from. Long debated amongst high school sports fanatics is where do the greatest...

The 2026 class is well balanced at every position and PF is certainly no exception. With players of great size and ability and players either offered or projected at every level, its shaping up to be...

Here’s some of the best 2027 players we saw on Saturday in Bridgeport WV at the Big Shots event. Of course, I’ll get DM’s, texts or tweets telling me who I should’ve included, but keep in mind, I can...

The 2024 Rankings were posted just hours ago! Our staff has plenty of analysis on the way to complement the release! Below is a simple look at the names of players who moved up the ranks due to...

Based on our research and current knowledge, let’s take a look at the next players to land their first offers. Coming up on some live periods for D1 and D2 coaches as well as big marquee summer...

Here’s the 2025 wing players that participated in the Hoop Summit. Its a very talented group of athletes with some already being offered and most others if not all should follow. Some excellent...

Coach: Jordan Johnston

While rankings remain to be the most popular piece of recruiting publications, they continue to serve a purpose to coaches, scouts and evaluators alike. It’s easily the toughest job we do, but can...

Here’s the six hottest most talked about names during and after the BlueChips Nation Hoop Summit event on August 3rd in Morgantown. BlueChips Nation designed and organized this event for the sole...

Last month we brought you the 2024 installments of West Virginia’s best breakout players. These players have already had an impact on their respective programs but could also get on the radar of the...

We’re highlighting the big school performers that weren’t a part of the Par Mar Shootout. Would’ve been easy to skip this weeks report and highlight the Par Mar event performers, but we are always...

The top question from college coaches is almost always “do you know of any bigs?”. The answer is always yes, but it never seems we have enough in WV. The need for skilled post players is on the rise...

Prep Hoops was in the building for a day of games here in Rock Hill, SC at the Big Shots Nationals. Who were some of the players we saw from the Mountaineer State here today? Read more inside right...

The 2025 Mountaineer State Class will surely make some noise in the years to come. Who were some of these 2025 Top Performers we saw this week while in Charleston? Read more inside right here.

Let’s take a look at all those WV players who’ve been recruited and offered by Division II schools. Many players are currently holding D2 offers ahead of their senior seasons and we’ll break down the...

Here’s some names that aren’t household quite yet but will be by the end of the school season if not sooner. All these players have had a great off season including AAU and school shootout performa...

Let’s unpack the faces of week five’s top performers. A week filled with big victories, big events and big eye opening performances. Week five is the week fans start serious talk about “sectionals”....

The Anderson family along with their staff have transformed the once obscure practice facility into one of the state’s most popular basketball venues. Once again, they’ve struck hoop gold with the...

Call them too short, too small, undersized, but don’t call them unrecruitable. After the season performances these players have produced in school and AAU season, they are all considered prospective...

Every year in rankings season we anticipate the same names and usually get them. But who are the movers and shakers that have possibly made waves in the rankings, moved up or moved in? Who are the...

The NCAA Basketball Academy hosted a two team 15 U and 16 U invite only tournament this week in Memphis, alongside that event was a showcase for individual prospects to be invited to the event. In...

2025 is an extremely exciting class of basketball, let alone athletes. In fact, I believe it’s one of the best classes of athletes to come through WV in quite some time. As far as basketball goes it...

Prep Hoops WV was in the building September 30th and October 1st to see four games, all that featured the WV BlueChips sponsored team. The WV BlueChips roster features kids from all over WV that...

The 2025 Rankings were posted just hours ago! Our staff has plenty of analysis on the way to complement the release! Quickly, though, below is a simple look at the names of players who were added in...

Week six means we are or nearly are halfway through this season. Its obvious the number of outstanding performances are increasing the last few weeks and the “young” guys aren’t so young anymore. The...

Clemons The Hustle Clemons squad has morphed itself into a very attractive roster anchored by the shooting of . Moore who poured in games of 11, 13, 16 and 17 out of the six paced the Hustle and kept...

Big School performers this week will show some familiar faces as well as new. Some players starting to separate themselves from the pack as well as a few that are climbing rankings quickly.

Here’s a list of players that most have yet to hear of, but we predict will have a great impact on their team’s season and possibly lead to individual accolades. These players can move themselves...

The Anderson Court Fall League series continues as we look at rising star and some of the emerging faces of the league. These are all players that will have our attention throughout the school season...

The exciting thing about rankings are changes. In our case there were many. Lots of movement up and down as well as lots of new additions. The state’s 2025 class is possibly the deepest pool of...

The Anderson family along with their staff have transformed the once obscure practice facility into one of the state’s most popular basketball venues. Once again, they’ve struck hoop gold with the...

Over the past couple of years, there has been one element of the game that has become a vital part in winning. Being able to shoot the...

The 2025 Rankings were posted just hours ago! Our staff has plenty of analysis on the way to complement the release! Below is a simple look at the names of players who moved up the ranks due to...

After a week of weather delays, cancellations and postponed events, we come roaring back with Top Performers report. Some of the usual cast of players but as always, we’re looking for those new and...

The West Virginia State Tourney is officially in the books. Let’s take a look at some of the 2026 Top Performers from the 3 days of action we took in here from Charleston.

Prep Hoops was in attendance here for a day on the Grand Strand this past weekend. Let’s dive into a little bit of this and a little bit of that right here from the Mountaineer State. Who are some of...

The Expo: West Virginia Triadelphia, WV October 5th DISCOUNT CODE: STRODEHOOPS2024 https://events.prephoops.com/e/1251/register/the-expo-west-virginia The expo is just twenty days away and here are...

This 2024 top 4 is a slashing, shooting, athletic group. Guard skill with forward size, this group has separated themselves from the pack to be clear cut top dogs in the category.

The WVSSAC Boys State Tourney is underway here in Charleston. Let’s look into some of the opening day results from the Class A ranks right here.  Tucker County HS (Hambleton) defeated Pendleton...